UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2018

 

 

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Indiana   1-4714   35-1038277

(State or other jurisdictions

of incorporation)

  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Nos.)

P. O. Box 743, 2520 By-Pass Road

Elkhart, IN 46515

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(574) 294-6521

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Skyline Corporation

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

 

 

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Introductory Note.

On June 1, 2018, Skyline Champion Corporation (formerly known as Skyline Corporation) (“ Skyline ” or the “ Company ”) and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (“ Champion Holdings ”) completed the transactions contemplated by the Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), dated as of January 5, 2018, by and between Skyline and Champion Holdings. Under the Exchange Agreement, (i) Champion Holdings contributed to Skyline all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Champion Holdings’ wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ CHB ”), and CHB International B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company (“ CIBV ”) (the shares of stock of CHB and CIBV contributed to Skyline, the “ Contributed Shares ”), and (ii) in exchange for the Contributed Shares, Skyline issued to the members of Champion Holdings, in the aggregate, 47,752,008 shares of Skyline common stock, $0.0277 par value per share (“ Skyline Common Stock ”) (such issuance, the “ Shares Issuance ”). Immediately following the Shares Issuance, the members of Champion Holdings collectively held 84.5%, and Skyline’s pre-closing shareholders collectively held 15.5%, of the issued and outstanding common stock of Skyline on a fully-diluted basis. The contribution of the Contributed Shares by Champion Holdings to Skyline, and the Shares Issuance by Skyline to the members of Champion Holdings are collectively referred to herein as the “ Exchange .” In connection with the closing of the Exchange, Skyline filed the Company Charter Amendment (described below) and changed its name to “Skyline Champion Corporation.”

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the closing of the Exchange, on June 1, 2018 (the “ Closing Date ”), the Company, certain funds, each of which is affiliated with one of Bain Capital Credit, LP, Centerbridge Partners, L.P. or MAK Capital (such funds, collectively, the “ Sponsors ”), and certain other parties entered into various ancillary agreements governing the activities of the parties in respect of the Company after the closing of the Exchange.

Registration Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company, the Sponsors, Champion Holdings and certain other parties entered into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) providing for, among other things, customary demand registration rights in favor of the Sponsors and “piggyback” registration rights in favor of the Sponsors, other members of Champion Holdings and Arthur J. Decio.

Investor Rights Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company, the Sponsors and Champion Holdings entered into an investor rights agreement (the “ Investor Rights Agreement ”). The Investor Rights Agreement provides for, among other things, certain information rights and certain agreements relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), including that the initial Board as of June 4, 2018 consists of two directors nominated by the Company pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and nine directors nominated by the Sponsors.

Transition Services Agreement

On the Closing Date, the Company and Champion Holdings entered into a transition services agreement (the “ Transition Services Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company will provide certain services to Champion Holdings beginning on the Closing Date, including accounting and financial reporting services, tax services, cash and capital management services and services relating to Champion Holdings’ members and liquidation.

Credit Agreement

On June 5, 2018, the Company and CHB entered into a credit agreement with Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto (the “ Credit Agreement ”), providing for a $100.0 million revolving credit facility (the “ Revolving Credit Facility ”), including a $45.0 million letter of credit sub-facility.

The initial borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility were used to refinance CHB’s existing $46.9 million term loan facility and replace CHB’s existing cash collateralized stand-alone letter of credit facility. The Revolving Credit Facility may be utilized for working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions, restricted payments and other general corporate purposes.


The Revolving Credit Facility matures on June 5, 2023, and has no scheduled amortization.

The interest rate under the Revolving Credit Facility adjusts based on the first lien net leverage ratio of the Company and its subsidiaries. For the first two full fiscal quarters following the closing of the Revolving Credit Facility, the annual interest rate will be LIBOR plus 1.75% or ABR plus 0.75%, at the election of CHB. Thereafter, the interest rate will adjust based on the first lien net leverage of the Company and its subsidiaries from a high of LIBOR plus 2.25% and ABR plus 1.25% when first lien net leverage is equal to or greater than 2.00:1.00, to a low of LIBOR plus 1.50% and ABR plus 0.50% when first lien net leverage is below 0.50:1.00. In addition, for the first two full fiscal quarters following the closing under the Revolving Credit Facility, the commitment fee rate will be 0.30%. Thereafter, CHB will be obligated to pay a commitment fee ranging between 0.40% and 0.25% (depending on first lien net leverage) in respect of unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by the Company and each of the Company’s material wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries other than CHB (subject to certain exceptions) (the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”) and is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s, CHB’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ assets (subject to certain exceptions).

Optional prepayments under the Revolving Credit Facility are permitted, in whole or in part, with prior notice, without premium or penalty (except LIBOR breakage costs). The Revolving Credit Facility requires mandatory prepayments, without any corresponding permanent reduction in revolving commitments, (a) subject to the right of reinvestment and certain other exceptions, in amounts equal to 100% of the net cash proceeds from certain asset sales and casualty and condemnation events and (b) subject to certain exceptions, in amounts equal to 100% of the net cash proceeds of certain indebtedness, the incurrence of which was not permitted under the Revolving Credit Facility at the time incurred.

Subject to certain conditions and requirements set forth in the Revolving Credit Facility, CHB may request one or more incremental term loan facilities, one or more incremental revolving credit facility tranches and/or one or more increases in the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility, respectively, in an aggregate amount up to (i) $85.0 million (less the amount of incremental equivalent debt and certain other debt incurred under the foregoing fixed amount) plus (ii) the aggregate amount of certain voluntary prepayments of, and debt buybacks to the extent repaid and/or cancelled in connection therewith, with respect to incremental facilities that rank pari passu in right of security on the collateral with the obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility and certain prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility to the extent accompanied by concurrent commitment reductions in respect thereof plus (iii) an unlimited additional amount if, on a pro forma basis after the incurrence of such amount (x) such incremental facility ranks pari passu in right of security on the collateral with the obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility, the first lien net leverage ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended test period does not exceed the level that is 0.25x below the first lien net leverage ratio required by the financial covenant as in effect for the most recent test period, (y) such incremental facility ranks junior in right of security on the collateral to the obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility, the secured net leverage ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended test period does not exceed 4.00:1.00 and (z) such incremental facility is unsecured or secured solely by assets not constituting collateral, the total net leverage ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended test period does not exceed 4.00:1.00.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions (subject to customary exceptions, qualifications and baskets) on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue certain types of stock, pay dividends or distributions on, redeem, repurchase or retire capital stock, make payments on, or redeem, repurchase or retire indebtedness, make investments, loans, advances or acquisitions, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, engage in transactions with affiliates, create liens, transfer or sell assets, guarantee indebtedness, create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts from their subsidiaries, and consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of their assets and the assets of their subsidiaries, and events of default.

In addition, the Credit Agreement includes a maximum first lien net leverage ratio for the benefit of the revolving lenders set at a level of 3.00 to 1.00 through the first anniversary of the closing date, and 2.75 to 1.00 thereafter, subject to an upward adjustment to 3.00 to 1.00 for the subsequent four fiscal quarters upon the consummation of a material acquisition. Such financial covenant is subject to an equity cure.

The foregoing descriptions of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the Credit Agreement are summaries, do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are included as exhibits hereto.


Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On the Closing Date, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of CHB and CIBV. Under the Exchange Agreement, Champion Holdings contributed to Skyline the Contributed Shares and, in exchange therefor, Skyline issued to the members of Champion Holdings the Skyline Common Stock in the Shares Issuance.

The foregoing description of the Exchange Agreement and the Exchange does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Exchange Agreement (including the exhibits thereto), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2018, which is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference herein.

 

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

The information set forth above under Item 1.01 — Credit Agreement — of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On May 31, 2018, the Company filed a Form 8-A with the SEC in connection with the transfer of listing of Skyline Common Stock from the NYSE American to the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”). Also on May 31, 2018, the NYSE approved for listing the Skyline Common Stock. On June 4, 2018, the Skyline Common Stock began trading on the NYSE.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the transfer to the NYSE is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued 47,752,008 shares of Skyline Common Stock to the members of Champion Holdings in consideration for the contribution by Champion Holdings to Skyline of the Contributed Shares. Such shares of Skyline Common Stock have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. The Shares Issuance was made in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.

The foregoing descriptions of the Shares Issuance does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Exchange Agreement (including the exhibits thereto), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2018, which is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference herein.


Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws

The disclosure set forth below under Item 5.03 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

On June 4, 2018, the Audit Committee of the Board approved the engagement of Ernst & Young LLP (“ E&Y ”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending March 30, 2019, subject to completion of E&Y’s standard client acceptance procedures and execution of an engagement letter. In connection with the selection of E&Y, also on June 4, 2018, Skyline informed Crowe Horwarth LLP (“ Crowe ”) that it was dismissed as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as of the date thereof. E&Y has been engaged by Champion Holdings as its independent auditor since June 2006.

Prior to the appointment of E&Y, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf had consulted with E&Y with respect to the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements or any other matter or reportable event listed in Items 304(a)(2)(i) and (ii) of Regulation S-K.

During the periods from June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016, June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017 and subsequently during the period from May 31, 2017 through the date of Crowe’s dismissal, the Company had no disagreements with Crowe on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, had it not been resolved to the satisfaction of Crowe, would have caused Crowe to make reference thereto in its reports on the financial statements for such periods. During the same periods, there have been no “reportable events,” as that term is described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

Crowe’s audit reports on the financial statements of the Company for the two most recent fiscal years ended May 31, 2017, and May 31, 2016 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except for the audit report on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, which identified a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of May 31, 2017 as it relates to the accuracy and valuation of raw material and inventories.

The Company provided Crowe with a copy of the above disclosure and requested that Crowe furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the statements made by the Company above. A copy of Crowe’s letter dated June 5, 2018 is attached as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01, Item 2.01, Item 3.02 and Item 5.02 are incorporated herein by reference.

On the Closing Date, the Company and Champion Holdings completed the Exchange. Immediately following the Shares Issuance on the Closing Date, the members of Champion Holdings collectively held 84.5% of the voting power of all classes of capital stock of the Company, the majority of which is held by the Sponsors.

As previously announced, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, nine directors of the post-closing Board were nominated by the Sponsors, which appointments were effective on June 4, 2018.

The foregoing summary of the Exchange Agreement and Investor Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Exchange Agreement (including the exhibits thereto), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2018, which is incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference herein, and the Investor Rights Agreement, a copy of which is included as an exhibit hereto.


Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Board of Directors

Resignation of Directors

On the Closing Date, in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement, each director of Skyline, other than Messrs. Richard W. Florea and John C. Firth, the two directors nominated by the Company prior to the closing of the Exchange to serve on the Board after the closing, delivered to the Company notices of their respective resignations from the Board and the boards of directors of the Company’s subsidiaries on which they serve, in each case, effective on June 4, 2018. Such resigning directors are Messrs. Arthur J. Decio, Thomas L. Eisele, Matthew W. Long, John W. Rosenthal Sr. and Samuel S. Thompson (collectively, the “ Resigning Directors ”). The Resigning Directors resigned in connection with the closing of the Exchange and no Resigning Director’s resignation is due to a disagreement with the Board or management or on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or procedures.

Appointment of Directors

In accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement, effective June 1, 2018, the Company amended and restated the by-laws of the Company to expand the size of the Board to eleven directors. In accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, and pursuant to the Amended and Restated By-Laws (as defined below), the Board, acting by the affirmative vote of the majority of directors of the Board, elected the following nine directors nominated by the Sponsors to the Board, effective on June 4, 2018, to fill the vacancies created by the resignation of the Resigning Directors and the newly created directorship positions on the Board (collectively, the “ New Directors ”):

 

Name

  

Position

Keith Anderson    Chief Executive Officer, Director
Timothy Bernlohr    Chairman of the Board, Director
Michael Bevacqua    Director
Michael Kaufman    Director
Daniel R. Osnoss    Director
Gary Robinette    Director
Ian Samuels    Director
David Smith    Director
Michael Treisman    Director

On June 4, 2018, the Board appointed (i) Messrs. Robinette (Chair), Bevacqua, Osnoss and Kaufman to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board, (ii) Messrs. Bernlohr (Chair), Firth and Robinette to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board and (iii) Messrs. Firth (Chair), Treisman, Samuels and Smith to serve on the Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board.

Each of Messrs. Bevacqua, Kaufman, Osnoss, Samuels, Smith and Treisman were nominated by an affiliated Sponsor. Messrs. Bernlohr, Bevacqua, Osnoss, Robinette and Smith each currently serve as a member of the Board of Managers of Champion Holdings.

In connection with the Exchange, the Sponsors entered into an Amended and Restated Coordination Agreement, dated as of May 31, 2018 (the “ Coordination Agreement ”), which provides for, among other things, certain agreements among the Sponsors relating to the composition of the Board.


The information set forth above under Item 1.01— Investor Rights Agreement —of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 5.02.

Upon the effectiveness of the appointment of each New Director to the Board on June 4, 2018, each of the New Directors entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company providing each New Director with customary indemnification rights in his capacity as a member of the Board.

The foregoing descriptions of the Exchange Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement, the Coordination Agreement and the indemnification agreements are summaries, do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Exchange Agreement (including the exhibits attached thereto), a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 2018, and the Investor Rights Agreement, the Coordination Agreement and the form of indemnification agreement, copies of which are included as exhibits hereto.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, there is no arrangement or understanding between any of the New Directors and any other persons or entities pursuant to which any of the New Directors were appointed to the Board.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, there are no transactions between the Company and any New Director that require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Executive Officers

In accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement, effective upon the Closing Date, the following officers of Skyline were removed, without cause, from their positions as officers of the Company: Richard W. Florea, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jon S. Pilarski, Vice President, Finance & Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer; Martin R. Fransted, Corporate Controller and Secretary; Jeffrey A. Newport, Chief Operating Officer; Robert C. Davis, Vice President, Manufacturing; and Terrence M. Decio, Vice President, Marketing and Sales.

On the Closing Date, effective upon the closing of the Exchange, the Board appointed new executive officers of the Company. The names of such executive officers and their respective positions are as follows:

 

Name

  

Age

  

Position

Keith Anderson    56    Chief Executive Officer
Laurie Hough    48    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Roger Scholten    63    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Mark Yost    45    Executive Vice President
Timothy Burkhardt    46    Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President and Controller

Biographical information for each of the foregoing newly appointed officers of the Company is set forth below.

 

Name

  

Biographical Information

Keith Anderson    Keith Anderson  was, from June 2015 through October 30, 2016, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Champion Holdings and the CEO of CHB. As of November 1, 2016, Mr. Anderson is the Chief Executive Officer of both Champion Holdings and the CEO of CHB. Mr. Anderson was a member of Champion Holdings’ board of managers since June 2013. Since 2016 he has served on the board of managers of Southwest Stage Funding, LLC d/b/a Cascade Financial Services. He has also been a director of the non-profit Manufactured Housing Institute since 2015. Prior to joining Champion Holdings, Mr. Anderson was EVP and COO of Walter Investment Management Corp. from June 2012 to November 2014. From November 1995 to June 2012, Mr. Anderson held various executive management positions at GreenTree Servicing, LLC and was President and CEO when he left. Mr. Anderson holds a B.S. in Accounting from Illinois State, and an M.B.A. from Depaul University.


Laurie Hough    Laurie Hough  is, since October 2016, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of both Champion Holdings and CHB. Previously, Ms. Hough served as VP and Controller of Champion Holdings and CHB from July 2013 to October 2016, and VP of Accounting & Financial Reporting from October 2010 to July 2013. Prior to her time at Champion Holdings, Ms. Hough was Manager of Financial Consolidations at Chrysler Group LLC and Audit Manager at PwC. Ms. Hough is a licensed CPA and obtained her B.S. in Accounting from Oakland University.
Roger Scholten    Roger Scholten is, since October 2007, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of both Champion Holdings and CHB. Mr. Scholten obtained his B.A. in Public Management from Northwestern College and his J.D. and Masters in Public Affairs from the University of Iowa.
Mark Yost    Mark Yost is, since 2013, the Executive Vice President of both Champion Holdings and CHB. Mr. Yost obtained his B.A. in Business and Accounting from the University of Michigan, Dearborn, and a M.B.A from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Timothy Burkhardt    Timothy Burkhardt is, since October 2016, the Vice President and Controller of both Champion Holdings and CHB. Previously, Mr. Burkhardt served as Director of Financial Reporting of Champion Holdings from October 2012 to October 2016. Mr. Burkhardt is a licensed CPA and obtained his B.A. and M.B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University.

In connection with the Company’s appointment of the executive officers, the Company or one of subsidiaries has entered into employment agreements, each effective as of June 4, 2018, with Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten and Mr. Yost. Mr. Anderson’s existing employment agreement was amended and restated effective as of June 4, 2018.

Pursuant to the terms of their respective employment agreements, Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten and Mr. Yost are entitled to receive the annual base salaries listed opposite each such executive officer’s name in the table below, and, also pursuant to their respective employment agreements, each such executive officer is eligible for an annual bonus based on the achievement of certain performance objectives, with a target and maximum annual bonus opportunity as set forth in the table below. Although Mr. Burkhardt is not a party to an employment agreement with the Company, his annual base salary and target and maximum bonus percentages, each as of June 4, 2018 are also set forth in the table below.

 

Executive Officer

   Annual Base Salary      Annual Bonus (as a
percentage of annual base salary)
 
      Target     Maximum  

Keith Anderson

   $ 625,000        100     200

Laurie Hough

   $ 375,000        75     150

Roger Scholten

   $ 375,000        60     120

Mark Yost

   $ 475,000        80     160

Timothy Burkhardt

   $ 250,000        50     100

If the employment of any of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten or Mr. Yost is terminated other than for cause or if any such executive officer resigns for good reason (as such terms are defined in the respective employment agreements), such executive officer will be entitled to receive, subject to the execution of a release of claims and continued compliance with the restrictive covenants applicable to him or her, continued salary for a period of twelve (12) months following termination, contributions to the premium cost of such executive officer’s participation in group medical and dental plans for twelve (12) months following termination, and any awarded but unpaid annual bonus compensation for the fiscal year prior to the year in which such termination occurs. The respective employment agreements for each of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten, and Mr. Yost also contain certain customary restrictive covenants with respect to protection of confidential information and documents, assignment of intellectual property rights, as well as customary provisions regarding the reimbursement of business expenses. Champion’s travel policy allows for the reimbursement of Mr. Burkhardt’s eligible expenses.


Prior to the Closing Date, each of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten and Mr. Yost held awards of Class C Units in Champion Holdings, which were subject to both time- and performance-based vesting restrictions. For certain of these awards, all the time-vesting restrictions had lapsed. Prior to the Closing Date, Mr. Burkhardt held an award of Class C Units of Champion Holdings, which was subject to performance-based vesting. Prior to the Closing Date, such awards were amended and restated to permit the exchange of Class C Units for shares of Skyline Common Stock. Prior to the Closing Date, such executive officers entered into agreements with Champion Holdings (which agreements were assigned to the Company on June 4, 2018) subjecting the shares of Skyline Common Stock that the executive officers received in exchange for their Class C Units to certain time- and/or performance-based vesting restrictions, as applicable, in each case subject to such executive officer’s continued employment. For the portion of the awards of time-vesting Class C Units that were already vested on or before June 1, 2018, such Class C Units were exchanged for unrestricted shares of Skyline Common Stock.

Prior to the Closing Date, Champion Holdings also issued restricted Class A Unit awards in Champion Holdings to Ms. Hough and Mr. Burkhardt. The Class A Unit awards are subject to time-based vesting at 50% per year over two years from the occurrence of the initial offering contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, such vesting subject to their continued employment or service. In connection with the closing of the Exchange, certain of the Class A Units were exchanged for shares of Skyline Common Stock pursuant to the Class A Unit award agreement and a stock restriction agreement, and the stock restriction agreement was assigned to the Company on June 4, 2018. The stock restriction agreements maintain the same vesting terms for the shares of Skyline Common Stock subject to such agreements that applied to the Class A Units.

Upon the effectiveness of their appointments as executive officers of the Company, each of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten, and Mr. Yost entered into the Company’s form of indemnification agreement, copy of which is included as Exhibit 10.4 hereto.

There is no arrangement or understanding between any of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten, Mr. Yost or Mr. Burkhardt and any other persons or entities pursuant to which any of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten, Mr. Yost or Mr. Burkhardt was appointed as an officer other than the Exchange Agreement and their respective employment agreement and indemnification agreements, as applicable. There are no family relationships between any of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten, Mr. Yost or Mr. Burkhardt and any director or executive officer of the Company (or person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive officer of the Company), and there are no transactions between the Company and any of Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hough, Mr. Scholten, Mr. Yost or Mr. Burkhardt that require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement with Richard W. Florea

On June 1, 2018, in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement, Skyline entered into a Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release (the “ Separation Agreement ”) with Mr. Richard W. Florea, the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Skyline, which contained certain amendments to that certain Executive Employment Agreement effective as of June 25, 2015 between Skyline and Mr. Florea (the “ Employment Agreement ”). Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement was amended to remove provisions providing certain severance benefits upon a termination of Mr. Florea’s employment by Skyline without cause and without reference to a change in control of Skyline. In addition, the Separation Agreement also amended Section 7(b) of the Employment Agreement to provide that, if prior to the expiration of the term of the Employment Agreement the Company terminates Mr. Florea’s employment without cause, the Company shall pay to Mr. Florea as a severance benefit a lump sum in an amount equal to $556,200, less applicable withholding taxes. Under the original Section 7(b) of the Employment Agreement, a change in control severance benefit representing Mr. Florea’s then-current base salary was to be paid in quarterly installments for an 18-month period following the change in control, the first such installment was to have been paid on the first business day of the seventh month after the date on which Mr. Florea’s employment was terminated.

The foregoing summary of the amendments set forth in the Separation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Separation Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.


Item 5.03 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Exchange, the Company amended and restated its Articles of Incorporation (as amended, the “ Amended and Restated Charter ”) and By-Laws (as amended, the “ Amended and Restated By-Laws ”).

Amended and Restated Charter

The Amended and Restated Charter provides for, among other things, (i) the change in the name of the Company to “Skyline Champion Corporation” from “Skyline Corporation,” (ii) an increase in the number of authorized shares of Skyline Common Stock from 15,000,000 to 115,000,000 shares of Skyline Common Stock, and (iii) a provision stating that the number of members of the Board shall be as specified in the Company’s Amended and Restated By-Laws.

Amended and Restated By-Laws

The Amended and Restated By-Laws provide for, among other things, (i) a change in the Company’s fiscal year to a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31 in each year, (ii) an increase in the size of the Board to a maximum of eleven members and (iii) provisions permitting the Company to take advantage of certain exceptions in respect of the composition of the Company’s Nominating and Governance Committee and Compensation Committee of the Board that may be available to the Company while it is a controlled company, as defined in the NYSE Listed Company Manual.

The forgoing description of the Amended and Restated Charter and the Amended and Restated By-Laws does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amended and Restated Charter and Amended and Restated By-Laws, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 3.01 and Exhibit 3.02, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and are incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference herein.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Exchange. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.


The financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K will be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K within the time period permitted under Item 9.01(a)(4) of Form 8-K.

(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.

The pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K will be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K within the time period permitted by Item 9.01(b)(2) of Form 8-K.

(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

2.1    Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement dated January  5, 2018 by and among Skyline Corporation and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed January  5, 2018)*
3.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Skyline Champion Corporation, dated June 1, 2018
3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Skyline Champion Corporation, dated June 1, 2018
4.1    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June  1, 2018, by and among Skyline Champion Corporation, Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, Arthur J. Decio, Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., CCP Champion Investors, LLC, MAK Champion Investment LLC, MAK-RO Capital Master Fund. L.P., and each other person party thereto
4.2    Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of June  1, 2018, by and among Skyline Champion Corporation, Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., CCP Champion Investors, LLC, MAK Champion Investment LLC and MAK-RO Capital Master Fund. L.P.
10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of June  5, 2018, by and among Skyline Champion Corporation, Citizens Bank N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto*
10.2    Transition Services Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2018, by and between Skyline Champion Corporation and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC
10.3    Amended and Restated Coordination Agreement, dated as of May  31, 2018, by and among Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., CCP Champion Investors, LLC, MAK Champion Investment LLC, MAK-RO Capital Master Fund. L.P.
10.4    Form of Indemnification Agreement
10.5    Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release dated June 1, 2018 between Richard W. Florea and Skyline Corporation.
16.1    Letter of Crowe Horwarth LLP, dated as of June 5, 2018
99.1    Press Release, dated June 4, 2018, issued by Skyline Champion Corporation
99.2    Press Release, dated May 17, 2018 issued by Skyline Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit  99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 17, 2018)

 

* Schedules and/or Exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.


SIGNATURES

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

 

Skyline Champion Corporation
By:  

/s/ Roger Scholten

 

Roger Scholten

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

Date: June 6, 2018

Exhibit 3.1

ARTICLES OF RESTATEMENT

OF

SKYLINE CORPORATION

Skyline Corporation , an Indiana corporation (the “ Corporation ”), organized and existing pursuant to the Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended (the “ IBCL ”), desiring to give notice of corporate action effectuating the amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s articles of incorporation, does hereby certify as follows:

ARTICLE I

Amendment and Restatement

Section  1. Name and Name Change. The name of the Corporation is “Skyline Corporation.” The amended name of the Corporation following effectiveness of this Restatement shall be “Skyline Champion Corporation”.

Section  2 . Date of Filing of Articles of Incorporation . The Corporation’s articles of incorporation were originally filed with the Indiana Secretary of State on May 29, 1959.

Section  3. Restatement of Articles of Incorporation. The Corporation’s articles of incorporation are hereby amended and restated in their entirety in the form of the exact text attached hereto as Exhibit A .

Section  4. Effective Time. The effective time of the amendment and restatement hereby effected shall be immediately upon the later of (i) 12:01 a.m. on June 1, 2018, or (ii) date and time at which these Articles of Restatement are filed with the Indiana Secretary of State.

Section  5. Manner of Adoption. The amendment and restatement was duly adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation at a special meeting, duly called for such purpose, on January 4, 2018 and the amendments contained in the restatement requiring shareholder approval were duly approved at a duly called special meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation held May 29, 2018, as follows:

 

Designation

   Shares Outstanding
and Number of
Votes
     Votes Present      Votes Cast in Favor  

Common Stock, par value $0.0277 per share

     8,391,244        7,150,036        6,999,546  

The number of votes cast in favor of each amendment by the shareholders was sufficient for approval by the shareholders.

 

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Section  6. Legal Compliance . The manner of adoption of this amendment and restatement constitutes full legal compliance with the IBCL.

The undersigned, being the Vice President of the Corporation, executes these articles of restatement and verifies, subject to penalties for perjury, that the statements contained herein are true this 30 th day of May, 2018.

 

Skyline Corporation
By:  

/s/ Jon Pilarski

  Jon Pilarksi
  Vice President-Finance

 

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EXHIBIT A

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

OF

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the Corporation is Skyline Champion Corporation.

ARTICLE II

PURPOSES

(a) To manufacture, build, construct, make and repair house trailers and cargo trailers, and parts for same; to buy, sell, trade and exchange, and to otherwise deal in new and used house trailers and cargo trailers, at wholesale and at retail; and to do any and all things legal, necessary or proper to be done for the successful conduct of the business herein contemplated and incident to said business.

(b) To make, construct, and build materials for the construction, alteration, or repair of any and all classes of dwelling houses, garages, outbuildings, farm buildings, commercial and industrial buildings, and improvements of any kind and nature whatsoever; to make, construct and build any and all classes of cabinets, and ready-cut and pre-fabricated housing and building materials and products.

(c) To conduct and carry on the business of builders and contractors for the purpose of building, erecting, constructing, altering, repairing or doing any other work in connection with any and all classes of dwelling houses, garages, outbuildings, farm buildings, commercial and industrial buildings, and improvements of any kind and nature whatsoever, including the locating, laying out and constructing of road, avenues, docks, slips, sewers, bridges, wells, walls and all classes of buildings, erections and works, both public and private, or integral parts thereof.

(d) To buy, sell, trade and deal in, at wholesale and retail, any and all kinds of new and second-hand building materials, and products.

(e) To acquire, purchase, own, lease and operate, and to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any and all machinery, appliance and equipment necessary, convenient or incident to the conduct of the construction business.

(f) To acquire, purchase, own, sell and lease real estate.

(g) To pay for any property, real or personal, this corporation may acquire or purchase, with shares of the capital stock, bonds or other obligations or securities of this corporation, or to issue its shares of stock in exchange therefor.

 

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(h) The foregoing clauses shall be construed as powers, as well as purposes, and the matters expressed in each clause shall, except if otherwise provided, be in no wise limited by reference to, or inference from, the terms of any other clause, but shall be regarded as independent powers and purposes; and the enumeration of specific powers and purposes shall not be construed to limit or restrict in any manner the meaning of the general terms or the general powers of the corporation; nor shall the expressing of one thing be deemed to exclude another not expressed; although it be of like nature.

(i) The corporation shall be authorized to exercise and enjoy all other powers, rights and privileges, granted by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled “The Indiana General Corporation Act”, approved March 16, 1929, to corporations organized thereunder, and all the powers conferred by all acts heretofore or hereafter amendatory of, or supplemental to, the said Act or the said laws; and the enumeration of certain powers as herein specified, is not intended as exclusive of, or as a waiver of, any of the powers, rights or privileges granted or conferred by said Act or the said laws now or hereafter in force; provided, however, that the corporation shall not, in any state, carry on any business or exercise any powers, which a corporation organized under the laws thereof could not carry on and exercise.

(j) To engage in all types and kinds of manufacturing, and any other lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under The Indiana General Corporation Law.

ARTICLE III

TERM OF EXISTENCE

The period during which the Corporation shall continue is perpetual.

ARTICLE IV

[Reserved]

ARTICLE V

AMOUNT OF CAPITAL STOCK

The total number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 115,000,000, consisting of 115,000,000 shares of common stock, having a par value of 2.77¢ per share (“Common Stock”).

ARTICLE VI

TERMS OF CAPITAL STOCK

(a) All shares of Common Stock shall have equal and identical rights, privileges, powers, obligations, restrictions and voting rights.

(b) No shareholder of the Corporation shall have a pre-emptive right to purchase, subscribe for or take any part of any stock or any part of any notes, debentures, bonds or other securities, whether or not convertible into, or carrying options or warrants to purchase stock of the Corporation hereafter issued, optioned or sold by it.

 

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(c) Subscribers and shareholders shall be liable for the debts of the Corporation only to the extent of any unpaid portion of their subscriptions for shares of the Corporation or any unpaid portion of the consideration for the issuance to them of shares of the Corporation, and except for such liability the private property of the stockholders, directors and officers of this Corporation shall at all times be exempt from all corporate debts and liabilities whatsoever.

ARTICLE VII

VOTING RIGHTS OF CAPITAL STOCK

All holders of record of the Common Stock of the Corporation shall be entitled to one (1) vote for each share of such stock so held, upon any question presented at a regular or special meeting of shareholders.

The shareholders shall at no time have the right to accumulate their votes and distribute them among the candidates for election to the Board of Directors.

The Articles of Incorporation may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Corporation’s Common Stock at the time outstanding, and entitled to vote in respect thereof.

ARTICLE VIII

PAID-IN CAPITAL

The amount of paid-in capital, with which the Corporation is beginning business, is $100,000.00.

ARTICLE IX

DATA RESPECTING DIRECTORS

Section  1. Number.

The Corporation shall have such number of Directors as shall be specified in the By-Laws.

Section  2. Qualifications.

Directors need not be shareholders of the Corporation. A majority of the Directors at any time shall be citizens of the United States.

 

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ARTICLE X

[Reserved]

ARTICLE XI

DATA RESPECTING INCORPORATORS

Section  1. Names and Post Office Addresses

The names and post-office addresses of the incorporators of the Corporation are as follows:

 

Name

   Number and Street or Building      City    State  

J. Arther Decio, Jr.,

     2520 By-Pass Road,    Elkhart,      Indiana  

Frank A. Vite,

     3503 Gordon Road,      Elkhart,      Indiana  

Michael DiVietro,

     908 West Grove St.,      Mishawaka,      Indiana  

Section  2. Age and Citizenship.

All of such incorporators are of lawful age; and all of such incorporators are citizens of the United States.

Section  3. Compliance with Provisions of Sections 15 and 16 of the Act.

The undersigned incorporators hereby certify that the person or persons intending to form the Corporation first caused lists for subscriptions to the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation to be opened at such time and place as he or they determined; when such subscriptions had been obtained in an amount not less than $1,000, such person or persons, or a majority of them, called a meeting of such subscribers for the purpose of designating the incorporators and of electing the first Board of Directors; the incorporators so designated are those named in Section 1 of this Article; and the Directors so elected are those named in Section 1 of Article X.

ARTICLE XII

PROVISIONS FOR REGULATION OF BUSINESS AND CONDUCT OF AFFAIRS OF CORPORATION

(a) The Board of Directors shall have the power, without the consent or vote of the shareholders, to make, alter, amend, change, add to, or repeal the By-Laws of the Corporation.

(b) The Corporation shall have the power to carry on and conduct its business or any part thereof, and to have one or more offices, in the State of Indiana, and in all other states, territories, colonies and dependencies of the United States, in the District of Columbia and in all or any foreign countries throughout the world; and to acquire, own, hold or use and to lease, mortgage, pledge, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of property, real and/or personal, tangible and/or intangible, either within or outside of the State of Indiana.

(c) Regular or special meetings of the Board of Directors or Shareholders of the Corporation may be held within or without the State of Indiana.

 

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Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS

OF

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION

(Amended and Restated as of June 1, 2018)

ARTICLE I

IDENTIFICATION

Section  1. Name . The name of the Corporation shall be Skyline Champion Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “ Corporation ”).

Section  2. Seal . The Corporation shall have a corporate seal which shall be as follows: a circular disc, on the outer margin of which shall appear the corporate name and state of incorporation, with the words “ Corporate Seal ” through the center, so mounted that it may be used to impress these words in raised letters upon paper. The seal shall be in charge of the Secretary of the Corporation.

Section  3. Fiscal Year . The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be a 52- or 53-week period that ends on the Saturday nearest March 31 in each year.

Section  4. Principal Office . The principal office (the “ Principal Office ”) of the Corporation shall be at P.O. Box 743, 2520 By-Pass Road, Elkhart, Indiana 46515, or such other place as shall be determined by resolution of the Board.

Section  5. Other Offices . The Corporation may have such other offices at such other places within or without the State of Indiana as the Board may from time to time designate, or as the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II

CAPITAL STOCK

Section  1. Consideration for Shares. The board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) shall cause the Corporation to issue the capital stock of the Corporation for such consideration as has been fixed by the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Articles ”).

Section  2. Payment for Shares . Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the consideration for the issuance of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation may be paid, in whole or in part, in money, in other property, tangible or intangible, or in labor actually performed for, or services actually rendered to, the Corporation; provided, however that, the part of the surplus of a Corporation which is transferred to capital upon the issuance of shares as a share dividend shall be deemed to be the consideration for the issuance of such shares. When payment of the consideration for which a share was authorized to be issued shall have been received by the Corporation, or when surplus shall have been transferred to capital upon the issuance of a share dividend, such share shall be declared and taken to be fully paid and not liable to any further call or assessment, and the holder thereof shall not be liable for any further payments thereon. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Board as to the value of such

 

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property, labor, or services received as consideration, or the value placed by the Board upon the corporate assets in the event of a share dividend shall be conclusive. Promissory notes or future services shall not be accepted in payment or part payment of any of the capital stock of the Corporation.

Section  3. Certificates for Shares . Certificates for shares (“ Certificates ”) shall be in such form, consistent with law and the Articles, as shall be approved by the Board. Certificates for each class, or series within a class, of shares shall be numbered consecutively as issued. Each Certificate shall state the name of the Corporation and that it is organized under the laws of the State of Indiana; the name of the registered holder; the number and class and the designation of the series, if any, of the shares represented thereby; and a summary of the designations, relative rights, preferences, and limitations applicable to such class and, if applicable, the variations in rights, preferences, and limitations determined for each series and the authority of the Board to determine such variations for future series; provided, however, that, such summary may be omitted if the Certificate states conspicuously on its front or back that the Corporation will furnish the shareholder such information upon written request and without charge. Each Certificate shall be signed (either manually or in facsimile) by (i) the Chief Executive Officer, and (ii) the Secretary, or by any two (2) or more officers that may be designated by the Board, and may have affixed thereto the corporate seal, which may be a facsimile, engraved, or printed.

Section  4. Record of Certificates . Shares shall be entered in the original stock register or transfer book of the Corporation (the “ Stock Book ”) as they are issued, and subject to the provisions of the Articles, shall be transferable on the Stock Book only by: (a) delivery of the Certificate endorsed either in blank or to a specified person by the person appearing by the Certificate to be the owner of the shares represented thereby; or (b) delivery of the Certificate and a separate document containing a written assignment of the Certificate or a power of attorney to sell, assign, or transfer the same or the shares represented thereby, signed by the person appearing by the Certificate to be the owner of the shares represented thereby. Such assignment or power of attorney may be either in blank or to a specified person.

Section  5. Lost or Destroyed Certificates . Any person claiming a Certificate to be lost or destroyed shall make affidavit or affirmation of that fact and, if the Board or the Chief Executive Officer shall so require, shall give the Corporation and/or the transfer agents and registrars, if they shall so require, a bond of indemnity, in form and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board or the Chief Executive Officer and/or the transfer agents and registrars, in such amount as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may direct and/or the transfer agents and registrars may require, whereupon a new Certificate may be issued of the same tenor and for the same number of shares as the one alleged to be lost or destroyed.

Section  6. Shareholder Addresses . Every shareholder shall furnish the Secretary of the Corporation with an address to which notices of meetings and all other notices may be served upon or mailed to such shareholder, and in default thereof notices may be addressed to the shareholder at his, her, or its last known address or at the Principal Office.

Section  7. Uncertificated Shares . To the extent permitted by Indiana Code Section 23-1-26-7, and to the extent authorized by the Board, the Corporation may issue some or all of its shares without certificates, subject to such regulations and limitations as may be adopted by the Board.

 

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ARTICLE III

MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Section  1. Place of Meetings . All meetings of shareholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place, within or without the State of Indiana, as may be specified in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof, or proxies to represent shareholders thereat.

Section  2. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of the members of the Board (the “ Directors ”) and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting, shall be held at 9:00 a.m. local time on the fourth Monday in September of each year, if such day is not a legal holiday, and if a holiday, then on the next day that is not a holiday, unless the Board of Directors by resolution selects an alternative date and time for such meeting.

Section  3. Special Meetings . Special Meetings of the shareholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the vice chairman of the Board, or by the Board. All requests for special meetings of the shareholders shall state the purpose or purposes thereof, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be confined to the purposes stated in the call and matters germane thereto.

Section  4. Notice of Meetings . A written or printed notice, stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting, and in case of a special meeting the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered or mailed by the Secretary or by the officers or persons calling the meeting, to each holder of record of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to notice of such meeting, at such address as appears upon the records of the Corporation, at least ten (10) and not more than sixty (60) days before the date of such meeting. Notice of any annual or special meeting of shareholders may be waived in writing by any shareholder, before or after the date and time of the meeting specified in the notice thereof, by a written waiver delivered to the Corporation for inclusion in the minutes or filing with the corporate records. A shareholder’s attendance at any shareholders’ meeting in person or by proxy shall constitute a waiver of (a) notice of such meeting, unless the shareholder at the beginning of the meeting objects to the holding of or the transaction of business at the meeting, and (b) consideration at such meeting of any business that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the shareholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.

Section  5. Voting at Meetings . Except as otherwise provided by law or by the provisions of the Articles, every holder of the capital stock of the Corporation shall have the right at all meetings of the shareholders of the Corporation to one vote for each share of stock standing in his, her, or its name on the books of the Corporation as of the record date fixed by the Board for such meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no share shall be voted at any meeting: (a) upon which an installment is due and unpaid; (b) which shall have been transferred on the books of the Corporation within ten days next preceding the date of the meeting; or (c) which belongs to the Corporation. Upon the demand of any shareholder voting in person, voting for Directors and voting upon any other question properly before a meeting shall be by ballot. A plurality vote shall be necessary to elect any Director, and on all other matters, the action or a question shall be approved if the number of votes cast thereon in favor of the action or question exceeds the number of votes cast opposing the action or question, except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles.

 

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Section  6. Proxies . A shareholder may vote, either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or a duly authorized attorney-in-fact. Such writing shall be evidenced by a signature or causing the signature to be affixed to the writing by any reasonable process, including by facsimile signature. The shareholder also may transmit, or authorize the transmission of, an electronic submission to the holder of the proxy, a proxy solicitation firm, or a proxy support service organization or similar agency authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive the electronic submission. Such electronic submission shall be accompanied by or contain information from which it can be determined that the electronic submission was transmitted or authorized by the shareholder. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its execution, unless a longer time is expressly provided therein.

Section  7. Quorum . Unless otherwise provided by law or the Articles, at any meeting of shareholders, a majority of the shares of the capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the election of Directors or for the transaction of other business. If, however, a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting, the shareholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the date, time, and place of the adjourned meeting, unless the date of the adjourned meeting requires that the Board fix a new record date therefor, in which case notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given. At such adjourned meeting, if a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally scheduled.

Section  8 . Organization . The Chairman of the Board, and in his absence, any Director designated by the Board including the vice chairman, shall call meetings of the shareholders to order and shall act as chairman of such meetings, and a Secretary or the assistant secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the shareholders. In the absence of the Secretary and assistant secretary, the presiding officer may appoint a shareholder to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section  9. Written Consents . Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the shareholders may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken in writing by all of the shareholders. The action so taken must be evidenced by a written consent (which may be in multiple counterparts) describing the action taken, signed by each shareholder, and included in the minutes or filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken. Action taken by written consent is effective when the last shareholder signs the consent unless the consent specifies a prior or subsequent effective date, in which case the action is effective on or as of the specified date. A consent signed by all of the shareholders shall have the same effect as if the action taken by consent was taken at a meeting of the shareholders and may be described as having been taken at a meeting of the shareholders.

 

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Section  10. Shareholder List . The Secretary of the Corporation shall prepare before each meeting of shareholders a complete list of the shareholders entitled to notice of such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order by class of shares (and each series within a class), and showing the address of, and the number of shares entitled to vote held by, each shareholder (the “ Shareholder List ”). Beginning five (5) business days before the meeting and continuing throughout the meeting, the Shareholder List shall be on file at the Principal Office or at a place identified in the meeting notice in the city where the meeting will be held, and shall be available for inspection by any shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting. On written demand, made in good faith and for a proper purpose and describing with reasonable particularity the shareholder’s purpose, and if the Shareholder List is directly connected with the shareholder’s purpose, a shareholder (or such shareholder’s agent or attorney authorized in writing) shall be entitled to inspect and to copy the Shareholder List, during regular business hours and at the shareholder’s expense, during the period the Shareholder List is available for inspection. The Stock Book, or a duplicate thereof, shall be the only evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine the Shareholder List, or to notice of or to vote at any meeting.

Section  11. Notice of Shareholder Business .

(a) At any meeting of the shareholders, only such business may be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting, and as shall have been determined to be lawful and appropriate for consideration by shareholders at the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting given in accordance with Section 4 of this Article III, (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board or the chairman of the Board or Chief Executive Officer, or (iii) otherwise properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder who is a shareholder of record of the Corporation at the time such notice of meeting is delivered, who is entitled to vote at the meeting, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 11 (the “ Proposing Shareholder ”). In addition, any proposal of business must be a proper matter for shareholder action.

(b) For business (including shareholder nominations) to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii) above, the Proposing Shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation even if such matter is already the subject of any notice to the shareholders or public disclosure from the Board. To be timely, a Proposing Shareholder’s notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the Principal Office of the Corporation, not later than the close of business on the 90th day nor earlier than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year; provided, however, if and only if the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences thirty days before such anniversary date and ends thirty days after such anniversary date (an annual meeting date outside such period being referred to herein as an “ Other Annual Meeting Date ”), such shareholder notice shall be given in the manner provided herein by the close of business on the later of the close of business on the 90th day prior to such Other Annual Meeting Date, or the close of business on the 10th day following the date such Other Annual Meeting Date is first publicly announced or disclosed. A Proposing Shareholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter such shareholder proposes to bring before the meeting (including shareholder nominations) (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, including the text of any proposal to be presented, and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the name and

 

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address, as they appear on the Corporation’s stock records, of the Proposing Shareholder, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned by the Proposing Shareholder beneficially and of record together with a representation that the Proposing Shareholder will notify the Corporation in writing of the class and number of such shares owned beneficially and of record for the meeting promptly following the later of the record date or the date notice of the record date is first publicly disclosed, (iv) a description of any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with respect to such proposal between or among the Proposing Shareholder and any of its affiliates or associates, and any others (including their names) acting in concert with any of the foregoing together with a representation that the Proposing Shareholder will notify the Corporation in writing of any such agreement, arrangement, or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting promptly following the later of the record date or the date notice of the record date is first publicly disclosed, (v) a description of any agreement, arrangement, or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the Proposing Shareholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, the Proposing Shareholder or any of its affiliates or associates, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk, or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, the Proposing Shareholder or any of its affiliates or associates with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation, together with a representation that the Proposing Shareholder will notify the Corporation in writing of any such agreement, arrangement, or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting promptly following the later of the record date or the date notice of the record date is first publicly disclosed, (vi) a representation that the Proposing Shareholder is a holder of record of shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to present the proposal contained in the notice, (vii) a representation whether the Proposing Shareholder intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve the proposal and/or otherwise to solicit proxies from shareholders in support of such proposal, and (viii) any other information relating to such shareholder and beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is being made, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for the proposal and pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(c) Only such business shall be brought before a special meeting of shareholders as shall have been specified in the notice of meeting given in accordance with Section 4 of this Article III (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 or Rule 14a-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). In no event shall the adjournment of an annual meeting or special meeting, or any announcement thereof, commence a new period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as provided in this Section 11. Notwithstanding anything in these By-Laws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at a meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11. The person presiding at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the By-Laws, or that business was not lawful or appropriate for consideration by shareholders at the meeting, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business shall not be transacted.

 

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Section  12. Notice of Shareholder Nominees .

(a) Director Nominations . Nominations of persons for election to the Board of the Corporation may be made at any annual meeting of shareholders by or at the direction of the Board or by a Proposing Shareholder entitled to vote for the election of Directors at the meeting (the “ Nominating Shareholder ”). Such shareholder nominations shall be made pursuant to timely notice given in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation in accordance with Section 11 of this Article III. The Nominating Shareholder’s notice shall set forth, in addition to the information required by Section 11, as to each person whom the Nominating Shareholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a Director, (i) the name, age, business address, and residence address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation which are beneficially owned by such person, (iv) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitation of proxies for election of Directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including without limitation such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a Director if elected), and (v) the qualifications of the nominee to serve as a Director of the Corporation as set forth in subsection (b) of this Section 12. In the event the Board or the Chief Executive Officer calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more Directors to the Board, any shareholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the notice of meeting, if the shareholder’s notice of such nomination contains the information specified in this Section 12 and shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which the date of the special meeting and either the names of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting or the number of directors to be elected are publicly announced or disclosed. In no event shall the adjournment of an annual meeting or special meeting, or any announcement thereof, commence a new period for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as provided in this Section 12. No shareholder nomination shall be effective unless made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 12. The person presiding at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a shareholder nomination was not made in accordance with the By-Laws, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

(b) Director Qualifications . The following represents the non-exclusive list of criteria that must be considered by the Nominating and Governance Committee (as established in Article IV Section 12 hereof) in assessing whether any proposed candidate/nominee should be considered for membership on the Board. Generally, the criteria will be employed by the Nominating and Governance Committee when recruiting individuals for membership, as well as responding to properly submitted nominees provided to the Nominating and Governance Committee or the Board in accordance with the procedures and requirements applicable to that process. The criteria are as follows: (i) the satisfaction of applicable “ independence ” and eligibility requirements, such as those required of members of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee; (ii) the person’s professional experiences, including achievements, and whether those experiences and achievements would be useful to the Board, given its existing composition, in discharging its responsibilities; (iii) the person’s subject matter expertise, i.e., finance, accounting, legal, management, technology, strategic visioning, marketing, and the desirability of that particular expertise given the existing composition of the Board; (iv) the viewpoint, background, and demographics of the person and whether the person would positively

 

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contribute to the overall diversity of the Board; (v) the person’s professional ethics, integrity, and values; (vi) the person’s intelligence and ability to make independent analytical inquiries; (vii) the person’s stated willingness and ability to devote adequate time to Board activities, including attending meetings and development sessions and adequately preparing for those activities; (viii) the person’s service on more than three (3) public company boards, excluding the Board, unless the Nominating and Governance Committee concludes, based upon a review of all of the facts and circumstances, that such service on more than three other public company boards would not impair the ability of the proposed candidate/nominee to discharge their responsibilities as a member of the Board, and, provided further, the proposed candidate/nominee does not serve on more than five (5) other public company boards; (ix) the person’s principal business responsibilities; (x) whether the person would be able to serve on the Board for an extended period of time; (xi) whether the person has, or potentially could have, a conflict of interest which would affect the person’s ability to serve on the Board or to participate in decisions that are material to the Corporation; and (xii) whether and to what extent the person has an ownership interest in the Corporation. The foregoing criteria represent a non-exclusive list of factors to be considered when evaluating potential candidates and responding to properly submitted nominees. In each case, the then existing composition of the Board, its current and prospective needs, the operating requirements of the Corporation, and the long-term interests of the Corporation’s shareholders will be included in the mix of factors to be reviewed and assessed when performing this evaluation. The review and application of these criteria will initially be conducted by the Nominating and Governance Committee, and, following that action, the matter will then be presented to the Board for action, if appropriate and advisable. If any Board member, not a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee, requests an independent review of any candidate against these criteria, the full Board shall conduct such a review.

ARTICLE IV

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section  1. Board of Directors . The Board shall consist of a maximum of eleven (11) members. The exact number of directors shall be determined by resolution of the Board and in the absence of any such resolution, the number of directors shall be eleven (11). The Directors shall be elected annually at the annual meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders. Such directors shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the shareholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Directors need not be shareholders of the Corporation. A majority of the Directors at any time shall be citizens of the United States. A member of the Board shall be elected by a vote of the majority of the Directors as Chairman of the Board, and such Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board.

Section  2. Powers and Duties . In addition to the powers and duties expressly conferred upon it by law, the Articles or these By-Laws, the Board may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not inconsistent with the law, the Articles, or these By-Laws.

Section  3. Resignation . Any Director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Board, the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, or the Secretary. Any such resignation shall take effect when delivered unless the notice specifies a later effective date. Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

 

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Section  4. Removal . Any Director may be removed for cause at any time at any regular meeting or at such a special meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation called for such purpose, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares outstanding.

Section  5. Vacancies . In case of any vacancy in the Board through death, resignation, removal, or other cause, the remaining Directors by the affirmative vote of a majority thereof may elect a successor to fill such vacancy until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. If the vote of the remaining Directors shall result in a tie, the vacancy shall be filled by shareholders at the next annual meeting, or a special meeting, of shareholders.

Section  6. Annual Meetings . The Board shall meet each year immediately after the annual meeting of the shareholders, at the place where such meeting of the shareholders has been held, for the purpose of organization, election of officers, and consideration of any other business that may be brought before the meeting. No notice shall be necessary for the holding of this annual Board meeting. If such meeting is not held as above provided, the election of officers may be had at any subsequent meeting of the Board specifically called in the manner provided in Article IV, Section 7 of these By-Laws.

Section  7. Other Board Meetings .

(a) Regular Board Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and place, either within or without the State of Indiana, as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.

(b) Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board shall be held, either within or without the State of Indiana, whenever called by the Chairman of the Board, or the vice-chairman of the Board, or by any three of the Directors. Oral, telegraphic, or written notice shall be given, sent, or mailed not less than one day before the meeting and shall state the purposes of the meeting, and the date, place, and hour of such meeting.

(c) Waivers of Notice . A Director may waive notice of any Board meeting before or after the date and time of the Board meeting stated in the notice by a written waiver signed by the Director and filed with the minutes or corporate records. A Director’s attendance at or participation in a Board meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting and assent to any corporate action taken at such meeting, unless the Director at the beginning of such meeting (or promptly upon his arrival) objects to the holding of or transacting business at the meeting and does not thereafter vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

Section  8. Quorum . At any meeting of the Board, the presence of a majority of the Directors designated for the full Board in Section 1 of Article IV above, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, except (a) that for the purpose of filling of vacancies, a majority of Directors then in office shall constitute a quorum, and (b) that a lesser number may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. The act of a majority of the Board present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board, unless the act of a greater number is required by law, the Articles or these By-Laws.

 

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Section  9. Organization . The Chairman of the Board and in his absence, the vice-chairman of the Board, and in their absence any Director chosen by the Directors present, shall call meetings of the Board to order, and shall act as chairman of such meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the Board, but in the absence of the Secretary, the presiding officer may appoint any Director to act as secretary of the meeting.

Section  10. Order of Business . The order of business at all meetings of the Board shall be as follows: (i) roll call; (ii) reading of the minutes of the preceding meeting and action thereon; (iii) reports of officers; (iv) reports of committees; (v) unfinished business; (vi) miscellaneous business; and (vii) new business.

Section  11. Executive Committee of the Board of Directors . The Board may, whenever it sees fit, by a majority vote of the number of Directors elected and qualified from time to time, designate an Executive Committee of not less than three (3) persons from its members which committee shall, except as to matters upon which the Board has acted, have and exercise the full power of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, including but not limited to the power to authorize dividend distributions according to a formula, method or limit, or within a range, prescribed by the Board; provided that, all business transacted by such committee shall be submitted to and be approved by the Board at their next regular or special meeting. The Board shall have the power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve the Executive Committee.

Section  12. Nominating and Governance Committee . The Board, by resolution of a majority of the full Board, shall appoint a Nominating and Governance Committee to consist of not less than three Directors, none of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Corporation or of any subsidiary or affiliated corporation, and each of whom shall otherwise meet the definition of an independent director, and meet any other qualifications and requirements applicable to Nominating and Governance Committee members, as defined under the listing standards of the NYSE American or any other national securities exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to comply with the foregoing while the Corporation is a “controlled company” as defined in the NYSE American Company Guide or any other national securities exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed. The functions of the Nominating and Governance Committee shall be to identify individuals qualified to become Directors and to select, or to recommend that the Board select, the Director nominees for the next annual meeting of shareholders; develop and recommend to the Board a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the Corporation; and to perform other related tasks, such as studying the size, committee structure, or meeting frequency of the Board, making studies or recommendations regarding management succession, or tasks of similar character as may be requested from time to time by the Board. The Board, by resolution of a majority of the full Board, shall designate one member of the Nominating and Governance Committee to act as chairman of the committee. The committee member so designated shall chair all meetings of the committee, chair meetings involving only non-employee Directors, coordinate an annual performance evaluation of the Corporation, coordinate evaluation of the performance of the Chief Executive Officer, and perform such other activities as may from time to time be requested by the Board.

 

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Section  13. Compensation Committee . The Board, by resolution of a majority of the full Board, shall appoint a Compensation Committee to consist of not less than three Directors, none of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Corporation or of any subsidiary or affiliated corporation, and each of whom shall otherwise meet the definition of an independent director, and meet any other qualifications and requirements applicable to Compensation Committee members as defined under the listing standards of the NYSE American or any other national securities exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be obligated to comply with the foregoing while the Corporation is a “controlled company” as defined in the NYSE American Company Guide or any other national securities exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed. The Board shall affirmatively determine that all of the members of the Compensation Committee are independent under the listing standards described in the preceding sentence. In affirmatively determining the independence of any Director who will serve on the Compensation Committee, the Board must consider all factors specifically relevant to determining whether a Director has a relationship to the Corporation which is material to that Director’s ability to be independent from management in connection with the duties of a Compensation Committee member, including, but not limited to: (a) the source of compensation of such Director, including any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee paid by the Corporation to such Director; and (b) whether such Director is affiliated with the Corporation, a subsidiary of the Corporation, or an affiliate of a subsidiary of the Corporation. The functions of the Compensation Committee shall be to discharge the Board’s responsibilities relating to compensation of the Corporation’s officers and produce an annual report on executive compensation for inclusion in the Corporation’s proxy statement, review and approve corporate goals and objectives relevant to Chief Executive Officer compensation, evaluate Chief Executive Officer performance in light of these goals and objectives and set the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation level based on this evaluation; make recommendations to the Board with respect to incentive compensation plans and equity based plans and to undertake such additional similar functions and activities as may be required by other compensation plans maintained by the Corporation or as may be requested from time to time by the Board. The Board, by resolution of a majority of the full Board, shall designate one member of the Compensation Committee to act as chairman of the committee. The committee member so designated shall chair all meetings of the committee, chair meetings involving only non-employee Directors, and perform such other activities as may from time to time be requested by the Board.

Section  14. Audit Committee . The Board shall appoint an Audit Committee, consisting of not less than three (3) Directors, none of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Corporation or of any subsidiary or affiliated corporation, and each of whom shall otherwise meet the definition of an independent director, and meet any other qualifications and requirements applicable to Audit Committee members, as defined under the listing standards of the NYSE American or any other national securities exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed. The Audit Committee shall, from time to time, meet with representatives of the independent certified public accountants then servicing the Corporation, review the Corporation’s systems of internal controls, and take necessary action to see that an adequate system of internal auditing is implemented. The Audit Committee may also nominate independent auditors and select and establish accounting policies. All business transacted by the Audit Committee shall be submitted to the Board at its next regular or special meeting.

 

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Section  15. Election Regarding Staggered Board Provision . The Corporation elects not to be governed by Section 23-1-33-6(c) of the Indiana Business Corporation Law.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION

Section  1. Officers . The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer, a Secretary, and such other officers as may be designated from time to time by the Board. Except for the three designated officers as set forth in the preceding sentence, two or more offices may be held by the same person. The Board by resolution may create and define the duties of the offices of the Corporation and may elect or appoint persons to fill such offices.

Section  2. Election of Officers . The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board at the annual Board meeting and shall hold office for one (1) year or until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified; provided, however, that, the Board may at any time elect one or more persons to new or different offices and/or change the title, designation, and duties and responsibilities of any of the officers consistent with the law, the Articles, and these By-Laws.

Section  3. Vacancies . Whenever any vacancy shall occur in any office by death, resignation, increase in the number of offices of the Corporation, or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the Board, and the officer so elected shall hold office until his successor is chosen and qualified. Any officer may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full Board.

Section  4. Chief Executive Officer . Notwithstanding the Board’s discretion to create such offices as it may designate, the Corporation shall at all times have a Chief Executive Officer. This individual shall have primary responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the business, shall have responsibility for executing and filing such documents as may be required with governmental and regulatory agencies, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are incident to this office and as may be assigned by the Board.

Section  5. Secretary . The Secretary shall have the custody and care of the corporate seal (if one exists), records, minutes, and the Stock Book of the Corporation; shall (unless other arrangements for taking of the minutes are made by the Board) attend all shareholders’ meetings and Board meetings, and duly record and keep the minutes of their proceedings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; shall give or cause to be given notice of all shareholders’ meetings and Board meetings when such notice shall be required; shall file and take charge of all papers and documents belonging to the Corporation; and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are incident to the office of secretary of a business corporation, subject at all times to the direction and control of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer.

Section  6. Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall keep correct and complete records of account, showing accurately at all times the financial condition of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the legal custodian of all moneys, notes, securities, and other valuables which may from time to time come into the possession of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall immediately deposit all funds of the Corporation

 

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coming into his or her hands in a reliable bank or other depositary to be designated by the Board, and shall keep such bank account in the name of the Corporation. The Chief Financial Officer shall furnish at meetings of the Board, or whenever requested, a statement of the financial condition of the Corporation, and shall perform such other duties as these By-Laws may require or the Board may prescribe. The Chief Financial Officer may be required to furnish bond in such amount as shall be determined by the Board.

Section  7. Delegation of Authority . In case of the absence of any officer of the Corporation, or for any other reason that the Board may deem sufficient, the Board may delegate the powers or duties of such officer to any other officer or to any Director, for the time being, provided that, a majority of the full Board concurs therein.

Section  8. Loans to Officers and Directors . No loan of money or property or any advance on account of services to be performed in the future shall be made to any officer or Director of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI

CORPORATE BOOKS AND RECORDS

Section  1. Places of Keeping . Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles, or these By-Laws, the books and records of the Corporation may be kept at such place or places, within or without the State of Indiana, as the Board may from time to time by resolution determine or, in the absence of such determination by the Board, as shall be determined by the Chief Executive Officer.

Section  2. Transfer Agent and Registrar . The Board may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars of transfers, and the principal transfer agent shall keep a stock transfer book for the transfer of all shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

Section  3. Stock Book . The Corporation shall keep at the Principal Office the original Stock Book or a duplicate thereof, or, in case the Corporation employs a stock registrar or transfer agent within or without the State of Indiana, another record of the shareholders in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all the shareholders, in alphabetical order by class of shares, stating the number and class of shares held by each shareholder (the “ Record of Shareholders ”).

Section  4. Inspection of Corporate Records . Any shareholder (or the shareholder’s agent or attorney authorized in writing) shall be entitled to inspect and copy at his expense, after giving the Corporation at least five (5) business days’ written notice of his demand to do so, the following corporate records: (1) the Articles; (2) these By-Laws; (3) resolutions adopted by the Board with respect to one (1) or more classes or series of shares and fixing their relative rights, preferences, and limitations, if shares issued pursuant to those resolutions are outstanding; (4) minutes of all shareholders’ meetings and records of all actions taken by the shareholders without a meeting (collectively, “ Shareholders Minutes ”) for the prior three (3) years; (5) all written communications by the Corporation to the shareholders including the financial statements furnished by the Corporation to the shareholders for the prior three (3) years; (6) a list of the names and business addresses of the current Directors and the current officers of the

 

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Corporation; and (7) the most recent annual report of the Corporation as filed with the Secretary of State of Indiana. Any shareholder (or the shareholder’s agent or attorney authorized in writing) shall also be entitled to inspect and copy at his expense, after giving the Corporation at least five (5) business days’ written notice of his demand to do so, the following corporate records, if his demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose and describes with reasonable particularity his purpose and the records he desires to inspect, and the records are directly connected with his purpose: (1) to the extent not subject to inspection under the previous sentence, Shareholders Minutes, excerpts from minutes of Board meetings and of committee meetings, and records of any actions taken by the Board or any committee without a meeting; (2) appropriate accounting records of the Corporation; and (3) the Record of Shareholders.

Section  5. Record Date . The Board may, in its discretion, fix in advance a record date not more than seventy (70) days before the date (a) of any shareholders’ meeting, (b) for the payment of any dividend or the making of any other distribution, (c) for the allotment of rights, or (d) when any change or conversion or exchange of shares shall go into effect. If the Board fixes a record date, then only shareholders who are shareholders of record on such record date shall be entitled (a) to notice of and/or to vote at any such meeting, (b) to receive any such dividend or other distribution, (c) to receive any such allotment of rights, or (d) to exercise the rights in respect of any such change, conversion or exchange of shares, as the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of shares on the Stock Book after such record date.

ARTICLE VII

CHECKS, DRAFTS, DEEDS, AND SHARES OF STOCK

Section  1. Checks, Drafts, Etc . All checks, drafts, or orders for the payment of money of or to the Corporation shall, unless otherwise directed by the Board or otherwise required by law, be signed or endorsed by one or more officers as authorized in writing by the Chief Executive Officer. In addition, the Chief Executive Officer may authorize any one or more employees of the Corporation to sign checks, drafts, and orders for the payment of money not to exceed specific maximum amounts as designated in writing by the Chief Executive Officer for any one check, draft, or order. When so authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, the signature of any such officer or employee may be a facsimile signature.

Section 2. Deeds, Notes, Bonds, Mortgages, Contracts, Etc . All deeds, notes, bonds, and mortgages made by the Corporation, and all other written contracts and agreements, other than those executed in the ordinary course of corporate business, to which the Corporation shall be a party, shall be executed in its name by the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer so authorized by the Board and, when necessary or required, the Secretary shall attest the execution thereof. All written contracts and agreements into which the Corporation enters in the ordinary course of corporate business shall be executed by any officer or by any other employee designated by the Chief Executive Officer to execute such contracts and agreements.

Section  3. Sale or Transfer of Stock . Subject always to the further orders and directions of the Board, any share of stock issued by any corporation and owned by the Corporation (including reacquired shares of the Corporation) may, for sale or transfer, be endorsed in the name of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, and said endorsement shall be duly attested by the Secretary either with or without affixing thereto the seal of the Corporation (if any).

 

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Section  4. Voting of Stock of Other Corporations . Subject always to the further orders and directions of the Board, any share of stock issued by any other corporation and owned or controlled by the Corporation (an “ Investment Share ”) may be voted at any shareholders’ meeting of such other corporation by the Chief Executive Officer of his or her designee. Whenever, in the judgment of the Chief Executive Officer, it is desirable for the Corporation to execute a proxy or give a shareholder’s consent in respect of any Investment Share, such proxy or consent shall be executed in the name of the Corporation by the Chief Executive Officer, and, when necessary or required, shall be attested by the Secretary either with or without affixing thereto the seal of the Corporation (if one exists). Any person or persons designated in the manner above stated as the proxy or proxies of the Corporation shall have full right, power and authority to vote an Investment Share the same as such Investment Share might be voted by the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

PROVISIONS FOR REGULATION OF BUSINESS

AND CONDUCT OF AFFAIRS OF CORPORATION

Section  1. Indemnification .

(a) Definitions . Terms defined in Chapter 37 of the Indiana Business Corporation Law (the “ Act ”) (Ind. Code §§ 23-1-37, et seq.) which are used in this Article VIII shall have the same definitions for purposes of this Article VIII as they have in such chapter of the Act.

(b) Indemnification of Directors and Officers . The Corporation shall indemnify any individual who is or was a Director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, or trustee of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise whether or not for profit, against liability and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by him or her in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, and whether formal or informal, in which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of being or having been in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, except (i) in the case of any action, suit, or proceeding terminated by judgment, order, or conviction, in relation to matters as to which he or she is adjudged to have breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office and the breach or failure to perform constituted willful misconduct or recklessness; and (ii) in any other situation, in relation to matters as to which it is found by a majority of a committee composed of all Directors not involved in the matter in controversy (whether or not a quorum) that the person breached or failed to perform the duties of his or her office and the breach or failure to perform constituted willful misconduct or recklessness. The Corporation may pay for or reimburse reasonable expenses incurred by a Director or officer in defending any action, suit, or proceeding in advance of the final disposition thereof upon receipt of (i) a written affirmation of the Director’s or officer’s good faith belief that such Director or officer has met the standard of conduct prescribed by Indiana law; and (ii) an undertaking of the Director or officer to repay the amount paid by the Corporation if it is ultimately determined that the Director or officer is not entitled to indemnification by the Corporation.

 

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(c) Other Employees or Agents of the Corporation . The Corporation may, in the discretion of the Board, fully or partially provide the same rights of indemnification and reimbursement as herein above provided for Directors and officers of the Corporation to other individuals who are or were employees or agents of the Corporation or who are or were serving at the request of the Corporation as employees or agents of another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise whether or not for profit.

(d) Non-Exclusive Provision . The indemnification authorized under this Section 1 of Article VIII is in addition to all rights to indemnification granted by Chapter 37 of the Act (Ind. Code §§ 23-1-37, et seq.) and in no way limits the indemnification provisions of such chapter.

Section  2. Exclusive Forum for Certain Claims . Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit or Superior Courts of Elkhart County, State of Indiana, or the United States District Court in the Northern District of Indiana in a case of pendent jurisdiction, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim for breach of fiduciary duty owed by any Director, officer, employee, or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s shareholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Act, the Corporation’s Articles, or these By-Laws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each case subject to such court having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein.

Section  3. Control Share Chapter Inapplicable . In accordance with Indiana Code Section 23-1-42-5, the provisions of Chapter 42 of the Indiana Business Corporation Law governing control share acquisitions shall not apply to control share acquisitions of shares of the Corporation.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

Section  1. Amendments . These By-Laws may be adopted, amended, or repealed at any meeting of the Board by the vote of a majority of the number of Directors in office at the time such vote is taken, unless the Articles provide for the adoption, amendment, or repeal by the shareholders, in which event, action thereon may be taken at any meeting of the shareholders by the vote of a majority of the voting shares outstanding.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION,

 

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, LLC,

 

THE BAIN SHAREHOLDER,

 

THE CENTERBRIDGE SHAREHOLDER,

 

THE MAK CAPITAL SHAREHOLDER,

 

ARTHUR J. DECIO

 

and

 

certain other INVESTORS

 

D ATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2018

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I EFFECTIVENESS

     2  

Section 1.1.

  Effectiveness      2  

ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS

     2  

Section 2.1.

  Definitions      2  

Section 2.2.

  Other Interpretive Provisions      6  

ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS

     7  

Section 3.1.

  Demand Registration      7  

Section 3.2.

  Shelf Registration      9  

Section 3.3.

  Piggyback Registration      11  

Section 3.4.

  Lock-Up Agreements      13  

Section 3.5.

  Registration Procedures      14  

Section 3.6.

  Underwritten Offerings      19  

Section 3.7.

  No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights      20  

Section 3.8.

  Registration Expenses      20  

Section 3.9.

  Indemnification      21  

Section 3.10.

  Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S      23  

Section 3.11.

  Existing Registration Statements      24  

ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS

     24  

Section 4.1.

  Authority; Effect      24  

Section 4.2.

  Notices      24  

Section 4.3.

  Termination and Effect of Termination      26  

Section 4.4.

  Permitted Transferees      26  

Section 4.5.

  Remedies      27  

Section 4.6.

  Amendments      27  

Section 4.7.

  Governing Law      27  

Section 4.8.

  Consent to Jurisdiction      28  

Section 4.9.

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      28  

Section 4.10.

  Merger; Binding Effect, Etc.      28  

Section 4.11.

  Counterparts      28  

Section 4.12

  Severability      28  

Section 4.13.

  No Recourse      29  

Section 4.14.

  Additional Registration Rights      29  

Section 4.15.

  Changes in Registrable Securities and Common Stock      29  

Section 4.16.

  Confidentiality      29  


This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “ Agreement ”), dated as of June 1, 2018, is made by and among:

i. Skyline Champion Corporation (f/k/a Skyline Corporation), an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”);

ii. Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( “ Champion ”);

iii. the Bain Shareholder, the Centerbridge Shareholder and the MAK Capital Shareholder;

iv. Arthur J. Decio (the “ Founder ”); and

v. each Person executing this Agreement and listed as an “Investor” on the signature pages hereto (collectively with Champion or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsors, and their respective Permitted Transferees that become party hereto, the “ Investor s ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, on or about the date hereof, the Company and Champion are consummating the transactions contemplated by that certain Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2018 (the “ Share Exchange Agreement ”), pursuant to which Champion will contribute all of the issued and outstanding shares capital stock of CHB International B.V., a Dutch corporation and Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together, the “ CHB Shares ”) to the Company, and, in exchange, the Company will issue to Champion or its members, at Champion’s direction, the “Exchange Shares” (as defined in the Share Exchange Agreement) (such transaction, the “ Exchange ”);

WHEREAS, concurrently or at some time after the Closing, Champion may distribute the Exchange Shares to the Investors in accordance with Section 5.4 of that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of May 23, 2011, as amended on September 16, 2014 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof) (the “ LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend to conduct a Public Offering of the capital stock of the Company at some time after the Closing (the first Public Offering following the Exchange pursuant to either a Demand Registration Request or a Shelf Takedown Request, the “ Initial Offering ”); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors desire to enter into this Agreement in order to provide for certain registration rights which would apply to the Exchange Shares and any Registrable Securities that are held by the Founder as of the date hereof or are acquired by the Investors after the date hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

EFFECTIVENESS

Section 1.1. Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective upon the closing of the Exchange (the “ Closing ”).

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

Section 2.1. Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the board of directors of the Company, after consultation with outside counsel: (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement so that such Registration Statement, from and after its effective date, does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such Registration Statement; and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person or (b) in the event that the specified Person is a natural Person, a Member of the Immediate Family of such Person; provided that the Company and each of its subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Affiliates of any Investor. As used in this definition, the term “control” 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 ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Affiliated Funds ” means, with respect to any Sponsor: (i) affiliated investment funds (including entities investing on behalf of such holder and any investment funds and entities with a common general partner or principal advisor) and (ii) entities that are directly or indirectly controlled, controlling or under common control with such Sponsor.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Bain Shareholder ” shall mean Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, together with their Permitted Transferees.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.

 

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Centerbridge Shareholder ” shall mean Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CCP Champion Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, together with their Permitted Transferees.

Charitable Gifting Event ” means any Transfer by a holder of Registrable Securities, or any subsequent Transfer by such holder’s members, partners or other employees, in connection with a bona fide gift to any Charitable Organization made on the date of, but prior to, the execution of the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with any Underwritten Public Offering.

Charitable Organization ” means a charitable organization as described by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.

Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.

Common Shares ” means common shares, $0.0277 par value per share, of Company.

Demand Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.3.

Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(a).

Demand Registration Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(a).

Demand Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(c).

Demand Suspension ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.6.

Distribution ” means (i) the transfer by the Company of all of the Exchange Shares to the holders of the membership interests in Champion at or concurrently with the Closing on Champion’s behalf or (ii) if the Exchange Shares are issued to Champion at the Closing, the transfer by Champion of all of the Exchange Shares to the holders of the membership interests in Champion after the Closing.

Exchange ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Holders ” means Investors and, to the extent applicable, the Founder, who then hold Registrable Securities under this Agreement.

Investor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Investor Rights Agreement ” means that certain Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2018, by and among the Company, Champion and the Sponsors.

Investors Counsel ” means counsel to the Holders agreed upon by the Company and the Requisite Investors.

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.

 

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Law ” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order or other requirement or rule of law, including the common law.

Loss ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1.

MAK Capital Shareholder ” shall mean MAK Champion Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and MAK-ro Capital Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, together with their Permitted Transferees.

Member of the Immediate Family ” means, with respect to any Person who is an individual, (a) each parent, spouse (but not including a former spouse or a spouse from whom such Person is legally separated) or child (including those adopted) of such individual and (b) each trustee, solely in his or her capacity as trustee, for a trust naming only one or more of the Persons listed in sub-clause (a) as beneficiaries.

Permitted Transferee ” means (i) any Affiliate of a Sponsor or Investor and (ii) such other Persons designated with Requisite Investor Approval.

Person ” means 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.

Piggyback Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.

Piggyback Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.

Potential Takedown Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).

Pro Rata Portion ” means, with respect to each Holder requesting that its shares be registered or sold in an Underwritten Public Offering, a number of such shares equal to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities to be registered or sold (excluding any shares to be registered or sold for the account of the Company) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities held by all Holders requesting that their Registrable Securities be registered or sold.

Prospectus ” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments and supplements, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

Public Offering ” means the offer and sale of Registrable Securities for cash pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form).

Registrable Securities ” means (i) all Common Shares that are not then subject to forfeiture to the Company, (ii) all Common Shares issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any option, warrant or convertible security not then subject to vesting or forfeiture to the Company and (iii) all Common Shares directly or indirectly issued or then issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split, or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (w) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall

 

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have been disposed of in accordance with such Registration Statement, (x) such securities shall have been Transferred pursuant to Rule 144, (y) such holder of Registrable Securities, except in the case of the Founder (so long as the Founder holds at least 2.0% of the Common Shares on a fully-diluted basis), is able to immediately sell such securities under Rule 144 without any restrictions on transfer (including without application of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144), as reasonably determined by the Holder (it being understood that a written opinion of the Company’s outside legal counsel to the effect that such securities may be so offered and sold and that any restrictive legends on the securities may be removed shall be conclusive evidence this clause (iii) has been satisfied), or (z) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.

Registration ” means registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale to the public of any Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement. The terms “ register ”, “ registered ” and “ registering ” shall have correlative meanings.

Registration Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement other than a registration statement (and related Prospectus) filed on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form thereto.

Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.

Requisite Investor Approval ” means the prior written consent of the Requisite Investors.

Requisite Investor s ” means the holders of a majority of the Units or, if after the Distribution, the holders of a majority of the Common Shares held by the Sponsors.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule).

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction under the Securities Act.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Shelf Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.3.

Shelf Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).

Shelf Registration Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.2.

Shelf Registration Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).

Shelf Suspension ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.4.

Shelf Takedown Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).

 

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Shelf Takedown Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(a).

Sponsors ” shall mean the Bain Shareholder, the Centerbridge Shareholder and the MAK Capital Shareholder (in each case including their respective Affiliated Funds).

Transfer ” means, with respect to any Registrable Security, any interest therein, or any other securities or equity interests relating thereto, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition thereof, including the grant of an option or other right, whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. “ Transferred ” shall have a correlative meaning.

Transaction Documents ” means, this Agreement, the Share Exchange Agreement and the LLC Agreement.

Underwritten Public Offering ” means an underwritten Public Offering, including any bought deal or block sale to a financial institution conducted as an underwritten Public Offering.

Underwritten Shelf Takedown ” means an Underwritten Public Offering pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement.

Units ” means the membership interests in Champion.

WKSI ” means any Securities Act registrant that is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act at the most recent eligibility determination date specified in paragraph (2) of that definition.

Section 2.2. Other 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. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections, Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles, Sections, Annexes and Exhibits of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Annex but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. 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. Except as explicitly set forth herein or in another Transaction Documents, all references to a particular statute or other Law shall be deemed to include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in effect from time to time and any amendments or successors to such statutes, laws, rules and regulations. 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. The parties 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 construed as if drafted jointly by the parties 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.

 

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ARTICLE III

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

The Company will perform and comply, and cause each of its subsidiaries to perform and comply, with such of the following provisions as are applicable to it. Each Holder will perform and comply with such of the following provisions as are applicable to such Holder.

Section 3.1. Demand Registration .

Section 3.1.1. Request for Demand Registration .

(a) At any time on or after the date of this Agreement, Champion or, if after the Distribution, any Sponsor (subject to the restrictions set forth herein) , shall have the right to make a written request from time to time (a “ Demand Registration Request ”) to the Company for Registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by Champion or such Sponsor if the aggregate offering price of the Registrable Securities that such initiating Investor proposes to sell in such Demand Registration is reasonably expected to be at least $25,000,000 before any deduction of any underwriting discounts or commissions (or, if less than $25,000,000, is in respect of all of the Registrable Securities held by such initiating Investor). Any such Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a “ Demand Registration ”.

(b) Each Demand Registration Request shall specify (x) the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered, and (y) the intended method or methods of disposition thereof.

(c) Upon receipt of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall as promptly as practicable, file a Registration Statement (a “ Demand Registration Statement ”) relating to such Demand Registration, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to be promptly declared effective under the Securities Act.

Section 3.1.2. Limitation on Demand Registrations . The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Demand Registration (i) within the one hundred eighty (180) day period after the Initial Offering is declared effective (unless otherwise consented to by the Company), (ii) if a Demand Registration was declared effective within the preceding ninety (90) days (unless otherwise consented to by the Company) or (iii) if the Company has undertaken more than two (2) Underwritten Public Offerings within any twelve (12)-month period.

Section 3.1.3. Demand Notice . Promptly upon receipt of a Demand Registration Request pursuant to Section 3.1.1 (but in no event more than five (5) Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “ Demand Notice ”) of any such Demand Registration Request to all other Holders and the Demand Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Demand Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing. Subject to Section 3.1.7, the Company shall include in the Demand Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after receipt by such other Investor of a Demand Notice.

 

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Section 3.1.4. Demand Withdrawal . The Investors, that have properly requested its Registrable Securities be included in a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.1.1 or Section 3.1.3 may withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration from such Demand Registration at any time prior to the execution of the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the applicable Demand Registration Statement. Upon receipt of a notice to such effect with respect to all of the Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement.

Section 3.1.5. Effective Registration . The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Demand Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days (or such shorter period as will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Demand Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn), or, if such Demand Registration Statement relates to an Underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter or underwriters a Prospectus is required by Law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer.

Section 3.1.6. Delay in Filing; Suspension of Registration . If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Demand Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, the Demand Registration Statement (a “ Demand Suspension ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Demand Suspension more than once during any twelve (12)month period for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. In the case of a Demand Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Demand Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request. The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or amend the Demand Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Demand Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the holders of a majority of Registrable Securities that are included in such Demand Registration Statement.

Section 3.1.7. Priority of Securities Registered Pursuant to Demand Registrations . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Public Offering of the Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration advise the Company in writing following consultation with the Company and Champion or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsors that, in its or their good faith opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be, in the case of any Demand Registration, (x) first, allocated to each Holder that has requested to participate in such Demand Registration an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, and (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the good faith opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect.

 

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Section 3.2. Shelf Registration .

Section 3.2.1. Request for Shelf Registration .

(a) Upon the written request from time to time of Champion or, if after the Distribution, any Sponsor (a “ Shelf Registration Request ”), the Company shall promptly file with the SEC a shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor thereto) covering the resale of all Registrable Securities held by the Holders on a delayed or continuous basis (“ Shelf Registration Statement ”) relating to the offer and sale of Registrable Securities by any Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to promptly become effective under the Securities Act. Any such Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a “ Shelf Registration .” If the Company is eligible to file the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (“ Form S-3 Shelf ”), it shall file the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3; if not, the Company shall file the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 (“ Form S-1 Shelf ”). If the Company shall file a Form S-1 Shelf, the Company shall convert the Form S-1 Shelf to a Form S-3 Shelf after the Company becomes eligible to use Form S-3 or any successor thereto. The “Plan of Distribution” section of such Form S-1 or Form S-3, as applicable, shall permit all lawful means of disposition of Registrable Securities, including firm-commitment underwritten public offerings, block trades, agented transactions, sales directly into the market, purchases or sales by brokers, hedging transactions and sales not involving a Public Offering.

(b) When the Company becomes a WKSI, (i) the Company shall give written notice to all of the Holders as promptly as practicable but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter, and such notice shall describe, in reasonable detail, the basis on which the Company has become a WKSI, and (ii) the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, register, under an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, the resale of all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after it becomes a WKSI, and to cause such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective thereafter until there are no longer any Registrable Securities held by the Holders. The Company shall give written notice of filing such Registration Statement to all of the Holders as promptly as practicable thereafter.

Section 3.2.2. Shelf Registration Notice . Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Registration Request (but in no event more than five (5) Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “ Shelf Registration Notice ”) of any such request to all other Holders, which notice shall specify, if applicable, the amount of Registrable Securities to be registered, and the Shelf Registration Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Shelf Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing. The Company shall include in such Shelf Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) Business Days after receipt by such other Investor of a Shelf Registration Notice.

 

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Section 3.2.3. Continued Effectiveness . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming part of the Shelf Registration Statement to be usable by Holders until the earlier of: (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder); and (ii) the date as of which no Holder holds Registrable Securities (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf Period ”). Subject to Section 3.2.4, the Company shall be deemed not to have used its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Period if the Company voluntarily takes any action or omits to take any action that would result in holders of the Registrable Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is required by applicable law.

Section 3.2.4. Suspension of Registration . If the continued use of such Shelf Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Suspension ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Shelf Suspension more than one time during any twelve (12)-month period for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request. The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Shelf Registration Statement or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the holders of a majority of Registrable Securities that are included in such Shelf Registration Statement.

Section 3.2.5. Shelf Takedown .

(a) At any time during which the Company has an effective Shelf Registration Statement with respect to a Holder’s Registrable Securities, by notice to the Company specifying the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, Champion, or, if after the Distribution, any Sponsor may make a written request subject to the restrictions set forth herein (a “ Shelf Takedown Request ”) to the Company to effect a Public Offering, including an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, of all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities that may be registered under such Shelf Registration Statement; provided , however , that if the Shelf Takedown Request is for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the aggregate offering price of all Registrable Securities of such initiating Investor, that are subject to the Shelf Takedown Request must be reasonably expected to be at least $25,000,000 before any deduction of any underwriting discounts or commissions (or, if less than $25,000,000, be in respect of all of the Registrable Securities held by such Investor), and as soon as practicable the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as necessary for such purpose.

 

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(b) Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Takedown Request (but in no event shall such notice be given later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the earlier of (i) the second trading day prior to the date on which the preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement intended to be used in connection with pre-pricing marketing efforts for the relevant Underwritten Shelf Takedown is expected to be finalized, and (ii) the second trading day prior to the date on which the pricing of the relevant Underwritten Shelf Takedown occurs) for any Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Company shall deliver a notice (a “ Shelf Takedown Notice ”) to each other Holder with Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement, or to all other Holders if such Registration Statement is undesignated (each a “ Potential Takedown Participant ”). The Shelf Takedown Notice shall offer each such Potential Takedown Participant the opportunity to include in any Underwritten Shelf Takedown such number of Registrable Securities as each such Potential Takedown Participant may request in writing. The Company shall include in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the earlier of (x) the trading day prior to the date on which the preliminary prospectus or prospectus supplement intended to be used in connection with pre-pricing marketing efforts for the relevant Underwritten Shelf Takedown is expected to be finalized, and (y) the trading day prior to the date on which the pricing of the relevant Underwritten Shelf Takedown occurs. Notwithstanding the delivery of any Shelf Takedown Notice, all determinations as to whether to complete any Underwritten Shelf Takedown and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms of any Underwritten Shelf Takedown contemplated by this Section 3.2.5 shall be determined by Champion or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsor requesting the Shelf Takedown Request pursuant to Section 3.2.5(a).

(c) Notwithstanding Section 3.2.5(a), the Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Underwritten Shelf Takedown if an Underwritten Shelf Takedown was consummated within the preceding ninety (90) days (unless otherwise consented to by the Company).

Section 3.2.6. Priority of Securities Sold Pursuant to Shelf Takedowns . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 3.2.5 advise the Company in writing following consultation with the Company and the Holders that, in its or their good faith opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in the proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown exceeds the number that can be sold in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such offering shall be (x) first, allocated to each Holder that has requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, and (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the good faith opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect.

Section 3.3. Piggyback Registration .

Section 3.3.1. Participation . If the Company at any time proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or to conduct a Public Offering with respect to any offering of its equity securities for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (i) a

 

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Registration under Sections 3.1 or 3.2 of this Agreement, (ii) a Registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form to such forms or (iii) a Registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement), then, as soon as practicable (but in no event less than thirty (30) Business Days prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement or, in the case of a Public Offering under a Shelf Registration Statement, the anticipated pricing or trade date), the Company shall give written notice (a “ Piggyback Notice ”) of such proposed filing or Public Offering to all Holders, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to register under such Registration Statement, or to sell in such Public Offering, such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 3.3.2, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement or in such Public Offering as applicable, all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within twenty (20) Business Days after the receipt by such Holder of any such notice; provided , however , that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register or sell any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, or the pricing or trade date of a Public Offering under a Shelf Registration Statement, the Company determines for any reason not to register or sell or to delay the Registration or sale of such securities, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register or sell, shall be relieved of its obligation to register or sell any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration or Public Offering (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holders entitled to request that such Registration or sale be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 3.1 or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 3.2, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of a determination by the Company to delay Registration or sale, in the absence of a request for a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as the case may be, the Company shall be permitted to delay registering or selling any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in registering or selling such other securities. Any Holder shall have the right to withdraw, without obligations to any other Holder, all or part of its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw. In the event of any Underwritten Shelf Takedown or that any registration referred to in this Section 3.3.1 shall be, in whole or in part, an underwritten Public Offering, such Registrable Securities shall be included in the underwriting on the same terms and conditions as the shares otherwise being sold through underwriters under such Underwritten Shelf Takedown or registration.

Section 3.3.2. Priority of Piggyback Registration . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the participating Holders in writing following consultation with the Company, and Champion or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsors, that, in its or their good faith opinion, the number of securities that such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, one hundred percent (100%) of the securities that the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the good faith opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be sold by such Holder, and (y) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, and (iii) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (ii) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration.

 

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Section 3.3.3. No Effect on Other Registrations . No Registration of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to a request under this Section 3.3 shall be deemed to have been effected pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 or shall relieve the Company of its obligations under Sections 3.1 and 3.2.

Section 3.3.4. Certain Provisions Relating to Demand Registrations . The Company shall be obligated to effect such Demand Registration in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) the obligations of the Company with respect to any Demand Registration shall be deemed satisfied only upon termination of the applicable Period of Distribution;

(b) the obligations of the Company with respect to any Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be deemed satisfied upon completion by each underwriter of the distribution of all securities purchased by it pursuant to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown; and

(c) without the prior written consent of Champion or, if after the Distribution, any Sponsor, the Company will not effect any other registration of any Common Shares, whether for its own account or that of other holders, from the date of receipt of a Demand Registration Request (including a Demand Registration Request for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown) until the completion of the applicable Period of Distribution (determined as provided in the last paragraph of this Section 3.3.4).

For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Period of Distribution ” of Registrable Securities in an underwritten Public Offering shall be deemed to extend until each underwriter has completed the distribution of all securities purchased by it, and the Period of Distribution of Registrable Securities in any other registration shall be deemed to extend until all Registrable Securities covered thereby are either sold or cease to be Registrable Securities; provided , that (x) in the case of a Demand Registration, such period shall not extend beyond the date, if any, specified by Champion or, if after the Distribution, the requesting Sponsor in their Demand Registration Request and (y) in the case of a registration that is not a Demand Registration, such period shall not extend beyond the date, if any, specified by the Company in the Piggyback Notice.

Section 3.4. Lock-Up Agreements . In connection with each Registration or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.3 conducted as an Underwritten Public Offering, each Holder agrees, if requested, to become bound by and to execute and deliver a customary lock-up agreement with the underwriter(s) of such Underwritten Public Offering restricting such Holder’s right to (a) Transfer, directly or indirectly, any equity securities of the Company held by such Holder or (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities during the period commencing on the date of the final Prospectus relating to the Underwritten Public Offering and ending on the date specified by the underwriters (such period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of effectiveness for the Initial Offering and ninety (90) days (or such shorter period as may be agreed with the underwriters) from the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the date of the prospectus or prospectus supplement in the case of underwritten Shelf Takedowns) for all subsequent Underwritten Public Offerings). The terms of such lock-up agreements shall be negotiated among Champion, or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsors, the Company and the underwriters and shall include customary carve-outs from the restrictions on Transfer set forth

 

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therein. With respect to each relevant offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all of its executive officers and directors (and managers, if applicable) to execute holdback agreements that contain restrictions that are no less restrictive than the restrictions contained in the lock-up agreements executed by the Holders.

Section 3.5. Registration Procedures .

Section 3.5.1. Requirements . In connection with the Company’s obligations under Section 3.1, Section 3.2, Section 3.3 and Section 3.4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration and to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith the Company shall:

(a) As promptly as practicable prepare the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith and the Prospectus, and provide the selling Sponsors and Investors Counsel (as defined below) reasonable opportunity to participate in the drafting of, review of and comment on the Registration Statement and all exhibits or financial statements filed therewith and the Prospectus, and, before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, (x) furnish to the underwriters, if any, and to the Sponsors selling Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of such underwriters and such Sponsors and their respective counsel, (y) make such changes in such documents concerning the Sponsors prior to the filing thereof as such Sponsors, or the Investors Counsel, may reasonably request and (z) except in the case of a Registration under Section 3.3 not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which the Sponsors, in such capacity, Investors Counsel or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object;

(b) prepare and file (and afford the selling Sponsors and Investors Counsel reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon) with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus as may be (x) reasonably requested by any Sponsor with Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, (y) reasonably requested by any participating Holder (to the extent such request relates to information relating to such Holder), or (z) necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the period of time required by this Agreement, and comply with provisions of the applicable securities laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;

(c) immediately notify the participating Holders, Investors Counsel and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such notice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (i) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, (ii) of any comments by the SEC, or any request by the SEC or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such Prospectus, or for additional information (whether before or after the effective date of the Registration Statement) or any other correspondence with the SEC relating to, or which

 

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may affect, the Registration, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (iv) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in any material respect and (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

(d) immediately notify each selling Holder, Investors Counsel and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, when any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes information that may conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to the selling Holders, Investors Counsel and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance; provided , however , that the selling Holders shall have the opportunity to participate in the drafting of, review of and comment on any such amendment or filing prior to its filing;

(e) to the extent the Company is eligible under the relevant provisions of Rule 430B under the Securities Act, if the Company files any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall include in such Shelf Registration Statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act (referring to the unnamed selling security holders in a generic manner by identifying the initial offering of the securities to the Holders) in order to ensure that the Holders may be added to such Shelf Registration Statement at a later time through the filing of a Prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment;

(f) use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of, or obtain the withdrawal of, any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any other order or notice preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;

(g) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters and Champion or, if after the Distribution, any Sponsor agrees should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment;

 

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(h) furnish to each selling Holder, Investors Counsel and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment or supplement thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);

(i) deliver to each selling Holder, Investors Counsel and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder, Investors Counsel or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter (it being understood that the Company shall consent to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto);

(j) on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the selling Holders, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the Registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction as any such selling Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such Registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, as applicable, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

(k) cooperate with the selling Holders, Investors Counsel and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;

(l) use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(m) not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and, as applicable, provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company (in the case of a Registration Statement);

 

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(n) make such representations and warranties to the Holders being registered, and the underwriters or agents, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in public offerings similar to the offering then being undertaken;

(o) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as the Requisite Investor or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the Registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(p) obtain for delivery to the Holders being registered and to the underwriter or underwriters, if any, an opinion or opinions from counsel for the Company dated the most recent effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Public Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Holders or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel;

(q) in the case of an Underwritten Public Offering, obtain for delivery to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters, with copies to the Holders included in such Registration or sale, a comfort letter from the Company’s independent certified public accountants or independent auditors (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of any subsidiary of the Company or any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as the managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement;

(r) cooperate with each selling Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the applicable registration statement and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

(s) use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC and, if a Registration Statement was filed, make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

(t) provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

(u) use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of the Company’s equity securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Company’s equity securities are then quoted;

 

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(v) make available for inspection by a representative appointed by Champion or, if after the Distribution, any Sponsor by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holders or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement and permit the selling Holder, their counsel and such underwriters, attorneys, accountants or agents to participate in the preparation of such registration statement;

(w) in the case of an Underwritten Public Offering, cause the senior executive officers of the Company to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters or selling Holders in any such offering and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto;

(x) take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act;

(y) take all reasonable action to ensure that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Registration complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related Prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(z) cooperate with the holders of Registrable Securities subject to the Registration Statement and with the managing underwriter or agent, if any, to facilitate any Charitable Gifting Event and to prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to permit any such recipient Charitable Organization to sell in the Public Offering if it so elects; and

(aa) take all such other commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 3.5.2. Company Information Requests . The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any Registration or sale is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such Registration or sale the Registrable Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.5.3. Discontinuing Registration . Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.5.1, such Holder will discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.5.1, or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.5.1 or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

Section 3.6. Underwritten Offerings .

Section 3.6.1. Shelf and Demand Registrations . If requested by the underwriters for any Underwritten Public Offering, pursuant to a Registration or sale under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall enter into a customary underwriting agreement with such underwriters, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to each of the Company, Champion or, if after the Distribution, the participating Sponsors, and the underwriters, and containing such provisions as are customary in the securities business for such an arrangement between major underwriters, selling shareholders and a company of the Company’s size and investment stature. The holders of the Registrable Securities proposed to be distributed by such underwriters shall cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of the underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof, and such Holders shall complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney and other documents reasonably requested by the underwriters and required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. Any such Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Holder’s intended method of distribution and any other representations to be made by the Holder as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Holder under such agreement shall not exceed such Holder’s proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses.

Section 3.6.2. Piggyback Registrations . If the Company proposes to register or sell any of its securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by Section 3.3 and such securities are to be distributed through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if requested by any Holder pursuant to Section 3.3 and, subject to the provisions of Section 3.3.2, use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for such underwriters to include on the same terms and conditions that apply to the other sellers in such Registration or sale all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder among the securities of the Company to be distributed by such underwriters in

 

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such Registration or sale. The holders of Registrable Securities to be distributed by such underwriters shall be parties to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters and shall complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney and other documents reasonably requested by the underwriters and required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and containing such provisions as are customary in the securities business for such an arrangement between major underwriters, selling shareholders and a company of the Company’s size and investment stature. Any such Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Holder’s intended method of distribution and any other representations to be made by the Holder as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Holder shall not exceed such Holder’s proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses.

Section 3.6.3. Selection of Underwriters . In the case of the Initial Offering, the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer the offering shall be determined by Champion, or if after the Distribution, by a majority of the Sponsors. In the case of any subsequent Underwritten Public Offering, the managing underwriter shall be determined by the Sponsor(s) holding a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be included by the Sponsor(s), in the aggregate, in such Underwritten Public Offering; provided that in the case of an Underwritten Public Offering under Section 3.3, the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer the offering shall be determined by the Company.

Section 3.7. No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights . Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall hereafter enter into, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement. Without Requisite Investor Approval, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement granting registration or similar rights to any Person, and the Company hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, no registration or similar rights have been granted to any other Person other than pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 3.8. Registration Expenses . All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC or FINRA, (ii) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or “Blue Sky” laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses), (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of the Company and any subsidiaries of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (v) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, (vi) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (vii) any reasonable fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities, (viii) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the distribution or Transfer of Registrable Securities to or by a Holder (with the exception of the Founder) or its Permitted Transferees in connection with a Public Offering, (ix) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in

 

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connection with any Registration or sale, (x) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), and (xi) all expenses related to the “road show” for any Underwritten Public Offering, including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Holders and underwriters, if so requested. All such expenses are referred to herein as “ Registration Expenses ”. The Company shall not be required to pay any fees and disbursements to underwriters not customarily paid by the issuers of securities in an offering similar to the applicable offering, including underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

Section 3.9. Indemnification .

Section 3.9.1. Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner of such Holder, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner of each such shareholder, member, limited or general partner, each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, advisory board members, managers, trustees, representatives, employees, advisors, and agents and each Person who controls or may be deemed to be a controlling Person (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons and each of their respective Representatives (each such person, a “ Covered Person ”) from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses and any indemnity and contribution payments made to underwriters ) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively “ Losses ”), joint or several, arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or final prospectus or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or any other disclosure document produced by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries including any report and other document filed under the Exchange Act, (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and relating to action or inaction in connection with any such registration, disclosure document or other document or report; and will reimburse such Covered Person for any legal or any other expenses incurred by it in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss; provided , that no Covered Person shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.9.1 in respect of any untrue statement or omission contained in any information relating to such seller Holder furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in a Registration Statement and used by the Company in conformity therewith (such information “ Selling Shareholder Information ”). This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Covered Person or any indemnified party and shall survive the Transfer of such securities by such Covered Person and regardless of any indemnity agreed to in the underwriting agreement that is less favorable to the Covered Person. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above (with appropriate modification) with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.

 

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Section 3.9.2. Indemnification by the Selling Holders . Each selling Holder agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) from and against any Losses resulting from (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or (ii) any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in such selling Holder’s Selling Shareholder Information. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to such indemnification obligation, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses, less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.9.4 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale.

Section 3.9.3. Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification ( provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided , however , that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, (iii) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iv) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person). If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action without the consent of the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall 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 such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation without the prior written consent of such indemnified party. If such defense is not assumed by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 3.9.3, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time unless (x) the

 

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employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.

Section 3.9.4. Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 3.9.1 and Section 3.9.2 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein (other than as a result of exceptions or limitations on indemnification contained in Section 3.9.1 and Section 3.9.2), then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.9.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 3.9.4. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in Sections 3.9.1 and 3.9.2 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 3.9.4, in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company, a selling Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to such indemnification obligation, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses, less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.9.2 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale. If indemnification is available under this Section 3.9, the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Sections 3.9.1 and 3.9.2 hereof without regard to the provisions of this Section 3.9.4. The remedies provided for in this Section 3.9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at Law or in equity.

Section 3.10. Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation  S . The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC), and it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable

 

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Securities without Registration under the Securities Act in transactions that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement and within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144, Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.

Section 3.11. Existing Registration Statements . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to applicable Law and regulation, the Company may satisfy any obligation hereunder to file a Registration Statement or to have a Registration Statement become effective by a specified date by designating, by notice to the Holders, a Registration Statement that previously has been filed with the SEC or become effective, as the case may be, as the relevant Registration Statement for purposes of satisfying such obligation, and all references to any such obligation shall be construed accordingly; provided that such previously filed Registration Statement may be, and is, amended or, subject to applicable securities laws, supplemented to add the number of Registrable Securities, and, to the extent necessary, to identify as selling shareholders those Holders demanding the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. To the extent this Agreement refers to the filing or effectiveness of other Registration Statements, by or at a specified time and the Company has, in lieu of then filing such Registration Statements or having such Registration Statements become effective, designated a previously filed or effective Registration Statement as the relevant Registration Statement for such purposes, in accordance with the preceding sentence, such references shall be construed to refer to such designated Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented in the manner contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1. Authority; Effect . Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association. The Company and its subsidiaries shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of each such party pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 4.2. Notices . Any notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by facsimile or e-mail, or (iii) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

If to the Company to:

Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC

755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000

Troy, MI 48084

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (248) 273-4268

 

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with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

The Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02119

Attention: Zachary Blume

Facsimile: (617) 235 9705

If to the Bain Shareholder, to:

Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02199

Attention: Michael Bevacqua

Facsimile Number: (617) 516-2010

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Attention: Zachary Blume

Facsimile: (617) 235 9705

If to the Centerbridge Shareholder, to:

Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P.

375 Park Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10152

Attention: Daniel Osnoss

Facsimile Number: (212) 672-453

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Attention: Zachary Blume

Facsimile: (617) 235 9705

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

Attention: Caroline B. Gottschalk

 

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If to the MAK Capital Shareholder, to:

MAK Capital Fund L.P.

590 Madison Avenue, #902

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Michael Kaufman

Facsimile Number: (212) 486-4779

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Attention: Zachary Blume

Facsimile: (617) 235 9705

If to the Founder to:

Arthur J. Decio

3327 Greenleaf Boulevard

Elkhart, Indiana 46514

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

52700 Independence Court, Suite 150

Elkhart, Indiana 46514

Attention: David P. Hooper

Facsimile: (317) 231-7433

Notice to the holder of record of any Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such securities for all purposes hereof.

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (i) on the date received, if personally delivered, (ii) on the date received if delivered by facsimile or e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (iii) two (2) 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.

Section 4.3. Termination and Effect of Termination . This Agreement shall terminate upon the date on which no Holder holds any Registrable Securities, except for the provisions of Sections 3.9 and 3.10, which shall survive any such termination. No termination under this Agreement shall relieve any Person of liability for breach or Registration Expenses incurred prior to termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated, each Person entitled to indemnification rights pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof shall retain such indemnification rights with respect to any matter that (i) may be an indemnified liability thereunder and (ii) occurred prior to such termination. No termination of this Agreement will affect the obligation of any party pursuant to Section 4.16, all of which obligations will, in addition to this Section 4.3 survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years from the date of such termination.

Section 4.4. Permitted Transferees . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement. The rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall not be assigned

 

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without the written consent of Champion or, if after the Distribution, a majority of the Sponsors. The rights and obligations of any Investor (including those rights and obligations specific to the Sponsors) shall not be assigned without the written consent of Champion or, if after the Distribution, a majority of the Sponsors; provided , however , that any Investor may assign its rights and obligations hereunder without consent to a transferee in connection with the transfer by such Investor of 10% or more of the Common Shares then issued and outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights of any Investor hereunder are assignable without consent to a transferee in connection with any transfer of Registrable Securities (including by means of transferring securities that are directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Registrable Securities) so long as (1) such transferee expressly agrees to become bound hereby as an “Investor” hereunder pursuant to a written instrument in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Champion or, if after the Distribution, a majority of the Sponsors and (2) notice of such transfer is given to the Company and Champion or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsors. In addition, the rights of Champion or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsors, hereunder are assignable, in whole or in part, without consent to a transferee in connection with any transfer of Registrable Securities (including by means of transferring securities that are directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Registrable Securities) so long as (1) such transferee expressly agrees to become bound hereby as a “Sponsor” hereunder pursuant to a written instrument in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and Champion or, if after the Distribution, a majority of the Sponsors and (2) notice of such transfer is given to the Company and Champion or, if after the Distribution, the Sponsors. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section 4.4 shall be null and void.

Section 4.5. Remedies . The parties to this Agreement shall have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances. 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.

Section 4.6. Amendments . This Agreement may not be orally amended, modified, extended or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective. This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities under this Agreement; provided , however , that any amendment, modification, extension or termination that disproportionately and adversely affects any Holder shall require the prior written consent of such Holder. Each such amendment, modification, extension or termination shall be binding upon each party hereto. In addition, each party hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party.

Section 4.7. Governing Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

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Section 4.8. Consent to Jurisdiction . The parties hereto agree that any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter thereof (a “ Legal 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 shall be brought in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Indiana located in Indianapolis, Indiana and any appellate court therefrom. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in respect of any legal or equitable Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or relating to enforcement of any of the terms of this Agreement, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any such Legal Proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that the Legal Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Legal Proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by such courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such Legal Proceeding in any manner permitted by Indiana law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.

Section 4.9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 4.9 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.9 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 4.10. Merger; Binding Effect, Etc. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents and the Investor Rights Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to their subject matter, supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or discussions with respect to such subject matter, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Holder or other party hereto may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.

Section 4.11. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and delivered by facsimile, PDF or otherwise, each of which shall be deemed an original of this Agreement and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 4.12. Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

 

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Section 4.13. No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Company and each Holder covenant, agree and acknowledge that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.

Section 4.14. Additional Registration Rights . Without the consent of Champion or, if after the Distribution, the majority of the Sponsors, the Company shall not grant any registration rights to any other person that are inconsistent or conflict with the registration rights granted hereunder.

Section 4.15. Changes in Registrable Securities and Common Stock . If, and as often as, there are any changes in the Registrable Securities by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions hereof as may be required so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall continue with respect to the Registrable Securities as so changed and the Company shall make appropriate provision in connection with any merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization that any successor to the Company (or resulting parent thereof) shall agree, as a condition to the consummation of any such transaction, to expressly assume the Company’s obligations hereunder. In addition, the definition of “ Common Shares ” herein shall be adjusted appropriately to reflect any changes resulting from a stock split, stock dividend, combination, reclassification, merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction.

Section 4.16. Confidentiality . Each Holder agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose, other than as permitted by this Agreement, any confidential information obtained from the Company or the other Holders pursuant to this Agreement, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 4.16 by such Holder or its Affiliates), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such Holder without use of the confidential information of the Company or any Holder or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to such Holder by a third party (other than an Affiliate of such Holder) without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have; provided , however , that a Holder may disclose confidential information (x) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and monitoring its investment in the Company, (y) to any Affiliate of such Holder and their respective directors, officers and employees, in each case in the ordinary course of business, or (z) as may otherwise be required by Law or legal, judicial or regulatory process or requested by any regulatory or self-regulatory authority or examiner, provided that such Holder takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any required disclosure described in this clause (z); and provided , further , however , that the acts and omissions of any Person to whom such Holder may disclose confidential information pursuant to clauses (x) and (y) of the preceding proviso will be attributable to such Holder for purposes of determining such Holder’s compliance with this Section 4.16.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Company:     SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION
    By:  

/s/ Richard W. Florea

   

Name: Richard W. Florea

Title: President and CEO


Champion:     CHAMPION ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, LLC
    By:  

/s/ Roger K. Scholten

      Name:   Roger K. Scholten
      Title:  

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary


Investors :

 

SANKATY CHAMPION HOLDINGS, LLC
By: Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC, its manager
  By:   /s/ Andrew S. Viens
  Name: Andrew S. Viens
  Title: Executive Vice President
SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES IV, L.P.
By:   Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors IV, LLC,
  its general partner
By:   Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC
  its managing member
  By:  

/s/ Andrew S. Viens

  Name:Andrew S. Viens
  Title:Executive Vice President


CCP CHAMPION INVESTORS, LLC
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general manager
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                    
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner

By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                    

Name: Susanne V. Clark

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS STRATEGIC, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner

By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                    

Name: Susanne V. Clark

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS SBS, L.P.

By: CCP SBS GP, LLC, its general partner

By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                    

Name: Susanne V. Clark

Title: Authorized Signatory


MAK CHAMPION INVESTMENT LLC
By:  

MAK Capital Fund L.P.

By:   /s/ Michael Kaufman
  Name: Michael Kaufman
  Title:   Portfolio Manager
MAK-RO CAPITAL MASTER FUND L.P.
By:   MAK GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Michael Kaufman

  Name: Michael Kaufman
  Title:   Portfolio Manager


Founder:  
  /s/ Arthur Decio                                             
  Arthur J. Decio

Exhibit 4.2

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION,

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, LLC,

BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT,

CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS,

and

MAK CHAMPION INVESTMENT, LLC

Dated as of June 1, 2018

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE 1 EFFECTIVENESS; DEFINITIONS      2  

1.1.

  Effective Date      2  

1.2.

  Definitions      2  
ARTICLE 2 BOARD MATTERS      2  

2.1.

  Initial Board Composition      2  

2.3.

  Removal and Replacement; Vacancies      5  

2.4.

  Board Committees      6  

2.5.

  Observer Rights      7  

2.6.

  Period      7  

2.7.

  Voting Agreement      7  
ARTICLE 3 OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS      7  

3.1.

  Information and Consultation Rights      7  

3.2.

  Freedom to Pursue Opportunities      8  

3.3.

  No Restrictions on the Company, the Investor or the Contributor Investors      8  
ARTICLE 4 REMEDIES      9  
ARTICLE 5 AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC.      9  

5.1.

  Oral Modifications      9  

5.2.

  Written Modifications      9  

5.3.

  Termination      9  

5.4.

  Effect of Termination      10  
ARTICLE 6 DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT:      10  

6.1.

  Certain Matters of Construction      10  

6.2.

  Definitions      10  
ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS      12  

7.1.

  Authority; Effect      12  

7.2.

  Notices      12  

7.3.

  Binding Effect, Etc.      14  

7.4.

  Descriptive Heading      15  

7.5.

  Counterparts      15  

7.6.

  Severability      15  

7.7.

  No Recourse      15  

 

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7.8.

  Indemnity and Liability      15  

7.9.

  Indemnification Priority      16  
ARTICLE 8 CONFIDENTIALITY      16  
ARTICLE 9 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION, ETC.      17  

9.1.

  Governing Law; Venue      17  

9.2.

  Exercise of Rights and Remedies      18  

 

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INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of June 1, 2018 by and among:

 

  (i) Skyline Champion Corporation (f/k/a Skyline Corporation), an Indiana corporation (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “ Company ”);

 

  (ii) Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “ Investor ”);

 

  (iii) Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ SCH ”), Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with SCH and their successors and permitted assigns, “ Bain Capital Credit ”);

 

  (iv) Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CCP ”), Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CCP Strategic ”), Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CCP SBS ”), CCP Champion Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with CCP, CCP Strategic, CCP SBS and their successors and permitted assigns, “ Centerbridge Partners ”); and

 

  (v) MAK Champion Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MAK Champion”) and MAK-ro Capital Master Fund L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (together with MAK Champion and their successors and permitted assigns, “ MAK ” and, together with Bain Capital Credit and Centerbridge Partners, the “ Contributor Investors ”).

RECITALS

A. WHEREAS, Company and the Investor have entered into that certain Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement dated as of January 5, 2018 (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), pursuant to which Investor has agreed to contribute all of the issued and outstanding shares of (i) capital stock of CHB International B.V., a Dutch corporation and (ii) capital stock of Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to Company, and in exchange, Company has agreed to issue the Exchange Shares (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) to the Investor or its members (such transaction, the “ Exchange ”);

B. WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Exchange, the Investor or its members, will hold Company Common Shares;

C. WHEREAS, the Contributor Investors are the owners of the majority of the outstanding limited liability company interests of Investor;

D. WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend to conduct an Initial Offering;

E. WHEREAS, upon the Distribution, it is intended that the Company Common Shares held by the Investor (if any) at such time will be distributed to, inter alia , the Contributor Investors; and


F. WHEREAS, the Company, the Investor and the Contributor Investors desire to set forth their agreements regarding certain matters, including voting rights with respect to the Company Common Shares following the Exchange and the Distribution.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

EFFECTIVENESS; DEFINITIONS.

1.1. Effective Date . This Agreement shall become effective upon the consummation of the Exchange (the “ Closing ”).

1.2. Definitions . Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein. These definitions are set forth or referred to in Article 6 hereof.

ARTICLE 2

BOARD MATTERS.

2.1. Initial Board Composition .

(a) Number of Directors . Effective as of the Closing and until the closing of the Initial Offering, the size of the Board shall consist of not more than eleven (11) members.

(b) Board Composition. The Company agrees to take all necessary actions to ensure that the composition of the Board is as follows:

(i) effective as of the second day following the Closing, the two (2) directors (one of whom is an Independent Director) nominated to the Initial Board by the Board pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (the “ Skyline Director ” and the “ Skyline Independent Director ” respectively);

(ii) effective as of the second day following the Closing, nine (9) directors nominated to the Initial Board by the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors (the “ Initial Investor Designees ”);

(iii) following the Distribution and until the Closing of the Initial Offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Board, whether acting through a duly authorized committee or otherwise, to include in the slate of nominees recommended to the shareholders of the Company (the “ Shareholders ”) for election as a director at any annual or special meeting of the Shareholders (or, if permitted, by any action by written consent of the Shareholders) at or by which directors of the Company are to be elected, including by calling a special meeting of the Board, any committee thereof and/or the Shareholders, the designees selected pursuant to this Section 2.1(b)(iii), and to use reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in favor of the election of any such individuals to the Board from the Shareholders eligible to vote for the election of directors as of the record date for such meeting, the following members to the Board:

 

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(1) Until the first meeting of the Shareholders for the election of directors to the Board held after the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing, the Skyline Director and the Skyline Independent Director (to the extent each such director is eligible to and elects to stand for reelection to the Board and, in the case of the Skyline Independent Director, as a member of the audit committee of the Board);

(2) Up to nine (9) directors nominated to the Board by the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors;

(3) Such additional number of Independent Directors, if any, as is necessary so that the aggregate number of Independent Directors to be elected pursuant to this Section 2.1(b)(iii) is equal to three (3), which such Independent Directors shall be nominated by the Contributor Investors by a majority vote of the Contributor Investors; and

(4) Such additional number of directors, if any, as is necessary so that the aggregate number of directors to be elected pursuant to this Section 2.1(b)(iii) is equal to eleven (11), which such directors shall be nominated by the Contributor Investors by a majority vote of the Contributor Investors.

(c) Board Actions . Board Actions . The Company shall prevent the Board from taking any actions (other than actions taken with the consent of a majority of the Contributor Investors, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, or actions otherwise required by applicable law), including at a meeting of the Board or by written consent, between the Closing and the appointment of the Initial Investor Designees pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(ii), except as may be required to effect the appointment of the Initial Investor Designees, and acknowledges that the approval of any such prohibited action by a director may constitute cause under Article IV, Section 4 of the By-laws of the Company.

2.2. Subsequent Board Compositions .

(a) Board Size . Effective as of immediately following the closing of the Initial Offering, the size of the Board shall be reduced to not more than nine (9) members. The Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors, shall cause that number of Initial Investor Designees to resign from the Board effective as of the closing of the Initial Offering so that the composition of the Board shall be as set forth in Section 2.2(b) or Section 2.2(c), as applicable.

(b) Controlled Company . Except as set forth in Section 2.2(b)(i), so as long as the Aggregate Ownership Percentage of Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors collectively, is greater than fifty percent (50%) and the Company is able to comply with the requirements of Section 802 of the New York Stock Exchange American Company Guide (the “ Majority Independent Director Requirement ”) or, alternatively, the Majority Independent Director Requirement does not apply to the Company, the Board shall be as set forth in this Section 2.2(b). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Board, whether acting through a duly authorized committee or otherwise, to include in the slate of nominees recommended to the shareholders of the Company (the “ Shareholder ”) for election as a director at any annual or special meeting of the Shareholders (or, if permitted, by any action by written consent of the Shareholders) at or by which directors of the Company are to be elected, including by calling a special meeting of the Board, any committee thereof and/or the Shareholders, recommending to Shareholders the election of the designees selected pursuant to this Section 2.2(b), and using its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in favor of the election of any such individuals to the Board from the Shareholders eligible to vote for the election of directors as of the record date for such meeting, the following members to the Board:

 

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(i) Until the first meeting of the Shareholders for the election of directors to the Board held after the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing, the Skyline Director and the Skyline Independent Director (to the extent each such director is eligible to and elects to stand for reelection to the Board);

(ii) The Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

(iii) Up to six (6) directors nominated to the Board by Investor, or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors. If nominated by the Contributor Investors after the time of the Distribution, such six (6) directors shall be nominated as follows:

(1) each Contributor Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to nominate to the Board one (1) director for so long as such Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is greater than five percent (5%) (such ownership percentage, the “ Director Nominating Threshold ”); and

(2) each Contributor Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to nominate to the Board one (1) Independent Director for so long as such Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is greater than fifteen and one-half percent (15.5%) (such ownership percentage, the “ Independent Director Nominating Threshold ” and, collectively, with the Director Nominating Threshold, the “ Ownership Thresholds ”);

(iv) Such additional number of Independent Directors, if any, as is necessary so that the aggregate number of Independent Directors to be elected pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) is equal to four (4), which such Independent Directors shall be nominated by the Contributor Investors by a majority vote of the aggregate number of Company Common Shares then held by all Contributor Investors; and

(v) Such additional number of directors, if any, as is necessary so that the aggregate number of directors to be elected pursuant to this Section 2.2(b) is equal to nine (9), which such directors shall be nominated by the Contributor Investors by a majority vote of the aggregate number of Company Common Shares then held by all Contributor Investors.

(c) Independent Company . If the Aggregate Ownership Percentage of the Investor, or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors collectively, is not greater than fifty percent (50%), the Board shall be as set forth in this Section 2.2(c). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Board, whether acting through a duly authorized committee or otherwise, to include in the slate of nominees recommended to the Shareholders for election as a director at any annual or special meeting of the Shareholders (or, if permitted, by any action by written consent of the Shareholders) at or by which directors of the Company are to be elected, including by calling a special meeting of the Board, any committee thereof and/or the Shareholders, recommending to Shareholders the election of the designees selected pursuant to this Section 2.2(c), and using its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies in favor of the election of any such individuals to the Board from the Shareholders eligible to vote for the election of directors as of the record date for such meeting, the following members to the Board:

(i) The Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

(ii) Up to three (3) directors nominated to the Board by the Investor, or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors. If nominated by the Contributor Investors after the time of the Distribution, each Contributor Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to nominate to the Board one (1) director for so long as such Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is greater than the Director Nominating Threshold; and

 

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(iii) Such number of Independent Directors as is required to comply with the Majority Independent Director Requirement; provided , however , that:

(1) one (1) such Independent Director shall be the Skyline Independent Director (to the extent such director is eligible to and elects to stand for reelection to the Board), until the first meeting of the Shareholders for the election of directors to the Board held after the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing;

(2) each Contributor Investor shall have the right (but not the obligation) to nominate one (1) Independent Director for so long as such Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is greater than the Independent Director Nominating Threshold; and

(3) any remaining Independent Directors shall be jointly nominated by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors of the Board.

(d) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause each individual designated pursuant to this Section 2.2 to be nominated for election as a director on the Board, and to take all other necessary actions, subject to applicable law and Applicable Governance Rules, to ensure that the composition of the Board is as set forth in this Section 2.2; provided that, notwithstanding anything in this Article 2 to the contrary, any director on the Board shall be required to meet the minimum qualifications for directors set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines then in effect (which qualifications shall not be amended without the prior written consent of a majority of the Investor Designees, other than to comply with Applicable Governance Rules based on the written advice of outside counsel to the Company). Without limiting the foregoing, at any annual or special meeting of the Shareholders at which directors are to be elected, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to either re-nominate for election each then-serving Investor Designee or such other Investor Designee(s) as the Investor or the Contributor Investors, as the case may be, may designate to the Company in writing. In connection with any designation by any Contributor Investor or Investor of an Investor Designee pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Investor and the Contributor Investors, as applicable, agree to provide to the Company all information concerning such Investor Designee(s) reasonably required and requested by the Company to the extent necessary for the Company to comply with Applicable Governance Rules and applicable disclosure rules.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the Company acknowledges and agrees that any Investor Designee may, at the discretion of Investor or the Contributor Investors, as the case may be, be an existing director, officer, employee or consultant of the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other individual that has a relationship (material or otherwise) with the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates.

2.3. Removal and Replacement; Vacancies . If the Investor or, if after the Distribution, any Contributor Investor loses its right to nominate a director to fill a directorship pursuant to Section 2.2, such Investor or Contributor Investor shall cause such applicable Investor Designee to resign his or her directorship effective as of such date. If, following election to the Board, any Investor Designee resigns, is removed in accordance with the By-laws of the Company, or is unable to serve for any reason prior to the expiration of his or her term as a director, then the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investor that designated such Investor Designee, as applicable, shall designate a replacement; provided that the Investor or such Contributor Investor maintains its right to nominate a director to fill such directorship pursuant to Section 2.2. If any designating Person or group fails to designate a nominee to fill any directorship, then such directorship shall be designated by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors of the Board.

 

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2.4. Board Committees .

(a) Effective as of the Closing, and at all times thereafter, the Board shall establish and maintain, as applicable, an audit committee, compensation committee, and nominating and corporate governance committee, and such other Board committees as the Board deems appropriate or as required by any Applicable Governance Rules, having such duties and responsibilities as are customary for such committees or as are required by any Applicable Governance Rules. The Company shall provide for the Investor Designees to have at least the same proportional representation (rounded to the nearest whole number, but not less than one) on each Board committee as the Investor Designees collectively have on the Board; provided that, to the extent that such proportional representation is not permissible under the independence requirements of Applicable Governance Rules (based on the written advice of outside counsel to the Company), the maximum number of Investor Designees permissible under such independence requirements shall be included on such committee, subject to the right of the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors, to appoint an Observer to such committee pursuant to Section 2.5(b). From and after the Closing, subject to applicable law and Applicable Governance Rules (based on the written advice of outside counsel to the Company), the Company agrees to take all other necessary actions to ensure that the composition of each Board committee is as set forth in this Section 2.4(a).

(b) Audit Committee .

(i) The Company agrees to take all necessary actions to ensure that, effective as of the Closing, and at all times thereafter, the audit committee of the Board is composed of at least three (3) Independent Directors in accordance with Applicable Governance Rules.

(ii) The Skyline Independent Director shall serve on the audit committee of the Board until the expiration of the obligations set forth in Sections 2.1(b)(iii)(1) and 2.2(b)(i). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Skyline Independent Director declines to serve on, or is no longer eligible to be a member of, the audit committee of the Board, such Skyline Independent Director shall immediately resign from his or her position as a member of the board of directors of the Company and shall not be eligible to be nominated as the Skyline Independent Director following such resignation.

(c) Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees. If, at any time following the Closing, the Aggregate Ownership Percentage of the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors collectively, is not greater than fifty percent (50%), the Company agrees to take all other necessary actions to ensure that, and at all times thereafter, each of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees of the Board is composed of at least three (3) Independent Directors, with each Contributor Investor having the right (but not the obligation) to nominate to each such committee one (1) Investor Designee (whom shall be an Independent Director) for so long as such Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is greater than the Independent Director Nominating Threshold. The remaining members of each such committee, if any, shall be jointly nominated by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors of the Board, subject to applicable law and Applicable Governance Rules.

 

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2.5. Observer Rights .

(a) Board . Any Contributor Investor may, at its election and upon written notice to the Company, appoint a designated representative to serve as a non-voting “observer” (an “ Observer ”) on the Board in addition to the Investor Designees serving on the Board, provided that such Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is greater than the Director Nominating Threshold. In addition, until the first meeting of the Shareholders for the election of directors to the Board held after the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing, Arthur J. Decio shall be an Observer with all the rights, preferences, and privileges afforded to Observers under this Agreement.

(b) Committees . To the extent that, due to the independence requirements of Applicable Governance Rules (based on the written advice of outside counsel to the Company), any Board committee or Subsidiary board committee may not include the full number of Investor Designees as set forth in Section 2.4, any Contributor Investor may, at its election and upon written notice to the Company, appoint an Investor Designee to serve as an Observer on such committee in addition to the Investor Designees serving on such committee.

(c) Each Observer shall (i) be provided by the Company with all notices of meetings, consents, minutes and other written materials that are provided to the directors serving on the Board or committee at the same time as such materials are provided to such directors and (ii) be entitled to attend all meetings of the Board or applicable committee. The Company shall reimburse each Observer for all travel and lodging expenses in connection with the attendance by the Observer at any Board or committee meeting on the same terms, and subject to the same policies, as shall apply to the other directors of the Company serving on the Board or such committee.

2.6. Period . Each of the foregoing provisions of this Article 2 shall expire on the earlier of (a) a Change of Control, and (b) with respect to any particular provision, the last date permitted by applicable law.

2.7. Voting Agreement . After the Distribution, each Contributor Investor hereby agrees to cast all votes to which such Contributor Investor is entitled, whether at any annual or special meeting, by written consent or otherwise, so as to establish the size of the Board as provided in Section 2.1(a), and to elect the Investor Designees identified in Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c).

ARTICLE 3

OTHER COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS.

3.1. Information and Consultation Rights . The Company hereby agrees that for so long as the Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage or, if after the Distribution, any Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is greater than the Director Nominating Threshold, the Company shall:

(a) Information Rights . Provide the Investor or, if after the Distribution, any applicable Contributor Investor, and each of their respective designated representatives with:

(i) the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and inspect the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, at such times as the Investor or any Contributor Investor, as applicable, shall reasonably request but not more frequently than once per quarter;

(ii) as soon as available, consolidated balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period or year then ended, as applicable, prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and with respect to each fiscal year end statement together with an auditor’s report thereon of a firm of established national reputation; and

 

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(iii) to the extent the Company is required by law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act actually prepared by the Company as soon as available;

provided that, in each case, if the Company makes the information described in Sections 3.1(a)(ii) and 3.1(a)(iii) available through public filings on the EDGAR system or any successor or replacement system of the Commission, the delivery of the information shall be deemed satisfied by such public filings.

(b) Consultation Rights . Make appropriate officers and directors of the Company, and its Subsidiaries, available periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors, for consultation with the Investor, the Contributor Investors, or its or their designated representatives, as applicable, with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

3.2. Freedom to Pursue Opportunities . The parties expressly acknowledge and agree that (i) the Investor, each Contributor Investor, and each of their respective Affiliates (including any Investor Designee or Observer) has the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on its own account or in partnership with, or as an employee, officer, director or shareholder of, any other Person, including those lines of business deemed to be competing with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall have any rights in and to the business ventures of the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates (including any Investor Designee or Observer), or the income or profits derived therefrom (other than in its capacity as a Shareholder), and (iii) in the event that the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates (including any Investor Designee or Observer) acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be an opportunity for the Company, except to the extent that any such transaction or opportunity comes to such Person’s attention solely through the role of any Investor Designee or Observer, neither the Investor, any Contributor Investor nor any of their respective Affiliates (including any Investor Designee or Observer) shall have any duty (contractual or otherwise) to communicate or present such opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any of their respective Affiliates) for breach of any duty (contractual or otherwise) by reason of the fact that the Investor, such Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates (including any Investor Designee or Observer), directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person or does not present such opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.3. No Restrictions on the Company, the Investor or the Contributor Investors .

(a) Without the prior written consent of the Company, after the date hereof, the Investor or, if after the Distribution, any Contributor Investor, shall not, and shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, take any action or execute any agreement that would purport to bind the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a “subsidiary,” “affiliate” or similar related party of the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates, including any provision or covenant that would purport to limit the freedom of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to (i) sell any products or services to any Person or in any geographic region, (ii) engage in any line of business or compete with any other Person,

 

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(iii) obtain products or services from any Person, (iv) solicit for employment, employ or otherwise engage any Persons as a service provider, or (v) disclose or use the confidential information of any Person (other than with respect to confidential information of a third party provided to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates).

(b) Without the prior written consent of the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Contributor Investors, after the date hereof, the Company shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, take any action or execute any agreement that would purport to bind the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates as an “affiliate,” “shareholder” or similar related party of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any provision or covenant that would purport to limit the freedom of the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates to (i) sell any products or services to any Person or in any geographic region, (ii) engage in any line of business or compete with any other Person, (iii) obtain products or services from any Person, (iv) solicit for employment, employ or otherwise engage any Persons as a service provider, or (v) disclose or use the confidential information of any Person (other than with respect to confidential information of a third party provided to the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any of their respective Affiliates by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

ARTICLE 4

REMEDIES.

The parties shall have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies which may be available, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances.

ARTICLE 5

AMENDMENT, TERMINATION, ETC.

5.1. Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be orally amended, modified, extended or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective.

5.2. Written Modifications . This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the Investor or, if after the Distribution, the Company and each of the Contributor Investors. Each such amendment shall be binding upon each party hereto. In addition, each party hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party. To the extent the amendment of any Section of this Agreement would require a specific consent pursuant to this Section 5.2, any amendment to the definitions used in such Section shall also require the specified consent.

5.3. Termination . Notwithstanding the foregoing Section 5.2, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to the Investor effective upon the Distribution and with respect to any Contributor Investor when such Contributor Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is not greater than the Director Nominating Threshold. Subject to Section 5.4, upon the effective time of any such termination as set forth in the prior sentence, the Investor or such Contributor Investor will no longer be a party to this Agreement and shall no longer have any rights or obligations provided herein.

 

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5.4. Effect of Termination . No termination under this Agreement shall relieve any Person of liability for breach prior to termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated, Investor and the Contributor Investors shall retain the indemnification rights pursuant to Sections 7.8 and 7.9 hereof with respect to any matter that (i) may be an Indemnified Liability and (ii) occurred prior to such termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated with respect to any Contributor Investor pursuant to Section 5.3, the first sentence of Section 2.3 shall remain in full force and effect and survive any such termination of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement will affect the obligation of any party pursuant to Article 8, all of which obligations will, in addition to this Section 5.4, survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years from the date of such termination.

ARTICLE 6

DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT:

6.1. Certain Matters of Construction . In addition to the definitions referred to or set forth below in this Article 6:

(1) The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Agreement shall include all subsections thereof;

(2) The word “including” shall mean including, without limitation;

(3) Definitions shall be equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined; and

(4) The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other.

6.2. Definitions . The following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person (for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise); provided , however , that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Investor or any Contributor Investor (and vice versa), (b) if such specified Person is an investment fund, any other investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof and (c) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any family member of such natural Person.

Aggregate Ownership Percentage ” means, with respect to any Person at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) equal to (i) the aggregate number of Company Securities beneficially owned by such Person (together with his, her or its Affiliates) at such time divided by (ii) the aggregate number of all outstanding Company Securities at such time.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Applicable Governance Rules ” means the requirements of any applicable federal or state securities laws or the rules, regulations or listing standards promulgated by any national securities exchange on which the Company Common Shares are traded.

Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of (a) any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other Person, or any other corporate reorganization or transaction (including the acquisition of capital stock of the Company), whether or not the Company is a party thereto, in which the Shareholders immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, reorganization or transaction, own capital stock either (i) representing directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, less than fifty percent (50%) of the economic interests in or voting power of the Company or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization or transaction or (ii) that does not directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, have the power to elect a majority of the Board or other surviving entity immediately after such consolidation, merger, reorganization or transaction; (b) any stock sale or other transaction or series of related transactions, whether or not the Company is a party thereto, after giving effect to which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power is owned directly, or indirectly through one or more entities, by any Person and its “affiliates” or “associates” (as such terms are defined in the rules adopted by the Commission under the Exchange Act), other than the Investor, any Contributor Investor and their respective Affiliates, excluding, in any case referred to in clause (a) or (b) any bona fide primary or secondary public offering; or (c) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

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

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Common Shares ” means common shares, $0.0277 par value per share, of Company.

Company Securities ” means (i) Company Common Shares, (ii) securities convertible or exercisable into, or exchangeable for, Company Common Shares, (iii) any other equity or equity-linked security issued by the Company and (iv) options, warrants or other rights to acquire any of the foregoing.

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

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

Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.

Indemnified Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.

Indemnitees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.

Independent Directors ” means each director of the Board who, as of the time of determination, (i) qualifies as “independent” under the Applicable Governance Rules and (ii) is not a director, manager, principal, partner, officer or employee of, and otherwise has no material relationship with, the Investor, any Contributor Investor, any other Person whose Aggregate Ownership Percentage is 2% or higher or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

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

Investor Designee ” means any director of the Board who has been designated by the Investor or any Contributor Investor pursuant to Article 2 hereof.

Investor ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Legal Proceeding ” means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, mediation, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, administration, receivership, involuntary arrangement, compromise or schedule with creditors, moratorium, stay or limitation of creditors rights, interim or provisions supervision by a court or court appointee, winding up or striking off, or similar event, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination, conciliation, expert determination or investigation or other process commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other governmental body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

Person ” means 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.

Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement among the parties hereto dated as of the date hereof.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as in effect from time to time.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

ARTICLE 7

MISCELLANEOUS.

7.1. Authority; Effect . Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association.

7.2. 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 facsimile, (c) sent by overnight courier or (d) sent by registered mail with postage prepaid, in each case, addressed as follows:

(a) If to the Company, to:

Skyline Champion Corporation

P.O. Box 743

2520 By-Pass Road

 

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Elkhart, IN 46515

Attn: John C. Firth

Email: JCFirth@qdi.com

with copies to:

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

11 S. Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Attn: David P. Hooper

Email: dhooper@btlaw.com

Fax: (317) 231-7433

(b) If to the Investor, to:

Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC

755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000

Troy, MI 48084

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (248) 273-4268

with copies to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Facsimile: (617) 951-7050

Attention: Zachary Blume

(c) If to Bain Capital Credit, to:

Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02199

Attention: Michael Bevacqua

Facsimile Number: (617) 516-2010

with copies to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Facsimile: (617) 951-7050

Attention: Zachary Blume

(d) If to Centerbridge Partners, to:

Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P.

375 Park Avenue, 12th Floor

 

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New York, NY 10152

Attention: Daniel Osnoss

Facsimile Number: (212) 672-453

with copies to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Facsimile: (617) 951-7050

Attention: Zachary Blume

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

Attention: Caroline B. Gottschalk

(e) If to MAK, to:

MAK Capital Fund L.P.

590 Madison Avenue, #902

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Michael Kaufman

Facsimile Number: (212) 486-4779

with copies to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Facsimile: (617) 951-7050

Attention: Zachary Blume

Notice to the holder of record of any shares of capital stock shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such shares for all purposes hereof.

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (a) on the date received, if personally delivered, (b) on the date received if delivered by facsimile on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (c) two (2) Business Days after being sent by overnight courier or registered mail. 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.

7.3. Binding Effect, Etc . This Agreement, together with the Exchange Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to their subject matter, supersede in their entirety all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements, or discussions with respect to such subject matter and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise

 

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expressly provided herein, neither the Company, Investor nor any Contributor Investor may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, effective upon the Distribution, the rights and obligations of Investor shall automatically inure to the benefit of the Contributor Investors and the prior written consent shall not be required in connection therewith.

7.4. Descriptive Heading . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

7.5. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

7.6. Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

7.7. No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Company, the Investor and each Contributor Investor covenant, agree and acknowledge that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of the Investor, any Contributor Investor or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of the Investor, any Contributor Investor or any current or future member of the Investor, Contributor Investor, or any of their respective current or future director, officer, employee, partner or members or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, for any obligation of the Investor or any Contributor Investor under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.

7.8. Indemnity and Liability . The Company shall indemnify, exonerate and hold the Investor, each Contributor Investor and their respective partners, shareholders, members, Affiliates, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees and agents and each of the partners, shareholders, members, Affiliates, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling Persons, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Indemnitees ”) free and harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, claims, liabilities, losses, damages and costs and out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by the Indemnitees or any of them before or after the date of this Agreement (an “ Indemnified Liability ” and, collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), as a result of, arising out of, or in any way relating to (i) this Agreement, the Exchange, any transaction to which the Company is a party or any other circumstances with respect to the Company (other than any such Indemnified Liabilities to the extent such Indemnified Liabilities arise out of any breach of this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement by such Indemnitee or its affiliated or associated Indemnitees or other related Persons or any transaction entered into after the consummation of the closing of the Exchange or other circumstances existing after the consummation of the closing of the Exchange with respect to which the interests of such Indemnitee

 

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or its affiliated or associated Indemnitees were adverse to the interests of the Company) or (ii) operations of, or services provided by any of the Indemnitees to the Company or any of its Affiliates from time to time (including but not limited to any indemnification obligations assumed or incurred by any Indemnitee to or on behalf of the Company or its accountants or other representatives, agents or Affiliates); provided that the foregoing indemnification rights shall not be available to the extent that any such Indemnified Liabilities arose on account of such Indemnitee’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, and further provided that, if and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unavailable or unenforceable for any reason, the Company hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable law. For purposes of this Section 7.8, none of the circumstances described in the limitations contained in the two provisos in the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to apply absent a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to such effect, in which case to the extent any such limitation is so determined to apply to any Indemnitee as to any previously advanced indemnity payments made by the Company, then such payments shall be promptly repaid by such Indemnitee to the Company. The rights of any Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights any such Person may have under any other agreement or instrument referenced above or any other agreement or instrument to which such Indemnitee is or becomes a party or is or otherwise becomes a beneficiary or under law or regulation. None of the Indemnitees shall in any event be liable to the Company or any of its Affiliates for any act or omission suffered or taken by such Indemnitee that does not constitute gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud.

7.9. Indemnification Priority . The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall be fully and primarily responsible for the payment of all Indemnified Liabilities to each Indemnitee, howsoever such right to indemnification or advancement from the Company arises, without regard to (i) any right of recovery the Indemnitee may have from a third party or (ii) any right to insurance coverage that the Indemnitee may have under any insurance policy. Under no circumstance shall the Company be entitled to any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, indemnification or contribution from any such third party or insurance carrier pursuant to any right of indemnification that the Indemnitee may have under any contract, insurance policy or otherwise, and the Company shall not have any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Indemnitee in respect thereof. No right of indemnification, reimbursement, advancement of expenses or insurance coverage or any other right of recovery the Indemnitee may have from any third party or insurance carrier shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the Indemnitee or the obligations of the Company under Section 7.8. The Company hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases, and covenants and agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against any Indemnitee that arises from or relates to the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement or under any other indemnification agreement (whether pursuant to contract, by-laws or charter), including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Indemnitee against any third party or insurance carrier, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right.

ARTICLE 8

CONFIDENTIALITY.

The Investor and each Contributor Investor agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose, other than as permitted by this Agreement, any confidential information provided to or learned by such party in connection with their respective rights under this

 

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Agreement, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Article 8 by such party or its Affiliates), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such party without use of such confidential information or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to such party by a third party (other than an Affiliate of such party) without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have; provided , however , that the Investor or a Contributor Investor may disclose confidential information (x) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection their respective rights under this Agreement, (y) to any Affiliate of such party and their respective directors, officers and employees, in each case in the ordinary course of business, or (z) as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process or requested by any regulatory or self-regulatory authority or examiner, provided that such party takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any required disclosure described in this clause (z); and provided , further , however , that the acts and omissions of any Person to whom such Investor or Contributor Investor may disclose confidential information pursuant to clauses (x) and (y) of the preceding proviso will be attributable to such party for purposes of determining such party’s compliance with this Article 8. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, the Company shall not disclose any material, non-public information of the Company to any Person outside of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement except in accordance with Commission Regulation FD, and all other applicable federal and state securities laws.

ARTICLE 9

GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION, ETC.

9.1. Governing Law; Venue .

(a) This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(b) The parties hereto agree that any Legal 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 shall be brought in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Indiana located in Indianapolis, Indiana and any appellate court therefrom. Each Party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in respect of any legal or equitable Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or relating to enforcement of any of the terms of this Agreement, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any such Legal Proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that the Legal Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Legal Proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each Party hereto agrees that notice or the service of process in any Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be properly served or delivered if delivered in the manner contemplated by Section 7.2 or in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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9.2. 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.

[Signature pages follow]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement (or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized) under seal as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:   SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION
  By: /s/ Richard W. Florea                                                 
  Name: Richard W. Florea
  Title:   President and CEO


INVESTOR:   CHAMPION ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, LLC
  By: /s/ Roger K. Scholten                                                 
  Name: Roger K. Scholten
  Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


CONTRIBUTOR INVESTORS:      
    SANKATY CHAMPION HOLDINGS, LLC
    By: Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC, its manager
      By: /s/ Andrew S. Viens                                                 
      Name: Andrew S. Viens
      Title: Executive Vice President
    SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES IV, L.P.
    By:   Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors IV, LLC,
      its general partner
    By:   Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC
      its managing member
      By: /s/ Andrew S. Viens                                                 
      Name: Andrew S. Viens
      Title: Executive Vice President


CCP CHAMPION INVESTORS, LLC
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general manager
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                            
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title: Authorized Signatory
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                            
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title: Authorized Signatory
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS STRATEGIC, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                            
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title: Authorized Signatory
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS SBS, L.P.
By: CCP SBS GP, LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                            
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title: Authorized Signatory


MAK CHAMPION INVESTMENT LLC
By:   MAK Capital Fund L.P.
By:   /s/ Michael Kaufman                            
  Name: Michael Kaufman
  Title: Portfolio Manager
MAK-RO CAPITAL MASTER FUND L.P.
By:   MAK GP LLC, its general partner
By:   /s/ Michael Kaufman                            
  Name: Michael Kaufman
  Title: Portfolio Manager

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

June 5, 2018

among

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION,

as Holdings,

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC.,

as the Borrower,

The LENDERS Party Hereto,

and

CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

 

CITIZENS BANK, N.A., JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

SECTION 1.01

  Defined Terms      1  

SECTION 1.02

  Classification of Loans and Borrowings      76  

SECTION 1.03

  Terms Generally      76  

SECTION 1.04

  Accounting Terms; GAAP      77  

SECTION 1.05

  Currency Translation; Rates      78  

SECTION 1.06

  Timing of Payment of Performance      79  

SECTION 1.07

  Cashless Rollovers      79  

SECTION 1.08

  Certain Calculations and Tests      79  

SECTION 1.09

  Rounding      81  

SECTION 1.10

  Additional Currencies      81  

ARTICLE II THE CREDITS

     82  

SECTION 2.01

  Commitments      82  

SECTION 2.02

  Loans and Borrowings      82  

SECTION 2.03

  Requests for Borrowings      83  

SECTION 2.04

  Swingline Loans      84  

SECTION 2.05

  Letters of Credit      86  

SECTION 2.06

  Funding of Borrowings      92  

SECTION 2.07

  Interest Elections      93  

SECTION 2.08

  Termination and Reduction of Commitments      95  

SECTION 2.09

  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt      95  

SECTION 2.10

  Amortization of Term Loans      96  

SECTION 2.11

  Prepayment of Loans      97  

SECTION 2.12

  Fees      108  

SECTION 2.13

  Interest      109  

SECTION 2.14

  Alternate Rate of Interest      110  

SECTION 2.15

  Increased Costs      111  

SECTION 2.16

  Break Funding Payments      112  

SECTION 2.17

  Taxes      113  

SECTION 2.18

  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs      117  

SECTION 2.19

  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      119  

 

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SECTION 2.20

  Incremental Loans and Commitments      120  

SECTION 2.21

  Refinancing Amendments      124  

SECTION 2.22

  Defaulting Lenders      125  

SECTION 2.23

  Illegality      126  

SECTION 2.24

  Loan Modification Offers      127  

SECTION 2.25

  Permitted Debt Exchanges      128  

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     131  

SECTION 3.01

  Organization; Powers      132  

SECTION 3.02

  Authorization; Enforceability      132  

SECTION 3.03

  Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts      132  

SECTION 3.04

  Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect      132  

SECTION 3.05

  Properties      133  

SECTION 3.06

  Litigation and Environmental Matters      133  

SECTION 3.07

  Compliance with Laws      133  

SECTION 3.08

  Investment Company Status      133  

SECTION 3.09

  Taxes      134  

SECTION 3.10

  ERISA; Foreign Pension Plans      134  

SECTION 3.11

  Disclosure      134  

SECTION 3.12

  Subsidiaries      134  

SECTION 3.13

  Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc      135  

SECTION 3.14

  Solvency      135  

SECTION 3.15

  Federal Reserve Regulations      135  

SECTION 3.16

  Security Interest in Collateral      135  

SECTION 3.17

  PATRIOT Act, OFAC and FCPA      135  

ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS

     136  

SECTION 4.01

  Effective Date      136  

SECTION 4.02

  Each Credit Event      138  

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     139  

SECTION 5.01

  Financial Statements and Other Information      139  

SECTION 5.02

  Notices of Material Events      142  

SECTION 5.03

  Information Regarding Collateral      142  

SECTION 5.04

  Existence; Conduct of Business      143  

SECTION 5.05

  Payment of Taxes, Etc.      143  

 

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SECTION 5.06

  Maintenance of Properties      143  

SECTION 5.07

  Insurance.      143  

SECTION 5.08

  Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights      144  

SECTION 5.09

  Compliance with Laws      144  

SECTION 5.10

  Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit      145  

SECTION 5.11

  Additional Subsidiaries      145  

SECTION 5.12

  Further Assurances      146  

SECTION 5.13

  [Reserved]      146  

SECTION 5.14

  Certain Post-Closing Obligations      146  

SECTION 5.15

  Designation of Subsidiaries      147  

SECTION 5.16

  Change in Nature of Business      147  

SECTION 5.17

  Fiscal Year End Changes      148  

ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     148  

SECTION 6.01

  Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities      148  

SECTION 6.02

  Liens      153  

SECTION 6.03

  Fundamental Changes      157  

SECTION 6.04

  Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions      158  

SECTION 6.05

  Asset Sales      162  

SECTION 6.06

  [Reserved].      165  

SECTION 6.07

  Negative Pledge      165  

SECTION 6.08

  Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness      167  

SECTION 6.09

  Transactions with Affiliates      171  

SECTION 6.10

  Financial Maintenance Covenant      173  

ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     173  

SECTION 7.01

  Events of Default      173  

SECTION 7.02

  Right to Cure      177  

SECTION 7.03

  Application of Proceeds      178  

ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     179  

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

     185  

SECTION 9.01

  Notices      185  

SECTION 9.02

  Waivers; Amendments      186  

SECTION 9.03

  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver      191  

SECTION 9.04

  Successors and Assigns      194  

 

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SECTION 9.05

  Survival      203  

SECTION 9.06

  Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness      204  

SECTION 9.07

  Severability      204  

SECTION 9.08

  Right of Setoff      204  

SECTION 9.09

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      205  

SECTION 9.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      206  

SECTION 9.11

  Headings      206  

SECTION 9.12

  Confidentiality      206  

SECTION 9.13

  USA Patriot Act      208  

SECTION 9.14

  Judgment Currency      208  

SECTION 9.15

  Release of Liens and Guarantees      208  

SECTION 9.16

  No Fiduciary Relationship      209  

SECTION 9.17

  Permitted Intercreditor Agreements      209  

SECTION 9.18

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      210  

SECTION 9.19

  Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents      211  

SECTION 9.20

  Other Agents and Arrangers      211  

 

SCHEDULES:

     

Schedule 1.01(a)

         

Excluded Subsidiaries

Schedule 1.01(b)

         

Existing LCs

Schedule 2.01(a)

         

Revolving Commitments

Schedule 2.01(b)

         

LC Commitments

Schedule 3.05

         

Effective Date Material Real Property

Schedule 3.12

         

Subsidiaries

Schedule 5.14

         

Certain Post-Closing Obligations

Schedule 6.01

         

Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02

         

Existing Liens

Schedule 6.04(f)

         

Existing Investments

Schedule 6.07

         

Existing Restrictions

Schedule 6.09

         

Existing Affiliate Transactions

 

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EXHIBITS:      
Exhibit A    —      Form of Acceptance and Prepayment Notice
Exhibit B    —      Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit C    —      Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit D    —      Form of Collateral Agreement
Exhibit E    —      Form of Discount Range Prepayment Notice
Exhibit F    —      Form of Discount Range Prepayment Offer
Exhibit G    —      Form of Revolving Note
Exhibit H    —      Form of Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit I    —      Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit J    —      [Reserved]
Exhibit K    —      [Reserved]
Exhibit L    —      Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice
Exhibit M    —      Form of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer
Exhibit N    —      Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Notice
Exhibit O    —      Form of Specified Discount Prepayment Response
Exhibit P    —      Form of Notice of Prepayment
Exhibit Q-1    —      Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit Q-2    —      Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit Q-3    —      Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit Q-4    —      Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit R    —      Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit S    —      Form of Intercompany Note
Exhibit T    —      Form of Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit U    —      Form of Solvency Certificate

 

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, this “ Agreement ”), among SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders (as defined herein) from time to time party hereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.

RECITALS

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Share Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2018 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “ Contribution and Exchange Agreement ”), by and among, inter alios , Holdings and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CEH ”), CEH and Holdings consummated a share contribution and exchange, effective June 1, 2018, pursuant to which CEH contributed the CHB Shares (as defined in the Contribution and Exchange Agreement) to Holdings in exchange for the issuance to CEH of duly authorized, validly issued, fully-paid and non-assessable common shares in Holdings (the “ Contribution and Exchange ”); and

WHEREAS , in order to (i) refinance in full existing Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under the Existing Champion Credit Agreement in an outstanding principal amount of approximately $46,900,000, (ii) replace or “roll over” the Existing Letters of Credit and thereby permit the release of cash collateral posted with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit, (iii) fund the payment of fees and expenses incurred by Holdings and its respective Subsidiaries in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (iv) fund working capital requirements, letter of credit needs and other general corporate purposes of Holdings and its respective Subsidiaries, the Borrower has requested, and the Revolving Lenders have agreed that (1) the Revolving Lenders shall make available to the Borrower a revolving credit facility (including a letter of credit sub-facility) which, on the Effective Date and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, shall be in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100,000,000, (2) the Issuing Banks shall issue Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $45,000,000 and (3) the Swingline Lender shall extend credit in the form of Swingline Loans at any time during the Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $10,000,000.

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

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

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

 

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Acceptable Discount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D)(2) .

Acceptable Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D)(3) .

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice ” means an irrevocable written notice from a Term Lender accepting a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment at the Acceptable Discount specified therein pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit  A .

Acceptance Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D)(2) .

Accepting Lenders ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.24(a) .

Accounting Changes ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  1.04(d) .

Acquired EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Pro Forma Entity for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Pro Forma Entity and its subsidiaries which will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity.

Acquired Entity or Business ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Acquisition Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  6.01(a)(xxvi) .

Acquisition Transaction ” means the purchase or other acquisition, by merger, consolidation or otherwise, by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Equity Interests in, or all or substantially all the assets of (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business of), any Person or of a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of any Person (including any Investment which serves to increase Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary’s respective equity ownership in any Joint Venture to an amount in excess of the majority of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Joint Venture).

Additional Lender ” means, at any time, any bank or other financial institution (including any such bank or financial institution that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Facility pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment in accordance with Section  2.20 or (b) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section  2.21 ; provided that each Additional Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (such approval in each case not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and (ii) the Borrower, in each of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent such approval would be required pursuant to Section  9.04 if an assignment of the applicable Loans or Commitments were being made to such Additional Lender.

 

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Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.20(a) .

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

Administrative Agent ” means Citizens Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article  VIII .

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

Affected Class ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.24(a) .

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. For the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Jefferies LLC and its Affiliates shall be deemed to be Affiliates of Jefferies Finance LLC and its Affiliates.

Affiliated Debt Fund ” means any Affiliate of a Sponsor (other than a natural Person) that is a bona fide debt fund or investment vehicle that is engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities, and that (i) exercises independent discretion from the private equity business of such Sponsor and, where such Sponsor is itself engaged in the business of debt investing, from such debt investing business of such Sponsor or (ii) in the case of Centerbridge, Centerbridge Special Credit Partners, L.P., Centerbridge Special Credit Partners II, L.P. Centerbridge Special Credit Partners III, L.P., Centerbridge Special Credit Partners III-Flex, L.P., any of their respective subsidiaries or successor or parallel funds or vehicles which exercises fiduciary duties to the investors thereof that are independent of their duties to the investors in the private equity business of Centerbridge, and any of Centerbridge’s Affiliates, funds, partnerships or other co-investment vehicles managed, advised or controlled by the foregoing, or (iii) in the case of MAK and/or BCC, any of their respective subsidiaries or successor or parallel funds or vehicles which exercises fiduciary duties to the investors thereof that are independent of their duties to the investors of MAK or BCC, as applicable.

Affiliated Debt Fund Restrictions ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.04(g) .

Affiliated Lender ” means any Non-Affiliated Debt Fund, Holdings and/or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.04(g)(5) .

Affiliated Lender Cap ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.04(g)(4) .

 

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Agent ” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lead Arranger, each Joint Bookrunner and any successors and assigns in such capacity, and “ Agents ” means two or more of them.

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

Agreement Currency ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.14(b) .

Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 0.50% per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in Dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1.00% per annum. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

Alternative Currency ” means each currency (other than Dollars) that is approved in accordance with Section  1.10 .

Applicable Account ” means, with respect to any payment to be made to the Administrative Agent hereunder, the account specified by the Administrative Agent from time to time for the purpose of receiving payments of such type.

Applicable Creditor ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.14(b) .

Applicable Discount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C)(2) .

Applicable Percentage ” means, at any time with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time (or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, such Lender’s share of the aggregate Revolving Exposures of all Revolving Lenders at that time). If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments pursuant to this Agreement and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.

Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan and any Unused Line Fee, the applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”, “Eurocurrency Spread” or “Unused Line Fee”, as applicable; in each case based upon the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of the Fiscal Quarter for which consolidated financial statements have most recently been delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or Section  5.01(b) ; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, through the end of the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018, the Applicable Rate shall be based on the rates per annum set forth in Category 3 below:

 

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Category    First Lien Net Leverage Ratio    ABR
Spread
    Eurocurrency
Spread
    Unused
Line
Fee
 
1    Greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00      1.25     2.25     0.40
2    Less than 2.00 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 1.25 to 1.00      1.00     2.00     0.35
3    Less than 1.25 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 0.50 to 1.00      0.75     1.75     0.30
4    Less than 0.50 to 1.00      0.50     1.50     0.25

For the purposes of the foregoing, each change in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the Business Day following the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or Section  5.01(b) of the consolidated financial statements and related Compliance Certificate indicating such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Applicable Rate, at the option of the Administrative Agent or the Majority in Interest of the Revolving Lenders, shall be based on the rates per annum set forth in Category 1 if the Borrower fails to deliver the consolidated financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or Section  5.01(b) or any Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant hereto, in each case within the time periods specified herein for such delivery, during the period commencing on and including the day of the occurrence of a Default resulting from such failure and until the delivery thereof.

Approved Bank ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

Approved Foreign Bank ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Cash Equivalents.”

Approved Fund ” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) any Affiliate of such Lender or (c) any entity or any Affiliate of any entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section  9.04 ), or as otherwise required to be entered into under the terms of this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Auction Agent ” means (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(a)(ii) ; 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 ” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of (i) CEH and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended March 28, 2015, April 2, 2016, and April 1, 2017, and (ii) Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017, in each case together with the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows of CEH or Holdings, as applicable, and their respective consolidated subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

Available Amount ” means, at any date of determination, a cumulative amount equal to (without duplication):

(a) $25,000,000 (the “ Available Amount Starter Amount ”), plus

(b) an amount equal to the greater of (x) 50% of Cumulative Consolidated Net Income as of such date and (y) zero, plus

(c) the aggregate amount as of such date of any Retained Asset Sale Proceeds, plus

(d) the aggregate amount as of such date of any Retained Declined Proceeds resulting from Dispositions effected during any period when Term Loans are outstanding under this Agreement, plus

(e) the aggregate amount as of such date of any Available Equity Amount, plus

(f) the aggregate amount as of such date of any Net Proceeds of sales of Investments and returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts on Investments, in each case (i) to the extent received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date in cash or Cash Equivalents and (ii) relating to Investments which were made utilizing the Available Amount, plus

(g) Investments of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or any third-party (including any Joint Venture) that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or that has been merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all of its assets to, or is liquidated, wound up or dissolved into, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Effective Date and on or prior to such date (up to the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Investments of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or third party at the time of such re-designation or merger, amalgamation or consolidation and (ii) the Fair Market Value of the original Investment by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or third party utilizing the Available Amount; provided that, in the event such original Investment was made with cash, the Fair Market value of such Investment shall be deemed to be the cash value), plus

 

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(h) Net Proceeds of a sale or other Disposition of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture (including the issuance of stock of an Unrestricted Subsidiary) received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent of any Investments made in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture which utilized the Available Amount, plus

(i) to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, dividends or other distributions or returns on capital received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture to the extent of any Investments made in such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Joint Venture which utilized the Available Amount.

Available Equity Amount ” means, at any date of determination, a cumulative amount of cash, Cash Equivalents or the Fair Market Value of other property or assets equal to (without duplication):

(a) capital contributions to Holdings made in cash, cash equivalents or other property (including, for the avoidance of doubt, capital contributions (i) received by Holdings on account of any new public or private issuances of Qualified Equity Interests in Holdings after the Effective Date (other than pursuant to any management equity plan, stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan) and (ii) in respect of Term Loans contributed to Holdings or the Borrower), received by Holdings or the Borrower (other than in respect of any Disqualified Equity Interest and excluding amounts received from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) after the Effective Date and on or prior to such date of determination, plus

(b) the net cash proceeds received on or prior to such date by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary from Indebtedness and Disqualified Equity Interest issuances issued after the Effective Date and which have been exchanged or converted into Qualified Equity Interests in Holdings, plus

(c) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received after the Effective Date and on or prior to such date in cash or Cash Equivalents by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on Investments made using the Available Equity Amount (not to exceed the amount of such Investments);

provided that the Available Equity Amount shall not include any (i) Cure Amount or (ii) any contribution utilized in connection with the incurrence of Contribution Indebtedness.

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

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

 

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BCC ” means Bain Capital Credit, LP.

Basel III ” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary banking regulatory authority.

Board of Directors ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers, board of directors, manager or managing member of such Person or the functional equivalent of the foregoing, (c) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors, board of managers, manager or managing member of a general partner of such Person or the functional equivalent of the foregoing and (d) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.

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

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

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment ” means the offer by the Borrower to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified discount to par pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) .

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers ” means the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Term Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range at a discount to par pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers ” means the solicitation by the Borrower of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Term Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Borrowing ” means (a) Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date in the same currency and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect, or (b) a Swingline Loan.

Borrowing Minimum ” means (a) in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, $100,000 and (b) in the case of a Swingline Loan, $100,000.

Borrowing Multiple ” means (a) in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, $100,000 and (b) in the case of a Swingline Loan, $100,000.

Borrowing Request ” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.03 and substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C .

 

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

Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period, the additions to property, plant and equipment and other capital expenditures of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are (or should be) set forth in a consolidated statement of cash flows of Holdings for such period prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Lease Obligation ” means an obligation that is a Capitalized Lease; and the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby at any time shall be the amount of the liability in respect thereof that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date.

Capitalized Leases ” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date, recorded as capitalized leases.

Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Banks or Revolving Lenders, as collateral for LC Exposure or obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of LC Exposure, cash or deposit account balances under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent or, if the Collateral Agent and each Issuing Bank shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and each applicable Issuing Bank. “ Cash Collateral ” and “ Cash Collateralization ” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following, to the extent owned by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary:

(a) Dollars, Euros, Sterling, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars, Yuan and such other currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(b) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;

(c) time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank meeting the requirements of clause (i)  or (ii) above being an “ Approved Bank ”), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

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(d) commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(e) repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks, in each case, for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States or (ii) any member nation of the European Union rated A (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and A2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a Fair Market Value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;

(f) marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions or (ii) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

(g) securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by a foreign government having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);

(h) investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

(i) instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a)  through (h) above denominated in Euros or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction;

 

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(j) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a)  through (i) of this definition;

(k) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (i) obligations of the national government of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of investment therein, (ii) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business; provided such country is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “ Approved Foreign Bank ”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition and (iii) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank;

(l) interest bearing instruments with a maximum maturity of 180 days in respect of which the obligor is a G8 government or other G8 governmental agency or a G8 financial institution with credit ratings from S&P of at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s of at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof; and

(m) investment funds investing at least 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a)  through (l) above.

Cash Management Obligations ” means (a) obligations in respect of any treasury management services, overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds and (b) other obligations in respect of netting services, employee credit, commercial credit card, debit card, stored value card or purchase card programs and similar arrangements.

Cash Management Services ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Secured Cash Management Obligations.”

Cash Remittance ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Travelers Instrument Issuer LLC Agreement.

Casualty Event ” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

CEH ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals hereto.

 

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Centerbridge ” means Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P.

CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

Change in Control ” means:

(a) the failure of Holdings, directly or indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries that are Guarantors, to own all of the Equity Interests in the Borrower; or

(b) any person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan and/or Person acting as the trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator therefor), other than the Permitted Holders (or any holding company that is controlled directly or indirectly by the Permitted Holders), shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership of voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings having more than the greater of (A) 35% of the outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings and (B) the percentage of the then-existing outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings owned in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially, by the Permitted Holders (or any holding company that is controlled directly or indirectly by the Permitted Holders), unless, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), the Permitted Holders, directly or indirectly through one or more holding companies, have the right (pursuant to contract, proxy, ownership of Equity Interests or otherwise) to designate or appoint (and do so designate or appoint) a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Holdings.

For the purposes of this definition and any related definition to the extent used for the purposes of this definition, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act and the phrase “owned beneficially” shall be construed accordingly, (ii) the phrase Person or “group” is within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or “group” and its subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, and (iii) a Person or group shall not be deemed to beneficially own securities subject to an equity or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement, (iv) if any group includes one or more Permitted Holders, the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Holders that are part of such Person or “group” shall not be treated as being beneficially owned by such Person or “group” for the purposes of determining whether a Change in Control has occurred and (v) a Person or group will not be deemed to beneficially own the Equity Interests of another Person as a result of its ownership of the Equity Interests or other securities of such other Person’s parent (or related contractual rights) unless it owns at least a majority of the total voting power of the Equity Interests of such parent.

Change in Law ” means (a) the adoption of any rule, regulation, treaty or other law after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any rule, regulation, treaty or other law or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive

 

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(whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and any requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) any requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank of International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued after the date of this Agreement, but only to the extent the relevant increased costs or loss of yield would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section  2.15 .

CHB Material Adverse Effect ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Contribution and Exchange Agreement.

Class ” when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans or Swingline Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment, or Other Term Commitment and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments. Other Term Commitments, Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Commitments (and the Other Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto) and Incremental Term Loans that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes.

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

Collateral ” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Secured Obligations.

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

Collateral Agreement ” means the Collateral Agreement among Holdings, each other Loan Party and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit  D .

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement ” means, at any time, the requirement that:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) from Holdings and each Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower and each Excluded Subsidiary), either (x) a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Guarantor after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person and (ii) from each Loan Party, either (x) a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person or (y) in the case of any Person that becomes or is required to become a Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded

 

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Subsidiary), a supplement to the Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, in each case under this clause (a)  together with, in the case of any such Loan Documents executed and delivered after the Effective Date, documents and opinions to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent of the type referred to in Sections 4.01(b) , 4.01(c) and 4.01(d) ;

(b) all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Assets) owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement and, the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

(c) other than to the extent constituting an Excluded Asset, if any Indebtedness for borrowed money of Holdings or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $7,500,000 or more is owing by such obligor to any Loan Party and if such Indebtedness shall be evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement and the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

(d) other than to the extent constituting an Excluded Asset, all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and intellectual property security agreements, required by this Agreement (including Control Agreements to the extent required by Section 5.14(c)), the Security Documents, Requirements of Law and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents and the other provisions of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent in proper form for filing, registration or recording, in each case, subject to exceptions and limitations otherwise set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and

(e) the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property, duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance (or marked unconditional commitment to issue such policy or policies) in the amount equal to not less than 100% (or such lesser amount as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent) of the Fair Market Value of such Mortgaged Property and fixtures, as reasonably determined by the Borrower and agreed to by the Administrative Agent, issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a first priority Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens other than Liens permitted by Section  6.02 , together with such endorsements (other than a creditor’s rights endorsement), as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to the extent available in

 

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the applicable jurisdiction at commercially reasonable rates, (iii) such affidavits, instruments of indemnification (including a so-called “gap” indemnification) as are customarily requested by the title company to induce the title company to issue the title policies and endorsements contemplated above, (iv) evidence reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent of payment by Holdings or any Subsidiary of all title policy premiums, search and examination charges, escrow charges and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgages and issuance of the title policies referred to above, (v) a survey of each Mortgaged Property in such form as shall be required by the title company to issue the so-called comprehensive and other survey-related endorsements and to remove the standard survey exceptions from the title policies and endorsements contemplated above ( provided , however , that a survey shall not be required to the extent that the issuer of the applicable title insurance policy provides reasonable and customary survey-related coverages (including, without limitation, survey-related endorsements) in the applicable title insurance policy based on an existing survey and/or such other documentation as may be reasonably satisfactory to the title insurer), (vi) completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency (“ FEMA ”) Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property subject to the applicable FEMA rules and regulations (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by each Loan Party relating thereto), (vii) if any Mortgaged Property is located in an area determined by FEMA to have special flood hazards, evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under applicable law or regulation, including Regulation H of the Board of Governors and the other Flood Insurance Laws and as required under Section  5.07 , (viii) such legal opinions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage and (ix) existing environmental assessment reports, to the extent available and in the possession or reasonable control of Holdings or the Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Loan Parties, or the provision of Guarantees by any Subsidiary (i) if such assets constitute Excluded Assets, (ii) if, and for so long as and to the extent that the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any material adverse Tax consequences to Holdings and the Subsidiaries (including the imposition of material withholding or other Taxes)), outweighs the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, and/or (iii) if the grant or perfection of a security interest in such asset would (A) be prohibited by enforceable anti-assignment provisions of any applicable law or restricted by any license, franchise, charter, authorization or other applicable law (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction on such grant or perfection), (B) require the consent of any applicable Governmental Authority (except to the extent such consent has been obtained), (C) violate the terms of any contract (to the extent binding on such Person or property at the time of the acquisition thereof and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition) (in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the

 

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UCC or other similar applicable law) or (D) trigger termination of any contract pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision (to the extent binding on such Person or property at the time of the acquisition thereof and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition); it being understood that the Collateral shall include any proceeds and/or receivables (other than to the extent constituting Excluded Assets) arising out of any contract described in this clause (a)(iii) to the extent the assignment of such proceeds or receivables is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other similar applicable law notwithstanding the relevant prohibition, violation or termination right, (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth herein and in the Security Documents as in effect on the Effective Date, (c) no perfection actions (beyond the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code) shall be required, nor shall the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent be authorized to take any actions with respect to (A) commercial tort claims with a value less than $7,500,000 , (B) Vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (C) letter of credit rights, except to the extent constituting a supporting obligation for other Collateral as to which perfection is accomplished by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or equivalent (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code), (D) promissory notes evidencing debt for borrowed money in a principal amount individually of less than $7,500,000, (E) (i) the Equity Interests of any Immaterial Subsidiary, Unrestricted Subsidiary, not-for-profit subsidiary, special purpose entity and/or captive insurance company and/or (ii) the Equity Interests of a Person that is not a subsidiary, which Person, if a Subsidiary, would constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary or (F) Excluded Accounts, (d) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken, nor shall the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent be authorized to take any such action, to create any security interests under security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction in assets located or titled outside of the United States (including any Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries and any Foreign Intellectual Property) or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction), and (e) no Loan Party shall be required to seek any landlord lien waiver, estoppel, warehouseman waiver or other collateral access or similar letter or agreement. The Administrative Agent (in its reasonable discretion) may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets or the provision of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Effective Date, the timelines set forth in Schedule 5.14 or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Effective Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

Commitment ” means, with respect to any Lender, its Revolving Commitment, Other Revolving Commitments of any Class, Other Term Commitments of any Class or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

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.

 

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Company Competitor ” means any competitor of Holdings and/or any of its subsidiaries.

Company Material Adverse Effect ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Contribution and Exchange Agreement.

Company Materials ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.01 .

Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Company Competitor or any Affiliate thereof, any debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is (i) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and (ii) managed, sponsored or advised by any person that is controlling, controlled by or under common control with the relevant Company Competitor or Affiliate thereof, but only to the extent that no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant Company Competitor (A) makes (or has the right to make or participate with others in making) investment decisions on behalf of, or otherwise cause the direction of the investment policies of, such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated entity or (B) except in its capacity as a Lender or potential lender, has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to Holdings and/or any entity that forms part of any of its business (including any of its subsidiaries).

Compliance Certificate ” means a Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.01 .

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, the Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus :

(a) without duplication and to the extent already deducted or to the extent not included (and not added back or excluded) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:

(i) total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, non-cash interest payments, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses incurred in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, the implied interest component of synthetic leases with respect to such period, interest in respect of Capital Lease Obligations, any commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Permitted Receivables Financing, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations or such derivative instruments, and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to bankers acceptances, and bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities (whether amortized or immediately expensed),

 

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(ii) provision for taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital, including federal, foreign and state income, franchise, excise and similar taxes based on income, profits, revenue or capital and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds) including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations,

(iii) depreciation and amortization (including amortization of (A) deferred financing, commissions, fees, expenses, yield or costs (including original issue discount) and (B) intangible assets),

(iv) other non-cash charges (provided, in each case, that if any non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A) the Borrower may determine not to add back such non-cash charge in the current period or (B) to the extent the Borrower decides to add back such non-cash charge, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent), and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period,

(v) the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of income attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary deducted from and not added back in such period to Consolidated Net Income, excluding cash distributions in respect thereof,

(vi) (A) for periods prior to the Effective Date, the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees, indemnities and related expenses paid or accrued in such period to (or on behalf of) the Sponsors (including any termination fees payable in connection with the early termination of management and monitoring agreements), (B) the amount of any fees or reimbursements (including pursuant to any management agreement) of directors, officers, employees, consultants and board observers and (C) the amount of payments made to option holders of Holdings or any Parent Entity in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to shareholders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such option holders as though they were shareholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, and the employer portion of any payroll taxes associated therewith, in each case to the extent permitted in the Loan Documents,

(vii) losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing,

(viii) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such receipts were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (c)  below for any previous period and not added back,

 

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(ix) (A) any costs or expenses incurred or paid by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan, “phantom” stock plans or any other management or employee benefit plan or long term incentive plan or agreement, any severance agreement or any stock subscription, registration rights or shareholder agreements, non-compete agreements and other similar agreements and the employer portion of any payroll taxes associated therewith, and (B) any charge in connection with the rollover, acceleration or payout of equity interests held by management and members of the board of Holdings, and the employer portion of any payroll taxes associated therewith, in each case under this clause (B) , to the extent any such cash charge is funded with net cash proceeds contributed to Holdings as a capital contribution or as a result of Net Proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests, any “specified equity contribution” or any “excluded contribution” (other than any such excluded contribution designated for such purpose)) of Holdings,

(x) any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 715, and any other items of a similar nature,

(xi) charges attributable to, and payments of, legal settlements, fines, judgments or orders,

(xii) earn-out obligation expense incurred in connection with the Contribution and Exchange, any acquisition or any other investment (including any acquisition or other investment consummated prior to the Effective Date) which is paid or accrued during the applicable period,

(xiii) proceeds of business interruption insurance in an amount representing the earnings for the applicable period that such proceeds are intended to replace (whether or not then received so long as the Borrower in good faith expects Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries to receive such proceeds within the next four fiscal quarters (it being understood that to the extent such proceeds are not actually received within such fiscal quarters, such proceeds shall be deducted in calculating Consolidated EBITDA for such fiscal quarters)),

(xiv) the amount of any charge or deduction associated with any Restricted Subsidiary that is attributable to any non-controlling interest or minority interest of any third party,

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(including, without limitation, legal, accounting and other professional fees and expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions and other investments made prior to the Effective Date) and (B) charges, expenses or losses incurred in connection with any Tax Restructuring (in each case, whether or not consummated),

(xvi) charges relating to the sale of products in new locations, including, without limitation, start-up costs, initial testing and registration costs in new markets, the cost of feasibility studies, travel costs for employees engaged in activities relating to any or all of the foregoing and the allocation of general and administrative support in connection with any or all of the foregoing,

(xvii) charges associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and charges relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity or debt securities, employees’, consultants’, directors’ or managers’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, charges relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees and listing fees (collectively, “ Public Company Costs ”),

(xviii) [reserved],

(xix) add-backs and adjustments set forth in any quality of earnings analysis prepared by independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or similar permitted Investment, and

(xx) costs, expenses, charges, accruals, reserves (including restructuring costs related to acquisition prior to, on or after the Effective Date) or expenses attributable to the undertaking and/or the implementation of cost savings initiatives, operating expense reductions and other restructuring and integration and transition costs,

plus

(b) (1) without duplication, the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to the Transactions and any Specified Transaction, or any restructuring, cost saving initiative or other initiative that are projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of actions that have been taken or initiated or are expected to be taken or initiated on or prior to the date that is 18 months after the end of the relevant Test Period or, in the case of the Transactions, the Effective Date (in the good faith determination of the Borrower), including any cost

 

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savings, expenses and charges (including restructuring and integration charges) in connection with, or incurred by or on behalf of, any Joint Venture of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (whether accounted for in the financial statements of any such Joint Venture, Holdings or the Borrower) with respect to any of the Transactions, Specified Transaction and any restructuring, cost saving initiative or other initiative (which cost savings shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings had been realized on the first day of the relevant period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings are factually supportable and reasonably identifiable, (B) no cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (b)  to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies that are included in clause (a)  above (it being understood and agreed that “run rate” shall mean the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken) and (C) the aggregate amount added pursuant to this clause (b)(1) with respect to any Test Period as a result of actions that are expected to be taken or expected to be initiated prior to the date that is 18 months after the end of the relevant Test Period (other than cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies related to the Transactions) shall not exceed an amount equal to 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect thereto) and (2) other adjustments and add-backs calculated in accordance with Regulation S-X;

less

(c) without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:

(i) non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period),

(ii) the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of loss attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary added to and not deducted in such period from Consolidated Net Income, and

(iii) cash expenditures (or any netting arrangements resulting in increased cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA in any period to the extent non-cash losses relating to such expenditures were added to the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for any previous periods and not subtracted back,

in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

(I) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than

 

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any Unrestricted Subsidiary) whether such acquisition occurred before or after the Effective Date to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Effective Date, and not subsequently so disposed of, an “ Acquired Entity or Business ”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “ Converted Restricted Subsidiary ”), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis,

(II) there shall be (A) excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified, a “ Sold Entity or Business ”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “ Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary ”), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis and (B) included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period in which a Sold Entity or Business is disposed, an adjustment equal to the Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment with respect to such Sold Entity or Business (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such disposal) as specified in the Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders), and

(III) Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased (with respect to losses) or decreased (with respect to gains) by, without duplication, any net realized gains and losses relating to (i) amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (including net realized gains and losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized gains or losses from related Swap Agreements (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice)) or (ii) any other amounts denominated in or otherwise trued-up to provide similar accounting as if it were denominated in foreign currencies.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to any adjustment set forth above with respect to any transactions occurring after the Effective Date, Consolidated EBITDA shall be $19,833,000, $32,738,000, $21,643,000 and $18,269,000 for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2018, December 30, 2017, September 30, 2017, and July 1, 2017, respectively.

 

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Consolidated First Lien Debt ” means the amount of Consolidated Total Net Debt that is secured by a Lien on any assets or property of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations in respect of the Revolving Commitments in effect on the Effective Date.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication:

(a) extraordinary, exceptional unusual or non-recurring gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including any unusual or non-recurring operating expenses directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives and any accruals or reserves in respect of any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual items), severance, relocation costs, integration and facilities’ opening costs, restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions after the Effective Date and adjustments to existing reserves and any restructuring charge relating to any Tax Restructuring), whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements, business optimization charges, systems implementation charges, charges relating to entry into a new market, consulting charges, software development charges, charges associated with new systems design, project startup charges, charges in connection with new operations, corporate development charges, signing costs, retention or completion bonuses (and the employer portion of any payroll taxes associated therewith), transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities, internal costs in respect of strategic initiatives, duplicative rent expense, implementation of any enhanced accounting function (including in connection with becoming a standalone entity or public company) and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of liabilities relating to any Multiemployer Plan or Plan), for such period,

(b) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income,

(c) Transaction Costs, including (i) payment of any severance and the amount of any other success, change of control or similar bonuses or payments payable to any current or former employee, director, officer or consultant of Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries as a result of the consummation of the Contribution and Exchange without the requirement of any action on the part of Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries, and (ii) costs in connection with payments related to the rollover, acceleration or payout of equity interests and stock options held by management and members of the board of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, including the payment of any employer taxes related to the items in this clause (c) ,

(d) the net income (loss) for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions or other similar payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) by such Person to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period,

 

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(e) any fees and expenses (including any transaction or retention bonus or similar payment) incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, non-recurring costs to acquire equipment to the extent not capitalized in accordance with GAAP, Investment, recapitalization, asset disposition, non-competition agreement, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of equity securities, registration of existing equity securities or other public offering of equity securities, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of, or waiver or consent relating to, any debt instrument (in each case, including the Transaction Costs and any such transaction consummated prior to the Effective Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed and/or successful) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not completed and/or successful (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction-related expenses in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 805 and gains or losses associated with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 460),

(f) any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, hedging agreements or other derivative instruments,

(g) accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on existing earnouts, inventory, property and equipment, leases, rights fee arrangements, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue, advanced billings and debt line items thereof) resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or the acquisition method of accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof) or changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period or inventory valuation policy methods (including changes in capitalization or variances) or other inventory adjustments (including any non-cash increase in expense as a result of last-in-first-out and/or first-in-last-out methods of accounting),

(h) all Non-Cash Compensation Expenses,

(i) any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts, any employment benefit scheme or any similar equity plan or agreement,

(j) any income (loss) from investments recorded using the equity method of accounting (but including any cash dividends or distributions actually received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such investment),

(k) any gain (loss) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business) or income (loss) from discontinued operations (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, only when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of),

 

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(l) any non-cash gain (loss) attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of hedging obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-Derivatives and Hedging or mark to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments; provided that any cash payments or receipts relating to transactions realized in a given period shall be taken into account in such period,

(m) any non-cash gain (loss) related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness (including the net loss or gain resulting from hedging agreements for currency exchange risk and revaluations of intercompany balances or any other currency-related risk), unrealized or realized net foreign currency translation or transaction gains or losses impacting net income,

(n) any non-cash expenses, accruals or reserves related to adjustments to historical tax exposures (provided, in each case, that the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated Net Income for the period in which such cash payment was made),

(o) any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets, and investments in debt and equity securities including, in each case, as a result of a Change in Law;

(p) the effects of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the referent Person and the Restricted Subsidiaries) resulting from the application of purchase accounting, fair value accounting or recapitalization accounting in relation to the Transactions or any acquisition consummated before or after the Effective Date, and the amortization, write-down or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes;

(q) all discounts, commissions, fees and other charges (including interest expense) associated with any Permitted Receivables Financing; and

(r) the amount of any expense required to be recorded as compensation expense related to contingent transaction consideration and the employer portion of any payroll taxes associated therewith.

In addition, to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Net Income shall include the amount of proceeds received or, so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of the insurable or indemnifiable event (net of any amount so added back in any prior period to the extent not so reimbursed within the applicable 365-day period), due from business interruption insurance or reimbursement of expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification and other reimbursement provisions in connection with any acquisition or other Investment or any disposition of any asset permitted hereunder.

 

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Consolidated Secured Debt ” means Consolidated Total Net Debt that is secured by a Lien on any assets or property of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Consolidated Total Assets ” means, as at any date of determination, the amount that would be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, amounts attributable to Unrestricted Subsidiaries). Prior to the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section  5.01(a) and Section  5.01(b) , Consolidated Total Assets shall be determined by reference to the Unaudited Financials.

Consolidated Total Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of all third party Indebtedness for borrowed money (including purchase money Indebtedness), unreimbursed drawings under letters of credit to the extent not reimbursed within one Business Day following the drawing thereof (or such later time as may be permitted by the documentation governing the issuance of such letter of credit), Capital Lease Obligations and third party Indebtedness obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, in each case, of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP (but without giving effect to any election to value any such Indebtedness at “fair value”, as described in clause (a)  of the definition of “GAAP”, or any other accounting principle that results in any such Indebtedness (other than zero coupon Indebtedness) being reflected as an amount below the stated principal amount thereof and excluding, in any event, the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of acquisition method accounting in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Permitted Receivables Financings and Permitted Floor Plan Financing Lines shall not constitute Indebtedness for the purposes of the definition of “Consolidated Total Debt”; except that, solely for the purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenant, such exclusion shall only apply to an aggregate outstanding principal amount of up to $30,000,000 of such Indebtedness.

Consolidated Total Net Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to:

(a) Consolidated Total Debt as of such date; minus

(b) to the extent constituting Collateral and maintained in one or more Controlled Accounts, cash and Cash Equivalents (which may also include cash and Cash Equivalents securing other Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral permitted hereunder along with the Credit Facilities), in an aggregate amount not to exceed $35,000,000.

Consolidated Working Capital ” means, at any date, the excess of (a) the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, excluding the current portion of current and deferred income taxes over (b) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a

 

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consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (ii) all Indebtedness consisting of Loans and obligations under letters of credit to the extent otherwise included therein, (iii) the current portion of interest and (iv) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes.

Contribution and Exchange ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Contribution and Exchange Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Contribution Indebtedness ” means unsecured Indebtedness of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of cash contributions made after the Effective Date to Holdings in exchange for Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings, except to the extent utilized in connection with any other transaction permitted by Sections 6.04 and 6.08 , and except to the extent such amount increases the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount or is made from Specified Equity Issuances; provided that the maturity date of any Contribution Indebtedness shall be no earlier than the Revolving Maturity Date.

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

Control Agreement ” means, with respect to any deposit, commodities or securities account, an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained, and the Loan Party maintaining such account, which grants “control” (within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 under the applicable UCC) over such account to the Collateral Agent (and, if applicable, such holder or representative) and whereby the financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained agrees, upon notice received by such Person from the Collateral Agent, to comply only with the instructions originated by the Collateral Agent without the further consent of such Loan Party.

Controlled Account ” means any deposit, commodities or securities account of any Loan Party that is either (i) maintained with the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent or (ii) subject to a Control Agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.

Converted Restricted Subsidiary ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or in part, Incremental Term

 

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Loans (if any), Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) (such Indebtedness, “ Refinanced Debt ”); provided that such exchanging, extending, renewing, replacing or refinancing Indebtedness (a) does not mature earlier than and, except in the case of the Revolving Commitments, does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the Refinanced Debt, (b) does not have mandatory prepayment or redemption provisions (other than customary asset sale proceeds events, insurance and condemnation proceeds events, change of control offers, events of default or, in the case of secured Indebtedness, excess cash flow sweeps (but no greater than the excess cash flow sweeps then applicable to the Loans)) that could result in the prepayment or redemption thereof prior to the maturity date of the Refinanced Debt, (c) with respect to Refinanced Debt consisting of Revolving Commitments, will not require scheduled amortization or mandatory commitment reductions prior to the latest maturity date of such Refinanced Debt, (d) except as otherwise provided herein or such amount is otherwise permitted under Section  6.01 , is in an original aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount plus accrued interest of the Refinanced Debt (plus any premium, fees and expenses incurred in connection with such exchange, extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing), (e) is not issued, borrowed or guaranteed by any entity that is not a Loan Party, (f) in the case of any secured Indebtedness (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Secured Obligations and (ii) is secured pari passu with or junior to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations and is subject to an Intercreditor Agreement and (g) has terms and conditions (excluding pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and, subject to clauses (a)  and (b)  above, prepayment or redemption provisions, provided that any such Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations may participate in any mandatory prepayment on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not on a greater than pro rata basis) with the Loans that are substantially identical to or not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole and as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the lenders or investors providing such Indebtedness than the Refinanced Debt (when taken as a whole) (it being understood that, to the extent that any covenant or other provision is added for the benefit of any such Indebtedness, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders if such covenant or provision is either (i) also added for the benefit of all Credit Facilities not constituting Refinanced Debt or (ii) only applicable to periods after the latest maturity date of such Refinanced Debt at the time of such refinancing) and if subordinate in right of payment, subject to a subordination agreement or subordination provisions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

Credit Facilities ” means the Revolving Credit Facility and any Term Facility.

Cumulative Consolidated Net Income ” means, at any date of determination, an amount equal to the cumulative sum of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as one accounting period) commencing with the Fiscal Quarter beginning on or about July 1, 2018 to the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or 5.01(b) .

Cure Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.02 .

Cure Right ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.02 .

 

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Declining Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(d).

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

Defaulting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Lender Default”.

Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Revolving Lender that is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit obligations other than Letter of Credit obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swingline Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swingline Loans other than Swingline Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section  6.05(j) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition).

Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) .

Discount Range ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

Discount Range Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

Discount Range Prepayment Notice ” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit  E .

Discount Range Prepayment Offer ” means the irrevocable written offer by a Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit  F , 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 assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

Discount Range Proration ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

 

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Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date ” means, in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment or Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the receipt by each relevant Term Lender of notice from the Auction Agent in accordance with Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) , Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) or Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) , as applicable, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(A) .

Disposed EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its subsidiaries or to such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Disposition ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  6.05 .

Disqualified Equity Interest ” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:

(a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

(b) is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or

(c) is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Affiliates, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;

in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the Revolving Maturity Date (determined as of the date of issuance thereof or, in the case of any such Equity Interests outstanding on the date hereof, the date hereof); provided , however , that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right

 

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to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale,” a “change of control” or similar event shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Loan Document Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments, (ii) if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers or consultants, of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Subsidiary or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings or any Subsidiary in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person and (iii) no Equity Interest held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, member of management, consultant or independent contractor (or their respective affiliates or immediate family members) of Holdings (or any subsidiary thereof) shall be considered a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because such stock is redeemable or subject to repurchase pursuant to any customary stock option, employee stock award or similar agreement that may be in effect from time to time.

Disqualified Lenders ” means:

(i) those Persons identified by the Borrower to the Joint Bookrunners in writing on or prior to Effective Date;

(ii) any Company Competitor that is identified in writing (which list of Company Competitors may be supplemented by the Borrower after the Effective Date by means of a written notice to the Administrative Agent, but which supplementation shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any Persons that have previously acquired an assignment or participation in the Loans); and

(iii) any Affiliate of any Person described in clauses (i)  and (ii) above (other than any Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate) that is either identified in writing to the Administrative Agent or readily identifiable on the basis of such Affiliate’s name;

it being understood and agreed that the identification of any Person as a Disqualified Lender after the Effective Date shall not apply to retroactively disqualify any Person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in the Loans.

Distressed Person ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event”.

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

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 any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time in accordance with Section  1.05 hereof.

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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 and 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.

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

Effective Date Refinancing ” means, collectively, the refinancing or repayment, repurchase or other discharge of the Existing Credit Agreement Indebtedness, the termination of all commitments to extend credit thereunder and the termination and/or release of any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith.

Effective Yield ” means, with respect to any term facility or other term loans, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the higher of (A) the Adjusted LIBO on such date for a deposit in Dollars with a maturity of three months and (B) the “LIBOR floor”, if any, with respect thereto as of such date (or other applicable margin), (ii) the Applicable Rate (or other applicable margin) as of such date for Eurocurrency Loans (or other loans that accrue interest by reference to a similar reference rate) and (iii) the amount of original issue discount and/or upfront fees paid and payable thereon (converted to yield assuming a four-year average life and without any present value discount), but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all lenders or holders of such term loan facility or other term loans.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (including, in the case of Term Loans and subject to the requirements of Section  9.04(g) , (h) or (i) , as applicable, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Affiliates, and excluding in the case of Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans or any obligations in respect of LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, any Affiliated Lender or Holdings or any Subsidiary thereof), other than, in each case, (i) a natural person, (ii) a Defaulting Lender or (iii) a Disqualified Lender.

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 ” means applicable common law and applicable Requirements of Law, and all applicable injunctions or legally binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, in each instance relating to the protection of the environment, including with respect to the preservation or reclamation of natural resources or the generation, use, handling transportation, storage, treatment or disposal (including any Release or threatened Release) of any Hazardous Material, or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, the protection of human health or safety.

 

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Environmental Liability ” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of medical monitoring, costs of environmental remediation or restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultants’ fees, fines, penalties and indemnities), of Holdings or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued thereunder, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any legally binding contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in, or interests in a Person.

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

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

ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) any failure by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code or Section 302 or Section 303 of ERISA) applicable to any Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a written determination by any Plan or the PBGC that such plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA) with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any written notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans under Section 4041 of ERISA or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (g) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA), or a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meanings of Section 4203 and Section 4205 of ERISA, respectively) from a Multiemployer Plan; or (h) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any

 

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Multiemployer Plan from a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, “insolvent,” within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA or in “endangered or critical status,” within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA.

Euros ” and “ ” mean the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the EMU Legislation.

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.

Eurocurrency ” means, in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, a LIBOR Loan or LIBOR Borrowing.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.01 .

Exchange Act ” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

Exchange Rate ” means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of determination on such day as set forth on the Reuters WRLD Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters WRLD Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or, in the absence of such an agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the Exchange Rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about such time as the Administrative Agent shall elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such Exchange Rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Excluded Accounts ” means (a) any payroll account, (b) any deposit account used, in the ordinary course of business, solely for daily accounts payable that has an ending daily balance of zero, (c) any petty cash account, (d) employee benefits, withholding tax and fiduciary accounts and (e) any deposit, securities or commodities account or accounts not otherwise constituting Excluded Accounts having an aggregate balance at any one time of no greater than $5,000,000.

Excluded Assets means (a) (x) any fee owned real property other than Material Real Property and (y) all leasehold interests in real property, (b) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such license, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction, but excluding any prohibition or restriction that is ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (c) any asset to the extent a pledge thereof or grant of security interest therein is prohibited by any Requirement

 

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of Law (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any governmental authority, except to the extent such consent has been obtained, other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to any other applicable Requirements of Law, including the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (d) margin stock and, to the extent (i) prohibited by the terms of, creating an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Loan Party) or requiring the consent of one or more third parties under and/or (ii) any pledge could give rise to a “right of first refusal”, a “right of first offer” or a similar right that may be exercised by any third party pursuant to, any applicable Organizational Documents, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement, Equity Interests in any Person other than Restricted Subsidiaries that are material wholly-owned subsidiaries, (e) assets to the extent a security interest or grant of perfection in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings or one or more of the Restricted Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with (but without the consent of) the Administrative Agent, (f) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (g) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, capital lease obligation or similar arrangement permitted hereunder to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement, capital lease or similar arrangement or create a breach, default or right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Loan Party) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (h) Equity Interests in (x) any Foreign Subsidiary, (y) any FSHCO or (z) any Domestic Subsidiary of either of the foregoing, other than 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests of any first tier Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, (i) the Equity Interests of any (A) Immaterial Subsidiary, (B) Unrestricted Subsidiary, (C) not-for-profit subsidiary, any Special Purpose Entity and/or any captive insurance company, (D) any employee stock ownership plan or trust established by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries or a direct or indirect parent of Holdings (to the extent such employee stock ownership plan or trust has been funded by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries), (E) any Equity Interests pledged to secured Acquisition Debt permitted to be assumed hereunder and (F) any Equity Interests of any Person other than a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary, (j) Vehicles, aircraft, aircraft engines and other assets subject to certificates of title to the extent a Lien thereon cannot be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement, (k) any retail inventory and other household items attached to or inside such inventory, and the proceeds thereof, to the extent such inventory is subject to a Lien granted in connection with a Permitted Floor Plan Financing Line, (l) any receivable subject to a Permitted Receivables Financing and (m) receivables, leases contracts, loans, mortgages, royalties and related assets (or interests therein) including but not limited to inventory, bank accounts, records and proceeds of any of the foregoing either (A) sold or contributed to any Receivables Subsidiary or (B) otherwise pledged, factored, transferred or sold, in each case, in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing. Other assets shall be deemed to be “Excluded Assets” if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such assets is excessive in relation to the value of such assets as Collateral.

 

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Excluded Subsidiary ” means any of the following (except as otherwise provided in clause (b)  of the definition of “Subsidiary Loan Party”): (a) any Subsidiary that is not a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, (b) each Subsidiary listed on Schedule  1.01(a) , (c) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, (d) each Immaterial Subsidiary, (e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (i) applicable Requirements of Law or (ii) any contractual obligation existing on the Effective Date or on the date any such Subsidiary is acquired (so long as, in respect of any such contractual prohibition, such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition and only for so long as such restriction is continuing), in each case from guaranteeing the Secured Obligations or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization to provide a Guarantee (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), (f) any Foreign Subsidiary, (g) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of Holdings that is a CFC, (h) any FSHCO, (i) any Subsidiary for which the provision of a Guarantee would result in a material adverse Tax consequence (including taking into account the imposition of material withholding or other Taxes) to Holdings or one or more of the Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by Holdings in good faith) (j) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Loan Party pursuant to clause (a)  of the last paragraph of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” (k) each Receivables Subsidiary, (l) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that, at the time of the relevant Permitted Acquisition or Investment, is an obligor in respect of assumed Indebtedness that is permitted hereunder (and not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition or Investment) to the extent (and for so long as) the documentation governing the applicable assumed Indebtedness prohibits such Restricted Subsidiary from providing a Guarantee and such prohibition was not implemented in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition and (m) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, captive insurance companies or other Special Purpose Entities designated by Holdings from time to time.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, as applicable, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the U.S. 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 any applicable keep well, 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 or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

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Excluded Taxes ” means, 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 any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income or profits (however denominated), branch profits Taxes and franchise Taxes, in each case imposed by (i) a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized or having its principal office located in or, in the case of any Lender, having its applicable lending office located in, such jurisdiction or (ii) any jurisdiction as a result of any other present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than imposed as a result of a connection arising solely from such recipient having executed, delivered, or become a party to, performed its obligations or received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, sold or assigned an interest in, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Documents), (b) any withholding Tax that is attributable to a Lender’s failure to comply with Section  2.17(e) , (c) except in the case of an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section  2.19 , any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed due to a Requirement of Law in effect at the time a Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding Tax under Section  2.17(a) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed pursuant to FATCA.

Existing Champion Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2010 (as amended on July 29, 2010, February 16, 2011 and August 30, 2014, as amended and restated March 18, 2015, and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof), by and among the Borrower, the other Loan Parties (as defined therein) party thereto, the Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent.

Existing Credit Agreement Indebtedness ” means the principal, interest, fees and other amounts, other than contingent obligations not due and payable, outstanding under the Existing Champion Credit Agreement.

Existing IRB Obligations ” means Indebtedness outstanding on the Effective Date in respect of industrial revenue bonds owing by the Borrower pursuant to, collectively, (i) that certain letter of credit, issued on June 1, 1999 (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, backstopped or renewed from time to time) on behalf of the Borrower to secure bonds issued by Oneida County Industrial Development Agency (the “ Oneida Issuer ”) pursuant to the Indenture of Trust, dated as of June 1, 1999 between the Oneida Issuer and Harris Trust and Savings Bank, as Trustee (as amended, restated, amended and restated, assigned, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) and (ii) that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of April 1, 1999 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, assigned, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time) among The Industrial Development Authority of the County of Maricopa, as lender thereunder, and the Borrower, as successor-in-interest to Redman Home, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2010, as the borrower thereunder.

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Fair Market Value ” means with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, such value shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date hereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury regulations or official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreements, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implementing such Sections of the Code (or any such amended or successor version described above).

FCPA ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.17(b) .

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Citizens Bank, N.A., on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent.

FEMA ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

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

Financial Maintenance Covenant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  6.10 .

Financial Maintenance Covenant Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.01(d).

First Lien Net Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Fiscal Quarter ” means a fiscal quarter of Holdings.

Fiscal Year ” means a fiscal year of Holdings ending on the Saturday nearest to March 31 of such calendar year.

Fixed Amounts ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  1.08(b) .

 

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Flood Documents ” has the meaning assigned to such term in paragraph (u) of Article VIII .

Flood Insurance Laws ” means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (e) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Benefit Plan Event ” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law or in excess of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from applicable Governmental Authority or (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments.

Foreign Intellectual Property ” means any right, title or interest in or to any Intellectual Property governed by or arising or existing under, pursuant to or by virtue of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any state thereof.

Foreign Pension Plan ” means any defined benefit plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by any Loan Party or any Foreign Subsidiary that under applicable law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.

Foreign Prepayment Event ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(g) .

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

FSHCO ” means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than equity and debt (including any debt instrument treated as equity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Funded Debt ” means all Indebtedness of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided , however , that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the

 

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application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith; provided , further , that if such an amendment is requested by the Borrower or the Required Lenders, then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall negotiate in good faith to enter into an amendment of the relevant affected provisions (without the payment of any amendment or similar fee to the Lenders) to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP or the application thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) 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 FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of Holdings or any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein and (b) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capital Lease Obligations shall be determined in accordance with the definition of Capital Lease Obligations.

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

Granting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.04(f) .

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Effective Date or entered into after the Effective Date in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

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Guarantee Agreement ” means the Guarantee Agreement among each Guarantor and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit  H .

Guarantors ” means, collectively, Holdings and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum by-products or distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated as hazardous or toxic, or any other term of similar meaning and regulatory import, pursuant to any Environmental Law.

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

Identified Participating Lenders ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

Identified Qualifying Lenders ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

IFRS ” means international accounting standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Immaterial Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary.

Impacted Loans ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.14(a)(ii) .

Incremental Cap ” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of

(a) the Incremental Starter Amount (after giving effect to any permitted reclassification of the amounts incurred pursuant to this clause (a)  as being incurred pursuant to clause (c)  of the definition of Incremental Cap in accordance with the last paragraph of this definition), plus

(b) (x) the aggregate amount of all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Loans, to the extent accompanied by permanent reductions of the Revolving Commitments or the commitments under any Incremental Revolving Facilities, any Incremental Term Facilities and/or any Incremental Equivalent Debt (in each case (1) which Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations and (2) other than an Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to clause (c) below); provided that such amount may only be utilized to incur Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu with or a junior basis to the Liens securing the Indebtedness prepaid or repaid, (y) the amount of any voluntary prepayment of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness previously applied to the voluntary prepayment of Revolving Loans, to the extent accompanied by any permanent reduction of the Revolving Commitments or the commitments under any Incremental Revolving Facility, any Incremental Term Facilities, and/or any Incremental

 

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Equivalent Debt, in each case secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations (other than an Incremental Facility incurred pursuant to clause (c) below), so long as the relevant prepayment was not previously included in clause (b)(x) above, provided that such amount may only be utilized to incur Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu with or a junior basis to the Liens securing the Indebtedness being prepaid or repaid and (z) the cash amount paid in respect of any reduction in the outstanding principal amount of any Incremental Term Loans (1) which Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations and (2) other than an Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to clause (c) below) resulting from assignments to (and purchases by) Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (so long as such Incremental Term Loans are retired and immediately cancelled), provided that such amount may only be utilized to incur Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu with or a junior basis to the Liens securing the Indebtedness being prepaid or repaid; provided further that for each of clauses (x) , (y) and (z) , the relevant prepayment or assignment and purchase is not funded with Indebtedness, plus

(c) the maximum aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that can be incurred, after giving effect to the incurrence of any Incremental Facility, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Ratio Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (c) (which shall assume that the full amounts of any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments established at such time are fully drawn) and the use of proceeds thereof (but without netting the proceeds thereof), on a Pro Forma Basis (but without giving effect to any simultaneous incurrence of any Incremental Facility, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Ratio Indebtedness incurred in reliance on the foregoing clause (a)  or (b) ), without causing the applicable Ratio Debt Incurrence Test to be exceeded.

It is understood and agreed that (x) any Incremental Facility, Incremental Equivalent Debt or Ratio Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (a) or (b) of this definition may be reclassified as the Borrower elects, from time to time, as incurred in reliance on clause (c) if the Borrower is able to satisfy the applicable incurrence test in respect of clause (c) at such time on a Pro Forma Basis and (y) if the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for the incurrence of any such Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt would be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis as of the end of any fiscal quarter, the reclassification described in clause (x) shall be deemed to have occurred automatically.

Incremental Equivalent Debt ” has the definition assigned to such term in Section  6.01(a)(xxiii) .

Incremental Facility ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.20(a) .

Incremental Facility Amendment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.20(e) .

Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.20(a) .

 

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Incremental Starter Amount ” means, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to $85,000,000 (less the principal amount (or, as applicable, committed principal amount) of all Incremental Facilities, all Incremental Equivalent Debt and all Ratio Indebtedness, in any such case, that was incurred under the foregoing fixed amount prior to the applicable date of incurrence).

Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.20(a) .

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication,

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money,

(b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments to the extent the same would appear as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP,

(c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person,

(d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) current trade or other ordinary course payables or liabilities or accrued expenses (but not any refinancings, extensions, renewals or replacements thereof) incurred in the ordinary course of business and maturing within 365 days after the incurrence thereof except if such trade or other ordinary course payables or liabilities or accrued expenses bear interest, (ii) any earn-out obligation, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid within 30 days after being due and payable and (iii) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits),

(e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed,

(f) to the extent not otherwise included, all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others,

(g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person,

(h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, and

(i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances;

provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) Repurchase Obligations, (ii) deferred or prepaid revenue (including billing in excess of earnings), (iii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (iv) contingent indemnity and similar obligations with respect to the Transactions and any obligations for payments pursuant to the

 

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Contribution and Exchange Agreement incurred in the ordinary course of business, (v) liabilities associated with customer prepayments and deposits and other accrued obligations (including transfer pricing), in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business, (vi) lease obligations that are not required to be accounted for as a financing or capital lease on both the balance sheet and the income statement for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any operating leases or other obligations in respect of, or under, straight line leases), (vii) customary obligations under employment agreements and deferred compensation arrangements and (viii) Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent of Holdings (for which none of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary is liable) appearing on the balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries solely by reason of push down accounting under GAAP.

The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner), to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e)  above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the Fair Market Value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude intercompany liabilities arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business.

Incurrence-Based Amounts ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  1.08(b) .

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

Indemnified Taxes ” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

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

Intellectual Property ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.

Intercreditor Agreement ” means (a) to the extent executed in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral which are intended to rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations (but without regard to the control of remedies) at the option of the Borrower, a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank equal in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations (but without regard to the control of remedies) and (b) to the extent executed in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness secured by Liens on the Collateral which are

 

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intended to rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations, at the option of the Borrower, a customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, which agreement shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations.

Interest Election Request ” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.07 substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto.

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (including a Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter (or, if available to each Revolving Lender participating therein, 12 months, or such other period less than one month thereafter as the Borrower may elect), provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Interpolated Screen Rate ” means in relation to the LIBO Rate for any Eurocurrency Loan, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the rate as displayed on the applicable Bloomberg page (or on any successor or substitute page or service providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market comparable to those currently provided on such page, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time; in each case the “ Screen Rate ”) for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) that is shorter than the applicable Interest Period and (b) the Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) that exceeds such Interest Period, in each case, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period.

Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other

 

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Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (i) intercompany advances arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and (ii) intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payment to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any adjustment for writedowns or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the Fair Market Value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of, or dividends or other distributions in respect of, such Investment (to the extent such payments do not exceed, in the aggregate, the original amount of such Investment and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i) , (ii)  or (iii)  above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto and minus (B) the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (to the extent the amounts referred to in clause (B)  do not, in the aggregate, exceed the original cost of such Investment plus the costs of additions thereto and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For the purposes of Section  6.04 , if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer.

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Issuing Bank ” means (a) each of Citizens Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. together with (b) each other Revolving Lender that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section  2.05(k) or Section  9.04(j) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in Section  2.05(l) or Section  9.04(j) ), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. Jefferies Finance LLC will cause Letters of Credit to be issued by unaffiliated financial institutions and such Letters of Credit shall be treated as issued by Jefferies Finance LLC for all purposes under the Loan Documents.

Joint Bookrunners ” means, together, Citizens Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Joint Venture ” means a joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form.

Judgment Currency ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.14(b) .

LCA Election ” has the meaning specified in Section  1.08(a) .

LCA Test Date ” has the meaning specified in Section  1.08(a) .

LC Commitment ” shall mean, in the case of each Issuing Bank, such amount as set forth in Schedule 2.01(b) hereto.

LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Exposure ” means, at any time, (a) the sum of the Dollar Equivalents of the undrawn amounts of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the sum of the Dollar Equivalents of the amounts of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the International Standby Practices (ISP98) or Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the amount available thereunder, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum amount is available to be drawn immediately at such time.

 

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Lead Arrangers ” means, together, Citizens Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies Finance LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Lender Default ” means any of (a) the refusal (in writing) or failure of any Revolving Lender to make available its portion of any Revolving Loans or its portion of participations in Letters of Credit under this Agreement or Swingline Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one Business Day after the date on which such funding is required, (b) the failure of any Revolving Lender to pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Revolving Lender any other amount required to be paid by it pursuant to this Agreement within one Business Day of the date when due, (c) the notification by a Revolving Lender to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under this Agreement, (d) the failure by a Revolving Lender to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or (e) the admission of a Distressed Person in writing that (A) it is insolvent or has become subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event or (B) it has become the subject of Bail-In Action. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Revolving Lender’s act or failure to act has caused a Lender Default under any one or more of clauses (a)  through (e) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a “ Defaulting Lender ” (subject to Section  2.22(b) ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.

Lender-Related Distress Event ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, that such Revolving Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly Controls such Revolving Lender (each, a “ Distressed Person ”), as the case may be, is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly Controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation or winding up, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt or no longer viable, or if any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person has taken Control of such Distressed Person or has taken steps to do so; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interests in any Revolving Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly Controls such Revolving Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof; provided further , that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person or its parent entity.

Lenders ” means Revolving Lenders and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, an Incremental Facility Amendment or a Refinancing Amendment, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender.

 

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Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, and any Existing Letter of Credit, other than any such letter of credit that shall have ceased to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section  9.05 . A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit; provided that Citizens Bank, N.A., Royal Bank of Canada and Jefferies Finance LLC (or any of their respective Affiliates), as an Issuing Bank, shall only be required to issue standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars.

Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means $45,000,000.

LIBO Rate ” means, (a) with respect to each day during each Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Loan in Dollars, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the London Interbank Offered Rates administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any Person that takes over administration of such rate) for deposits in Dollars for a duration equal to or comparable to the duration of such Interest Period which appear on the relevant Bloomberg page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of the London Interbank Offered Rates for deposits in Dollars as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Day for such Interest Period; or (b) for any interest calculation with respect to an ABR Loan or a Swingline Loan on any date, rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the arithmetic average of the London Interbank Offered Rates administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any Person that takes over administration of such rate) for deposits in Dollars with a term of one (1) month commencing such day which appear on the relevant Bloomberg page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of the London Interbank Offered Rates for deposits in Dollars as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time), at or about 11:00 am (London time) on such day; provided that if such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Loan for such period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate, where applicable. Each calculation by the Administrative Agent of the LIBO Rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto for all purposes, absent clearly manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the LIBO Rate in respect of any applicable Interest Period is less than zero, the LIBO Rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% per annum. The term “LIBO Rate” may be amended to refer to (x) with only the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and the Borrower, a comparable successor rate or (y) absent such consent, a comparable successor rate that is the prevailing market standard for credit agreements of this type for the replacement of or successors to the eurodollar rate in the U.S. syndicated loan market.

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

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

 

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Limited Condition Acquisition ” means any acquisition by Holdings or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person permitted to be acquired hereunder, in each case whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing.

Loan Document Obligations ” means (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i) the principal of and interest at the applicable rate or rates provided in this Agreement (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, (ii) each payment required to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (iii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including obligations to pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual payment and performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (including interest and monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, any Incremental Facility Amendment, any Refinancing Amendment, any Loan Modification Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, any Intercreditor Agreement, the other Security Documents and, except for purposes of Section  9.02 , any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section  2.09(e) .

Loan Modification Agreement ” means a Loan Modification Agreement, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Accepting Lenders, effecting one or more Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section  2.24 .

Loan Modification Offer ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.24(a) .

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

Loans ” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Majority in Interest ” when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, (a) in the case of the Revolving Lenders, Lenders having Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate Revolving Exposures and the unused aggregate Revolving Commitments at such time and (b) in the case of the Term Lenders of any Class, Lenders holding outstanding Term Loans of such Class representing more than 50% of all Term Loans of such Class outstanding at such time; provided that (i) the total outstanding Term Loans of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof other than, subject to Section 9.04(g), any Affiliated Debt Fund and (ii) whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Term Loans, Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments of each Defaulting Lender shall, in the case of each of clauses (a)  and (b) , be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Majority in Interest.

MAK ” means MAK Capital Fund LP.

Management Investors ” means the directors, officers, partners, members and employees of Holdings or any of its subsidiaries who (directly or indirectly through one or more investment vehicles) hold Equity Interests in Holdings on the Effective Date.

Material Acquisition ” means an Acquisition Transaction for which the aggregate amount of all consideration paid, directly or indirectly, by any Loan Party after the Effective Date exceeds, together with other Investments necessary to consummate such Acquisition Transaction, $25,000,000.

Master Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Swap Agreement.”

Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) solely on the Effective Date, (i) any Company Material Adverse Effect since May 31, 2017 or (ii) any CHB Material Adverse Effect since July 2, 2017, and (b) at any time following the Effective Date, the occurrence of any circumstance or condition that would materially and adversely effect (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the applicable Loan Documents or (iii) the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the applicable Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” means (without duplication) Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Loan Document Obligations), Capital Lease Obligations, unreimbursed obligations for letter of credit drawings and financial guarantees (other than ordinary course of business contingent reimbursement obligations) or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000; provided that in no event shall any Permitted Receivables Financing be considered Material Indebtedness for any purpose. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

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Material Real Property ” means each parcel of real property and the improvements thereon owned in fee by a Loan Party with an individual Fair Market Value of greater than $7,500,000, as determined on the Effective Date for existing real property and on the date of acquisition for any after-acquired real property (or the date of substantial completion of any material improvement thereon or new construction thereof), in each case except to the extent such parcel of real property is located in an area identified by FEMA (or any successor agency) as a Special Flood Hazard Area, in which case such parcel of real property may be deemed to not be “Material Real Property” by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

Material Subsidiary ” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for such Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 5.0% of the consolidated revenues or consolidated total assets of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter or that is designated by Holdings as a Material Subsidiary and (b) any Restricted Subsidiary that is part of a group comprising Restricted Subsidiaries that each would not have been a Material Subsidiary under clause (a)  but that, taken together, as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for all such Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries) for such quarter in excess of 10.0% of the consolidated revenues or consolidated total assets, as applicable, of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such quarter.

Maximum Tender Condition ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.25(b) .

MFN Adjustment ” means, during the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, in the case of Incremental Facilities, Incremental Equivalent Debt and Ratio Indebtedness, in any such case, constituting term loans which are secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Revolving Credit Facility, if the Effective Yield for such Incremental Facility, such Incremental Equivalent Debt or such Ratio Indebtedness (other than any such Indebtedness that (i) is being incurred pursuant to the applicable Ratio Debt Incurrence Test, (ii) has an outside maturity date more than two years after the Revolving Maturity Date or (iii) is being incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition), is greater than the Effective Yield for the Revolving Credit Facility as of the Effective Date by more than 0.75% per annum, then the Effective Yield for the Revolving Credit Facility shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the Effective Yield for the Revolving Credit Facility shall be equal to the Effective Yield with respect to such Indebtedness, minus 0.75% ( provided that, if such Indebtedness includes an interest rate floor greater than the applicable interest rate floor under the Revolving Credit Facility such differential between interest rate floors shall be equated to the Applicable Rate for purposes of determining whether an increase to the Applicable Rate under the Revolving Credit Facility shall be required, but only to the extent an increase in the interest rate floor in the Revolving Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder, and in such case the interest rate floor (but not the Applicable Rate) applicable to the Revolving Loans shall be increased to the extent of such differential between interest rate floors).

Minimum Tender Condition ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.25(b) .

 

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

Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property to secure the Secured Obligations, provided , however , in the event any Mortgaged Property is located in a jurisdiction which imposes mortgage recording taxes or similar fees, the applicable Mortgage shall not secure an amount in excess of 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Mortgaged Property. Each Mortgage shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Mortgaged Property ” means each parcel of real property and the improvements thereon owned in fee by a Loan Party with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section  4.01(f) (if any) or Section  5.11 , Section  5.12 and Section  5.14 (if any).

Multiemployer Plan ” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions or with respect to which any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate could have liability (contingent or otherwise) under Section 4212(c) of ERISA.

Net Proceeds ” means, with respect to any event, (a) the proceeds received in respect of such event in cash or Cash Equivalents, including (i) any cash or Cash Equivalents received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or earn-out (but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds that are actually received and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments that are actually received, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such event (including attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant, accountant and other customary fees), (ii) in the case of a Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Sale Leaseback or Casualty Event or similar proceeding), (x) the amount of all payments that are permitted hereunder and are made by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder (other than (x) the Loans or (y) other pari passu or junior Indebtedness secured by a Lien on the Collateral and incurred pursuant to Section  6.01(a) ) and secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, (y) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (y) ) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (z) the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) the amount of all Taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable), and the amount of any reserves established by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, that are directly attributable to such event, provided that any reduction at any time in the amount of any such reserves (other than as a result of payments made in respect thereof) shall be deemed to constitute the receipt by the Borrower at such time of Net Proceeds in the amount of such reduction.

 

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New Project ” shall mean (a) each facility which is either a new facility, branch or office or an expansion, relocation, remodeling or substantial modernization of an existing facility, branch or office owned by Holdings or the Subsidiaries which in fact commences operations and (b) each creation (in one or a series of related transactions) of a business unit to the extent such business unit commences operations or each expansion (in one or a series of related transactions) of business into a new market.

Non-Accepting Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.24(c) .

Non-Affiliated Debt Fund ” means any Sponsor (other than an Affiliated Debt Fund).

Non-Cash Compensation Expense ” means any non-cash expenses and costs that result from the issuance or vesting of stock-based awards, partnership interest-based awards and similar incentive based compensation awards or arrangements.

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

Not Otherwise Applied ” means, with reference to the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount, as applicable, that was not previously (or concurrently) applied pursuant to Section  6.01(a)(xxviii) , 6.04(n) , 6.08(a)(viii) , 6.08(b)(iv) , or any Cure Amount.

Notice of Intent to Cure ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.02(c) .

Notice of Prepayment ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(e).

OFAC ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.17(c) .

Offered Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Offered Discount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Organizational Documents ” means (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 (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); 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.

Other Loans ” means one or more Classes of Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

 

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Other Revolving Commitments ” means one or more Classes of revolving credit commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

Other Revolving Loans ” means the Revolving Loans made pursuant to any Other Revolving Commitment.

Other Taxes ” means any and all present or future recording, stamp, documentary, transfer, sales, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment, other than an assignment or designation of a new office pursuant to Section  2.19 .

Other Term Commitments ” means one or more Classes of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

Other Term Loans ” means one or more Classes of term loans made pursuant to any Other Term Commitment.

Parent Entity ” means any direct or indirect parent of Holdings.

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

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

Participating Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

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

Perfection Requirements ” means the filing of appropriate financing statements with the office of the Secretary of State or other appropriate office of the state of organization of each Loan Party, the filing of appropriate assignments or notices with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office and the proper recording or filing, as applicable, of Mortgages and fixture filings with respect to any Mortgaged Property, in each case in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and the delivery to the Collateral Agent of (i) any stock certificate or promissory note required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents, together with instruments of transfer executed in blank and (ii) any Control Agreements required to be delivered pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents.

Permitted Acquisition ” means an Acquisition Transaction together with other Investments necessary to consummate such Acquisition Transaction; provided that:

(a) except in the case of a Limited Condition Acquisition (in which case, compliance with this clause (a)  shall be determined in accordance with Section  1.08(a) ), after giving Pro Forma Effect to any such Acquisition Transaction or Investment, no Event of Default under clause (a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  of Section  7.01 shall have occurred and be continuing,

 

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(b) the business of such Person, or such assets, as the case may be, constitute a business permitted by Section  5.16 ,

(c) with respect to each such purchase or other acquisition, all actions required to be taken with respect to any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (including each subsidiary thereof that constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary) or assets in order to satisfy the requirements set forth in clauses (a) , (b) , (c) and (d)  of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” to the extent applicable shall have been taken to the extent required by Section  5.11 and 5.12 (or arrangements for the taking of such actions after the consummation of the Permitted Acquisition shall have been made that are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) (unless such newly created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary constitutes an Excluded Subsidiary), and

(d) such acquired Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the aggregate amount of all consideration paid, directly or indirectly, by any Loan Party after the Effective Date in connection with Permitted Acquisitions in reliance on Section  6.04(i) and allocable to the purchase or other acquisition of (x) any subsidiary that will not become a Subsidiary Loan Party or (y) assets to be held by a Person that is not a Subsidiary Loan Party shall not exceed, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of $40,000,000 and 50.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period.

Permitted Amendment ” means an amendment to this Agreement and, if applicable, the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with a Loan Modification Offer pursuant to Section  2.24 , providing for an extension of a maturity date applicable to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders and, in connection therewith, (a) a change in the Applicable Rate and/or the amortization schedule with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders, (b) a change in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Accepting Lenders and/or (c) amended covenants or other provisions (which shall be substantially identical to or not more favorable (when taken as a whole and as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the Accepting Lenders than the Indebtedness subject to such Loan Modification Offer unless such amended covenants or other provisions are (i) also added for the benefit of the Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Indebtedness or (ii) only applicable after the Revolving Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing.

Permitted Debt Exchange ” has the meaning specified in Section  2.25(a) .

Permitted Debt Exchange Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section  2.25(a) .

Permitted Debt Exchange Offer ” has the meaning specified in Section  2.25(a) .

Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

(a) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not delinquent for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case, the nonpayment of which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(b) Liens imposed by statutory or common law, such as landlords’ carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens, arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 30 days or, if more than 30 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP, in each case so long as such Liens could not reasonably be expected to individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) (i) Liens incurred, pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, payroll taxes, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation or (ii) pledges or deposits made in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise supporting the payment of items of the type set forth in the foregoing clause (i) ;

(d) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of tenders, bids, trade contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), governmental contracts and leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers acceptance facilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;

(e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants, conditions, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions and other similar encumbrances, matters that are or would be reflected on a survey of any real property, irregularities of title, title defects affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and any exception on the mortgage policies issued to the Collateral Agent in connection with the Mortgaged Property;

(f) (i) Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments, awards attachments and/or decrees and notices of lis pendens and associated rights relating to litigation being contested in good faith not constituting an Event of Default under Section  7.01(j) and (ii) any pledge and/or deposit securing any settlement of litigation;

(g) Liens on goods, the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or

 

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pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments; provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such letter of credit, bank guarantee or other similar instrument to the extent such obligations are permitted by Section  6.01 ;

(h) rights of setoff, banker’s liens, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by of the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts or cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments; and

(i) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or any similar filings made in respect of operating leases or consignment or bailee arrangements entered into by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Permitted Floor Plan Financing Line ” means inventory financings or purchase money Indebtedness used solely to fund working capital or the acquisition of the same or similar property; provided that such Indebtedness is secured only by retail inventory of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, fixtures, furniture and other household items attached to or inside such inventory, and other tangible and intangible assets related thereto, and the products and proceeds thereof.

Permitted Holder means (a) each Sponsor; (b) the Management Investors and their respective Permitted Transferees, (c) any Person that has no material operations other than those related to the ownership of the Equity Interests of Holdings and other activities incidental, related or ancillary thereto and that, directly or indirectly, holds or acquires beneficial ownership of 100% on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests of Holdings, and of which no Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the Effective Date), other than any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clauses (a)  and (b) , beneficially owns more than the greater of 35% and the percentage beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders specified in clauses (a)  and (b) on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests thereof and (d) any “group” the members of which include any of the other Permitted Holders specified in clause (a)  or (b)  and that, directly or indirectly, hold or acquire beneficial ownership of the voting Equity Interests of Holdings (a “ Permitted Holder Group ”), so long as (1) each member of the Permitted Holder Group has voting rights proportional to the percentage of ownership interests held or acquired by such member and (2) no other Person or “group” owns more than the greater of 35% and the percentage beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders specified in clauses (a)  and (b) on a fully diluted basis of the voting Equity Interests held by the Permitted Holder Group.

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt ” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes, bonds or debentures or junior lien secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Loan Document Obligations in respect of the Revolving Commitments in effect on the Effective Date and (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Loans (including portions of Classes of Loans or Other Loans). Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

 

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Permitted Receivables Financing ” means a securitization or other similar financing (including any factoring program) of Permitted Receivables Financing Assets that is non-recourse to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except for (w) recourse to any Foreign Subsidiaries that own the assets underlying such financing (or have sold such assets in connection with such financing), (x) any customary limited recourse pursuant to the Standard Securitization Undertakings or, to the extent applicable only to non-Loan Parties, recourse that is customary in the relevant local market, (y) any performance undertaking or Guarantee, to the extent applicable only to non-Loan Parties, that is customary in the relevant local market, and (z) an unsecured parent Guarantee by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a parent company of a Foreign Subsidiary of obligations of Foreign Subsidiaries, and, in each case, reasonable extensions thereof).

Permitted Receivables Financing Assets ” means (a) any accounts receivable, loan receivables, mortgage receivables, receivables or loans relating to the financing of insurance premiums, royalty, patent or other revenue streams and other rights to payment or related assets and the proceeds thereof and (b) all assets securing or related to any such receivable or asset, all contracts and contract rights, guarantees or other obligations in respect of any such receivable or asset, lockbox accounts and records with respect to any such receivable or assets and any other assets (including inventory and proceeds thereof) customarily transferred (or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted) together with receivables or assets in connection with a securitization, factoring or receivables financing or sale transaction.

Permitted Refinancing ” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal 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, refunded, renewed or extended except (i) by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premiums) thereon plus underwriting discounts, other amounts paid, and fees, commissions and expenses (including upfront fees, original issue discount or initial yield payments) incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, (ii) by an amount equal to any existing revolving commitments unutilized thereunder to the extent that the portion of any existing and unutilized revolving commitment being refinanced was permitted to be drawn under Section  6.01 immediately prior to such refinancing (other than by reference to a Permitted Refinancing) and such drawing shall be deemed to have been made and (iii) to the extent such excess amounts is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section  6.01 , (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section  6.01(a)(v) , (a)(xiv) (other than in respect of Indebtedness for borrowed money) (a)(xxiv) and (a)(xxv) , Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and, except in the case of the Revolving Commitments, 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 or extended, (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing,

 

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refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (d) [reserved] and (e) no Loan Party that was not an obligor with respect to the Indebtedness being refinanced shall be an obligor under the Permitted Refinancing and if the Indebtedness being refinanced was (or was required to be) subject to an Intercreditor Agreement, the holders of such Permitted Refinancing (if such Indebtedness is secured) or their authorized representative on their behalf, shall become party to such Intercreditor Agreement providing for the same (or lesser) lien priority. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a Permitted Refinancing includes successive Permitted Refinancings of the same Indebtedness.

Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt ” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes, bonds or debentures or senior secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without control of remedies) with the Liens securing the Loan Document Obligations in respect of the Revolving Commitments in effect on the Effective Date, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Loans (including portions of Classes of Loans or Other Loans) and (iii) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to an Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

Permitted Transferees ” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants, (b) any trust or other legal entity the beneficiary of which is such Person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, stepchildren or their respective lineal descendants and (c) without duplication with any of the foregoing, such Person’s heirs, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in Holdings.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt ” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes, bonds or debentures or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Loans (including portions of Classes of Loans or Other Loans) and (ii) such Indebtedness is not secured by any Lien on any property or assets of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary. Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

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

Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is 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 a Loan Party 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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Platform ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.01 .

Post-Transaction Period ” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the eighteenth month immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

Prepayment Event ” means:

(a) any sale, transfer or other Disposition of any property or asset of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section  6.05(i) , Section  6.05(j) , Section  6.05(m) or Section  6.05(p) or the occurrence of any other Casualty Event (or series of related Dispositions or Casualty Events) resulting in Net Proceeds exceeding (x) $2,500,000, individually or (y) $15,000,000, in the aggregate in any fiscal year; provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, only Net Proceeds in excess of such amount shall be subject to the mandatory prepayment provisions set forth in Section  2.11(c) and no Prepayment Event shall occur in any fiscal year until the Net Proceeds received during such fiscal year exceed clause (y) (such Net Proceeds not required to prepay the Loans or to be reinvested pursuant to Section 2.11(c), “ Retained Asset Sale Proceeds ”); or

(b) the incurrence by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted under Section  6.01 (other than Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt and Other Loans) or permitted by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section  9.02 .

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section as the Prime Rate (currently defined as the base rate on corporate loans posted by at least 75% of the nation’s 30 largest banks), as in effect from time to time. The Prime Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer.

Pro Forma Adjustment ” means, for any Test Period, any adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA made in accordance with clause (b)  of the definition of that term.

Pro Forma Basis ,” “ Pro Forma Compliance ” and “ Pro Forma Effect ” mean, as to any Person, for any events as described below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the “Reference Period”): (a) in making any determination of Consolidated EBITDA or any component thereof, effect shall be given to the Contribution and Exchange, any Specified Transaction and any synergies, operating improvements, cost savings or restructurings of the business of Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, that occurred during the Reference Period or with respect to any such

 

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event or transaction included in the definition of Specified Transactions are expected to occur within 18 months of the determination to take such actions and which the Borrower determines are reasonably identifiable and projected in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken, and without duplication of any such amount included in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the definition thereof and provided, that any increase in Consolidated EBITDA as a result of synergies, operating improvements, cost savings and restructurings pursuant to this definition shall be subject to the limitations set forth in clause (b) of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA; (b) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, of Pro Forma Compliance or of Pro Forma Effect, (x) all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transactions and for which the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under the Loan Documents or otherwise) issued, incurred, assumed or repaid during the Reference Period (or with respect to Indebtedness repaid, during the Reference Period or subsequent to the end of the Reference Period and prior to, or simultaneously with, the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made) shall be deemed to have been issued, incurred, assumed or repaid at the beginning of such period and (y) interest expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (x), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rates that would have been in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is being given had been actually in effect during such periods, (c) with respect to (A) any redesignation of a Subsidiary as an Restricted Subsidiary, effect shall be given to such Subsidiary redesignation and all other Subsidiary redesignations after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the respective Subsidiary redesignation then being designated, collectively and (B) any designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, effect shall be given to such designation and all other designations of Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the first day of the relevant Reference Period and on or prior to the date of the then applicable designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, collectively and (d) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition or in any classification under GAAP of any Person, business, assets or operations in respect of which a definitive agreement for the asset sale, transfer, disposition or lease thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, no Pro Forma Effect shall be given to the classification thereof as discontinued operations (and the Consolidated EBITDA or any component thereof attributable to any such Person, business, assets or operations shall not be excluded for any purposes hereunder) until such asset sale, transfer, disposition or lease shall have been consummated (unless otherwise determined in the good faith judgment of the Borrower). Whenever a financial ratio or test or covenant is to be calculated 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 Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries are available and have been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment ” means, taking into account any limitations set forth in the definition of Pro Forma Basis, for any four-quarter period that includes all or a portion of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period with respect to any Sold Entity or Business, the pro forma increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of contractual arrangements between Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary entered into with such Sold Entity or Business at the time of its disposal or within the Post-Transaction Period and which represent an increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA which is incremental to the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business for the most recent four-quarter period prior to its disposal.

 

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Pro Forma Entity ” means any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary.

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

Proposed Change ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.02(c) .

Public Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.01 .

Qualified Equity Interests ” means Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests.

Qualifying Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Quotation Day ” means (a) with respect to Dollars for any Interest Period, the day two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period and (b) with respect to any Alternative Currency for any Interest Period, the number of Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period designated with respect to such Alternative Currency at the time such Alternative Currency is approved pursuant to Section  1.10 , in each case unless market practice differs for loans such as the applicable Loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market, in which case the Quotation Day for such currency shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with market practice for such loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks for such loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market on more than one day, the Quotation Day shall be the last of those days).

Ratio Debt Incurrence Test ” means, as of the date of determination, when calculated on a Pro Forma Basis: (a) in the case of Indebtedness which is to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Secured Obligations, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed the level that is 0.25x below the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio required by the Financial Maintenance Covenant as in effect for the most recent Test Period, (b) in the case of Indebtedness which is to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations, the Secured Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.00:1.00 or (c) in the case of Indebtedness which is unsecured or is secured solely by assets not constituting Collateral, the Total Net Leverage Ratio would not exceed 4.00:1.00.

Ratio Debt Incurrence Test Amount ” means, as of the date of determination, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred under an Incremental Facility, as Incremental Equivalent Debt and/or as Ratio Indebtedness without violating the Ratio Debt Incurrence Test applicable to such Indebtedness.

Ratio Indebtedness ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  6.01(xix) .

 

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Receivables Subsidiary ” means any Special Purpose Entity established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing and any other subsidiary (other than any Loan Party) involved in a Permitted Receivables Financing which is not permitted by the terms of such Permitted Receivables Financing to guarantee the Secured Obligations or provide Collateral.

Refinanced Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

Refinancing Amendment ” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower and Holdings, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Additional Lender and Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section  2.21 .

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

Registered Equivalent Notes ” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act, substantially identical notes (having substantially the same Guarantees) issued in a Dollar-for-Dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

Regulation S-X ” means Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the officers, directors, employee, agents, advisors and other representatives of such Person and of each of such Person’s Affiliates and permitted successors and assigns.

Release ” means 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 and including the environment within any building or other structure).

Relevant Interbank Market ” means (a) with respect to any currency other than Euros, the London interbank market and (b) with respect to Euros, the European interbank market.

Removal Effective Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article  VIII .

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

Repurchase Obligations ” means obligations, including Guarantees, incurred pursuant to inventory repurchase agreements entered into in the ordinary course of the business of Holdings and the Subsidiaries or consistent with past practice in accordance with reasonable and customary industry practices in such business in connection with floor-plan financing arrangements provided by financial institutions to retailers; provided that in no event shall the terms of such obligations require the obligor thereof to make any cash payment in respect thereof until title to such inventory has been transferred to Holdings or any such Subsidiary, as applicable.

 

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Required Additional Debt Terms ” means, with respect to any Ratio Indebtedness, Incremental Equivalent Debt and incurred Acquisition Debt, (a) such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than the Revolving Maturity Date (other than, in the case of customary bridge loans with a maturity date of no longer than one year that are convertible or exchangeable into other instruments meeting the requirements of this clause (a) and permitted to be incurred under Section  6.01 (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any loans, securities or other debt which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans)), (b) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and prepayment or redemption provisions), as determined by the Borrower, are not materially more restrictive (when taken as a whole) to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries as the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (except for (1) covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Revolving Maturity Date and (2) covenants or other provisions that are also added for the benefit of the Revolving Loans), (c) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by any of the Collateral (whether on a pari passu basis or junior secured basis), such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any assets of a Loan Party other than the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations to the extent applicable pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, (d) to the extent such Indebtedness is borrowed, issued or guaranteed by any Loan Party, such Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party (except as permitted under Section  6.01 ) to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and (e) such Indebtedness shall not have any scheduled amortization, mandatory prepayment or redemption features other than up to 5% per annum amortization, customary asset sale events, insurance and condemnation proceed events, change of control offers or events of default and excess cash flow sweeps.

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Exposures, a principal amount of Term Loans and unused Commitments representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Exposures and principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding and unused Commitments at such time; provided that (a) the total outstanding Term Loans subject to Section 9.04(g) of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (other than any Affiliate Debt Fund) and (b) whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Term Loans and Commitments, Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments of each Defaulting Lender, shall, in the case of each of clauses (a)  and (b) , be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Required Revolving Lenders ” means, at any time, Revolving Lenders having Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate amount of Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments of each Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.

Requirements of Law ” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other 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 ” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer, or other similar officer, manager or a director of a Loan Party and with respect to certain limited liability companies or partnerships that do not have officers, any manager, sole member, managing member or general partner thereof. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  6.08(b).

Restricted Debt Payment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  6.08(b).

Restricted Debt Payment Amount ” means at any time the greater of $15,000,000 and 17.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, minus the sum of (a) the amount of Restricted Debt Payments made by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section  6.08(b)(iv)(A)(ii) and (b) the amount of Investments made by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section  6.04(n)(A)(iii) .

Restricted Investment ” means an Investment other than those Investments permitted pursuant to Section  6.04 .

Restricted Payment ” means (1) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests in Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests and (2) any Restricted Investment.

Restricted Payment Amount ” means at any time the greater of $15,000,000 and 17.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period, minus the sum of (a) the amount of Restricted Payments made by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section 6.08(a)(viii)(A)(i), (b) the amount of Restricted Debt Payments made by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section 6.08(b)(iv)(A)(ii) and (c) the amount of Investments made by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in reliance on Section  6.04(n)(A)(ii) .

Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Retained Asset Sale Proceeds ” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (a) of the definition of “Prepayment Event”.

Retained Declined Proceeds ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(e) .

Revolving Availability ” means the amount equal to (a) the aggregate Revolving Commitments as of the date of determination, minus (b) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of all Revolving Lenders as of such date.

 

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Revolving Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum permitted aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section  2.08 , (b) increased from time to time pursuant to an Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or (ii) a Refinancing Amendment. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule  2.01(a) , or in the Assignment and Assumption or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as the case may be. The initial amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as of the Effective Date is $100,000,000.

Revolving Credit Facility ” means the Revolving Commitments and the provisions herein related to the Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit.

Revolving Exposure ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalents of such Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans, (b) such Lender’s LC Exposure and (c) such Lender’s Swingline Exposure at such time.

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

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

Revolving Maturity Date ” means the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date.

Revolving Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit  G hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Lender resulting from the Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender to the Borrower.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor to its rating agency business.

Sale Leaseback ” means any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property, real or personal, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and (b) as part of such transaction, thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold, transferred or disposed of.

Sanctions ” means economic sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, sanctions enforced by OFAC), the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury.

 

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

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Cash Management Obligations ” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Receivables Subsidiaries) in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services, corporate credit and purchasing cards and related programs or any automated clearing house transfers of funds (collectively, “ Cash Management Services ”) provided to Holdings or any Subsidiary (whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor)) that are (a) owed to the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) owed on the Effective Date to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Effective Date or (c) owed to a Person that is an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender at the time such obligations are incurred.

Secured Net Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Secured Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

Secured Obligations ” means (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Secured Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Secured Swap Obligations (excluding with respect to any Guarantor, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor).

Secured Parties ” means (a) each Lender, each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, (b) the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, (c) each other Agent, (d) each Person to whom any Secured Cash Management Obligations are owed, (e) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement the obligations under which constitute Secured Swap Obligations, (f) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (g) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.

Secured Swap Obligations ” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Receivables Subsidiaries) under each Swap Agreement that (a) is with a counterparty that is the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) is in effect on the Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent as of the Effective Date or (c) is entered into after the Effective Date with any counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into.

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

Security Documents ” means the Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, each Control Agreement and each other security agreement or pledge agreement, including any intellectual property security agreement executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, Section  4.01(f) , Section  5.11 , Section  5.12 or Section  5.14 to secure any of the Secured Obligations.

 

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Senior Representative ” means, with respect to any series of Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or other Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

Significant Subsidiary ” means any Restricted Subsidiary that, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets (determined on a consolidated basis for such Restricted Subsidiary and its Restricted Subsidiaries or such group of Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable) for such Fiscal Quarter in excess of 10.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter.

Similar Business ” means (1) any business conducted by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Effective Date or (2) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to (including non-core incidental businesses acquired in connection with any Permitted Investment), or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses that Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries conduct or propose to conduct on the Effective Date.

Sold Entity or Business ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Solicited Discount Proration ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice ” means an irrevocable written notice of the Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit  L .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer ” means the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit  M , submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) .

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” means with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (i) the Fair Value and the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of a Person exceeds such Person’s Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liability; (ii) such person does not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) such Person can pay its Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liability as they mature. For purposes of the foregoing, (a) “Fair Value” shall mean the amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of a Person would change hands between a willing buyer and a

 

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willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act, (b) “Present Fair Salable Value” means the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets (both tangible and intangible) of such Person are sold on a going concern basis with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated ( provided that for purposes of determining Solvency on the Effective Date, this clause (b) shall be calculated after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the Effective Date), (c) “Stated Liabilities” means the recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of such Person, (d) “Identified Contingent Liabilities” shall mean the maximum estimated amount of liabilities reasonably likely to result from pending litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guaranties, uninsured risks and other contingent liabilities of such Person; provided that for purposes of determining Solvency on the Effective Date, this clause (d)  shall be calculated after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the Effective Date (including all fees and expenses related thereto but exclusive of such contingent liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities pursuant to the proviso in clause (c) above)) as identified and explained in terms of their nature and estimated magnitude by a Responsible Officer of Holdings or the Borrower, (e) “Can pay their Stated Liabilities and Contingent Liabilities as they mature” means such Person will have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent liabilities) otherwise become payable; provided that for purposes of determining Solvency on the Effective Date, this clause (e)  shall be calculated after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the Effective Date) and (f) “Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital” means such Person will have sufficient capital to ensure that it is a going concern.

Special Purpose Entity ” means a direct or indirect subsidiary of any Loan Party, whose organizational documents contain restrictions on its purpose and activities intended to preserve its separateness from such Loan Party and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Loan Party.

Specified Contribution and Exchange Agreement Representations ” means the representations and warranties made by, or with respect to, Holdings, CEH and their respective subsidiaries (prior to giving effect to the Contribution and Exchange) in the Contribution and Exchange Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Holdings or CEH (or their respective affiliates), as applicable, has the right to terminate (taking into account any applicable cure provisions) its respective obligations under the Contribution and Exchange Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

Specified Discount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) .

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) .

 

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Specified Discount Prepayment Notice ” means an irrevocable written notice of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit  N .

Specified Discount Prepayment Response ” means the irrevocable written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit  O , to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) .

Specified Discount Proration ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) .

Specified Equity Issuance ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.02 .

Specified Representations ” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section  3.01(a) (as it relates to organizational existence of the Loan Parties after giving effect to the Contribution and Exchange), Section  3.01(b) (as it relates to the organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and perform obligations under each Loan Document of the Loan Parties after giving effect to the Contribution and Exchange), Section  3.02 , Section  3.03(b)(i) , Section  3.08 , Section  3.14 , Section  3.15 , Section  3.16 (as it relates to the creation, validity and perfection of the security interests in the Collateral) and Section  3.17(a) and (b) (in each case, as it relates to the use of proceeds of the Loans) and Sections 3.17(c) and 3.17(d) (in each case, as it relates to the USA Patriot Act).

Specified Time ” means with respect to the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., London time.

Specified Transaction ” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, subsidiary designation, operating improvements, restructurings, New Project or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires “Pro Forma Compliance” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect” to such event.

Sponsors ” means, collectively, BCC, Centerbridge and MAK, and, in each case, each of its respective Affiliates and investment vehicles or funds managed or advised by it or its Affiliates (other than, in each case, Holdings and the Subsidiaries or any portfolio company) (and each a “ Sponsor ”).

SPV ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.04(f) .

Standard Securitization Undertakings ” means all representations, warranties, covenants, pledges, transfers, purchases, dispositions, guaranties and indemnities (including repurchase obligations in the event of a breach of representation and warranty) and other undertakings made or provided, and servicing obligations undertaken, by any Loan Party or Subsidiary thereof that the Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing.

 

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Statutory Reserve Rate ” means, with respect to any currency, a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by any Governmental Authority of the United States or of the jurisdiction of such currency or any jurisdiction in which Loans in such currency are made to which banks in such jurisdiction are subject for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency or by reference to which interest rates applicable to Loans in such currency are determined. Such reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board of Governors, and if any Lender is required to comply therewith, the requirements of The Bank of England and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (or any authority that replaces any of the functions thereof) or the requirements of the European Central Bank. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any other applicable law, rule or regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Sterling ” and “ £ ” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

Submitted Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

Submitted Discount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) .

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations.

subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which Equity Interests representing more than 50.0% of the equity or more than 50.0% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50.0% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) 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.

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of Holdings (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower); provided that in no event shall the Travelers Instrument Issuer be or be deemed a “Subsidiary” at any time.

Subsidiary Loan Party ” means (a) each Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement and (b) any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings that may be designated by the Borrower (by way of delivering to the Collateral Agent a supplement to the Collateral Agreement and a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, in each case, duly executed by such Subsidiary) in its sole discretion from time to time to be a Guarantor in respect of the Secured Obligations, whereupon such Subsidiary shall be obligated to comply with the other requirements of Section  5.11 as if it were newly acquired.

 

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Successor Borrower ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  6.03(d) .

Swap ” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Agreement ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), 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.

Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.

Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

Swingline Lender ” means (a) Citizens Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder and (b) each Revolving Lender that shall have become a Swingline Lender hereunder as provided in Section  2.04(d) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be a Swingline Lender as provided in Section  2.04(e) ), each in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section  2.04 .

Swingline Sublimit ” means $10,000,000.

Tax Restructuring ” means any reorganizations and other activities related to tax planning and tax reorganization (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) entered into after the date hereof so long as such Tax Restructuring does not impair the Guarantee or the security interests of the Lenders in any material respect and is otherwise not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect and after giving effect to such Tax Restructuring, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise comply with Section 5.12.

 

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

Term Facility ” means any term loan facility represented by Term Loans.

Term Lenders ” means any Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment in respect of any Term Loans, or an Assignment or Assumption in respect thereof, or a Refinancing Amendment in respect of any Term Loans, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

Term Loans ” means any Incremental Term Loans or any Other Term Loans, as applicable.

Termination Date ” means the date on which (a) all Commitments shall have been terminated, (b) all Loan Document Obligations (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement claims not then due) shall have been paid in full and (c) all Letters of Credit (other than those that have been Cash Collateralized or back-stopped by a letter of credit or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank) shall have been cancelled, terminated or have expired and all amounts drawn or paid thereunder shall have been reimbursed in full.

Test Period ” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements (a) have been delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or 5.01(b) or (b) for which internally available financial statements have been made available to the Administrative Agent; provided that prior to the first date financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or 5.01(b) , the Test Period in effect shall be the period of twelve consecutive fiscal months of Holdings and the Borrower ended March 31, 2018.

Total Net Leverage Ratio ” means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Net Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period as of such date.

Transactions ” means, collectively, (a) the funding of any Revolving Loans on the Effective Date, the proceeds of which are applied in accordance with Section  5.10 hereof and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) the Effective Date Refinancing, (c) the Contributions and Exchange, together with any and all transactions consummated pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement and any other agreement entered into in connection with the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, (d) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing and (e) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing (including the Transaction Costs).

Transaction Costs ” means any fees, expenses and other transaction costs incurred or paid by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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Transition Services Agreement ” shall mean that certain transition services agreement entered into pursuant to the Contribution and Exchange Agreement.

Travelers Instrument Issuer ” means Champion Home Builders Residual Collections, LLC.

Travelers Instrument Issuer LLC Agreement ” means the limited liability company agreement, dated as of March 19, 2010 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified), by and among Champion Home Builders Residual Collections, LLC, and Champion Home Builders, Inc.

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

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided , however , that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a U.S. jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

Unaudited Financials ” means (i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its subsidiaries for the period ended, on or about February 28, 2018, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of CEH and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related unaudited consolidated statements of income and cash flows of CEH and its subsidiaries for the period ended, on or about December 31, 2017.

Unused Line Fee ” means the fee paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender pursuant to Section  2.12 .

Unused Line Fee Percentage ” means the percentage set forth in the definition of “Applicable Rate” under the column titled “Unused Line Fee”.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) of Holdings designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section  5.15 subsequent to the Effective Date.

USA Patriot Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended from time to time.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.17(e) .

 

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Vehicles ” means all railcars, cars, trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and other vehicles covered by a certificate of title law of any state and all tires and other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.

Voting Stock ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Equity Interests having the right to vote for the election of directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, in respect of Indebtedness represented by term loans, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) 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 (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

wholly-owned subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person at any date, a subsidiary of such Person of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests (other than (a) directors’ qualifying shares and (b) nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law) are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of such Person.

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

Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any U.S. federal withholding tax, any other withholding agent, if applicable.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

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

SECTION 1.03 Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein

 

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shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

SECTION 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP .

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but subject to Section  1.08 , for purposes of determining compliance with any test contained in this Agreement, the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the Secured Net Leverage Ratio that are calculated with respect to any Test Period during which a Specified Transaction occurs shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis. Further, if since the beginning of any such Test Period and on or prior to the date of any required calculation of any financial ratio or test (x) any Specified Transaction has occurred or (y) any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Joint Venture since the beginning of such Test Period has consummated any Specified Transaction, then, in each case, any applicable financial ratio or test shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis for such Test Period as if such Specified Transaction had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period (it being understood, for the avoidance of doubt, that solely for purposes of (x) calculating quarterly compliance with Section  6.10 , if applicable, and (y) calculating the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio for purposes of the definition of “Applicable Rate” and the determination of the commitment fee rate, in each case, the date of the required calculation shall be the last day of the Test Period, and no Specified Transaction occurring thereafter shall be taken into account).

(c) [Reserved].

(d) In the event that Holdings elects to prepare its financial statements in accordance with IFRS and such election results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms (collectively, the “ Accounting Changes ”) in this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement (including the levels applicable herein to any

 

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computation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio and the Secured Net Leverage Ratio) so as to reflect equitably the Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating Holdings’ financial condition shall be substantially the same after such change as if such change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, Holdings the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed in accordance with GAAP (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) (it being agreed that the reconciliation between GAAP and IFRS used in such determination shall be made available to Lenders) as if such change had not occurred.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in paragraph  (a) above or in the definition of “Capitalized Lease,” in the event of an accounting change requiring all leases to be capitalized, only those leases (assuming for purposes hereof that such leases were in existence on the date hereof) that would constitute Capitalized Leases in conformity with GAAP on the date hereof shall be considered Capitalized Leases, and all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made or delivered, as applicable, in accordance therewith.

SECTION 1.05 Currency Translation; Rates .

(a) The Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing denominated in a currency other than Dollars as of the date of the commencement of the initial Interest Period therefor and as of the date of the commencement of each subsequent Interest Period therefor, in each case using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to Dollars in effect on the date that is three Business Days prior to the date on which the applicable Interest Period shall commence, and each such amount shall, except as provided in the last two sentences of this Section  1.05 , be the Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this sentence. The Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of any Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars as of the date such Letter of Credit is issued, amended to increase its face amount, extended or renewed and as of the last Business Day of each subsequent calendar quarter, in each case using the Exchange Rate for such currency in relation to Dollars in effect on the date that is three Business Days prior to the date on which such Letter of Credit is issued, amended to increase its face amount, extended or renewed and as of the last Business Day of such subsequent calendar quarter, as the case may be, and each such amount shall be the Dollar Equivalent of such Letter of Credit until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of any determination under Article  V , Article  VI or Article  VII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the Exchange Rate (rounded to the nearest currency unit, with 0.5 or more of a currency unit being rounded upward); provided , however , that for purposes of determining compliance with Article VI with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Investment, Disposition or Restricted Payment 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 exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness or Investment is incurred or

 

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Disposition or Restricted Payment made; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section  1.05 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred or Disposition or Restricted Payment made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of any determination of Consolidated Total Debt or Consolidated Total Net Debt, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered financial statements pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or Section  5.01(b) . Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

(b) The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto, except as expressly provided herein.

SECTION 1.06 Timing of Payment of Performance . When payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or 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, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension.

SECTION 1.07 Cashless Rollovers . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, to the extent that any Lender extends the maturity date of, or replaces, renews or refinances, any of its then-existing Loans with Incremental Loans, Replacement Term Loans, Loans in connection with any Replacement Revolving Facility, Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Loans or loans incurred under a new credit facility, in each case, to the extent such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing is effected by means of a “cashless roll” by such Lender, such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing shall be deemed to comply with any requirement hereunder or any other Loan Document that such payment be made “in Dollars”, “in immediately available funds”, “in Cash” or any other similar requirement.

SECTION 1.08 Certain Calculations and Tests .

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hereunder, undertaken in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Acquisition, the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder, at the election of the Borrower, after written notice to the Administrative Agent prior to the LCA Test Date (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition after written notice to the Administrative Agent prior to the LCA Test Date, an “ LCA Election ”), will be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “ LCA Test Date ”), and if, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recently completed Tests Period 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, representation, warranty, absence of Default or Event of Default or “basket”, such ratio, representation, warranty, absence of Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCA Election and (x) any of the ratios or “baskets” for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceed as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or “basket” (including due to fluctuations of the target of any Limited Condition Acquisition) at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Acquisition, such “baskets” or ratios 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) in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or “basket” availability on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio or “basket” availability shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of debt and the use of proceeds thereof (but without netting the cash proceeds thereof) had been consummated. For the further avoidance of doubt, in the absence of an LCA Election, unless specifically stated in this Agreement to be otherwise, all determinations of (x) compliance with any financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, Section  6.10 hereof, any First Lien Net Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Net Leverage Ratio test and/or any Total Net Leverage Ratio test) and/or any cap expressed as a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets, (y) other than for purposes of Section  4.02 , any representation and warranties, or any requirement regarding the absence of a Default or Event of Default (or any type of Default or Event of Default) or (z) any availability test under any “baskets”, shall be made as of the applicable date of the consummation of the Specified Transaction.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, Section  6.10 , any First Lien Net Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Net Leverage Ratio test and/or any Total Net Leverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the “ Fixed Amounts ”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, Section  6.10 , any First Lien Net Leverage Ratio test, any Secured Net Leverage Ratio test and/or any Total Net Leverage Ratio test) (any

 

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such amounts, the “ Incurrence-Based Amounts ”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts (and any cash proceeds thereof) shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of the covenants described in Sections 6.01 , 6.02 and 6.04 , if any Indebtedness, Lien or Investment (or a portion thereof) would be permitted pursuant to one or more provisions described therein, the Borrower may divide and classify such Indebtedness, Liens or Investments (or a portion thereof) in any manner that complies with the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01 , 6.02 and 6.04 , as applicable, and may later divide and reclassify any such Indebtedness, Lien or Investment so long as the Indebtedness, Lien or Investment (as so divided and/or reclassified) would be permitted to be made in reliance on the applicable exception as of the date of such reclassification.

SECTION 1.09 Rounding . Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up for five).

SECTION 1.10 Additional Currencies .

(a) The Borrower may from time to time request that Revolving Loans be made and/or Letters of Credit be issued in a currency other than Dollars; provided that such currency is a lawful currency that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars. In the case of any such request with respect to the making of Revolving Loans, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders, and in the case of any such request with respect to the issuance of Letters of Credit, such request shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank.

(b) Any such request shall be made to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, seven Business Days prior to the date of the desired Borrowing (or such other time or date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and, in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank, in its or their sole discretion). In the case of any such request pertaining to Revolving Loans, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Lender thereof; and in the case of any such request pertaining to Letters of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Issuing Bank thereof. Each Revolving Lender (in the case of any such request pertaining to Revolving Loans) or the applicable Issuing Bank (in the case of a request pertaining to Letters of Credit) shall notify the Administrative Agent, not later than 5 p.m., New York City time, one Business Day after receipt of such request whether it consents, in its sole discretion, to the making of Revolving Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit, as the case may be, in such requested currency.

 

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(c) Any failure by a Revolving Lender or any Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Revolving Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to permit Revolving Loans to be made or Letters of Credit to be issued in such requested currency. If the Administrative Agent and all the Revolving Lenders consent to making Revolving Loans in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Borrowings of Revolving Loans; and if the Administrative Agent and an Issuing Bank consent to the issuance of Letters of Credit in such requested currency, the Administrative Agent shall so notify the Borrower and such currency shall thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of any Letter of Credit issuances by such Issuing Bank. If the Administrative Agent shall fail to obtain consent to any request for an additional currency under this Section  1.10 , the Administrative Agent shall promptly so notify the Borrower.

ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS

SECTION 2.01 Commitments .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount which will not result in such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding its Revolving Commitment. The Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in any Incremental Facility Amendment or Refinancing Amendment providing for, as applicable, the making, exchange, renewal, replacement or refinancing of Revolving Loans or Term Loans, each Revolving Lender or Term Lender party thereto severally agrees to, as applicable, make, exchange, renew, replace or refinance Revolving Loans or Term Loans, as applicable, on the date specified therein in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of such Revolving Lender or Term Lender’s Commitment as set forth therein.

SECTION 2.02 Loans and Borrowings .

(a) Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and, other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required hereby.

 

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(b) Subject to Section  2.14 , (i) each Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith, (ii) each Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans; provided that all Borrowings made on the Effective Date must be made as Dollar-denominated ABR Borrowings unless the Borrower shall have given the notice required for a Eurocurrency Borrowing under Section  2.03 and provided an indemnity letter extending the benefits of Section  2.16 to Lenders in respect of such Borrowings; provided further that Borrowings in an Alternative Currency shall not be available on the Effective Date and (iii) each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that (i) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (ii) such Loan shall be deemed to have been made and held by such Lender, and the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender for the account of such domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender and (iii) in exercising such option, such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to minimize increased costs to the Borrower resulting therefrom (which obligation of such Lender shall not require it to take, or refrain from taking, actions that it determines would result in increased costs for which it will not be compensated hereunder or that it otherwise determines would be disadvantageous to it and in the event of such request for costs for which compensation is provided under this Agreement, the provisions of Section  2.15 shall apply); provided , further, that no such domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender shall be entitled to any greater indemnification under Section  2.17 with respect to such Loan than that to which the applicable Lender was entitled on the date on which such Loan was made (except in connection with any indemnification entitlement arising as a result of any Change in Law after the date on which such Loan was made).

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum; provided that a Eurocurrency Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of 8 Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding.

SECTION 2.03 Requests for Borrowings . To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by delivery (by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission) of a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing (or one Business Day in the case of any Eurocurrency Borrowing to be made on the Effective Date) (or such later time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), (b) in the case of a ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (c) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City, five Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing (or such later time as the

 

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Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion); provided that any such notice of an ABR Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section  2.05(f) may be given not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable upon delivery and shall specify the following information (other than, in the case of clause (vii)  below, the Borrowing Request pertaining to Borrowings on the Effective Date):

(i) whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Borrowing or a Borrowing of any other Class (specifying the Class thereof);

(ii) the aggregate amount and, in the case of a Revolving Borrowing, the currency of such Borrowing;

(iii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iv) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;

(v) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;

(vi) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section  2.06 , or, in the case of any ABR Borrowing or Swingline Loan requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section  2.05(f) , the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement; and

(vii) that, as of the date of such Revolving Borrowing, the conditions set forth in Section  4.02(a) and Section  4.02(b) are satisfied.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall, if denominated in Dollars, be an ABR Borrowing. If no currency is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section  2.03 , the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04 Swingline Loans .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including Section  2.22 ), in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section  2.04 , the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period denominated in Dollars in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments or (ii) the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans outstanding exceeding

 

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the Swingline Sublimit; provided that (A) the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan and (B) the Swingline Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swingline Loan if, after giving effect to Section  2.22(a)(iv) , any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure would remain outstanding. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.

(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender of such request by written notice, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of such proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day), the amount of the requested Swingline Loan and, in the case of any Swingline Loan requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section  2.05(f) , the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section  2.05(f) , by remittance to the applicable Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice the Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section  2.04(c) is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this Section  2.04(c) by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section  2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section  2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this Section  2.04(c) ), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this Section  2.04(c) , and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other Person on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted by the Swingline Lender to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made

 

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their payments pursuant to this Section  2.04(c) and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and thereafter to the Borrower, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this Section  2.04(c) shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.

(d) The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, designate as additional Swingline Lenders one or more Revolving Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below; provided that such Swingline Lender is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The acceptance by a Revolving Lender of an appointment as a Swingline Lender hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such designated Swingline Lender, and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i) such Revolving Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of a Swingline Lender under this Agreement and (ii) references herein to the term “Swingline Lender” shall be deemed to include such Revolving Lender in its capacity as a lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

(e) The Borrower may terminate the appointment of any Swingline Lender as a “Swingline Lender” hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such Swingline Lender, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (i) such Swingline Lender’s acknowledging receipt of such notice and (ii) the fifth Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof, provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the Swingline Exposure of such Swingline Lender shall have been reduced to zero. Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such termination, the terminated Swingline Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of a Swingline Lender under this Agreement with respect to Swingline Loans made by it prior to such termination, but shall not make any additional Swingline Loans.

SECTION 2.05 Letters of Credit .

(a) General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including, without limitation, Sections 2.05(e) and  2.22 ), each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreement of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section  2.05 , to issue Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars or such Alternative Currencies to which the relevant Issuing Bank may agree in accordance with Section  1.10 for the account of the Borrower (or for the account of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, are co-applicants in respect of such Letter of Credit), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, which shall reflect the standard operating procedures of such Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period and prior to the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the applicable Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Issuing Bank (other than Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., with

 

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respect to the Existing Letters of Credit and renewals thereof) shall be required (but, for the avoidance of doubt, each Issuing Bank shall have the option), to issue Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount greater than such Issuing Bank’s Applicable Percentage as a Revolving Lender.

(b) Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall deliver in writing by hand delivery or facsimile (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the recipient) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (at least five Business Days before the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension or such shorter period as the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent may agree) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (d) of this Section  2.05 ), the amount and currency of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (i) the aggregate LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank shall not exceed the LC Commitment of such Issuing Bank, (ii) the aggregate Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, (iii) the Revolving Exposure of any Issuing Bank shall exceed such Issuing Bank’s Revolving Commitment and (iv) the aggregate LC Exposure shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. No Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it, or if such issuance would violate one or more policies or procedures of such Issuing Bank, (ii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender if, after giving effect to Section  2.22(a)(iv) , any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or such Letter of Credit and all other LC Exposure as to which such Issuing Bank has Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure, or (iii) the issuance thereof violates any policies or procedures of such Issuing Bank.

 

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(c) Notice . Each Issuing Bank agrees that it shall not permit any issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit to occur unless it shall have given to the Administrative Agent written notice thereof required under paragraph (m) of this Section  2.05(c) .

(d) Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date that is one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension thereof, one year after the then-current expiration date at the time of such extension) and (ii) the date that is the fifth Business Day prior to the Revolving Maturity Date; provided that if such expiry date is not a Business Day, such Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to close of business on the next succeeding Business Day; provided , however , that any Letter of Credit may, upon the request of the Borrower, include a provision whereby such Letter of Credit shall be extended automatically for additional consecutive periods of one year or less (but not beyond the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date unless Cash Collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank thereof) unless the applicable Issuing Bank notifies the beneficiary thereof within the time period specified in such Letter of Credit or, if no such time period is specified, at least 30 days prior to the then-applicable expiration date, that such Letter of Credit will not be extended; provided that such extended terms are reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Bank.

(e) Participations . By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank that is the issuer thereof or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in Section  2.05(f)  in the currency of such LC Disbursement, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason; provided that if such LC Disbursement is denominated in an Alternative Currency, each Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such LC Disbursement shall be paid in Dollars in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof). Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this Section  2.05(e) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(f) Reimbursement . If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement in the currency thereof not later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, (i) on the Business Day (or if Revolving Availability is zero, two Business Days immediately following the Business Day) that the Borrower receives written notice of such LC Disbursement if such notice is received by the Borrower on or before

 

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12:00 p.m., New York City time or (ii) on the Business Day immediately following the Business Day (or if Revolving Availability is zero, two Business Days immediately following the Business Day) that the Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement if such notice is received by the Borrower after 12:00 p.m., New York City time; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is denominated in Dollars and is not less than $100,000 (or such lesser amount as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section  2.03 or Section  2.04 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or a Swingline Loan, in each case in an equivalent amount, and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the applicable currency and in the same manner as provided in Section  2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section  2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this Section  2.05(f) ), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders; provided that if such LC Disbursement is denominated in an Alternative Currency, such payment shall be made in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent thereof). Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.05(f) , the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this Section  2.05(f) to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender or the Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section  2.05(f) to reimburse any Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of an ABR Revolving Loan or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

(g) Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in Section  2.05(f) is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section  2.05(g) , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or any of their Affiliates shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or

 

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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 Banks; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any Issuing Bank (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable judgment), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an 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, and any such acceptance or refusal shall be deemed not to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.

(h) Disbursement Procedures . Each Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Each Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement in accordance with Section  2.05(f) .

(i) Interim Interest . If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is required to be reimbursed pursuant to Section  2.05(f) , the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, (i) in the case of an LC Disbursement denominated in Dollars, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans, and (ii) in the case of an LC Disbursement denominated in any other currency, a rate per annum determined by the applicable Issuing Bank (which determination will be conclusive absent manifest error) to represent its cost of funds plus the Applicable Rate used to determine interest applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to Section  2.05(f) , then Section  2.13(d) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this Section  2.05(i) shall be paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to Section  2.05(f) to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand has been made, on the date on which the Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in full.

 

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(j) Cash Collateralization . If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, or if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, then on the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Revolving Lenders demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section  2.05(j) , the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders, an amount of cash in each applicable currency equal to the portion of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit denominated in such currency, as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h)  or (i) of Section  7.01 . The Borrower also shall deposit Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section  2.05(j) as and to the extent required by Section  2.11(b) . Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, if any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding (after giving effect to Section  2.22(a)(iv) ), then promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover such Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent in Cash Equivalents and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all the Revolving Lenders), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default or the existence of a Defaulting Lender, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived or after the termination of Defaulting Lender status, as applicable. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder pursuant to Section  2.11(b) , such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the Borrower would remain in compliance with Section  2.11(b) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(k) Designation of Additional Issuing Banks . The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, designate as additional Issuing Banks one or more Revolving Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below. The acceptance by a Revolving Lender of an appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower,

 

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executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such designated Revolving Lender and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i) such Revolving Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to include such Revolving Lender in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

(l) Termination of an Issuing Bank . The Borrower may terminate the appointment of any Issuing Bank as an “Issuing Bank” hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such Issuing Bank, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (i) such Issuing Bank’s acknowledging receipt of such notice and (ii) the fifth Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof; provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (or its Affiliates) shall have been reduced to zero. At the time any such termination shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the terminated Issuing Bank pursuant to Section  2.12(b) . Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such termination, the terminated Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall not issue any additional Letters of Credit.

(m) Issuing Bank Reports to the Administrative Agent . Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section  2.05(m) , report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) periodic activity (for such period or recurrent periods as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) within five Business Days following the time that such Issuing Bank issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the currency and face amount of the Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement, the date, currency and amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and amount of such LC Disbursement and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

(n) Existing Letters of Credit . On the Effective Date, the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Letters of Credit hereunder.

SECTION 2.06 Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the applicable currency by 10:00 a.m., New York City time, to the Applicable Account of the Administrative Agent most-recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline

 

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Loans shall be made as provided in Section  2.04 . The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section  2.05(f) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section  2.05(f) to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section  2.06(a)  and may, in reliance on such assumption and in its sole discretion, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such share on demand of the Administrative Agent. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon demand of the Administrative Agent therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or the Borrower interest on such corresponding amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, (A) if such Borrowing is denominated in Dollars, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) if such Borrowing is denominated in any Alternative Currency, the rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be its cost of funding such amount, or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.13 . If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

(c) Obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section  9.03(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section  9.03(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and, other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section  9.03(c) .

SECTION 2.07 Interest Elections .

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or designated by Section  2.03 and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or designated by Section  2.03 . Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type

 

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or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section  2.07 . The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section  2.07  shall not apply to Swingline Loans, which may not be converted or continued.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section  2.07 , the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by delivery (by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission) to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section  2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable upon delivery.

(c) Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section  2.03 :

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii)  and (iv)  below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing (solely to the extent such Borrowing is denominated in Dollars) or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request in accordance with this Section  2.07 , the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be (i) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Dollars, converted to an ABR Borrowing, and (ii) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in any Alternative Currency, be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, as the case may be, for an additional Interest Period of one month.

 

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Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing denominated in Dollars may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing, (ii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Dollars shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto and (iii) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in any Alternative Currency shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing in its original currency with an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

SECTION 2.08 Termination and Reduction of Commitments .

(a) Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date.

(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Class; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans in accordance with Section  2.11 , the aggregate Revolving Exposures would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments.

(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section  2.08  at least one Business Day prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Revolving Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.08 shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date of termination) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Revolving Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Revolving Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments of such Class.

SECTION 2.09 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt .

(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan made by the Swingline Lender on the earlier to occur of (A) the date that is 10 Business Days after such Loan is made and (B) the Revolving Maturity Date, provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing in Dollars is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date of such Borrowing was requested and (iii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan of such Lender as provided in Section  2.10 .

 

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(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section  9.04(b)(iv) in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein, provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the entries made pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section, the accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall control.

(e) Any Lender may request through the Administrative Agent that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event with respect to Revolving Loans, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a Revolving Note, payable to such Lender or its registered assigns.

SECTION 2.10 Amortization of Term Loans .

(a) Subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section  2.10 , the Borrower shall repay any Term Loans as set forth in the Incremental Facility Amendment, Loan Modification Offer and/or Refinancing Amendment, as applicable.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) Any prepayment of a Term Borrowing of any Class (i) pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(i) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled and outstanding repayments of the Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction in direct order of maturity) and (ii) pursuant to Section  2.11(c) or Section  2.11(d) shall be applied to reduce the subsequent scheduled and outstanding repayments of the Term Borrowings of such Class to be made pursuant to this Section, or, except as otherwise provided in any Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Offer, pursuant to the corresponding section of such Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Offer, as applicable, as directed by the Borrower (and absent such direction in direct order of maturity).

 

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(d) Prior to any repayment of any Term Borrowings of any Class hereunder pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(i) , the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class to be repaid and shall notify the Administrative Agent by written notice (by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission) of such election not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, two Business Days before the scheduled date of such repayment. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section  2.16 . Each repayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid Borrowing. Repayments of Term Borrowings shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the amount repaid.

SECTION 2.11 Prepayment of Loans .

(a) (i) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Revolving Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty;

(ii) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may prepay any outstanding Term Loans on the following basis:

(A) The Borrower shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par (such prepayment, the “ Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ”) pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, in each case made in accordance with this Section  2.11(a)(ii) ; provided that (x) the Borrower shall not make any Borrowing of Revolving Loans to fund any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and (y) the Borrower shall not initiate any action under this Section  2.11(a)(ii) in order to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment unless (I) at least ten (10) Business Days shall have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date; or (II) at least three (3) Business Days shall have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(B) (1) Subject to the proviso to subclause (A) above, the Borrower 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; provided that (I) any such offer shall be made available, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Term Lender and/or each 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

 

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to each applicable tranche, the 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 an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such offer shall remain outstanding through the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term 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., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ”).

(2) Each relevant 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 relevant then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Term Lender, a “ Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ”), the amount and the tranches of such Term 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.

(3) If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the Borrower will make prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subclause (B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Term Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to clause (2) ; 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 (in consultation with the Borrower 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 five (5) Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the Borrower of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted

 

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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 Loans of such Term 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 Borrower and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subclause (F) below (subject to subclause (J) below).

(C) (1) Subject to the proviso to subclause (A) above, the Borrower 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; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of 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 the Borrower (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 an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term 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 relevant Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant Term Lenders (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ”). Each relevant 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 Term 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 Term 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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(2) The Auction Agent shall review all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received on or before the applicable Discount Range Prepayment Response Date and shall determine (in consultation with the Borrower 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 subclause (C). The Borrower 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 (3) ) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “ Participating Lender ”).

(3) If there is at least one Participating Lender, the Borrower will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Term 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 or equal to 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 (in consultation with the Borrower 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 Borrower 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

 

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Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (z) 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 Borrower and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subclause (F) below (subject to subclause (J) below).

(D) (1) Subject to the proviso to subclause (A) above, the Borrower 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; provided that (I) any such solicitation shall be extended, at the sole discretion of the Borrower, to each Term Lender and/or each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate Dollar amount of the Term Loans (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the 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 an event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $1,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by the Borrower shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each relevant Term 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 Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m., New York time on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to the relevant 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.

(2) The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the Borrower with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Borrower shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the smallest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the

 

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Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Borrower (the “ Acceptable Discount ”), if any. If the Borrower 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 third Business Day after the date of receipt by the Borrower from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this clause (2) (the “ Acceptance Date ”), the Borrower 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 Borrower by the Acceptance Date, the Borrower shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(3) Based upon the Acceptable Discount and the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, within three (3) Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “ Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ”), the Auction Agent will determine (in consultation with the Borrower 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 Borrower at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this subclause (D). If the Borrower elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Borrower 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 Term Lender, a “ Qualifying Lender ”). The Borrower will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this subclause (D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Term 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 (in consultation with the Borrower 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 Borrower of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the

 

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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 the Borrower and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Borrower shall be due and payable by the Borrower on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with subclause (F) below (subject to subclause (J) below).

(E) In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Borrower 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 the Borrower in connection therewith. In addition, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to Holdings and/or its subsidiaries.

(F) If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with subclauses (B) through (D) above, the Borrower shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The Borrower shall make such prepayment to the Auction 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., New York City time, on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and all such prepayments shall be applied to the remaining principal installments of the relevant tranche of Term Loans on a pro rata basis across such installments. 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 any outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section  2.11(a)(ii) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable. 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.

(G) 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(a)(ii) , established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion, and as reasonably agreed by the Borrower.

 

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(H) Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Section  2.11(a)(ii) , each notice or other communication required to be delivered or otherwise provided to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) shall be deemed to have been given upon Auction Agent’s (or its delegate’s) actual receipt during normal business hours of such notice or communication; provided that any notice or communication actually received outside of normal business hours shall be deemed to have been given as of the opening of business on the next Business Day.

(I) Each of the Borrower and the Term Lenders acknowledges and agrees that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section  2.11(a)(ii) 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(a)(ii) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

(J) The Borrower 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 this subclause (J), any failure by the Borrower to make any prepayment to a Term Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section  2.11(a)(ii) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section  7.01 or otherwise).

(b) In the event and on each occasion that the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Borrowings or Swingline Loans (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit Cash Collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section  2.05(j) ) in an aggregate amount necessary to eliminate such excess.

(c) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days after such Net Proceeds are received (or, in the case of any Prepayment Event described in clause (b)  of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, on the date of such Prepayment Event), prepay the Loans as set forth in paragraph (e) below in an aggregate amount equal to 100% of the amount of such Net Proceeds; provided that in the case of any event described in clause (a)  of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, if, as of the date of such Prepayment Event, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 0.75x below the level required by the applicable Financial Maintenance Covenant in effect on such date, the amount to be so prepaid shall be in an aggregate amount equal to 50% of the amount of such Net Proceeds; provided further that, in the case of any event described in clause (a)  of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, if Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries

 

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invest (or commit to invest) the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof) within 12 months after receipt of such Net Proceeds in Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any Investments permitted under Section  6.04 (other than 6.04(a) ), then no prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section  2.11(c) in respect of such Net Proceeds in respect of such event (or the applicable portion of such Net Proceeds, if applicable) except to the extent of any such Net Proceeds therefrom that have not been so invested (or committed to be invested) by the end of such 12-month period (or, if committed to be so invested within such 12-month period, have not been so invested within 180 days after the end of the 12-month period that follows receipt thereof), at which time a prepayment shall be required in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that have not been so invested (or committed to be invested); provided further that the Borrower may use a portion of such Net Proceeds to prepay or repurchase any other Indebtedness that is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Revolving Loans to the extent such other Indebtedness and the Liens securing the same are permitted hereunder and the documentation governing such other Indebtedness requires such a prepayment or repurchase thereof with the proceeds of such Prepayment Event, in each case in an amount not to exceed the product of (x) the amount of such Net Proceeds and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding principal amount of such other Indebtedness and the denominator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and such other Indebtedness.

(d) [Reserved].

(e) Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of the applicable Class or Classes to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to paragraph (f)  of this Section substantially in the form of Exhibit P hereto (the “ Notice of Prepayment ”). Any mandatory prepayment of Revolving Loans required by Section  2.11(c) shall not require any corresponding permanent reduction in the Revolving Commitments. In the event of any mandatory prepayment of Term Borrowings made at a time when more than one Class of term loans that are secured by Collateral on a pari passu basis with such Term Loans remain outstanding, the Borrower shall select Term Borrowings and Borrowings in respect of term loans that are secured by Collateral on a pari passu basis with such Term Loans to be prepaid so that the aggregate amount of such prepayment is allocated between Term Borrowings and Borrowings in respect of term loans that are secured by Collateral on a pari passu basis with such Term Loans pro rata based on the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Borrowings of each such Class (or less than pro rata so long as the lenders of such Class of loans to be prepaid on a less than pro rata basis agrees to such less than pro rata amount) (other than a prepayment of (x) Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, with the proceeds of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section  2.21 , which shall be applied to the Class of Term Loans or Class of Revolving Loans, as applicable, being refinanced pursuant thereto or (y) Term Loans with the proceeds of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness issued to the extent permitted under Section  6.01(a) , which shall be applied to the Class of Term Loans being refinanced pursuant thereto); provided that any Term Lender (and, to the extent provided in the Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Offer for any Class of Other Term Loans, any Lender that holds Other Term Loans of such Class) may elect, by written notice to the Administrative Agent at least one Business Day prior to the prepayment date, to decline all (but not a portion of) any prepayment of its Term Loans or Other Term Loans of any such Class pursuant to this Section (other than an optional prepayment pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section or a mandatory

 

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prepayment as a result of the Prepayment Event set forth in clause (b)  of the definition thereof solely to the extent such prepayment represents a refinancing of the Term Loans, which may not be declined) (any such Lender, a “ Declining Lender ”), in which case the aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay Term Loans or Other Term Loans of any such Class owing to Declining Lenders shall be (i) firstly, offered pro rata to each other non-Declining Lender holding Term Loans or, if applicable, Other Term Loans of the same Class, to be applied towards prepayment of such non-Declining Lenders’ outstanding Term Loans or Other Term Loans, as the case may be, (ii) secondly, offered pro rata to each other Lender holding outstanding Loans in any other Class, to be applied towards prepayment of such non-Declining Lenders’ outstanding Loans and (iii) lastly, retained by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (such amounts, “ Retained Declined Proceeds ”). Optional prepayments of Term Borrowings shall be allocated among the Classes of Term Borrowings as directed by the Borrower. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding provisions of this Section  2.11(e) of the Type of Borrowing of any Class, the Administrative Agent shall make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section  2.16 .

(f) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) of any optional prepayment pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(i) and, to the extent practicable, any mandatory prepayment hereunder by delivering a Notice of Prepayment to the Administrative Agent (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable (except as set forth in the following proviso) and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that a notice of optional prepayment may state that such notice is conditional upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable refinancing event or condition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice (other than a notice relating solely to Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section  2.02 , except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing except to the extent otherwise set forth in Section  2.11(e) . Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section  2.13 . At the Borrower’s election in connection with any prepayment pursuant to this Section  2.11 , such prepayment shall not be applied to any Term Loan or Revolving Loan of a Defaulting Lender and shall be allocated ratably among the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of Section  2.11(c) , (A) to the extent that any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Prepayment Event set forth in clause (a)  of the definition thereof by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment pursuant to Section  2.11(c) (a “ Foreign Prepayment Event ”) are prohibited by or would violate or conflict with any Requirement of Law from being repatriated to the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, or would conflict with the fiduciary duties of such Foreign Subsidiary’s directors, or result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a material risk of personal or criminal liability for any officer, director, employee, manager, member or management or consultant of such Foreign Subsidiary, the portion of such Net Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in Section  2.11(c) , as the case may be, and such amounts may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable Requirement of Law will not permit repatriation to the Borrower (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take all actions required by the applicable Requirement of Law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds is permitted under the applicable Requirement of Law, such repatriation will be promptly effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Loans pursuant to Section  2.11(c) , as applicable, (B) to the extent that and for so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Prepayment Event would have a material adverse tax consequence (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation), including any withholding tax, with respect to such Net Proceeds if such amount were repatriated as a dividend, the Net Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Loans at the times provided in Section  2.11(c) , as the case may be, and such amounts may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary; provided that when the Borrower determines in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Prepayment Event would no longer have a material adverse tax consequence (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit actually realized in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Proceeds if such amount were repatriated as a dividend, such Net Proceeds shall be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Loans pursuant to Section  2.11(c) , as applicable, and (C) in connection with any prepayment attributable to any Joint Venture, to the extent that repatriation of any or all of the Net Proceeds of any Foreign Prepayment Event violate any organizational document of any Joint Venture (or any relevant shareholders’ or similar agreement) existing on the Effective Date or the date of investment in such Joint Venture (so long as such restrictions in such organizational documents were not entered into for purposes of circumventing such Joint Venture’s obligations to make any payment in respect of a Foreign Prepayment Event), in each case if the amount subject to the relevant prepayment were upstreamed or transferred as a distribution or dividend the portion of such Net Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Loans at the times provided in Section  2.11(c) , as the case may be, and such amounts may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable organizational documents will not permit repatriation to the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Proceeds is permitted under the applicable organizational documents, such repatriation will be promptly effected and such repatriated Net Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than five Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Loans pursuant to Section  2.11(c) , as applicable.

 

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SECTION 2.12 Fees .

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars for the account of each Revolving Lender an unused line fee at the Applicable Rate identified as the Unused Line Fee Percentage on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Accrued unused line fees shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All unused line fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing the unused line fees, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose).

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent in Dollars for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans on the daily face amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank in Dollars a fronting fee, which shall accrue at 0.125% per annum or other rate agreed to by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower on the average daily face amount of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last Business Day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section  2.12(b) shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(c) [Reserved].

(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

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(e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to an Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Revolving Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section  2.22 , the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any amounts to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section  2.12 , and any fees that would otherwise be payable to a Defaulting Lender under clause (i)  of Section  2.12(b) shall, to the extent the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall have been reallocated pursuant to Section  2.22(a)(iv) , be paid to the non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of the amounts of such LC Exposure for which they shall be liable from time to time.

SECTION 2.13 Interest .

(a) The Loans comprising each ABR Revolving Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate from time to time in effect plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Revolving Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c) The Loans comprising each ABR Term Borrowing and each Eurocurrency Term Borrowing shall bear interest at the rate set forth in the Incremental Facility Amendment, Loan Modification Offer and/or Credit Agreement Refinancing Amendment, as applicable.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Section  7.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i) , if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any premium or fee by the Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, the relevant overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of any overdue principal of any Loan, 2.00% per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 2.13 or (ii) in the case of any other overdue amount (including interest on any Loan), 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans of the applicable Class, as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section  2.13 ; provided that no amount shall be payable pursuant to this Section  2.13(d) to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender; provided further that no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this Section  2.13(d) on any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender (it being understood that interest on such amounts shall accrue at the non-default rates otherwise applicable thereto).

(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments, provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant only to paragraph (d) of this Section 2.13 shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Revolving

 

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Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(f) All computations of interest for ABR Loans (when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed. Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section  2.18 , bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest .

(a) If at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:

(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period (in each case with respect to the Loans impacted by this clause (ii)  or clause (i)  above, “ Impacted Loans ”),

then the Administrative Agent shall give written notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and the utilization of the LIBO Rate component in determining the Alternate Base Rate shall be suspended; provided , however , that, in each case, the Borrower may revoke any Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (a)(i) of this Section  2.14 and/or is advised by the Required Lenders of their determination in accordance with clause (a)(ii) of this Section  2.14 , and the Borrower shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend the definition of “LIBO Rate” and other applicable provisions to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change; provided that, until so amended, such Impacted Loans will be handled as otherwise provided pursuant to the terms of this Section  2.14 . For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall be in addition to, and shall not restrict the application of, the provisions for the adjustment of the “LIBO Rate” that are set forth in the definition thereof.

 

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SECTION 2.15 Increased Costs .

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

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

(ii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than with respect to Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

(iii) subject the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to any Taxes on its Loans, letters of credit, Commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank of making or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or issue any Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, from time to time upon request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, the Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such increased costs actually incurred or reduction actually suffered, provided that the Borrower shall not be liable for such compensation if, in the case of requests for reimbursement under clause (ii)  above resulting from a market disruption, (A) the relevant circumstances are not generally affecting the banking market or (B) the applicable request has not been made by Lenders constituting Required Lenders; provided , further, that to the extent any such costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives enacted or promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Basel III, then such Lender shall be compensated pursuant to this Section  2.15(a) only to the extent such Lender is imposing such charges on similarly situated borrowers where the terms of other syndicated credit facilities permit it to impose such charges. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section  2.15(a) will not apply to (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Other Taxes or (C) Excluded Taxes.

 

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(b) If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank contemplated by clause (c)  below, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction actually suffered.

(c) Any Lender or an Issuing Bank requesting compensation under this Section  2.15 shall be required to deliver a certificate to the Borrower, (i) setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company in reasonable detail, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section  2.15 , (ii) setting forth, in reasonable detail, the manner in which such amount or amounts were determined and (iii) certifies that such Lender or Issuing Bank is generally charging such amounts to similarly situated borrowers, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or 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; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 2.16 Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section  2.11(f) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section  2.19 or Section  9.02(c) , then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate each Lender for the actual loss, cost and expense incurred by such Lender attributable to such event (other than loss of profit). For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section  2.16 , each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Loan made by it at

 

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the Adjusted LIBO Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurocurrency Loan was in fact so funded. Any Lender requesting compensation under this Section  2.16 shall be required to deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section  2.16 , the basis therefor and, in reasonable detail and the manner in which such amount or amounts were determined, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt of such demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section  2.16 will not apply to losses, costs or expenses resulting from Taxes, as to which Section  2.17 shall govern.

SECTION 2.17 Taxes .

(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, provided that if the applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable Withholding Agent) to deduct any Taxes from such payments, then (i) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and (iii) if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the amount payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions have been made (including deductions applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section  2.17 ) the Lender (or, in the case of a payment received by the Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made.

(b) Without duplication of other amounts payable by the Borrower under this Section  2.17 , the Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Requirements of Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes payable or paid by, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to, the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, and any Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  2.17 ) and any 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 setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of 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 a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section  2.17 , such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(e) Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law and such other documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (i) as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or (ii) 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 sentence, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section  2.17(e)(1)-(3) 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. Each Lender shall, whenever a lapse or time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any material respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section  2.17 .

Without limiting the foregoing:

(1) Each Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.

(2) Each Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

(A) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms), as applicable, claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax (i) pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document and (ii) pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document,

 

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(B) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) two properly completed and duly signed certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit  Q-1 , Q-2 , Q-3 and Q-4 , as applicable, (any such certificate, a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms), as applicable,

(D) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner (for example, where the Lender is a partnership or a participating Lender), two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) of the Lender, accompanied by an IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate, IRS Form W-9, IRS Form W-8IMY or any other required information (or any successor forms) from each beneficial owner that would be required under this Section  2.17(e) if such beneficial owner were a Lender, as applicable ( provided that, if the Lender is a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and not a participating Lender) and one or more direct or indirect partners are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, the U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate may be provided by such Lender on behalf of such direct or indirect partner(s)),

(E) in the case of a Lender that receives payments with respect to the Loans through a nominee that is a “qualified intermediary” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-1(e)(5)(ii), either (I) two (2) properly completed and duly signed copies of an IRS Form W-8IMY (or successor form) and any attachments thereto by the nominee (A) confirming its qualified intermediary status, (B) designating the accounts of such Lender for which the qualified intermediary acts as a qualified intermediary and (C) certifying that it assumes primary responsibility for withholding under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Code and for IRS Form 1099 reporting and backup withholding with respect to such Lender, or (II) two (2) properly completed and duly signed copies of an IRS Form W-8IMY (or successor form) and any attachments thereto by the nominee confirming its qualified intermediary status and any other information (e.g., IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E of such Lender) that it is required to provide under the applicable Treasury Regulations, or

(F) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of any other form prescribed by applicable U.S. federal income tax laws as a basis for claiming a complete exemption from, or a reduction in, U.S. federal withholding tax on any payments to such Lender under the Loan Documents, 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.

 

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(3) 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, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (3) , “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date hereof.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  2.17(e) , a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form or other documentation that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

(a) On or before the date the Administrative Agent becomes a party to this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall provide the Borrower two duly-signed, properly completed copies of the documentation prescribed in clause (i) and (ii) below, as applicable (together with all required attachments thereto): (i) IRS Form W-9 or any successor thereto, or (ii) (A) IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto, and (B) with respect to payments received on account of any Lender, a U.S. branch withholding certificate on IRS Form W-IMY or any successor thereto evidencing its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person for U.S. federal withhold purposes. At any time thereafter, the Administrative Agent shall provide updated documentation previously provided (or a successor form thereto) when any documentation previously delivered has expired or becomes obsolete or invalid or otherwise upon the reasonable request of the Borrower.

(b) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines in its good faith discretion that it has received a refund of any Indemnified 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  2.17 , it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of the Administrative Agent or such Lender 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 promptly to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.17(f) (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

 

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Authority. The Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrower’s request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority (provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may delete any information therein that the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems confidential). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (i) in no event with the Administrative Agent or any Lender be required to pay any amount pursuant to this Section  2.17(f) , the payment of which would place the administrative Agent or Lender, as applicable, in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the Administrative Agent or Lender would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid and (ii) this Section  2.17(f) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes which it deems confidential to any Loan Party or any other Person).

(c) Each party’s obligations under this Section  2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

(d) For purposes of this Section  2.17 and the indemnity set forth in Article 8, the term “Lender” shall include any Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender and “applicable Requirements of Law” shall include FATCA.

SECTION 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs .

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it under any Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees, or reimbursement of LC Disbursement or of amounts payable under Section  2.15 , 2.16 or 2.17 , or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without setoff or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall be made as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15 , 2.16 , 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment (other than payments on the Eurocurrency Loans) under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurocurrency Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension

 

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would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate for the period of such extension. All payments or prepayments of any Loan or LC Disbursement (or of interest thereon) shall be made in the currency in which such Loan or LC Disbursement is denominated, and all other payments under each Loan Document shall be made in Dollars.

(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 (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans of a given Class or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with outstanding Loans of the same Class or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders of such Class at such time outstanding to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders of such class ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest and (ii) the provisions of this Section  2.18(c) shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for any permitted assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, including any payment made or deemed made in connection with Sections 2.21 , 2.22 or 9.02 or (C) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Rate in respect of Loans of Lenders that have consented to any such extension. 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’s rights of setoff 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 Banks 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 and in its sole discretion, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or Issuing Banks, 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 (A) if such amount is denominated in Dollars, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (B) if such amount is denominated in any Alternative Currency, the rate reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be its cost of funding such amount.

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section  2.04(c) , Section  2.05(e) or Section  2.05(f) , Section  2.06(a) or Section  2.06(b) , Section  2.18(d) or Section  9.03(c) , then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and in the order determined by the Administrative Agent (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as Cash Collateral for, and to be applied to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section.

SECTION 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section  2.15 , or if any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  2.17 or any event that gives rise to the operation of Section  2.23 , then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or its participation in any Letter of Credit affected by such event, or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section  2.15 or Section  2.17 or mitigate the applicability of Section  2.23 , as the case may be, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material and would not be inconsistent with the internal policies of, or otherwise be disadvantageous in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect to, such Lender.

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such Lender shall be obligated to assign and delegate), without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section  9.04 ), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation), provided that (A) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent would be required under Section  9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable (and if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned and delegated, each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender), which consents, in each case, shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and unreimbursed participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued but unpaid interest thereon, accrued but unpaid fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee or the Borrower, (C) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid (unless waived) to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section  9.04(b)(ii) and (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section  2.15 , payments required to be made pursuant to Section  2.17 or a notice given under Section  2.23 , such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender under paragraph (a) above), the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this Section  2.19(b) may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto.

SECTION 2.20 Incremental Loans and Commitments .

(a) The Borrower may at any time or from time to time (on one or more occasions) after the Effective Date, pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment, (i) add one or more additional Classes of term loans or additional term loans of the same Class of any existing Class of term loans or increases of any existing Class of term loans (the “ Incremental Term Loans ”), (ii) add one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Commitments of any Class (each such increase, an “ Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase ”) or (iii) add one or more additional Classes of revolving credit commitments (the “ Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments ,” and, together with the Incremental Term Loans and the Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases, the “ Incremental Facilities ”); provided that:

(A) At the time of the incurrence of any such Incremental Facility, (1) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (2) in the case of any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted under this Agreement, no Event of Default under Section  7.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  shall have occurred and be continuing.

(B) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Facilities that can be incurred at any time shall not exceed the Incremental Cap at such time.

 

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(C) Each Incremental Facility shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof if such Incremental Facility is denominated in Dollars (unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise agree); provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all the remaining availability under the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Facilities set forth above.

(b) (i) Any Incremental Facility shall rank pari passu with or junior to any then-existing Class of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable, in right of payment and/or security and no Incremental Facility shall be secured by any assets other than the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations and shall not be guaranteed by any other Person which is not a Loan Party and (ii) the Incremental Term Loans shall not mature earlier than the Revolving Maturity Date but may provide for amortization of up to 5.0% per annum.

(c) (i) An Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase shall be treated the same as the Class of Revolving Commitments being increased (including with respect to maturity date thereof) and shall be considered to be part of the Class of Revolving Credit Facility being increased (it being understood that, if required to consummate an Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase, the pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors and unused line fees on the Class of Revolving Commitments being increased may be increased and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase (without any requirement to pay such fees to any existing Revolving Lenders)).

(ii) The Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments (A) shall not mature earlier than the Revolving Maturity Date and shall require no differing amortization or mandatory commitment reduction than the then-existing Revolving Loans prior to the Revolving Maturity Date (B) shall have interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, unused line fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts, prepayment terms and premiums and commitment reduction and termination terms as determined by the Borrower and the lenders of such commitments, (C) shall contain borrowing, repayment and termination of Commitment procedures as determined by the Borrower and the lenders of such commitments, (D) may include provisions relating to letters of credit, as applicable, issued thereunder, which issuances shall be on terms substantially similar (except for the overall size of such subfacilities, the fees payable in connection therewith and the identity of the letter of credit issuer, as applicable, which shall be determined by the Borrower, the lenders of such commitments and the applicable letter of credit issuers and borrowing, repayment and termination of commitment procedures with respect thereto, in each case which shall be specified in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment) to the terms relating to the Letters of Credit with respect to the applicable Class of Revolving Commitments or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (E) may otherwise have terms and conditions different from those of the Revolving Credit Facility (including currency denomination); provided that except with respect to matters contemplated by clause (c)(i) above, clauses (c)(ii)(A) - (D) above and the application of the MFN Adjustment, if any differences are not substantially consistent with the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility, any differences shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (except for covenants and other provisions applicable only to the periods after the Revolving Maturity Date or to the extent such covenants or other provisions are added for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Facility).

 

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(iii) To the extent any other Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments are established, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on any such revolving facilities (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of any such revolving facilities and (C) repayments made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3)  below)) of Loans with respect to any such Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments after the effective date of such Incremental Facility shall be made on a pro rata basis with all Revolving Loans in effect on the Effective Date (including any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase) and Loans in respect of any Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments, (2) all swingline loans and letters of credit under any such Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all lenders with commitments under Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments and (3) the permanent repayment of Loans with respect to, and termination of commitments under, any such Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments (including any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase) after the effective date of such Incremental Facility shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments (including any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase) and the Revolving Loans in effect on the Effective Date (including any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase), except that (x) the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any other Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments with a later maturity date than such Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments and (y) the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments on a less than pro rata basis with the Revolving Loans in effect on the Effective Date (including any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase) (but not a greater than pro rata basis) if the Additional Lenders under such Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments so provide.

(d) Subject to the MFN Adjustment, clause (b)(ii) above in the case of any Incremental Term Facility and clause (c)(i) above in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase, the pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts premiums, fees, maturity date and amortization schedule (if any) applicable to any Incremental Facility shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Facility.

(e) Commitments in respect of Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Lender with a Revolving Commitment, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “ Incremental Facility Amendment ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each Lender or Additional Lender, if any, agreeing to provide such Commitment (it being agreed that any Person other than a Lender agreeing to provide such

 

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Commitment shall meet the requirements set forth in the definition of “Additional Lender”), and the Administrative Agent. Incremental Term Loans and loans under Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments shall be a “Loan” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section  2.20 and other provisions and commitment schedules relating to revolving facilities generally). The effectiveness of any Incremental Facility Amendment and the occurrence of any credit event (including the making (but not the conversion or continuation) of a Loan and the issuance, increase in the amount, or extension of a Letter of Credit thereunder) pursuant to such Incremental Facility Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the parties thereto shall agree (subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section  2.20 ). The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans, Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including the financing of acquisitions permitted hereunder and other Investments, permitted Restricted Payments and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

(f) Incremental Facilities may be provided by any existing Lender (in its sole discretion), or, subject to (i) the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) if such consent would be required under Section  9.04 for assignments or participations of Term Loans, Revolving Loans or Commitments, as applicable, to the relevant person and (ii) in the case of any Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments or Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases, each Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender, by any other Additional Lender.

(g) Each Lender or Additional Lender providing a portion of any Incremental Facility shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower all such documentation (including the relevant Incremental Facility Amendment) as may be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to evidence and effectuate such Incremental Facility. On the effective date of such Incremental Facility, each Additional Lender shall become a Lender for all purposes in connection with this Agreement.

(h) The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any Incremental Facility Amendment and/or any amendment to any other Loan Document as may be necessary in order to establish new Classes or sub-Classes in respect of Loans or Commitments pursuant to this Section  2.20 and such technical amendments (including with respect to the amortization thereon of, to create a “fungible” class of term loans) as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new Classes or sub-Classes, in each case on terms consistent with this Section  2.20 .

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section  2.20 shall supersede any provisions in Section  2.18 or Section  9.02 to the contrary.

 

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SECTION 2.21 Refinancing Amendments .

(a) At any time after the Effective Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of (a) all or any portion of the Revolving Loans or unused Revolving Commitments under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clause (a)  will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments or Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments) or (b) all or any portion of any Term Loans then outstanding (which for purposes of this clause (b)  will be deemed to include any then outstanding Incremental Term Loans or Other Term Loans), in the form of (x) Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments or (y) Other Term Loans or Other Term Commitments, as the case may be, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (i) will have such pricing (including interest, fees and premiums) and optional prepayment or redemption terms as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and (ii) the proceeds of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the prepayment of the Indebtedness being so refinanced or replaced, as the case may be.

(b) Each Class of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under this Section  2.21 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $10,000,000 in the case of Other Term Loans or $10,000,000 in the case of Other Revolving Loans and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

(c) Any Refinancing Amendment may provide for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, or the provision to the Borrower of Swingline Loans, pursuant to any Other Revolving Commitments established thereby, in each case on terms substantially equivalent to the terms applicable to Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under the Revolving Commitments.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments, Other Term Loans and/or Other Term Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section. In addition, if so provided in the relevant Refinancing Amendment and with the consent of each Issuing Bank, participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the Revolving Maturity Date shall be reallocated from Lenders holding Revolving Commitments to Lenders holding extended revolving commitments in accordance with the terms of such Refinancing Amendment; provided , however , that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Revolving Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such Revolving Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including, without limitation, the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section  2.21 shall supersede any provisions in Section  2.18 or Section  9.02 to the contrary.

SECTION 2.22 Defaulting Lenders .

(a) General . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section  9.02 .

(ii) Reallocation of Payments . Subject to the last sentence of Section  2.11(e) , any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article  VII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section  9.08 ), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, in the case of a Revolving Lender, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fourth, in the case of a Revolving Lender, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; fifth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; sixth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements and such Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clause (a)  of the definition thereof, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to, the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied pursuant to Section  2.05(j) . Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to Section  2.05(j) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

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(iii) Certain Fees . That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive or accrue any commitment fee pursuant to Section  2.12(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit fees as provided in Section  2.12(f) .

(iv) Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure . During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit pursuant to Section  2.04 and Section  2.05 , the “Applicable Percentage” of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans shall not at any time exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate Revolving Exposure of that Lender. If the reallocation provided for in the preceding sentence cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall (A) first, prepay the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure that has not been reallocated and (B) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Banks the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure that has not been reallocated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section  2.05(i)  for so long as such unreallocated LC Exposure is outstanding.

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Issuing Bank agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed 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 (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section  2.22(a)(iv) ), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided further that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

SECTION 2.23 Illegality . If any Lender determines that any law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Loans or to convert ABR Loans to Eurocurrency

 

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Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon three Business Days’ notice from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, in the case of Loans denominated in Dollars, convert all Eurocurrency Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans, and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, during the period of such suspension, compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing promptly upon becoming aware that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

SECTION 2.24 Loan Modification Offers .

(a) At any time after the Effective Date, the Borrower may on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, make one or more offers (each, a “ Loan Modification Offer ”) to all the Lenders of one or more Classes (each Class subject to such a Loan Modification Offer, an “ Affected Class ”) to effect one or more Permitted Amendments relating to such Affected Class pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower (including mechanics to permit cashless rollovers and exchanges by Lenders). Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Permitted Amendment and (ii) the date on which such Permitted Amendment is requested to become effective. Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Lenders of the Affected Class that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “ Accepting Lenders ”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Loans and Commitments of such Affected Class as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made.

(b) A Permitted Amendment shall be effected pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement executed and delivered by the Borrower, each applicable Accepting Lender and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Permitted Amendment shall become effective unless the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith, in each case substantially in the form delivered on the Effective Date (with appropriate modification thereto to reflect the nature of the Loan Modification Offer). The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Loan Modification Agreement. Each Loan Modification Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Accepting Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section  2.24 , including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders as a new “Class” of loans and/or commitments hereunder.

 

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(c) If, in connection with any proposed Loan Modification Offer, any Lender declines to consent to such Loan Modification Offer on the terms and by the deadline set forth in such Loan Modification Offer (each such Lender, a “ Non-Accepting Lender ”) then the Borrower may, on notice to the Administrative Agent and the Non-Accepting Lender, replace such Non-Accepting Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section  9.04 ) all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Loans and Commitments of the Affected Class to one or more Eligible Assignees (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender; provided further that (a) the applicable assignee shall have agreed to provide Loans and/or Commitments on the terms set forth in the applicable Permitted Amendment, (b) such Non-Accepting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of the Loans of the Affected Class assigned by it pursuant to this Section  2.24(c) , accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees), (c) unless waived, the Borrower or such Eligible Assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section  9.04(b) and (d) such Non-Accepting Lender shall be entitled to any prepayment premiums or penalties from the Borrower to the extent a premium or penalty would be due in respect of a prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section  2.11 .

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section  2.24 shall supersede any provisions in Section  2.18 or Section  9.02 to the contrary.

SECTION 2.25 Permitted Debt Exchanges .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, a “ Permitted Debt Exchange Offer ”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders (other than, with respect to any Permitted Debt Exchange Offer that constitutes an offering of securities, any Lender that, if requested by the Borrower, is unable to certify that it is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (ii) an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) or (iii) not a “U.S. person” (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act)) with outstanding Term Loans of a particular Class, the Borrower may from time to time consummate one or more exchanges of such Term Loans for Indebtedness (in the form of senior secured, senior unsecured, senior subordinated or subordinated notes or loans) (such Indebtedness, “ Permitted Debt Exchange Notes ” and each such exchange, a “ Permitted Debt Exchange ”), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:

(i) each such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall be made on a pro rata basis to the Lenders (other than, with respect to any Permitted Debt Exchange Offer that constitutes an offering of securities, any Lender that, if requested by the Borrower, is unable to certify that it is (i) a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), (ii) an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 under the Securities Act) or (iii) not a “U.S. person” (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act)) of each applicable Class based on their respective aggregate principal amounts of outstanding Term Loans under each such Class;

 

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(ii) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of Term Loans so refinanced, except to the extent a different incurrence basket pursuant Section  6.01 is utilized and with respect to an amount equal to any fees, expenses, commissions, underwriting discounts and premiums payable in connection with such Permitted Debt Exchange;

(iii) the stated final maturity of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes is not earlier than the latest maturity date of the Class or Classes of Term Loans being exchanged, and such stated final maturity is not subject to any conditions that could result in such stated final maturity occurring on a date that precedes such latest maturity date (it being understood that acceleration or mandatory repayment, prepayment, redemption or repurchase of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes upon the occurrence of an event of default, a change in control, an event of loss or an asset disposition shall not be deemed to constitute a change in the stated final maturity thereof);

(iv) such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes are not required to be repaid, prepaid, redeemed, repurchased or defeased, whether on one or more fixed dates, upon the occurrence of one or more events or at the option of any holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of an event of default, a change in control, an event of loss or an asset disposition) prior to the latest maturity date for the Class or Classes of Term Loans being exchanged; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, scheduled amortization payments (however denominated, including scheduled offers to repurchase) of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes shall be permitted so long as the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Indebtedness shall be not earlier than the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Class or Classes of Term Loans being exchanged;

(v) no Subsidiary is an issuer, a borrower or a guarantor with respect to such Indebtedness unless such Subsidiary is or substantially concurrently becomes a Loan Party;

(vi) if such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes are secured, such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes are secured on a pari passu basis with or a junior priority basis to the Obligations and (A) such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes are not secured by any assets not securing the Obligations unless such assets substantially concurrently secure the Obligations and (B) the beneficiaries thereof (or an agent on their behalf) shall become party to the applicable Intercreditor Agreements;

(vii) the terms and conditions of such Permitted Debt Exchange Notes are not materially more restrictive (when taken as a whole) to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries as the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (excluding pricing and optional prepayment or redemption terms or covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest maturity Date of the Class or Classes of Term Loans being exchanged);

 

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(viii) all Term Loans exchanged under each applicable Class by the Borrower pursuant to any Permitted Debt Exchange shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on date of the settlement thereof (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, any applicable exchanging Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in the Term Loans being exchanged pursuant to the Permitted Debt Exchange to the Borrower for immediate cancellation), and accrued and unpaid interest on such Term Loans shall be paid to the exchanging Lenders on the date of consummation of such Permitted Debt Exchange, or, if agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the next scheduled Interest Payment Date with respect to such Term Loans (with such interest accruing until the date of consummation of such Permitted Debt Exchange);

(ix) if the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) of a given Class tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which exceeds the principal amount thereof of the applicable Class actually held by it) shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of such Class offered to be exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term Loans under the relevant Class tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such maximum based on the respective principal amounts so tendered, or, if such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall have been made with respect to multiple Classes without specifying a maximum aggregate principal amount offered to be exchanged for each Class, and the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Classes tendered by Lenders in respect of the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer (with no Lender being permitted to tender a principal amount of Term Loans which exceeds the principal amount thereof actually held by it) shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans of all relevant Classes offered to be exchanged by the Borrower pursuant to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer, then the Borrower shall exchange Term Loans across all Classes subject to such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer tendered by such Lenders ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts so tendered;

(x) all documentation in respect of such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be consistent with the foregoing, and all written communications generally directed to the Lenders in connection therewith shall be in form and substance consistent with the foregoing and made in consultation with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; and

(xi) any applicable Minimum Tender Condition or Maximum Tender Condition, as the case may be, shall be satisfied or waived by the Borrower.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Loans or Commitments exchanged pursuant to any Permitted Debt Exchange Offer.

(b) With respect to all Permitted Debt Exchanges effected by the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.25 , such Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall be made for not less than $20,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Term Loans; provided that subject to the foregoing, the Borrower may at its election specify (A) as a condition to consummating any such Permitted Debt Exchange that a minimum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer in Borrower’s discretion) of Term Loans of any or all applicable Classes be tendered (a “ Minimum Tender Condition ”) and/or (B) as a condition to consummating any such Permitted Debt Exchange that no more than a maximum amount (to be determined and specified in the relevant Permitted Debt Exchange Offer in the Borrower’s discretion) of Term Loans of any or all applicable Classes will be accepted for exchange (a “ Maximum Tender Condition ”). The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions of Sections 2.11 (other than Section  2.11(a)(i) ) and 2.20 shall not apply to any Permitted Debt Exchange or the other transactions contemplated by this Section  2.25 .

(c) In connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days’ (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and Borrower and the Administrative Agent, acting reasonably, shall mutually agree to such procedures as may be necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Section  2.25 ; provided that the terms of any Permitted Debt Exchange Offer shall provide that the date by which the relevant Lenders are required to indicate their election to participate in such Permitted Debt Exchange shall be not less than five (5) Business Days following the date on which the Permitted Debt Exchange Offer is made. The Borrower shall provide the final results of such Permitted Debt Exchange to the Administrative Agent no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed date of effectiveness for such Permitted Debt Exchange (or such shorter period agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such results.

The Borrower shall be responsible for compliance with, and hereby agrees to comply with, all applicable securities and other laws in connection with each Permitted Debt Exchange, it being understood and agreed that (i) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender assumes any responsibility in connection with the Borrower’s compliance with such laws in connection with any Permitted Debt Exchange and (ii) each Lender shall be solely responsible for its compliance with any applicable “insider trading” laws and regulations to which such Lender may be subject under the Exchange Act.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each of Holdings and the Borrower (in each case, as to itself and the Restricted Subsidiaries) represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

 

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SECTION 3.01 Organization; Powers . Each of Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary is (a) duly organized, validly existing and (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdictions) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party and (c) is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except in the case of clauses (a) , (b) (other than with respect to Holdings and the Borrower) and (c) , where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability . This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, as the case may be, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the obligations under the Loan Documents (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate (i) the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party, or (ii) any Requirements of Law applicable to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture or other agreement or instrument that constitutes Material Indebtedness binding upon Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or their respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation thereunder and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, except Liens created under the Loan Documents, except (in the case of each of clauses (a) , (b)(ii) and (c) ) to the extent that the failure to obtain or make such consent, approval, registration, filing or action, or such violation, default or right as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.04 Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect .

(a) The Audited Financial Statements and Unaudited Financials (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly indicated therein, including the notes thereto, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of Holdings (or its predecessor, if applicable) and its consolidated subsidiaries and the Borrower (or its predecessor, if applicable) and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations for the respective periods then ended in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods referred to therein, except as otherwise expressly indicated therein, including the notes thereto.

 

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(b) Since the Effective Date, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.05 Properties .

(a) Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary has good title to, or valid leasehold interest in, all its respective real and personal property material to its business (including the Mortgaged Properties, if any), (i) free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section  6.02 and (ii) free of title defects except for defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) As of the Effective Date, Schedule  3.05 contains a true and complete list of the Material Real Property.

SECTION 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters .

(a) Except in respect of Intellectual Property (which is addressed in Section  3.13 below) (i) there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) none of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary has treated, stored, transported, released or disposed of Hazardous Materials at or from any currently or formerly owned real property or facility relating to its business in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except with respect to any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary (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, to the knowledge of the Borrower, become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) has, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any basis to reasonably expect that Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary will become subject to any Environmental Liability.

SECTION 3.07 Compliance with Laws . Each of Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property except, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.08 Investment Company Status . None of the Loan Parties is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

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SECTION 3.09 Taxes . Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) have timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns required to have been filed and (b) have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid (whether or not shown on a Tax return) including in their capacity as tax withholding agents, except, in the case of each of (a) and (b), any Tax returns and Taxes that are (i) not overdue by more than 30 days or (ii) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 3.10 ERISA; Foreign Pension Plans .

(a) Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws and each Foreign Pension Plan is in compliance with the applicable non-US law.

(b) Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA), (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan and (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

SECTION 3.11 Disclosure . As of the Effective Date, no report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party (other than projected financial information, pro forma financial information and information of a general economic or industry nature) to any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein (when taken as a whole), in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading; provided that, with respect to projected and pro forma financial information, Holdings and the Borrower represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation and delivery; it being understood that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variances may be material.

SECTION 3.12 Subsidiaries . As of the Effective Date, Schedule  3.12 sets forth the name and the ownership interest of Holdings and each Subsidiary in each Subsidiary.

 

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SECTION 3.13 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc . Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary owns, licenses or possesses the right to use, all of the rights to Intellectual Property that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its business as currently conducted, and, to the knowledge of Borrower, without conflict with the rights of any Person. To the knowledge of the Borrower, neither Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary, in the operation of their businesses as currently conducted, infringes upon any Intellectual Property rights held by any Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the Intellectual Property owned by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.14 Solvency . On the Effective Date, and after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

SECTION 3.15 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, to purchase or carry any margin stock or to refinance any Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, or for any other purpose that entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) of the provisions of Regulations U or X of the Board of Governors.

SECTION 3.16 Security Interest in Collateral . Subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the terms of the proviso to clause (f)  of Section  4.01 and all Collateral delivered after the Effective Date pursuant to Section  5.12 ) and the other relevant Loan Documents, the Security Documents create legal, valid and enforceable Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of itself and the other Secured Parties, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Upon the satisfaction of the applicable Perfection Requirements, such Liens will constitute perfected Liens (with the priority that such Liens are expressed to have under the relevant Security Documents) on all right, title and interest of the grantors in such Collateral (to the extent such Liens are required to be perfected under the terms of the Loan Documents) securing the Secured Obligations, in each case as and to the extent set forth therein.

SECTION 3.17 PATRIOT Act, OFAC and FCPA .

(a) Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not directly or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, Joint Venture partner or other Person, for the purpose of funding (i) any activities of or business with any Person who is the target of Sanctions, or in any country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions (as of the Effective Date, the Crimea region of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Syria, and North Korea), or (ii) any other transaction that will reasonably be expected to result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, lender or otherwise) of Sanctions.

 

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(b) Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not use the proceeds of the Loans directly, or, to the knowledge of Holdings or the Borrower, 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 (the “FCPA”).

(c) Each of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with applicable regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), Title III of the USA Patriot Act and the FCPA.

(d) To the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, none of Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries has, in the three years prior to the Effective Date, committed a material violation of applicable regulations of OFAC, Title III of the USA Patriot Act or the FCPA.

(e) (i) None of the Loan Parties is an individual or entity currently on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or otherwise the target of Sanctions and (ii) none of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties or, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, any director, officer, employee or agent of any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, is an individual or entity currently on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or otherwise the target of Sanctions, nor is Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of comprehensive Sanctions.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS

SECTION 4.01 Effective Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of each Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section  9.02 ):

(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include a copy transmitted by facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a customary written opinion (each addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) from each of (i) Ropes & Gray LLP, as counsel for the Loan Parties, and (ii) Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, as Indiana counsel for the Loan Parties;

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit  R , confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (j), (k) and (l) of this Section  4.01 ; provided that, in the case of the certification in respect of Section  4.01(l)(i) , such certification is limited to the knowledge of the Borrower;

 

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(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Effective Date, including or attaching a copy of (i) each Organizational Document of each Loan Party certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority, (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors of each Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of Loan Documents to which it is a party, certified as of the Effective Date by a Responsible Officer as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv) a good standing certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation;

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid by the Borrower on the Effective Date for which invoices have been presented at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower), which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Loans;

(f) The Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been satisfied; provided that, to the extent that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the requirements set forth under paragraph (g) of this Section (other than (a) the execution and delivery of the Guarantee Agreement by the Guarantors and the Collateral Agreement by the Loan Parties, (b) creation and perfection of security interests in the certificated Equity Interests, if any, of Holdings and any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary that constitutes a Domestic Subsidiary ( provided that, in the case of subsidiaries of Holdings that are not also subsidiaries of the Borrower, to the extent the Borrower has used commercially reasonable efforts to procure the delivery thereof prior to the Effective Date, certificated Equity Interests of such subsidiaries of Holdings will only be required to be delivered on the Effective Date pursuant to the terms set forth herein if such certificates are actually received by the Borrower from Holdings), and (c) delivery of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements with respect to perfection of security interests in all assets of the Loan Parties that may be perfected by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction) are not satisfied as of the Effective Date after the Borrower has used commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the satisfaction of such requirements shall not be a condition to the availability of the funding of the initial Revolving Loans or the issuance of Letters of Credit on the Effective Date (but shall be required to be satisfied within the period specified therefor in Section  5.14 (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting reasonably));

(g) Subject to the proviso in paragraph (f) above, each document (including any UCC (or similar) financing statement and intellectual property security agreements) required by any Security Document or under applicable Requirements of Law to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral required to be delivered pursuant to such Security Document, shall be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation;

 

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(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the chief financial officer (or other officer with reasonably equivalent responsibilities) of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit  U , certifying that Holdings and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions, are Solvent;

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least two Business Days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties required under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act, that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least 10 days prior to the Effective Date;

(j) Since January 5, 2018, there shall not have occurred an Effect (as defined in the Contribution and Exchange Agreement) that has resulted in either (i) a Company Material Adverse Effect or (ii) a CHB Material Adverse Effect;

(k) The Contribution and Exchange shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, but without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers of the terms thereof that, in any such case, is or are materially adverse to the interests of the Lead Arrangers in their respective capacities as such without the consent of the Lead Arrangers, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided that the Lead Arrangers shall be deemed to have consented to any such amendment or modification unless they object thereto within 10 business days after notice of such amendment or modification together with receipt of the amended or modified Contribution and Exchange Agreement and any other documentation related thereto;

(l) (i) The Specified Contribution and Exchange Agreement Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects and (ii) the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects; provided that in the case of any Specified Representation which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be;

(m) Substantially concurrently with or prior to the funding of the initial Revolving Loans, the Effective Date Refinancing shall have been consummated;

(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received an executed Borrowing Request in accordance with the requirements hereof; and

(o) The Administrative Agent shall have received a Revolving Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Revolving Lender that has requested a Revolving Note at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the Effective Date.

SECTION 4.02 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend (other than an amendment in respect of a then outstanding Letter of Credit that does not increase the face amount thereof), renew or extend any Letter of Credit is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions; provided that the following conditions shall not apply to (i) extensions of credit on the Effective Date (including any Letter of Credit being issued (or deemed issued) on the Effective Date), (ii) any Borrowings under any Incremental Facility, the conditions of which are set forth in Section  2.20 and (iii) any extensions of credit or Borrowings under Sections 2.21 or 2.24 :

 

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(a) The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that any representation or warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of such credit extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

(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 the case may be, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(c) The Administrative Agent or, if applicable, the Swingline Lender, shall have received an executed Borrowing Request in accordance with the requirements hereof or the Loan Parties shall have complied with the requirements of 2.05(b) , as applicable.

Each Borrowing ( provided that a conversion or a continuation of a Borrowing shall not constitute a “Borrowing” for purposes of this Section) and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit after the Effective Date shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date of the applicable Borrowing as to the matters specified in clauses (a)  and (b)  of this Section.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Termination Date shall have occurred, each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information . Holdings will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:

(a) commencing with the financial statements for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2019, as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2019, 120 days), audited consolidated balance sheets and related audited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), stockholders’ equity/deficiency and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of and for such year, and related notes and related explanations thereto, setting forth in each case, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending March 28, 2020, in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Deloitte LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception (other than an emphasis of the matter paragraph) as to the

 

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scope of such audit (other than any exception, explanatory paragraph or qualification, that is expressly solely with respect to, or expressly resulting solely from, (A) an upcoming maturity date of any Material Indebtedness occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (B) with respect to any Incremental Facilities which do not have the benefit of the Financial Maintenance Covenant, any potential inability to comply with such Financial Maintenance Covenant or any other applicable financial covenant on a future date or in a future period)) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of and for such year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

(b) commencing with the financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2018, as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the Fiscal Quarters ending June 30, 2018, September 29, 2018, and December 29, 2018, 90 days) after the end of each such Fiscal Quarter, unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss) and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries together with related explanations as of the end of and for such Fiscal Quarter (except in the case of cash flows) and the then elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year, and setting forth in each case, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending June 29, 2019, in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheets, as of the end of) the previous Fiscal Year, all certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the end of and for such Fiscal Quarter (except in the case of cash flows) and such portion of the Fiscal Year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) for any period in which a Subsidiary has been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in clauses (a)  and (b) above for such period, supplemental financial information necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries from such consolidated financial statements;

(d) not later than five Business Days after any delivery of financial statements under clause (a)  or (b)  above, a Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section  6.10 for such Test Period but only to the extent such Financial Maintenance Covenant is then in effect and (iii) in the case of financial statements delivered under clause (a)  above, setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the Net Proceeds received during the applicable period by or on behalf of Holdings or any Subsidiary in respect of any event described in clause (a)  of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event” and the portion of such Net Proceeds that has been invested or is intended to be reinvested in accordance with the first proviso in Section  2.11(c) ;

(e) not later than 90 days after the commencement of each Fiscal Year (or, in the case of the first Fiscal Year following the Effective Date, 120 days), a detailed consolidated budget for Holdings and the Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year in a form customarily prepared by Holdings;

 

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(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and registration statements (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) filed by Holdings or any Subsidiary with the SEC or with any national securities exchange; and

(g) promptly following any request therefor, such other information (which may be in the form of an officer’s certificate) regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender may reasonably request in writing.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower shall also furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender, no later than July 1, 2018, audited annual financial statements for the fiscal year ended on or around March 31, 2018 of the type and in the form set forth in Section  5.01(a) for CEH and its consolidated subsidiaries (prior to giving effect to the Contribution and Exchange on the Effective Date).

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.01 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the earlier of the date (A) on which the Borrower post such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s or the Borrower’s Affiliates’ website on the Internet or (B) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) Holdings shall deliver such documents to the Administrative Agent upon its reasonable request until a written notice to cease delivering such documents is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by telecopier or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and upon its reasonable request, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions ( i.e. , soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents and maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Borrower and Holdings hereby acknowledge that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Joint Bookrunners will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “ Company Materials ”) by posting the Company Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “ Public Lender ”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material nonpublic information with respect to Holdings or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Holdings hereby agrees that it will, upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, identify that portion of the

 

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Company Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all such Company Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (ii) by marking Company Materials “PUBLIC,” Holdings shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Joint Bookrunners and the Lenders to treat such Company Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Holdings or its respective Affiliates or their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws ( provided , however , that to the extent such Company Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section  9.12 ); (iii) all Company Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (iv) the Administrative Agent and the Joint Bookrunners shall be entitled to treat any Company Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article V, none of Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter pursuant to this Article V that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by law or any binding confidentiality agreement or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

SECTION 5.02 Notices of Material Events . Promptly after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender through the Administrative Agent) written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default; and

(b) (1) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of a Financial Officer or another senior executive officer of Holdings or the Borrower, affecting Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or (2) the receipt of a written notice of an Environmental Liability or the occurrence of an ERISA Event, in each case that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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

SECTION 5.03 Information Regarding Collateral . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent promptly after the occurrence thereof (and in any event within 60 days or such longer period as reasonably agreed to by the Administrative Agent) written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name (as set forth in its certificate of organization or like

 

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document), (ii) in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization or the location of the chief executive office of any Loan Party or in the form of its organization or (iii) in any Loan Party’s organizational identification number to the extent that such Loan Party is organized or owns Mortgaged Property in a jurisdiction where an organizational identification number is required to be included in a UCC financing statement for such jurisdiction.

SECTION 5.04 Existence; Conduct of Business . Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to (a) obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises and (b) renew and maintain all Intellectual Property, in each case (other than the preservation of the existence of Holdings and the Borrower) to the extent that the failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section  6.03 or any Disposition permitted by Section  6.05 .

SECTION 5.05 Payment of Taxes, Etc. Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay its obligations in respect of Taxes before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except (a) where the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (b) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been made in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 5.06 Maintenance of Properties . Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. In the event of the presence of any Hazardous Material on any real property of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary which is in violation of Environmental Laws, Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, upon discovery thereof, take all reasonable and necessary steps to initiate and expeditiously complete all response, corrective and other action required under Environmental Laws or by a Governmental Authority to mitigate and eliminate any such violation or potential liability, and shall keep the Administrative Agent informed of their actions and the results of such actions as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.07 Insurance.

(a) Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management the Borrower) are reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business; and will furnish to the Lenders, upon written request from the

 

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Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried. Subject to Section  5.14 , each such policy of insurance maintained by a Loan Party shall (i) name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy (excluding any business interruption insurance, workers’ compensation policy or employee liability policy), contain a loss payable/mortgagee clause or endorsement that names Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the loss payee/mortgagee thereunder.

(b) If any portion of any Mortgaged Property subject to FEMA rules and regulations is at any time located in an area identified by FEMA (or any successor agency) as a Special Flood Hazard Area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Insurance Laws, then the Borrower shall, or shall cause the relevant Loan Party to, (i) maintain or cause to be maintained, flood insurance sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance, which evidence complies with applicable Flood Insurance Laws and rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

SECTION 5.08 Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights . Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP (or applicable local standards) consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be. Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise visitation and inspection rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section  5.08 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year absent the existence and continuation of an Event of Default, which visitation and inspection shall be at the reasonable expense of the Borrower; provided, further that (a) when an Event of Default exists and is continuing, the Administrative Agent (or any of its representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the reasonable expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice and (b) the Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants.

SECTION 5.09 Compliance with Laws . Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with its Organizational Documents and all Requirements of Law (including Environmental Laws, ERISA, FCPA, OFAC, the USA Patriot Act and other anti-terrorism and anti-corruption laws) applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so (other than compliance with FCPA, OFAC, the USA Patriot Act and other applicable anti-terrorism and anti-corruption laws, in which case, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with such laws in all material respects), individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 5.10 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit .

(a) The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Revolving Loans to (i) on the Effective Date, (A) fund the Effective Date Refinancing and (B) finance certain commitment and/or upfront fees and (ii) after the Effective Date, (A) finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries (including for capital expenditures, working capital and/or purchase price adjustments and transaction fees and expenses (in each case, including in connection with the Contribution and Exchange, any Permitted Acquisitions), and (B) to finance any Permitted Acquisitions and any other Investments, Restricted Payments and purposes of the Borrower and their subsidiaries not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(b) The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Swingline Loans made after the Effective Date to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, any Permitted Acquisitions and any other Investments, Restricted Payments and any other purpose not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(c) Letters of Credit may be issued (i) on the Effective Date, in the ordinary course of business to replace or provide credit support for the Existing Letters of Credit of the Borrower and their Subsidiaries and (ii) after the Effective Date, for working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, including any Permitted Acquisitions and any other Investments, Restricted Payments and other purposes of not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(d) The Borrower will use the proceeds of (i) any Incremental Term Loans for working capital and/or general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, Permitted Acquisitions and other Investments, Restricted Payments or such other purpose or purposes set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment and (ii) any Additional/Replacement Revolving Loans for working capital and/or general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its subsidiaries or such other purpose or purposes set forth in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment.

(e) The Borrower will use the proceeds of any Other Term Loans and Other Revolving Loans for the purposes set forth in Section  2.21(a) and will apply the proceeds of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness among the Loans and any Incremental Facilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

SECTION 5.11 Additional Subsidiaries . If any additional Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Effective Date the Borrower will, within 60 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree) after such newly formed or acquired Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired (unless such Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary and not otherwise required under the Loan Documents), notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and all actions (if any) required to be taken with respect to such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary in order to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be taken with respect to such Subsidiary and the assets, Equity Interests in and Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party within 60 days after such formation or acquisition (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree); provided that any designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary shall constitute the formation or acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Section  5.11 .

 

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SECTION 5.12 Further Assurances .

(a) Each of Holdings and the Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law and that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times, all at the expense of the Loan Parties.

(b) If, after the Effective Date, any material assets (including any Material Real Property) with a Fair Market Value in excess of $10,000,000, are acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party or are owned by any Restricted Subsidiary on or after the time it becomes a Loan Party pursuant to Section  5.11 (other than assets constituting Collateral under a Security Document that become subject to the Lien created by such Security Document upon acquisition thereof or constituting Excluded Assets), the Borrower will promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will cause such assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the Secured Obligations and will take and cause the other Loan Parties to take, such actions as shall be necessary and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

SECTION 5.13 [Reserved] .

SECTION 5.14 Certain Post-Closing Obligations .

(a) As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Effective Date specified in Schedule 5.14 (or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing), including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Effective Date, Holdings, the Borrower and each Loan Party, as applicable, shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 5.14 that would have been required to be delivered or taken on the Effective Date but for the proviso to Section  4.01(f) , in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”; and

(b) No later than 120 days following the Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), Holdings and the Borrower shall cause Material Real Property to be subjected to a Lien (subject to Liens permitted hereunder) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and will take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary to grant and perfect or record such Lien, including, as applicable, the actions referred to in paragraph (e)  of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” and shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent signed copies of opinions, addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent

 

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and the other Secured Parties, of local counsel for the Loan Parties in each jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located, regarding the enforceability of each such Mortgage and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, and each such local counsel opinion shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided , however , that, following Holdings and the Borrower’s satisfaction of such requirements, neither Holdings nor the Borrower shall be required to repeat, or cause any Loan Party to repeat, any such actions in the event that any Mortgaged Property is transferred to another Loan Party, so long as such Mortgaged Property remains subject to a perfected or recorded Lien as required by this Section  5.14(b) .

(c) Each Loan Party shall enter into, and shall cause each depository, securities intermediary or commodities intermediary to enter into, Control Agreements with respect to each deposit, securities, commodity or similar account (other than Excluded Accounts) maintained by such Loan Party; provided that each such Loan Party shall have until, (i) with respect to any such accounts of the Loan Parties existing on the Effective Date, the date specified in Schedule 5.14 (or such later date as the Administrative Agent reasonably agrees to in writing) and (ii) with respect to any such accounts opened or acquired by any Loan Party following the Effective Date, the date that is 90 days following the date on which such account is opened or acquired, in each case, to comply with the provisions of this Section  5.14(c) .

SECTION 5.15 Designation of Subsidiaries . The Borrower may at any time after the Effective Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) immediately before and after giving effect to such designation on a Pro Forma Basis, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (B) immediately after giving effect to such designation on a Pro Forma Basis, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio required by the Financial Maintenance Covenant as in effect on such date for the most recently ended Test Period. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date shall constitute an Investment by Holdings (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary’s, as applicable, investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (x) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time, (y) a return on any Investment by Holdings or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value at the date of such designation of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary’s, as applicable, Investment in such Subsidiary, and (z) the formation or acquisition of a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of Section  5.11 .

SECTION 5.16 Change in Nature of Business . Each of Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in a material line of business substantially the same as those lines of business conducted by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Effective Date or any business(es) or any other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complimentary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the business conducted by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Effective Date.

 

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SECTION 5.17 Fiscal Year End Changes . Each of Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain their fiscal year as in effect on the Effective Date; provided , however , that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year.

ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Termination Date shall have occurred, each of Holdings and the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 6.01 Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities .

(a) Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(i) Indebtedness of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section  2.20 , 2.21 or 2.24 );

(ii) Indebtedness (A) outstanding on the date hereof; provided that Indebtedness with an outstanding principal amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall only be permitted if set forth on Schedule  6.01 and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (B) outstanding on the date hereof and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, in the case of this clause (B), constituting intercompany Indebtedness among Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(iii) Guarantees by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) such Guarantee is otherwise permitted by Section  6.04 and (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) taken as a whole, to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;

(iv) Indebtedness of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent permitted by Section  6.04 ; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and not giving rise to material adverse Tax consequences) on terms (A) at least as favorable to the Lenders as those set forth in the form of intercompany note attached as Exhibit  S or (B) otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(v) (A) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, the proceeds of which are used to finance the acquisition, development, construction, repair, restoration, replacement, maintenance, upgrade, expansion, extension, installation or improvement of fixed or capital assets or other property (whether real or personal, and whether through the direct purchase of property or the Equity Interest of any person owning such property) or otherwise incurred in respect of Capital Expenditures; provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within 270 days after the applicable acquisition, development, construction, repair, restoration, replacement, maintenance, upgrade, expansion, extension, installation or improvement, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (A); provided further that, at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that is outstanding in reliance on subclause (v)(A) shall not exceed the greater of $25,000,000 and 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period as of such time;

(vi) Indebtedness in respect of (A) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary) and (B) Swap Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) with respect to any interest-bearing liability or investment of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(vii) (A) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Restricted Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary) after the date hereof as a result of an Acquisition Transaction permitted by this Agreement, or Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an Acquisition Transaction or similar Investment or an acquisition of assets by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary permitted by this Agreement; provided that (1) such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Acquisition Transaction or similar Investment or acquisition of assets, (2) other than with respect to a Limited Condition Acquisition in which case, compliance with this proviso shall be determined in accordance with Section  1.08(a) , before and after giving Pro Forma Effect to the assumption of such Indebtedness and the transactions consummated in connection therewith, no Event of Default pursuant to Section  7.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  shall have occurred and be continuing and (3) such Indebtedness is only the obligation of the Person and/or Person’s Subsidiaries that are acquired or that acquire the relevant assets and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A) ;

(viii) Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Receivables Financings not to exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period as of such time;

(ix) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to current and former officers, directors, managers, employees, consultants or independent contractors of Holdings (and any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(x) Indebtedness consisting of unsecured promissory notes issued by any Loan Party to current or former officers, managers, consultants, independent contractors, directors and employees or their respective estates, successors, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, heirs, legatees or distributees to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings permitted by Section  6.08(a) ;

(xi) (A) Indebtedness arising from an agreement providing for indemnification obligations, payment obligations in respect of any non-compete, consulting or similar arrangement, or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earnouts) or other similar adjustments incurred in an Acquisition Transaction or similar Investment permitted by this Agreement any other Investment or any Disposition, in each case permitted under this Agreement and (B) Indebtedness arising from guaranties, letters of credit, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds or similar instruments securing the performance pursuant to any such agreement described in clause (A) ;

(xii) Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred (A) in the ordinary course of business to current or former directors, officers, employees, members of management, managers and consultants of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) in connection with the Transactions and any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder;

(xiii) Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and similar arrangements and Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(xiv) (A) Indebtedness, which may be secured in accordance with Section  6.02 , of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xiv)  shall not exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period as of such time, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A) ;

(xv) Indebtedness consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums or (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(xvi) Indebtedness incurred by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, or similar instruments issued or created, or related to obligations or liabilities (other than Indebtedness) incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;

 

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(xvii) obligations in respect of self-insurance, performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, bankers acceptance facilities and completion guarantees, leases, government or trade contracts and similar obligations provided by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary 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;

(xviii) Indebtedness comprising obligations in respect of take or pay contracts entered into the ordinary course of business;

(xix) (A) Indebtedness (the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section  6.01(xix) , the “ Ratio Indebtedness ”) of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (1) the Incremental Starter Amount, plus (2) the Ratio Debt Incurrence Test Amount; provided that (I) the Required Additional Debt Terms shall have been satisfied, (II) the MFN Adjustment shall apply only to Ratio Indebtedness in the form of term loans secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing Term Loans, and (III) the aggregate principal amount of Ratio Indebtedness (and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness thereof) that is incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties shall not exceed, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period as of such time; and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A);

(xx) (A) Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit and (B) Indebtedness in respect of a letter of credit related to the Canadian operations of Holdings and the Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business, which may be secured by cash collateral;

(xxi) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof constituting Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party;

(xxii) Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof constituting Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party;

(xxiii) (A) Indebtedness (the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section  6.01(xxiii) , the “ Incremental Equivalent Debt ”) of the Borrower or any other Loan Party issued in lieu of Incremental Facilities consisting of secured, subordinated or unsecured bonds, notes, debentures or loans, which, if secured, may be secured either by Liens having equal priority or junior priority relative to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations (but without regard to control of remedies); provided that (I) the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause shall

 

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not exceed at the time of incurrence the Incremental Cap at such time, (II) the Required Additional Debt Terms shall have been satisfied, (III) subject to Section  1.08 , (A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (B) in the case of any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted under this Agreement, no Event of Default under Section  7.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  shall have occurred and be continuing, and (IV) in the case of any Incremental Equivalent Debt in the form of term loans secured on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to the MFN Adjustment, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A);

(xxiv) Permitted Floor Plan Financing Lines;

(xxv) Indebtedness constituting the Existing IRB Obligations and any Permitted Refinancing thereof constituting Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Loan Party;

(xxvi) (A) Indebtedness of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance, or assumed in connection with, a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted by this Agreement (the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section  6.01(xxvi) , “ Acquisition Debt ”); provided that (I) the aggregate principal amount of Acquisition Debt shall not exceed the sum of (a) the greater of (x) 10,000,000 and (y) 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period on or prior to the date of such incurrence plus (b) additional unlimited amounts so long as after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence thereof (and the other transactions consummated in connection therewith (but without netting the proceeds thereof)), the aggregate principal amount of Acquisition Debt incurred does not exceed the Ratio Debt Incurrence Test Amount, (II) in the case of any incurred Acquisition Debt, the Required Additional Debt Terms shall have been satisfied, (III) subject to Section  1.08 , no Event of Default under Section  7.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  shall have occurred and be continuing, (IV) the aggregate principal amount of Acquisition Debt incurred or assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that do not constitute Loan Parties does not exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period, and (V) in the case of any assumed Acquisition Debt, such Acquisition Debt is not created or incurred in contemplation or anticipation of such Permitted Acquisition or similar permitted Investment and such Acquisition Debt is only the obligation of the Person and/or Person’s subsidiaries that are acquired or that acquired the relevant assets, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A);

(xxvii) [reserved];

(xxviii) Contribution Indebtedness (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof);

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(xxx) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), accretion or amortization of original issue discount, fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i)  through (xxix) above.

(b) Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, issue any Disqualified Equity Interests, except (x) Disqualified Equity Interests issued to and held by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings and (y) Disqualified Equity Interests issued after the Effective Date; provided that in the case of this clause (y)  any such issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness and subject to the provisions set forth in Section  6.01(a) .

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all Indebtedness incurred under the Loan Documents will be deemed to have been incurred in reliance only on an exception in clause (a)(i) of this Section  6.01 .

SECTION 6.02 Liens . Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except:

(i) Liens created under the Loan Documents, including Liens securing Incremental Facilities;

(ii) Permitted Encumbrances;

(iii) Liens existing on Effective Date, together with any modifications, refinancings, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that any Lien securing Indebtedness or other obligations in excess of $5,000,000 individually shall only be permitted if set forth on Schedule  6.02 ; provided further that (1) such modified, refinanced, replaced, renewed or extended Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (a) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (b) proceeds and products thereof, and (2) the obligations secured or benefited by such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien are permitted by Section  6.01 ;

(iv) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section  6.01(a)(v) ; provided that (A) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, development, repair, restoration, replacement, construction, maintenance, upgrade, expansion or improvement, as applicable, of the property subject to such Liens, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, except for accessions and additions to such property, replacements thereof and customary security deposits, related contract rights and payment intangibles, and the proceeds and the products thereof, and any lease of such property (including accessions thereto) and the proceeds and products thereof and (C) with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for accessions and additions to such assets, replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits, related contract rights and payment intangibles, and the proceeds and products of such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capital Lease Obligations; provided further that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;

 

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(v) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others (on a non-exclusive basis) that are entered into in the ordinary course of business or that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(vi) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

(vii) Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(viii) Liens (A) on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section  6.04 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment or any Disposition permitted under Section  6.05 (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment or Disposition) or (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section  6.05 , in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(ix) Liens on property and Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, in each case, to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted under Section  6.01(a) ;

(x) Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of any Loan Party, Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and Liens granted by a Loan Party in favor of any other Loan Party;

(xi) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the date hereof; provided that (A) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (B) 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 subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition), and (C) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section  6.01(a)(v) or (vii) ;

 

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(xii) any interest or title (and all encumbrances and other matters affecting such interest or title) of a lessor or sublessor, licensor or sublicensor or secured by a lessor’s or sublessor’s, licensor’s or sublicensor’s interest under leases (other than leases constituting Capital Lease Obligations), subleases, licenses, cross licenses or sublicenses entered into by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice, provided that any interest or title granted under any licenses, cross-licenses, or sublicenses is non-exclusive and does not materially interfere with the business of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(xiii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of goods by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(xiv) Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under clause (e) of the definition of the term “Cash Equivalents”;

(xv) Liens encumbering reasonable and customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and not for speculative purposes;

(xvi) Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(xvii) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary are located and any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(xviii) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(xix) Liens on the Collateral securing (A) Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt, (B) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, (C) Ratio Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section  6.01(a)(xix) (and permitted to be incurred as secured Indebtedness), (D) Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to Section  6.01(a)(xxiii) (and permitted to be incurred as secured Indebtedness), (E) Acquisition Debt incurred pursuant to Section  6.01(a)(xxvi) (and permitted to be incurred as secured Indebtedness) and (F) Permitted Debt Exchange Notes incurred pursuant to Section

 

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6.01(a)(xxix) ; provided that if any of such Indebtedness is secured by Collateral on a pari passu basis with or junior secured basis to (but without regard to control of remedies) the Liens securing the Secured Obligations in respect of the Revolving Loans in effect on the Effective Date, such Indebtedness shall be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement;

(xx) other Liens; provided that at the time of incurrence of such Liens and the obligations secured thereby (after giving Pro Forma Effect to any such obligations) the aggregate outstanding face amount of obligations secured by Liens existing in reliance on this clause (xx)  shall not exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; provided further that, in the event that the Liens incurred pursuant to this clause (xx)  are secured by the Collateral, then such Liens shall rank junior to the Liens securing the Loan Document Obligations and, in any such case, the beneficiaries thereof (or an agent on their behalf) shall have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement;

(xxi) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; provided such satisfaction and discharge is permitted hereunder;

(xxii) Liens on Permitted Receivables Financing Assets or Liens on other assets granted pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, in each case, incurred in connection with Permitted Receivables Financings;

(xxiii) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof;

(xxiv) (A) Liens on Equity Interests of Joint Venture securing capital contributions to, or obligations of, such Persons, (B) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements and (C) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

(xxv) Liens in respect of Sale Leasebacks in each case on the assets or property sold and leased back in such Sale Leaseback;

(xxvi) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness for no longer than 60 days prior to such defeasance, discharge or redemption;

(xxvii) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents securing Swap Agreements in the ordinary course of business submitted for clearing in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and that are not entered into for speculative purposes and Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section  6.01(a)(xiii) ;

(xxviii) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, other Liens and privileges arising mandatorily by Requirements of Law;

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(xxx) additional Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section  6.01 ; provided that (1) the Ratio Debt Incurrence Test is satisfied and (2) if any such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, then the beneficiaries thereof (or an agent on their behalf) shall have entered into an Intercreditor Agreement;

(xxxi) Liens on the Equity Interests of Joint Ventures securing financing arrangements for the benefit of the applicable Joint Venture that are not otherwise prohibited under this Agreement and Liens on Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(xxxii) Liens on Cash Collateral granted in favor of any Lender and/or Issuing Lender created as a result of any requirement or option to Cash Collateralize pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

SECTION 6.03 Fundamental Changes . Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person, or permit any Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to or in favor of any Person (other than as part of the Transactions), except that:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with (A) Holdings or the Borrower; provided that Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Subsidiary Loan Party is merging, consolidating or amalgamating with any other Restricted Subsidiary either (1) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary Loan Party or (2) if the continuing or surviving Person is not a Subsidiary Loan Party, the acquisition of such Subsidiary Loan Party by such surviving Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Section  6.04 ;

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may make a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then either (A) the transferee must be a Loan Party, (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section  6.04 or (C) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section  6.04 ;

 

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(d) the Borrower may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (A) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “ Successor Borrower ”), (1) the Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, (2) the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (3) each Loan Party other than the Borrower, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have reaffirmed, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that its Guarantee of, and grant of any Liens as security for, the Secured Obligations shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and (4) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger, amalgamation or consolidation complies with this Agreement; provided further that (x) if such Person is not a Loan Party, no Event of Default exists after giving effect to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation and (y) if the foregoing requirements are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided further that the Borrower agrees to provide any documentation and other information about the Successor Borrower as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by any Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act;

(e) [reserved];

(f) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section  6.04 ; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary, which shall have complied with the requirements of Sections 5.11 and 5.12 ;

(g) [reserved];

(h) Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries may undertake or consummate any Tax Restructuring; and

(i) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may effect a merger, dissolution, liquidation consolidation or amalgamation to (1) effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section  6.05 or (2) an Investment permitted pursuant to Section  6.04 (other than clause (t) thereof).

SECTION 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions . Holdings and the Borrower shall not, nor shall they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or hold any Investment, except:

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(b) loans or advances to present or former officers, directors, managers, members of management, consultants, independent contractors and employees of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in Holdings ( provided that the amount of such loans and advances made in cash to such Person shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity or Qualified Equity Interests) and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i)  and (ii) ; provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (iii)  shall not exceed the greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 7.50% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of incurrence (measured as of the date such incurrence based upon the financial statements most recently delivered on or prior to such date pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or (b) );

(c) Investments (i) by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in any Loan Party, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary that is also not a Loan Party and (iii) by any Loan Party in any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments (other than any ordinary course Investments) made by Loan Parties after the Effective Date in reliance on clause (iii)  of this Section  6.04(c) shall not exceed, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of $40,000,000 and 50.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period;

(d) Investments consisting of deposits, prepayments and/or other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(e) Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit and accommodation guarantees in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(f) Investments existing or contemplated on the date hereof and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof; provided that (i) Investments in an aggregate amount in excess of $5,000,000 shall only be permitted under this Section  6.04(f) if such Investment is set forth on Schedule 6.04(f) and (ii) contemplated Investments shall only be permitted under this Section  6.04(f) if such contemplated Investment is set forth on Schedule 6.04(f) ; provided further that the amount of the original Investment shall not be increased except by the terms of such Investment to the extent set forth on Schedule 6.04(f) or as otherwise permitted by this Section  6.04 ;

(g) Investments in Swap Agreements permitted under Section  6.01 ;

(h) promissory notes and other Investments (including non-cash consideration) received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section  6.05 ;

(i) Permitted Acquisitions;

(j) obligations with respect to Guarantees provided by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capitalized Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(k) Investments in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers;

(l) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) (i) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, from financially troubled account debtors or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment, (ii) in satisfaction of judgments against other Persons, (iii) as a result of a foreclosure by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment in default and (iv) as a result of the settlement, compromise or resolution of (a) litigation, arbitration or other disputes or (b) obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer;

(m) Investments constituting, pursuant to or in connection with Repurchase Obligations;

(n) additional Investments and other acquisitions; provided that at the time any such Investment or other acquisition is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of such Investment or acquisition made in reliance on this clause (n) , (including the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other Investments and acquisitions made in reliance on this clause (n) , whether in the form of Indebtedness assumed or otherwise), shall not exceed the sum of (A)(i) the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period, plus (ii) Investments in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Restricted Payment Amount, on the relevant date of determination that the Borrower elects to apply pursuant to this clause (ii) , plus (iii) Investments in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Restricted Debt Payment Amount, on the relevant date of determination that the Borrower elects to apply pursuant to this clause (iii) , plus (B) the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Investment so long as, with respect to this clause (B), no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would occur after giving Pro Forma Effect to such action), plus (C) the Available Equity Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Investment;

(o) Investments in Persons engaged in the retail sale of the Borrower’s and their Subsidiaries’ inventory (net of a return on payments from such Investments and payments made in respect of dealer rebates) in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $60,000,000 at any time;

(p) advances of payroll payments to employees, consultants or independent contractors or other advances of salaries or compensation to officers, managers, employees, consultants or independent contractors, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

 

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(q) Investments and other acquisitions to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Qualified Equity Interests (excluding Cure Amounts) of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof); provided that such amounts used pursuant to this clause (q)  shall not increase the Available Equity Amount;

(r) (i) Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Effective Date or of a Person merged or consolidated with Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Section and Section  6.03 after the Effective Date and (ii) Investments of an Unrestricted Subsidiary prior to the date on which such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a “Restricted Subsidiary”, in each case, to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation or such designation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation or such designation;

(s) Investments in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Tax Restructuring; provided that after giving effect to any such activities, the Guarantees of the Loans and the security interests of the Lenders in the Collateral, taken as a whole, would not be adversely impaired;

(t) Investments consisting of Indebtedness, Liens, fundamental changes, Dispositions and Restricted Payments permitted (other than by reference to this Section  6.04(t) ) under Sections 6.01 , 6.02 , 6.03 (other than clause (i)  thereof), 6.05 (other than clause (e)  thereof) and 6.08(a)(viii) , respectively;

(u) additional unlimited Investments; provided that after giving effect to such Investment on a Pro Forma Basis, (i) the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed the level that is 0.25x below the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio required by the Financial Maintenance Covenant as in effect on such date for the most recently ended Test Period and (ii) no Event of Default under clause (a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  of Section  7.01 shall have occurred and be continuing;

(v) contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of Holdings or the Borrower;

(w) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, intellectual property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(x) Investments in the form of debt or Equity Interests obtained in connection with the contribution, sale, or other transfer of Permitted Receivables Financing Assets, cash or Cash Equivalents made in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing (including the contribution or lending of cash and Cash Equivalents to Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of receivables or related assets from Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary or to otherwise fund required reserves);

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(z) Investments (i) in Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, or (ii) in any Restricted Subsidiary to enable such Restricted Subsidiary to make substantially concurrent Investments in Joint Ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate outstanding amount for clauses (i) and (ii) not to exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period;

(aa) Investments in any Subsidiary or any Joint Venture in connection with intercompany cash management arrangement or related activities arising in the ordinary course of business;

(bb) unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that the same are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable Requirements of Law; and

(cc) Investments in any Similar Business in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $30,000,000 and 40.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period.

(dd) receivables owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, if created or acquired in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(ee) Investments (A) for utilities, security deposits, leases and similar prepaid expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and (B) trade accounts created, or prepaid expenses accrued, in the ordinary course of business;

(ff) Investments in connection with 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 business; and

(gg) Investments in the Travelers Instrument Issuer, including the “Travelers Contribution” and the “Estimation Amount” (each as defined in the Travelers Instrument Issuer LLC Agreement), and fees and expenses incurred in connection with the management and administration thereof, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year.

SECTION 6.05 Asset Sales . Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to (i) sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest owned by it, or (ii) issue any additional Equity Interest in a Restricted Subsidiary (other than (A) issuing directors’ qualifying shares, nominal shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law, (B) issuing Equity Interests to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section  6.01(b) or Section  6.04(c) and (C) any non-wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary issuing Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary to each owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests), in each case, having a fair market value in excess of the greater of $5,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets for the most recently ended Test Period, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions (each, a “ Disposition ”), except:

 

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(a) Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, if made in the good faith determination of the board of directors of Holdings and/or in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, in the conduct of the business of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) allowing any registration or application for registration of any Intellectual Property that is no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, to lapse, go abandoned, or be invalidated or (ii) disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, abandoning, failing to pursue or otherwise allowing to lapse, expire, terminate or put into the public domain any of its Intellectual Property if Holdings determines in its reasonable business judgment that such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business and does not materially interfere with the business of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(b) Dispositions of inventory and other assets in the ordinary course of business (including on an intercompany basis);

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property, or other assets of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business or (ii) an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d) Dispositions of property to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then either (i) the transferee must be a Loan Party, (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section  6.04 or (iii) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section  6.04 ;

(e) Dispositions permitted by Section  6.03 , Investments permitted by Section  6.04 , Restricted Payments permitted by Section  6.08 and Liens permitted by Section  6.02 , in each case, other than by reference to this Section  6.05(e) ;

(f) Dispositions of cash and/or Cash Equivalents and/or other assets that were Cash Equivalents when the relevant original Investment was made;

(g) Dispositions of (A) accounts receivable, notes receivable or other current assets in the ordinary course of business or consistent with industry practice or the conversion of accounts receivable to notes receivable or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof and (B) Permitted Receivables Financing Assets pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing;

(h) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business and that do not materially interfere with the business of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

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(i) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;

(j) Dispositions of other assets or property (including the sale or issuance of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary) not otherwise permitted under this Section  6.05 ; provided that (i) such Disposition is made for Fair Market Value, (ii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this Section  6.05(j) for a purchase price in excess of the greater of $5,000,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets for the most recently ended Test Period for any transaction or series of related transactions, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75.0% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided , however , that for the purposes of this Section  6.05(j)(ii) , (A) any liabilities (as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, that (1) are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition or (2) are otherwise cancelled or terminated in connection with the transaction with such transferee, and for which Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, shall be deemed to be cash, (B) any securities received by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Cash Equivalents (to the extent of the cash or Cash Equivalents received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, shall be deemed to be cash and (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (j)  that is at that time outstanding, not in excess (at the time of receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration) of the greater of $15,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets for the most recently ended Test Period (net of any Designated Non-Cash Consideration converted into cash or Cash Equivalents), with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash and (iii) the Net Proceeds of such Disposition shall be applied and/or reinvested as (and to the extent) required by Section  2.11(c) ;

(k) Dispositions of Investments in Joint Venture to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between the Joint Venture parties set forth in, joint venture agreements and similar binding arrangements;

(l) Dispositions of any assets (including Equity Interests) (A) acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, which assets are not core or principal to the business of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) made to obtain the approval of any applicable antitrust authority in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;

(m) transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar powers to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of property arising from foreclosure or similar action or that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such real property as part of an insurance settlement;

 

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(n) Dispositions of assets that do not constitute Collateral (including Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries) for Fair Market Value;

(o) Dispositions in connection with the Transactions or any Tax Restructuring provided that after giving effect to any such Disposition, the Guarantees of the Loans and the security interests of the Lenders in the Collateral, taken as a whole, would not be adversely impaired;

(p) any Disposition of a Sale Leaseback;

(q) any merger, consolidation, Disposition or conveyance the sole purpose of which is to reincorporate or reorganize (i) any Domestic Subsidiary in another jurisdiction in the U.S. and/or (ii) any Foreign Subsidiary in the U.S. or any other jurisdiction;

(r) [reserved];

(s) Holdings and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries may surrender or waive contractual rights and settle or waive contractual or litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; and

(t) the unwinding of any Swap Agreement pursuant to its terms.

To the extent that any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section  6.05 to any Person other than a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, which Liens shall be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition; it being understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to take, and shall take, any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

SECTION 6.06 [Reserved] .

SECTION 6.07 Negative Pledge . Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any agreement, instrument, deed or lease that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Secured Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:

(a) restrictions and conditions imposed by (i) Requirements of Law, (ii) any Loan Document, (iii) any documentation relating to any Permitted Receivables Financing, (iv) any documentation governing Incremental Equivalent Debt, (v) any documentation governing Ratio Indebtedness, (vi) any documentation governing Acquisition Debt, (vii) any documentation governing Permitted Floor Financing Lines, (viii) any documentation governing the Existing IRB Obligations, (ix) any documentation governing Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Junior Refinancing Debt, Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or Permitted Debt Exchange Notes, (x) any documentation governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 6.01(a)(xiv) , and (xi) any documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing incurred to refinance any such Indebtedness referenced in clauses (i)  through (x)  above; provided that with

 

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respect to Indebtedness referenced in (A)  clauses (iv) , (v) , (vi) , (vii) , (viii) , (ix) or (x)  above, such restrictions shall be no more restrictive in any material respect, taken as a whole, than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of other Indebtedness permitted under Section  6.01 , such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) and (B)  clause (iv)  above, such restrictions shall not expand the scope in any material respect of any such restriction or condition contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(b) customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Effective Date and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;

(c) restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the Disposition of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are subject of such Disposition and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(d) customary provisions in leases, subleases, licenses, cross-licenses or sublicenses and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof and restrictions that include customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(e) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to the property securing by such Indebtedness;

(f) any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(g) restrictions or conditions in any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section  6.01 that is incurred or assumed by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of other Indebtedness permitted under Section  6.01 , such encumbrances and restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument taken as a whole are not materially less favorable to the Lenders than the encumbrances and restrictions contained in this Agreement (as determined by the Borrower in good faith);

(h) restrictions on cash (or Cash Equivalents) or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (or other restrictions on cash or deposits constituting Permitted Encumbrances);

 

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(i) restrictions set forth on Schedule 6.07 and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;

(j) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational governance documents, sale leaseback agreements, joint venture agreements and other similar agreements, in each case, entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(k) customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by Subsidiaries, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Holdings and the Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations;

(l) restrictions arising in any Swap Agreement and/or any agreement relating to any Cash Management Obligation; and

(m) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase or sale agreement to which Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary.

SECTION 6.08 Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness .

(a) Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(i) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to Holdings or any other Restricted Subsidiary (and, in the case of any such Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary, to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary ratably based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(ii) to the extent constituting a Restricted Payment, Holdings and the Borrower may consummate any transaction permitted by Section  6.03 (other than clause (i) thereof) and Section  6.04 (other than Section  6.04(n) , (q) , (t) and (u)) ;

(iii) Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing;

(iv) [reserved];

(v) repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants or other incentive interests if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such stock options or warrants or other incentive interests;

 

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(vi) Holdings and the Borrower may redeem, acquire, retire, repurchase, or make distributions with respect to, their Equity Interests (or any options, warrants, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights or other equity-linked interests issued with respect to any of such Equity Interests) held by current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors, employees, independent contractors or other service providers (or their respective spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees) of Holdings or CEH and the Restricted Subsidiaries, upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or service of, or breach of restrictive covenants by, any such Person or otherwise in accordance with any stock option or stock appreciation rights plan, profits interest plan, restricted stock award agreements, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or incentive plan, stock subscription plan, stock subscription or equity incentive award agreement, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement; provided that, the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (vi)  after the Effective Date shall not exceed $15,000,000 in any fiscal year with unused amounts in any fiscal year being carried over to succeeding fiscal years subject to a maximum of $25,000,000 in any fiscal year plus all net cash proceeds obtained from any key-man life insurance policies received during such fiscal year (without giving effect to the following proviso);

(vii) Holdings may make Restricted Payments in cash to any Parent Entity, the proceeds of which shall be used by such Parent Entity to pay or finance:

(A) its Taxes or Taxes of Holdings, any Subsidiary or any group that includes Holdings or any Subsidiary and that files Taxes on a consolidated, combined, affiliated, unitary or similar basis, in each case attributable to the taxable income of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, and computed at the highest applicable combined federal, state, and local marginal tax rate net of any payment already made by Holdings in respect of such Taxes; provided that Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (vii) shall not exceed the amount of Taxes that Holdings would have paid if Holdings and the Subsidiaries were a stand-alone taxpayer or stand-alone tax group; and provided further that a Restricted Payment under this clause (vii) in respect of any Taxes attributable to the income of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Holdings may be made only to the extent that (1) such Unrestricted Subsidiaries have made cash payments for such purpose to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary or (2) such Restricted Payment constitutes an Investment permitted by Section  6.04 ; or

(B) franchise and similar Taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its organizational existence;

(viii) the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (A) the Restricted Payment Amount at such time, plus (B) the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to

 

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the time of making of such Restricted Payment so long as, with respect to this clause (B), (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would occur after giving Pro Forma Effect to such action) and (ii) after giving effect to such action on a Pro Forma Basis, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed the level that is 0.25x below the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio required by the Financial Maintenance Covenant as in effect for the most recent Test Period, plus (C) the Available Equity Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Restricted Payment;

(ix) redemptions in whole or in part of any of its Equity Interests for another class of its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests (and in no event shall such contribution or issuance so utilized increase the Available Equity Amount); provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby;

(x) payments made or expected to made in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units;

(xi) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to (A) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition (or other similar Investment) and (B) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms;

(xii) Restricted Payments to fund the payment of regular dividends on Holdings’ Equity Interests, in an aggregate amount not to exceed 6.0% per annum of the aggregate amount of proceeds from any public offering received by, or contributed to, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary on or following the date of this Agreement; provided that on the date of declaration of any such dividend, after giving effect to such dividend, there is no continuing Event of Default;

(xiii) payments made by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable upon exercise of Equity Interests by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant (or their respective controlled Affiliates or Permitted Transferees) and any repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants or required withholding or similar taxes;

 

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(xiv) additional unlimited Restricted Payments; provided that after giving effect to such Restricted Payment (A) on a Pro Forma Basis, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is no greater than 2.00:1.00 and (B) there is no continuing Event of Default;

(xv) Restricted Payments constituting or otherwise made in connection with or relating to any Tax Restructuring;

(xvi) [reserved]; and

(xvii) the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of shares of Equity Interests of, or Indebtedness owed to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the primary assets of which are Cash Equivalents).

(b) Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or pay, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of or in respect of principal of or interest on (x) any Subordinated Indebtedness or (y) Indebtedness which is unsecured or secured on a junior basis to the Liens securing the Secured Obligations, in the case of each of (x) and (y), that constitutes Material Indebtedness (“ Restricted Debt ”), or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Restricted Debt, in each case, on or prior to date that occurs earlier than one year prior to the scheduled maturity date thereof (collectively, “ Restricted Debt Payments ”), except:

(i) payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments, payments of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Restricted Debt prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;

(ii) (1) refinancings or exchanges of Restricted Debt with proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or other Restricted Debt, which matures no earlier than the Restricted Debt being refinanced or exchanged, in each case, to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred under Section  6.01 and (2) refinancings of Restricted Debt assumed in accordance with Section  6.01(a)(vii) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment permitted under this Agreement;

(iii) (1) the conversion of any Restricted Debt to or payments with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings and (2) mandatory redemptions of Disqualified Equity Interests);

(iv) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments or distributions in respect of Restricted Debt prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (A)(i) the Restricted Debt Payment Amount that the Borrower elects to apply pursuant to this clause (i) , plus (ii) an amount not to exceed the portion, if any, of the Restricted Payment Amount that the Borrower elects to apply pursuant to this clause (ii) , plus (B) the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Restricted Debt

 

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Payment, so long as, with respect to this clause (B), (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would occur after giving Pro Forma Effect to such action) and (ii) after giving effect to such action on a Pro Forma Basis, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed the level that is 0.25x below the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio required by the Financial Maintenance Covenant as in effect for the most recent Test Period, plus (C) the Available Equity Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Restricted Debt Payment;

(v) additional unlimited prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Restricted Debt prior to their scheduled maturity; provided that, after giving effect to such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment (A) on a Pro Forma Basis, the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio does not exceed 2.25:1.00 and (B) there is no continuing Event of Default;

(vi) [reserved];

(vii) to the extent constituting a Restricted Debt Payment, payment-in-kind interest with respect to any Indebtedness that is permitted under Section  6.01 ; and

(viii) payments as part of an applicable high yield discount obligation or AHYDO catch-up payment.

(c) Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any documentation governing any Restricted Debt, in each case if the effect of such amendment or modification (when taken as a whole) is materially adverse to the Lenders.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing provisions of this Section  6.08 will not prohibit the payment of any Restricted Payment or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment within 60 days after the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment or the giving of irrevocable notice of such redemption, purchase, defeasance or other payment, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or the giving of such notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 6.09 Transactions with Affiliates . Holdings and the Borrower will not, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates in excess of, individually, the greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 6.25% of Consolidated EBITDA, except:

(i) transactions with Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary (or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction);

(ii) transactions that are on terms substantially as favorable to Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

 

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(iii) the payment of fees and expenses related to the Transactions and payments pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement;

(iv) issuances of Equity Interests to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

(v) (1) employment, consulting, severance and other service or benefit related arrangements between Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business (including loans and advances pursuant to Sections 6.04(b) and 6.04(p) , salary or guaranteed payments and bonuses) and transactions pursuant to stock option and other equity award plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements in the ordinary course of business and (2) transactions in existence on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.09 and any amendment, modification or extension thereof to the extent such amendment, modification or extension, taken as a whole, is not (i) materially adverse to the Lenders or (ii) more disadvantageous to the Lenders than the relevant transaction in existence on the Effective Date;

(vi) Payments by Holdings and any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to tax sharing agreements among any Parent Entity, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary on customary terms to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent payments are permitted by Section  6.08 .

(vii) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, consultants and employees of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the operation of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(viii) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence or contemplated on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.09 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(ix) Restricted Payments permitted under Section  6.08 ;

(x) payments by Holdings and any Restricted Subsidiary for customary compensation to Affiliates in connection with financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities and other transaction fees, which payments are approved by the majority of the Board of Directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Holdings in good faith; provided that the aggregate amount of fees paid pursuant to this Section  6.09(x) shall not exceed $3,000,000;

(xi) the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee or consultant (or spouses, former spouses, successors, heirs, legatees, distributes or Affiliates of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of any of the foregoing;

 

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(xii) transactions pursuant to, or the performance by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of its obligations under, the terms (including any amendments thereto) of any stockholders agreement (including any registration rights agreement, investor rights agreement or purchase agreement related thereto) to which it (or any parent of Holdings) is a party as of the Effective Date and any similar agreements which it (or any parent of Holdings) may enter into thereafter;

(xiii) transactions in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing or Permitted Floor Financing Lines;

(xiv) any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the Board of Directors of Holdings from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing stating that such transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to Holdings or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary than might be obtained at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction from a Person who is not an Affiliate;

(xv) (A) Guarantees permitted by Section  6.01 or Section  6.04 and (B) Investments permitted by Sections 6.04(r) , 6.04(s) , 6.04(aa), 6.04(bb) and 6.04(gg) ; and

(xvi) transactions with customers, clients, Joint Venture partners, suppliers or purchasers or sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement that are fair to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors or the senior management of the Borrower, or are on terms at least as favorable as might reasonably have been obtained at such time from an unaffiliated party.

SECTION 6.10 Financial Maintenance Covenant . Commencing with the Test Period ending as of September 30, 2018 and as of the last day of each Test Period occurring thereafter, in each case, the Borrower shall not permit the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio as of the end of such Test Period to be greater than (A) prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, 3:00:1.00 and (B) as of the first anniversary of the Effective Date and at any time thereafter, 2.75:1.00 (the “ Financial Maintenance Covenant ”); provided that, upon the later of (x) the first anniversary of the Effective Date and (y) the date on which any Material Acquisition is consummated, the Financial Maintenance Covenant shall, for each such Material Acquisition, be subject to an upward adjustment of 0.25x for a period of four fiscal quarters following such date; provided further that the Financial Maintenance Covenant level shall in no event exceed 3.00:1.00.

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 7.01 Events of Default . If any of the following events (any such event, an “ Event of Default ”) shall occur:

 

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(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required hereunder, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) any Loan Party shall fail to pay (i) any interest on any Loan, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and in the currency required hereunder, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days or (ii) any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clauses (a)  or (b)(i)  of this Section  7.01 ) payable under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required hereunder, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made and such representation or warranty, if capable of being cured, remains incorrect for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Administrative Agent; provided that this clause (c) shall be limited on the Effective Date to the Specified Representations.

(d) Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section  5.02(a) , 5.04 (with respect to the existence of the Borrower) or in Article  VI ; it being understood and agreed that any Event of Default under Section  6.10 (a “ Financial Maintenance Covenant Event of Default ”) is subject to cure as provided in Section  7.02 and, so long as the Borrower has a right to exercise the Cure Right, an Event of Default with respect to such Section shall not occur until the expiration of the tenth Business Day subsequent to the date on which the financial statements with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) are required to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or Section  5.01(b) , as applicable, and then only to the extent the Cure Amount (in an amount sufficient to comply with the Financial Maintenance Covenant for such fiscal quarter) has not been received on or prior to such date; provided further , that a Financial Maintenance Covenant Event of Default shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Refinanced Debt or any Incremental Facility, in each case, that does not have the benefit of the Financial Maintenance Covenant, unless and until the Required Revolving Lenders have terminated their Revolving Commitments and declared all amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility to be due and payable (and such declaration has not been rescinded);

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a) , (b) or (d)  of this Section 7.01), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;

 

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(f) Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any applicable grace period);

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g)  shall not apply to (i) 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), (ii) termination events or similar events occurring under any Swap Agreement that constitutes Material Indebtedness (it being understood that clause (f)  of this Section will apply to any failure to make any payment required as a result of any such termination or similar event), (iii) Indebtedness permitted to exist or be incurred under the terms of this Agreement that is required to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased, redeemed or satisfied (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease, redeem or satisfy is required to be made) in connection with any asset sale event, casualty or condemnation event, change of control, excess cash flow or other customary provision in such Indebtedness giving rise to such requirement to so offer or repurchase, prepay, defease, redeem or satisfy in the absence of any default thereunder or (iv) Indebtedness that is convertible in Equity Interests and converts to Equity Interests in accordance with its terms; provided that, in the case of Section  7.01(f) and 7.01(g), such default has not been waived by the holders of such Material Indebtedness;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief in respect of Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, examiner, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary shall (A) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (B) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h)  of this Section, (C) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, examiner, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings or any Significant Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (D) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (E) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

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(j) one or more enforceable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $20,000,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied its obligation) shall be rendered against Holdings, any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain unpaid, undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed pending appeal for a period of 60 consecutive days;

(k) (i) an ERISA Event occurs that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result, individually or together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur, in liability of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a Plan or under non-U.S. law with respect to a Foreign Pension Plan in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) Holdings, any Restricted Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan in an aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(l) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party in writing not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral to a Person that is not a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) as a result of the Administrative Agent’s failure to (A) maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Security Documents or (B) file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements or (iii) as to Collateral consisting of real property, to the extent that such losses are covered by a lender’s title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;

(m) (i) this Agreement, any Security Document or any Guarantee of the Secured Obligations shall for any reason not be (or asserted by any Loan Party in writing not to be) a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Loan Party party thereto other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder; or (ii) any subordination provision in respect of any Material Indebtedness shall for any reason not be (or asserted by any Loan Party in writing not to be) a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Loan Party party thereto other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder;

(n) [reserved]; or

(o) a Change in Control shall occur;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to Holdings or the Borrower described in clause (h)  or (i)  of this Section), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders (and, if a Financial Maintenance Covenant Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Revolving Lenders only, and in such case, without limiting the proviso to Section 7.01(d), only with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility and any Letters of Credit) shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and

 

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thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, (but ratably as among Classes of Loans and the Loans of each Class at the time outstanding) in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, and (iii) require the deposit of cash collateral in respect of LC Exposure as provided in Section  2.05(j) , in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and each other Loan Party; and in the case of any event with respect to Holdings or the Borrower described in clause (h)  or (i)  of this Section, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall immediately and automatically become due and payable and the deposit of such cash collateral in respect of LC Exposure shall immediately and automatically become due, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Holdings, the Borrower and each other Loan Party.

SECTION 7.02 Right to Cure . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section  7.01 , in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirements of the Financial Maintenance Covenant as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, at any time after the beginning of such fiscal quarter until the expiration of the tenth Business Day subsequent to the date on which the financial statements with respect to such fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) are required to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or Section  5.01(b) , as applicable, Holdings shall have the right to issue Qualified Equity Interests or other Equity Interests reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (but excluding Disqualified Equity Interests) (each such issuance taken pursuant and in accordance with this Section 7.02, a “ Specified Equity Issuance ”) for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of Holdings as cash common equity or other Qualified Equity Interests or other Equity Interests reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in each case, which are contributed to Holdings or the Borrower in the form of cash (collectively, the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by Holdings or the Borrower, as applicable, of the Net Proceeds of such issuance that are Not Otherwise Applied (the “ Cure Amount ”) pursuant to the exercise by Holdings of such Cure Right such Financial Maintenance Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustment:

(a) Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter and any four fiscal quarter period that contains such fiscal quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Maintenance Covenant and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount;

(b) if, after giving effect to the foregoing recalculation (without netting against the calculation of Consolidated Total Net Debt with respect to such fiscal quarter only any portion of the Cure Amount on the balance sheet of Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries and without giving pro forma effect to any portion of the Cure Amount applied to any repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith), Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Maintenance Covenant, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial

 

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Maintenance Covenant 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 of the Financial Maintenance Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement;

(c) upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a written notice from the Borrower that the Borrower intends to exercise the Cure Right (a “ Notice of Intent to Cure ”), until the tenth Business Day following the date on which financial statements for the fiscal quarter to which such Notice of Intent to Cure relates are required to be delivered pursuant to Section  5.01(a) or (b) , as applicable, neither the Administrative Agent (nor any sub-agent therefor) nor any Lender shall exercise any right to accelerate the Loans or terminate the Revolving Commitments, and none of the Administrative Agent (nor any sub-agent therefor) nor any Lender or Secured Party shall exercise any right to foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral or any other right or remedy under the Loan Documents solely on the basis of the relevant failure to comply with Section  6.10 ;

(d) there shall be no pro forma or other reduction of the amount of Indebtedness by the amount of any Cure Amount for purposes of determining compliance with Section  6.10 for the fiscal quarter in respect of which the Cure Right was exercised (other than, with respect to any future period, to the extent that any portion of such Cure Amount is actually applied to repay Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities);

(e) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) in each four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Borrower there shall be at least two fiscal quarters (which may, but are not required to be, consecutive) in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) during the term of this Agreement, the Cure Right shall not be exercised more than five times and (iii) for purposes of this Section  7.02 , the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with the Financial Maintenance Covenant. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, during any Test Period in which any Cure Amount is included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA as a result of any exercise of the Cure Right, the Cure Amount received pursuant to any exercise of the Cure Right shall be (A) counted solely as an increase to Consolidated EBITDA for the purpose of determining compliance with Section  6.10 and (B) disregarded for purposes of determining the Available Equity Amount, any financial ratio-based conditions or provisions, pricing or any available basket under Article  VI of this Agreement; and

(f) no Revolving Lender or Issuing Bank shall be required to make any Revolving Loan or issue any Letter of Credit from and after such time as the Administrative Agent has received the Notice of Intent to Cure unless and until the Cure Amount is actually received.

SECTION 7.03 Application of Proceeds . After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section  7.01 , any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section  4.02 of the Collateral Agreement and/or the similar provisions in the other Security Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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 Secured Obligations otherwise set forth in Section  4.02 of the Collateral Agreement and/or the similar provisions in the other Security Documents.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

(a) Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints Citizens Bank, N.A., to serve as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents, and authorizes the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to execute, deliver and administer the Loan Documents and to take such actions and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and none of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions.

(b) The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank as any other Lender or Issuing Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings or any other Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or to exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion, 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 Holdings, any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of any of the foregoing that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section  9.02 ) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment). The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative

 

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Agent by Holdings, the Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the existence, value, sufficiency or collectability of any Collateral or creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article  IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from any confirmation or determination of (x) the Revolving Exposure or the component amounts thereof, (y) the Effective Yield or (z) the terms and conditions of any Intercreditor Agreement.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Responsible Officer or Financial Officer of such Person). The Administrative Agent also may rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer or a Responsible Officer of such Person), and may act upon any such statement prior to receipt of written confirmation thereof. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or 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 (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

(e) The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of and all their duties and exercise their rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any subagents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

 

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(f) Each Lender acknowledges that Eligible Assignees hereunder may be Affiliated Lenders with respect to Term Loans and that Affiliated Lenders may purchase (including pursuant to privately negotiated open-market transactions with one or more Lenders that are not made available for participation to all Lenders or all Lenders of a particular Class) Term Loans hereunder from Lenders from time to time, subject to the limitations set forth herein. Each Lender agrees that the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into whether as to whether any Affiliated Lender intends to acquire or has acquired any Term Loan or as to whether any Lender is at any time an Affiliated Lender and that, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received, pursuant to the covenants of such Lender set forth herein or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have acquired any Term Loan hereunder, prior written notice from any Lender that such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, the Administrative Agent may deal with such Lender (including for purposes of determining the consent, approval, vote or other similar action of the Lenders or the Lenders of any Class), and shall not incur any liability for so doing, as if such Lender were not an Affiliated Lender.

(g) Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this Article VIII, the Administrative Agent may resign upon 10 days’ notice to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender or is an affiliate of a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent may be removed as the Administrative Agent hereunder at the request of the Borrower or the Required Lenders, in each case, upon 10 days’ notice. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or upon such removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the Borrower’s consent (unless an Event of Default under Section  7.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor, which shall be a commercial bank or trust company with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States and shall be a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications above (the date upon which the retiring Administrative Agent is replaced, the “ Resignation Effective Date ”).

(h) If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender or is an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender, the Required Lenders and the Borrower may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to such Person as provided above remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the Borrower, appoint a successor, which successor shall be a commercial bank or trust company with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States, and shall be a “U.S. person” and a “financial institution” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (the “ Removal Effective Date ”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

 

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(i) With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable, (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except (i) that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and (ii) with respect to any outstanding payment obligations) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders or the retiring Administrative Agent appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as set forth in this Section. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section  9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and in respect of the matters referred to under clause (1)  above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Disqualified Lender may be appointed as a successor Administrative Agent without the consent of the Borrower.

(j) Each Lender and each Issuing Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Joint Bookrunner or any other Lender or any Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any Joint Bookrunner or any other Lender or any Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

(k) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding its Loans on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption, Incremental Facility Amendment or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.

 

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(l) Except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights of any Lender in accordance with Section  9.08 or with respect to a Lender’s right to file a proof of claim in an insolvency proceeding, no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the Secured Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. In the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition, and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Loan Document Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties at such sale or other disposition. Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral and of the Guarantees of the Secured Obligations, to have agreed to the provisions of this Article, Section  9.15 and Section  9.17 .

(m) In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation thereof, no Swap Agreement or Cash Management Services, the obligations under or in respect of which constitute Secured Obligations, will create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Secured Party that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under any Loan Document. By accepting the benefits of the Collateral, each Secured Party that is a party to any such Swap Agreement or a provider of such Cash Management Services shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to serve as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Loan Documents and agreed to be bound by the Loan Documents as a Secured Party thereunder, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article VIII.

(n) Each of the Lenders, Issuing Banks and other Secured Parties irrevocably authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to, and the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall (a) release and terminate, or to confirm or evidence any automatic release and termination of, any Guarantees and Liens created under the Loan Documents as provided in Section  9.15 or in any other Security Document, (b) subordinate, at the request of the Borrower, any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Security Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section  6.02(iv) , and (c) confirm in writing or otherwise evidence that the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, does not hold a Lien on any Excluded Assets, including assets subject to Permitted Encumbrances described under Sections  6.02(xxii) or 6.02(xxix) .

 

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(o) In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any LC Disbursement shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(p) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, LC Exposure and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Administrative Agent (including any claim under Section  2.12 , Section  2.13 , Section  2.15 , Section  2.16 , Section  2.17 and Section  9.03 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(q) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each other Secured Party to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the other Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent, under the Loan Documents (including under Section  9.03 ).

(r) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neither any Joint Bookrunner nor any Person named on the cover page of this Agreement as a Lead Arranger shall have any duties or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except in its capacity, as applicable, as a Lender or an Issuing Bank), but all such Persons shall have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder, including under Section  9.03 , fully as if named as an indemnitee or indemnified person therein and irrespective of whether the indemnified losses, claims, damages, liabilities and/or related expenses arise out of, in connection with or as a result of matters arising prior to, on or after the effective date of any Loan Document.

(s) To the extent required by any applicable Requirements of Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section  2.17 , each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor, any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the IRS or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective, or because such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  9.04 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register), but in each case only to the extent that any Loan Party

 

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has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such amounts and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so. 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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Administrative Agent under this Article VIII. The agreements in this Article VIII shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Loan Document.

(t) Each Lender and other Secured Party hereby appoints the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the relevant Security Documents and any Intercreditor Agreement.

(u) The Administrative Agent has adopted internal policies and procedures that address requirements placed on federally regulated lenders under the Flood Insurance Laws and will post on the applicable electronic platform (or otherwise distribute to each Lender) documents that it receives in connection with the Flood Insurance Laws (collectively, the “ Flood Documents ”); provided , however that the Administrative Agent makes no representation or warranty with respect to the adequacy of the Flood Documents or their compliance with the Flood Insurance Laws. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that it is individually responsible for its own compliance with the Flood Insurance Laws and that it shall, independently and without reliance upon Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, including the Flood Documents posted or distributed by the Administrative Agent, continue to do its own due diligence to ensure its compliance with the Flood Insurance Laws.

(v) All provisions of this Article  VIII applicable to the Administrative Agent shall apply to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all the benefits and indemnities applicable to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.01 Notices . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax, e-mail or other electronic transmission, as follows:

(a) If to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party, to Champion Home Builders, Inc., 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, MI 48084, Attention: Laurie Hough, Email: lhough@championhomes.com , with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600, Attention: Alyson Gal, Email: alyson.gal@ropesgray.com ;

 

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(b) If to the Administrative Agent, to Citizens Bank, Commercial Lending Systems – Syndications/Part Sold, 20 Cabot Road, Medford, MA 02155, Attention: Kendra Walfield, Email: Kendra.Walfield@citizensbank.com ;

(c) if to any Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or fax number or email address) most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower (or, in the absence of any such notice, to the address (or fax number or email address) set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire of the Lender that is serving as such Issuing Bank or is an Affiliate thereof);

(d) if to the Swingline Lender, to it at its address (or fax number or email address) most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower (or, in the absence of any such notice, to the address (or fax number or email address) set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire of the Lender that is serving as the Swingline Lender or is an Affiliate thereof); and

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

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by fax or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient).

Holdings and the Borrower may change their address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may change its address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to Holdings and the Borrower and the Lenders may change their address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Administrative Agent. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may also be delivered or furnished by electronic transmission (including email and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to Article  II if such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic transmission.

SECTION 9.02 Waivers; Amendments .

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are

 

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cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b) Except (i) as provided in Section  2.20 with respect to any Incremental Facilities, Section  2.21 with respect to any Refinancing Amendment and Section  2.24 with respect to any Permitted Amendment and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage or Control Agreement, which may be amended as provided for therein; neither any Loan Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (to the extent that such waiver, amendment or modification does not affect the rights, duties, privileges or obligations of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall execute such waiver, amendment or other modification to the extent approved by the Required Lenders) and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders, provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (but not the consent of the Required Lenders) (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section  4.02 or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender), (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement (it being understood that a waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute a reduction in principal) or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the consent of the Required Lenders) (it being understood that any change to the definition of any ratio used in the calculation of the interest rate or fees therein or in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction of interest or fees), provided that the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay default interest pursuant to Section  2.13(d) , (iii) postpone the maturity of any Loan (it being understood that a waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute a postponement of any maturity date), or the date of any scheduled amortization payment of the principal amount of any Loan under the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, or the reimbursement date with respect to any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the consent of the Required Lenders), (iv) change (x) any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive,

 

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amend or modify any right thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender or (y) the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders” without the written consent of each Revolving Lender (it being understood that neither the consent of the Required Lenders nor the consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any change to the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders”), (v) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees under the Guarantee Agreement (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents), without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), (vi) release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents), (vii) solely with the consent of the Required Revolving Lenders (but without the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lender), any such agreement may waive, amend or modify any condition precedent set forth in Section  4.02 hereof as it pertains to any Revolving Loan; provided that with respect to any waiver or consent or amendment in respect of a Default or Event of Default, the waiver or consent or approval thereof shall be subject to the approval of the Required Lenders rather than the Required Revolving Lenders; (viii) solely with the consent of the relevant Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank may waive, amend or modify any condition precedent set forth in Section  4.02 hereof as it pertains to the issuance of any Letter of Credit by such Issuing Bank (subject to the foregoing clause (vii) as it relates to any waiver, amendment or consent in respect of a Default or Event of Default); provided that, no other Lender shall be required to acquire a participation in such Letter of Credit without its prior written consent; (ix) waive, amend or modify (i)  Section  7.03 or (ii)  Section  4.02 of the Collateral Agreement in a manner that would by its terms alter the application of proceeds, in each case, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, (x) [reserved] or (xi) (A) amend or otherwise modify Section  6.10 (or for the purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenant, any defined terms used therein), or (B) waive or consent to any Financial Maintenance Covenant Event of Default or (C) alter the rights or remedies of the Required Revolving Lenders arising pursuant to Article VII as a result of a breach of Section  6.10 , in each case, without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders and shall not require the consent of the Required Lenders or any other Lender; provided further that (A) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be; (B) [reserved]; and (C) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (i) 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 (and to the extent such credit facilities are pari passu in right of payment and security with any then existing Loans, to share ratably in prepayments with such Loans) and (ii) to include

 

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appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Lenders prior to such inclusion, (b) this Agreement and other Loan Documents may be amended or supplemented by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or any other Loan Party as to which such agreement or agreements is to apply, without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender, to include “parallel debt” or similar provisions, and any authorizations or granting of powers by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, in each case required to create in favor of the Administrative Agent any security interest contemplated to be created under this Agreement, or to perfect any such security interest, where the Administrative Agent shall have been advised by its counsel that such provisions are necessary or advisable under local law for such purpose (with Holdings and the Borrower hereby agreeing to, and to cause their subsidiaries to, enter into any such agreement or agreements upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent promptly upon such request), (c) upon notice thereof by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect to the inclusion of any previously absent financial maintenance covenant, this Agreement shall be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender to include such covenant on the date of the incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness to the extent required by the terms of such definition or section and (d) if at any time the circumstances set forth in Section  2.14 shall apply, amendments to this Agreement with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate and related provisions shall instead be agreed between, and require the consent of, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in accordance with Section  2.14 . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, amendments to or waivers of any terms or provisions relating solely to the Revolving Commitments (or, subject to clause (A)  of the proviso above, Letters of Credit) may be effected with, and only with, the written approval of the Required Revolving Lenders and the Borrower. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section  9.02 , this Agreement, the Loan Documents and any guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be, together with this Agreement, amended, supplemented and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local Requirements of Law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects or (iii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Furthermore, with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower (without the need to obtain any consent of any Lender), any Loan Document may be amended to cure ambiguities, inconsistencies, omissions, mistakes or defects.

(c) In connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a “ Proposed Change ”) requiring the consent of all Lenders (or all Lenders of a Class) or all directly and adversely affected Lenders (or all directly and adversely affected Lenders of a Class), if the consent of the Required Lenders (or a Majority in Interest of the applicable Class) to such Proposed Change is obtained, but the consent to such Proposed Change of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in paragraph (b) of this Section being referred to as a “ Non-Consenting Lender ”), then, so long as the Lender that is acting as Administrative Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Non-Consenting Lender and

 

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the Administrative Agent, (x) terminate the applicable Commitments of such Lender, and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the applicable Loans and participations held by such Lender as of such termination date or (y) require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section  9.04 ), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (a) in the case of clause (y)  above, the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent to the extent such consent would be required under Section  9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable (and, if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (b) such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts (including any amounts under Section  2.11(a)(i) ), payable to it hereunder from the Borrower or Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (c) in the case of clause (y)  above, unless waived, the Borrower or such Eligible Assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section  9.04(b) .

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, the Revolving Commitments, Term Loans and Revolving Exposure of any Lender that is at the time (i) an Affiliated Lender or (ii) a Defaulting Lender shall not have any voting or approval rights under the Loan Documents and shall be excluded in determining whether all Lenders (or all Lenders of a Class), all affected Lenders (or all affected Lenders of a Class) or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to this Section  9.02 ); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders (or all Lenders of a Class) or all affected Lenders (or all affected Lenders of a Class) that affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender hereby agrees that, if a proceeding under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law shall be commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Loan Party at a time when such Lender is an Affiliated Lender, such Affiliated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent to vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender with respect to the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender in any manner in the Administrative Agent’s sole discretion, unless the Administrative Agent instructs such Affiliated Lender to vote, in which case such Affiliated Lender shall vote with respect to the Loans held by it as the Administrative Agent directs; provided that such Affiliated Lender shall be entitled to vote in accordance with its sole discretion (and not in accordance with the direction of the Administrative Agent) in connection with any plan of reorganization to the extent any such plan of reorganization proposes to treat any Secured Obligations held by such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner to such Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of similar Secured Obligations held by Lenders that are not Affiliates of the Borrower.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Section  9.02 to the contrary, (a) technical and conforming modifications to the Loan Documents may be made with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (and no other Person) to the extent necessary (i) to integrate any Incremental Facilities, Other Revolving Loans, or Other Term Loans, (ii) to integrate or make administrative modifications with respect to borrowings and issuances of Letters of Credit, (iii) to integrate and terms or conditions from any Incremental Facility Amendment that are more restrictive than this Agreement in accordance with Section  2.20(d) and (iv) to make any amendments permitted by Section  1.04 and to give effect to any election to adopt IFRS and (b) without the consent of any Lender or Issuing Bank, the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent or any collateral agent may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Loan Document) enter into (x) any amendment, modification or waiver of any Loan Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law or this Agreement or in each case to otherwise enhance the rights or benefits of any Lender under any Loan Document or (y) any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, in each case with the holders of Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to be secured by the Collateral. Without limitation of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, without the consent of any Lenders, (i) increase the interest rates (including any interest rate margins or interest rate floors), fees and other amounts payable to any Class or Classes of Lenders hereunder, (ii) increase, expand and/or extend the call protection provisions and any “most favored nation” provisions benefiting any Class or Classes of Lenders hereunder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Sections 2.11(a)(i) and the MFN Adjustment provided for herein) and/or (iii) modify any other provision hereunder or under any other Loan Document in a manner more favorable to the then-existing Lenders or Class or Classes of Lenders, in each case in connection with the issuance or incurrence of any Incremental Facilities or other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, where the terms of any such Incremental Facilities or other Indebtedness are more favorable to the lenders thereof than the corresponding terms applicable to other Loans or Commitments then existing hereunder, and it is intended that one or more then-existing Classes of Loans or Commitments under this Agreement share in the benefit of such more favorable terms in order to comply with the provisions hereof relating to the incurrence of such Incremental Facilities or other Indebtedness.

SECTION 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a) The Borrower shall pay, if the Effective Date occurs, (i) all reasonable and documented or invoiced out of pocket expenses incurred by the Agents and their Affiliates (without duplication), including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Paul Hastings LLP and, to the extent reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent (and, in the case of an actual conflict of interest with respect to such counsel, one other counsel for each Person or group of Persons affected by such conflict of interest), in each case for the Agents in connection with the structuring, arrangement or syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery or administration of the Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof; and (ii) all

 

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reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Joint Bookrunners, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section 9.03, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit; provided that such counsel shall be limited to one counsel for the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank or Lender, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction.

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lender, each Swingline Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnified Person ”) against, and hold each Indemnified Person harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (collectively, the “ Losses ”) of any kind or nature, and subject to the limitations set forth below, with respect to legal fees and expenses, and the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses, joint or several, to which any of the Indemnified Persons becomes subject, in the case of any such Losses and related expenses, to the extent arising out of, or resulting from, or in connection with (i) the structuring, arrangement or syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery or administration of the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated thereby or (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit) of the use of proceeds provided hereunder (including, without limitation, any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation) relating to any of the foregoing) (each, a “ Proceeding ”), regardless of whether any such Indemnified Person is a party thereto and whether or not such Proceeding was brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, Affiliates or creditors or any other third person, and to reimburse each such Indemnified Person promptly for any reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to, or defending any of the foregoing (limited, in the case of each Indemnified Person’s counsel expenses, to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnified Persons taken as a whole (and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where each Indemnified Person affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of one other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)) and the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigation, responding to, or defending any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified Person, apply to Losses or related expenses to the extent that they have resulted from (i) the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s Related Party (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations under the Loan Documents by, any Indemnified Person or its

 

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Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (iii) in the case of any Proceeding initiated by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary against any Indemnified Person, a material breach of the obligations under the Loan Documents of such Indemnified Person or its Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iv) any Proceeding that does not arise from any act or omission by Holdings, the Borrower or any Related Party and that is brought by any Indemnified Person against another Indemnified Person; provided , that the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Joint Bookrunners, to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as an agent or arranger hereunder and in their capacities as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such a Proceeding, to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii)  of the immediately preceding proviso apply to such Person at such time. Paragraph (b) of this Section shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim. Payments under this Section  9.03(b) shall be made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the relevant Indemnitee.

(c) To the extent that Holdings or the Borrower fail to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Related Party of any of the foregoing under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, and without limiting Holdings or the Borrower’s obligation to do so, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or such sub-agent), the Swingline Lender, such Issuing Bank or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or such sub-agent), the Swingline Lender or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), the Swingline Lender or such Issuing Bank in connection with such capacity. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the aggregate Revolving Exposures, outstanding Loans and unused Commitments at the time. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section  9.03(c) are subject to the last sentence of Section  2.02 (which shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Lenders’ obligations under this Section  9.03(c) ).

(d) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither Holdings nor the Borrower shall assert, or permit any of their Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Person (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Person, be available to the extent that such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or a breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnified Person or its Related Parties, or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

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(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days (x) after written demand therefor, in the case of any indemnification obligations and (y) in the case of reimbursement of costs and expenses, after receipt by the Borrower of an invoice setting forth such costs and expenses in reasonable detail, together with backup documentation supporting the relevant reimbursement request; provided , however , that any Indemnified Person shall promptly refund or return an indemnification payment received hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such payment pursuant to this Section  9.03 .

SECTION 9.04 Successors and Assigns .

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) except as provided in Section  6.03(d) , the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the sub-agents of the Administrative Agent, the other Agents, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (ii)  and paragraph (g) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of (A) the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment (1) by a Term Lender to any other Term Lender or an Affiliate of any Term Lender, or, by a Revolving Lender to any other Revolving Lender or an Affiliate of any Revolving Lender of similar credit worthiness, (2) by a Term Lender to an Approved Fund or (3) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and provided further that the Borrower shall have the right to withhold its consent to any assignment if, in order for such assignment to comply with applicable law, the Borrower would be required to obtain the consent of, or make any filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority, (B) the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of a Term Loan to an Approved Fund, and (C) each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no consent of any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan. Notwithstanding anything in this Section  9.04 to the contrary, if the Borrower, the consent of which is required by this Section  9.04(b) with respect to any assignment of Loans, has not given the Administrative Agent written notice of its objection to such assignment within 15 Business Days after receipt of written notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to such assignment.

 

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(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: (A) except in the case of an assignment to another Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the trade date specified in the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment or, if no trade date is so specified, as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $1,000,000 (and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof), unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this subclause (B) shall not be construed to prohibit assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans, (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption (which shall include a representation by the assignee that it is not a Disqualified Lender or an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender (so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders (other than any Person that is a Disqualified Lender pursuant to clause (iii)  of the definition thereof) has been made available to all Lenders party to such assignment following the reasonable written request therefore with such written request being concurrently delivered to the Borrower)), together (unless waived by the Administrative Agent) with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, provided that assignments made pursuant to Section  2.19 or Section  9.02(c) shall not require the signature of the assigning Lender to become effective; provided further that such recordation fee shall not be payable in the case of assignments of Term Loans to or by any Joint Bookrunner or Affiliate thereof in connection with the primary syndication thereof or pursuant to arrangements directly related to such primary syndication contemplated as of the Effective Date, (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any tax forms required by Section  2.17(e) and an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the other Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws, (E) no assignment of any Revolving Commitment, Revolving Loans or any obligations in respect of LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure may be made to an Affiliated Lender or to Holdings or any Subsidiary and (F) unless the Borrower otherwise consents, no assignment of all of the Revolving Commitment of a Lender that is also the Swingline Lender or an Issuing Bank may be made unless the assignee shall be or become the Swingline Lender and/or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, and assume a ratable portion of the rights and obligations of such assignor in its capacity the Swingline Lender and/or an Issuing Bank.

 

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(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to clause (v)  of this Section  9.04(b) , from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of (subject to the obligations and limitations of) Sections 2.15 , 2.16 , 2.17 and 9.03 and to any fees payable hereunder that have accrued for such Lender’s account but have not yet been paid). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 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 Section  9.04(c)(i) .

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Holdings and the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal and stated interest amounts of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by Holdings, the Borrower and, solely with respect to its Loans or Commitments, any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender is an Affiliated Lender or a Disqualified Lender (or affiliates of Disqualified Lenders), nor shall the Administrative Agent be (x) obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of the Loans or Incremental Facilities held by Affiliated Lenders or Disqualified Lenders (or affiliates of Disqualified Lenders) or (y) be liable for any assignment to Disqualified Lenders or other assignees in violation of this Agreement.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and any tax forms required by Section  2.17(e) (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in this Section  9.04(b) and any written consent to such assignment required by this Section  9.04(b) , the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section  9.04(b) .

 

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(vi) The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption 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.

(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of Holdings, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other Persons (other than to a Person that is not an Eligible Assignee; provided that for the purposes of this provision, Disqualified Lenders shall be deemed to be Eligible Assignees unless a list of Disqualified Lenders (other than any Person that is a Disqualified Lender pursuant to clause (iii)  of the definition thereof) has been made available to all Lenders party to such participation and following the reasonable written request therefor) (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and Loans of any Class); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section  9.02(b) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. Subject to clause (ii)  below, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15 , 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the obligations and limitations thereof, it being understood that any tax forms required by Section  2.17(e) shall be provided to the 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  9.04 . To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant shall be subject to Section  2.18(c) as though it were a Lender.

(ii) No Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section  2.15 , 2.16 or 2.17 than the participating 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 (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) expressly acknowledging that such Participant’s entitlement to benefits under Section  2.15 , 2.16 or 2.17 is not limited to what the participating Lender would have been entitled to receive absent the participation.

 

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(iii) 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 and stated interest amounts of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof shall be treated as a Participant for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding 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.

(d) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest, provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(e) In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this S ection  9.04(e) , then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “ Granting Lender ”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “ SPV ”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan, (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof and (iii) such grant is recorded in the Register or the Participant Register. The making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same

 

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extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, such party will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section  9.04 , any SPV may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity or credit support to or for the account of such SPV to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV.

(g) Any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its Term Loans, and its related rights and obligations under this Agreement, to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender on a non-pro rata basis through (x) Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis consistent with the procedures set forth in Section  2.11(a)(ii) or (y) open market purchases, in each case subject to the following limitations (other than in the case of an Affiliated Debt Fund, which will be subject to the Affiliated Debt Fund Restrictions set forth below):

(1) Affiliated Lenders will not receive information provided solely to Lenders by the Administrative Agent or any Lender and will not be permitted to attend or participate in conference calls or meetings attended solely by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, other than information that has been made available by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to any Loan Party or its representatives (and in any case, the right to receive notices of Borrowings, notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article  II );

(2) for purposes of any amendment, waiver or modification of any Loan Document (including such modifications pursuant to Section  9.02 ) that requires the consent, approval or waiver of the Required Lenders, or, subject to Section  9.02(e) , any plan of reorganization pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, that in either case does not require the consent of each Lender or each affected Lender or does not adversely affect such Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) as compared to other Lenders in a disproportionately adverse manner, Affiliated Lenders will be deemed to have voted in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders voting on such matter (and Loans held by such Affiliated Lenders shall be disregarded in the determination of any Required Lender Vote); and each Affiliated Lender hereby acknowledges, agrees and consents that if, for any reason, its vote to accept or reject any plan pursuant to the

 

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U.S. Bankruptcy Code is not deemed to have been so voted, then such vote will be (x) deemed not to be in good faith and (y) “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code such that the vote is not counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code; provided , that (i) no amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action shall deprive any Affiliated Lender of its share of any payments which the Lenders are entitled to share on a pro rata basis hereunder, in each case without the consent of such Affiliated Lender and (ii) each Affiliated Lender will be entitled to vote its interests in any Term Loan to the extent that any plan of reorganization or other arrangement with respect to which the relevant vote is sought proposes to treat the interest of such Affiliated Lender in such Term Loan in a manner that is less favorable to such Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of Term Loans held by other Term Lenders;

(3) in connection with any assignment effected pursuant to a Dutch auction or open market purchase, in each case, conducted by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) the relevant Person may not use the proceeds of any Revolving Loans to fund such assignment and (B) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing at the time of acceptance of bids for the Dutch auction;

(4) the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans purchased by assignment pursuant to this Section  9.04 and held at any one time by Affiliated Lenders, other than Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, may not exceed 25.0% of the outstanding principal amount of all Loans, calculated at the time such Loans are purchased (after giving effect to any substantially simultaneous cancellations thereof) (such percentage, the “ Affiliated Lender Cap ”); provided that (x) to the extent any assignment to an Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of all such Loans held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap (after giving effect to any substantially simultaneous cancellations thereof), the assignment of such excess amount will be void ab initio and (y) any Term Loans purchased by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be immediately cancelled in accordance with clause (7) below;

(5) 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 T hereto (an “ Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption ”); which assignment agreement shall clearly identify such Affiliated Lender as an Affiliated Lender; provided that each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within 15 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower promptly (and in any event within 15 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender.

 

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(6) (1) no Affiliated Lender shall be required to represent or warrant that it is not in possession of material non-public information with respect to Holdings and/or its subsidiaries and/or their respective securities in connection with any assignment permitted by this Section  9.04(g) or any Dutch auctions or other offers to purchase open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis consistent with the procedures set forth in Section  2.11(a)(ii) and (2) any purchases by Affiliated Lenders shall require that such Affiliated Lender clearly identify itself as an Affiliated Lender in any Assignment and Assumption executed in connection with such purchases or sales and each such Assignment and Assumption shall contain customary “big boy” representations but no requirement to make representations as to the absence of any material non-public information;

(7) any Term Loans acquired by Holdings or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be retired and immediately cancelled promptly upon the acquisition thereof; and

(8) any Term Loans acquired by any Non-Affiliated Debt Fund may (but shall not be required to) be contributed to Holdings and/or its subsidiaries for the purposes of cancelling such Indebtedness (it being understood that any such Incremental Term Loans shall be retired and cancelled promptly upon such contribution).

Each Affiliated Lender by its acquisition of any Term Loans outstanding hereunder will be deemed to have waived any right it may otherwise have had to bring any action in connection with such Term Loans against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such, and will be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability for any losses suffered by any Person as a result of any purported assignment to or from an Affiliated Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender may, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of its Term Loans to any Affiliated Debt Fund, and any Affiliated Debt Fund may, from time to time, purchase Term Loans (x) on a pro rata basis through Dutch auctions open to all applicable Lenders or (y) on a non-pro rata basis through open market purchases, in each case, notwithstanding the requirements set forth in this clause (g) (for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring any representation or warranty as to the possession of material non-public information by such Affiliate); provided that the Term Loans held by all Affiliated Debt Funds shall not account for more than 49.9% of the amounts included in determining whether the Required Lenders have (A) 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, (B) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (C) 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; it being understood and agreed that the portion of the Term Loans that accounts for more than 49.9% of the relevant Required Lender action shall be deemed to be voted pro rata along with other Lenders that are not Affiliated Debt Funds. Any Term Loans acquired by any Sponsor or any Lender that is an Affiliated Lender may (but shall not be required to) be contributed to the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries for the purposes of cancelling such Indebtedness (it being understood that any Term Loans so contributed shall be retired and cancelled promptly upon such contribution). The restrictions set forth in this paragraph being the “ Affiliated Debt Fund Restrictions ”.

 

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Each Additional Lender that shall be an Affiliated Lender shall meet the requirements and be subject to the limitations and other provisions of this Section  9.04(g) to the same extent as if the portion of any Incremental Facility or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness provided or proposed to be provided by it were being assigned to it pursuant to this Section  9.04 .

(h) (i) In the event of any assignment or participation by a Lender without the Borrower’s consent or deemed consent (if applicable) (A) to any Disqualified Lender or (B) to the extent the Borrower’s consent is required under this Section  9.04 , to any other Person, the Borrower shall be entitled to seek specific performance to unwind any such assignment or participation in addition to injunctive relief (without posting a bond or presenting evidence of irreparable harm) or any other remedies available to the Borrower at law or in equity in respect of such assignor or assignee; it being understood and agreed that Holdings and its subsidiaries will suffer irreparable harm if any Lender breaches any obligation under this Section  9.04 as it relates to any assignment, participation or pledge of any Loan or Commitment to any Disqualified Lender or any other Person to whom the Borrower’s consent is required but not obtained (or has not been deemed consented to). Upon the request of any Lender or as otherwise required herein, the Administrative Agent shall make available to such Lender the list of Disqualified Lenders at the relevant time and such Lender may provide the list to any potential assignee or participant on a confidential basis in accordance with Section  9.12 for the purpose of verifying whether such Person is a Disqualified Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or liability for monitoring the list or identities of, or enforcing provisions relating to, Disqualified Lenders.

(ii) If any assignment or participation under this Section  9.04 is made to any Affiliate of any Disqualified Lender (other than any Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate) without the Borrower’s prior written consent or deemed consent (any such person, a “ Disqualified Person ”), then, such assignment shall not be null and void, but the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Person and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Commitment of such Disqualified Person and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Disqualified Person, (B) in the case of any outstanding Term Loans, held by such Disqualified Person, purchase such Term Loans by paying the amount that such Disqualified Person paid to acquire such Term Loans, plus accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require that such Disqualified Person assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section  9.04 ), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that (I) in the case of clause (B) , the applicable Disqualified Person has received payment of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) par and (2) the amount that such Disqualified Person paid for the applicable Loans, plus accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the Borrower, (II) in the case of clauses (A)  and (B) , the Borrower shall be liable to the relevant Disqualified Person under Section 2.16 if any Eurocurrency Loan owing to such Disqualified Person is repaid or purchased other than on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto and (III) in the case of clause (C) , the relevant assignment shall otherwise comply with this Section

 

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9.04 (except that no registration and processing fee required under this Section  9.04 shall be required with any assignment pursuant to this paragraph). Nothing in this Section  9.04(h) shall be deemed to prejudice any right or remedy that the Borrower may otherwise have at law or equity. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility or liability for monitoring the identities of, or enforcing provisions relating to, Disqualified Persons.

(i) Upon the cancellation or retirement of any Loans pursuant to this Section  9.04 , (A) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so retired or cancelled and (B) the Administrative Agent shall record such cancellation or retirement in the Register.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Issuing Bank may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an Issuing Bank; provided that on or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period with respect to such resignation, such Issuing Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to identify, in consultation with the Borrower, a successor Issuing Bank willing to accept its appointment as successor Issuing Bank. In the event of any such resignation of an Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment a successor Issuing Bank hereunder; provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the relevant Issuing Bank, as the case may be. If an Issuing Bank resigns as an Issuing Bank, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an Issuing Bank and all Obligations (solely with respect to such Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment) with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make ABR Loans or Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.05 (f) or fund risk participations the amount of LC Disbursements made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed).

SECTION 9.05 Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15 , 2.16 , 2.17 and 9.03 and Article  VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facilities provided for herein, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the

 

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Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (whether as a result of the obligations of the Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such Issuing Bank or being supported by a letter of credit that names such Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section  2.05(e) or (f) .

SECTION 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Agents or the syndication of the Loans and Commitments constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section  4.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of an original counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 9.07 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 9.08 Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, to or for the credit or the account of Holdings or the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of Holdings or the Borrower then due and owing under this Agreement held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The applicable Lender and applicable Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank, under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such Issuing Bank may have. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amount setoff from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.

 

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SECTION 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York; provided , that, notwithstanding the governing law provisions of the Loan Documents, it is understood and agreed that (a) the interpretation of the definition of CHB Material Adverse Effect and Company Material Adverse Effect (and whether or not a CHB Material Adverse Effect or Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (b) the determination of the accuracy of any Specified Contribution and Exchange Agreement Representation and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof either CEH, the Company or any respective affiliate has the right to terminate its obligations under the Contribution and Exchange Agreement or to decline to consummate the Contribution and Exchange and (c) the determination of whether the Contribution and Exchange has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement and, in any case, claims or disputes arising out of any such interpretation or determination or any aspect thereof shall, in each case, be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in any Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document against Holdings, the Borrower or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section  9.01 . Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

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SECTION 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 9.11 Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.12 Confidentiality .

(a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined herein), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, trustees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors (collectively, the “ Representatives ”) on a “need to know” basis solely in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and any failure of such Persons to comply with this Section  9.12 shall constitute a breach of this Section  9.12 by the Administrative Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank or the relevant Lender, as applicable); provided, that unless the Borrower otherwise consents, no such disclosure shall be made by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate or Representative thereof to any Affiliate or Representative of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender that is a Disqualified Lender, (b) (x) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process or (y) necessary in connection with the exercise of remedies; provided that, (i) in each case, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental agency or other routine examinations of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information and (ii) in the case of clause (y)  only, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that such Information is kept confidential in connection with the exercise of such remedies, and provided , further, that in no event shall any Lender or the Administrative Agent be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by Holdings or any of the Subsidiaries, (c) to any other party to this Agreement, (d) subject to an acknowledgment and acceptance by the relevant recipient that such Information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially similar terms to

 

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those of this Section or as otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent), to (i) any Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or prospective Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to any Swap Agreement relating to any Loan Party or their Subsidiaries and its obligations under the Loan Documents, (e) with the consent of the Borrower, in the case of Information provided by Holdings or any Subsidiary, (f) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Holdings or the Borrower or (g) subject to the Borrower’s prior approval of the information to be disclosed (not to be unreasonably withheld), to Moody’s or S&P on a confidential basis in connection with obtaining or maintaining ratings. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments and the Borrowings hereunder. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from Holdings or the Borrower relating to Holdings, any Subsidiary or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdings or the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

(b) EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12(a) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

(c) ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT, WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

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SECTION 9.13 USA Patriot Act . Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of Title III of the USA 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 Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Title III of the USA Patriot Act.

SECTION 9.14 Judgment Currency .

(a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.

(b) The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of any obligation owing hereunder (the “ Applicable Creditor ”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction 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 Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.

SECTION 9.15 Release of Liens and Guarantees . A Subsidiary Loan Party shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, and all security interests created by the Security Documents in Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Loan Party shall be automatically released, (1) upon the consummation of any single transaction or related series of transactions permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to a merger with a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary) or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary or (2) upon the request of the Borrower, in connection with a transaction permitted under this Agreement, as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary. (i) Upon any sale or other transfer as part of or in connection with a Disposition by any Loan Party (other than to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (ii) if any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Documents does not constitute (or ceases to constitute) Collateral or (iii) upon the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the Lien or security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral or the release of any Loan Party from its Guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement pursuant to Section  9.02 , the security interests in such Collateral created by the Security Documents or such Guarantee shall be automatically released. Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, all obligations under

 

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the Loan Documents and all security interests created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section or in connection with any subordination of its interest as required by Article VIII, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent. The Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section  6.02(iv) or Section  6.02(xxii) to the extent required by the terms of the obligations secured by such Liens pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.16 No Fiduciary Relationship . Each of Holdings and the Borrower, in each case on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, Holdings, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Agents, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates, and Agents and their Affiliates on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications.

SECTION 9.17 Permitted Intercreditor Agreements .

(a) Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties acknowledges that obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors under any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt, any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt and any Indebtedness permitted by Section  6.01(a)(xxiv) may be secured by Liens on assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors that constitute Collateral. Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party, (i) from time to time upon the request of the Borrower, in connection with the establishment, incurrence, amendment, refinancing or replacement of any such Indebtedness, any applicable Intercreditor Agreement (it being understood that each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to determine the terms and conditions of any such Intercreditor Agreement as contemplated by the definition of the term “Intercreditor Agreement”), and (ii) any documents relating thereto.

(b) Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably (i) consents to the treatment of Liens to be provided for under any Intercreditor Agreement, (ii) agrees that, upon the execution and delivery thereof, such Secured Party will be bound by the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a signatory thereto and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement, (iii) agrees that no Secured Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent as a result of any action taken by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section or in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement and (iv) authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to carry out the provisions and intent of each such document.

 

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(c) Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably further authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party, any amendments, supplements or other modifications of any Intercreditor Agreement that the Borrower may from time to time request (i) to give effect to any establishment, incurrence, amendment, extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement of any Indebtedness under any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Permitted Senior Priority Refinancing Debt, any Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt and any Indebtedness permitted by Section  6.01(a)(xxiv) , (ii) to confirm for any party that such Intercreditor Agreement is effective and binding upon the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, on behalf of the Secured Parties or (iii) to effect any other amendment, supplement or modification so long as the resulting agreement would constitute a Market Intercreditor Agreement if executed at such time as a new agreement.

(d) Each of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably further authorizes and directs each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, in each case on behalf of such Secured Party and without any further consent, authorization or other action by such Secured Party, any amendments, supplements or other modifications of any Security Document to add or remove any legend that may be required pursuant to any Intercreditor Agreement.

(e) Each of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall have the benefit of the provisions of Article VIII with respect to all actions taken by it pursuant to this Section or in accordance with the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement to the full extent thereof.

SECTION 9.18 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 EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent 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

 

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(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 9.19 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other Borrowing Requests, waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by the Administrative Agent, 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; provided that notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to agree to accept electronic signatures in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it.

SECTION 9.20 Other Agents and Arrangers . None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “joint lead arranger,” or “joint bookrunner” shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders or other Persons so identified shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on any of the Lenders or other Persons so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

 

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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.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC. ,

as the Borrower

By:  

/s/ Laurie Hough

  Name:   Laurie Hough
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION , as Holdings
By:  

/s/ Laurie Hough

  Name:   Laurie Hough
  Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


CITIZENS BANK, N.A. ,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

By:  

/s/ Martin Rohan

  Name:   Martin Rohan
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


CITIZENS BANK, N.A. ,

as Swingline Lender, Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank

By:  

/s/ Martin Rohan

  Name:   Martin Rohan
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,

as Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank

By:  

/s/ Thomas W. Harrison

  Name:   Thomas W. Harrison
  Title:   Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA ,

as Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank

By:  

/s/ Raja Khanna

  Name:   Raja Khanna
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC ,

as Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank

By:  

/s/ Jason Kennedy

  Name:   Jason Kennedy
  Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ,

as Revolving Lender and Issuing Bank

By:  

/s/ Jeffery J. Judge

  Name:   Jeffery J. Judge
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF] ACCEPTANCE AND PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [_____], 20[__]

To: Citizens Bank, N.A., as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Acceptance and Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably notifies you that it accepts offers delivered in response to the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice having an Offered Discount equal to or greater than [•]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [•]% in respect of the [•, 20•] 1 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the “ Acceptable Discount ”) in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount.

The Borrower expressly agrees that this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice shall be irrevocable and is subject to the provisions of Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Auction Agent [and the Term Lenders][and the Term Lenders and each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 2 tranche[s] of Term Loans] that [at least ten (10) Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][At least three (3) Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Term Lender.] 3

The Borrower acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer.

The Borrower requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders of this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice.

[REMAINDER OF THE PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

 

 

 

1   List multiple tranches if applicable.
2   List multiple tranches if applicable.
3   Insert applicable representation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Acceptance and Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC.,

as Borrower

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF] ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION 4

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “ Assignor ”) and [Insert name of Assignee] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex I attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the credit facility identified below (including any guarantees included in such facility) 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 contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

  1. Assignor:                                                                                                                                                                

 

  2. Assignee:                                                                                                                                                                
    [and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [Identify Lender]] 5

 

  3. Borrower: Champion Home Builders, Inc.

 

  4. Administrative Agent: Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

  5. Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018 (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.

 

4   Form to be used for any Assignee other than an Affiliated Lender.
5   Select as applicable.


  6. Assigned Interest:

 

Facility Assigned

   Aggregate Amount of
Commitment (and
related extensions of
credit) for all Lenders
     Amount of Commitment
(and related extensions
of credit) Assigned 6
     Percentage Assigned of
Commitment (and
related extensions of
credit) 7
 

Revolving Loans

   $      $        %  

Term Loans

   $      $        %  

Effective Date: [                    ] [    ], 20[    ] [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR].

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6   Unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent consent otherwise, the amount of Commitments assigned must not be less than $1M (and in integral multiples of $1M in excess thereof) except if assignment is (i) to another Lender or an Approved Fund or (ii) of the entire remaining amount of the Assignor’s Commitment or Loans of any class,.
7   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment of all Lenders thereunder.


The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], the Assignor
By:  

 

  Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE], the Assignee
By:  

 

  Title:

Consented to and Accepted:

[CITIZENS BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent 8 ] [and Swingline Lender 9 ,]]

 

By:  

 

  Title:

[Consented to:] 10

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., as

the Borrower,

 

By:  

 

  Title:

[Consented to:] 11

[Issuing Bank], as

Issuing Bank,

 

By:  

 

  Title:

 

8   Include unless assignment is of Term Loans to an Approved Fund.
9   Include unless assignment is of Term Loans.
10   Include unless assignment is (i) to any other Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender holding the same Class of Loans, (ii) by a Term Lender to an Approved Fund or (iii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
11   Include unless assignment is of Term Loans.


$[        ] CREDIT FACILITY

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any Collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or other Affiliates of Holdings or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Holdings, the Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or other Affiliates of Holdings or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (v) it has examined the list of Disqualified Lenders and it is not (A) a Disqualified Lender or (B) an Affiliate of a Disqualified Lender [(other than, in the case of this clause (v)(B), a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate)] 12 and (vi) attached to this Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

 

12   Insert bracketed language if Assignee is a Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate and not otherwise identified on the list of Disqualified Lenders.


3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF]

BORROWING REQUEST

Date: [        ], 20[    ]

 

To: Citizens Bank, N.A, as Administrative Agent

Kendra Walfield, CML Agency Specialist

Commercial Lending Systems – Syndications/Part Sold

20 Cabot Road

Medford, MA 02155

Phone: 781-655-4087

Fax: 855-215-0787

Email: Kendra.Walfield@citizensbank.com

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably requests (select one):

 

  A Borrowing of Loans    ☐ A conversion or continuation of Loans

 

  1. On                                                                   (a Business Day).

 

  2. [In the principal amount of $                                    .] 13

 

  3. [In the principal Dollar Equivalent of $                                                 .] 14

 

  4. In the form of a                                                          15 .

 

13   If no currency is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be made in Dollars. Revolving Borrowings and Swingline Loans must not be less than $100,000 and must be in integrals multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof.
14   Include if Loans are denominated in an Alternative Currency.
15   Specify whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Revolving Borrowing, a Term Borrowing or a Borrowing of any other Class. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall, if denominated in Dollars, be an ABR Borrowing.


  5. Comprised of                                                      .

                             [Type of Loan requested]

 

  6. [For the borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of a Eurocurrency Borrowing: with an Interest Period of [    ] month[s].] 16

 

  7. Loans will be denominated in                         . 17

 

  8. The number and location of the account to which funds are to be disbursed is:

Bank Name:             [                    ]

Address:                   [                    ]

Account Number:     [                    ]

[The Borrowing requested herein complies with the Credit Agreement, including the conditions set forth in Sections 4.02(a) and (b)  of the Credit Agreement.] 18

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16   Must be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period”.
17   Loans may be denominated in Dollars or an Alternative Currency.
18   For Borrowings to be made after the Effective Date.


The undersigned officer is executing this Borrowing Request not in its individual capacity but in its capacity as an authorized officer of the Borrower.

 

Very truly yours,
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

 

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

dated as of

June 5, 2018

among

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION,

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC.,

THE OTHER GRANTORS PARTY HERETO,

and

CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

as Collateral Agent

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

  

DEFINITIONS

  

Section 1.01

  Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.02

  Other Defined Terms      1  

ARTICLE II

  

PLEDGE OF SECURITIES

  

Section 2.01

  Pledge      4  

Section 2.02

  Delivery of the Pledged Collateral      4  

Section 2.03

  Representations, Warranties and Covenants      5  

Section 2.04

  Certain Agreements of Grantors as Holders of Equity Interests      7  

Section 2.05

  Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations      7  

Section 2.06

  Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest      7  

ARTICLE III

  

SECURITY INTERESTS IN PERSONAL PROPERTY

  

Section 3.01

  Security Interest      9  

Section 3.02

  Representations and Warranties      11  

Section 3.03

  Covenants      13  

Section 3.04

  Other Actions      15  

Section 3.05

  Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral      16  

Section 3.06

  Reinstatement      17  

ARTICLE IV

  

REMEDIES

  

Section 4.01

  Remedies upon Default      17  

Section 4.02

  Application of Proceeds      19  

Section 4.03

  Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property      19  

Section 4.04

  Securities Act      20  

 

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ARTICLE V

  

MISCELLANEOUS

  

Section 5.01

  Notices      21  

Section 5.02

  Waivers; Amendment      21  

Section 5.03

  Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification      21  

Section 5.04

  Successors and Assigns      22  

Section 5.05

  Survival of Agreement      23  

Section 5.06

  Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement      23  

Section 5.07

  Severability      23  

Section 5.08

  Right of Set-Off      23  

Section 5.09

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent      24  

Section 5.10

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      25  

Section 5.11

  Headings      25  

Section 5.12

  Security Interest Absolute      25  

Section 5.13

  Termination or Release      25  

Section 5.14

  Additional Grantors      26  

Section 5.15

  Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact      26  

Section 5.16

  Limitation on Duty in Respect of Collateral      27  

Section 5.17

  [Reserved]      27  

Section 5.18

  Mortgages      27  

 

Schedules   
Schedule I    Grantors
Schedule II    Pledged Equity Interests; Pledged Debt Securities
Schedule III    Intellectual Property
Schedule IV    Commercial Tort Claims
Schedule V    Accounts
Exhibits   
Exhibit I    Form of Supplement
Exhibit II    Form of Copyright Security Agreement
Exhibit III    Form of Patent Security Agreement
Exhibit IV    Form of Trademark Security Agreement

 

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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT dated as of June 5, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”), among SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the other Grantors from time to time party hereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with successors in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”).

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. The Grantors are entering into this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to enter into and extend credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and to secure the Secured Obligations, including their obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, each Swap Agreement the obligations under which constitute Secured Swap Obligations and any Cash Management Services the obligations under which constitute Secured Cash Management Obligations. The obligations of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Each Grantor from time to time party hereto, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the incurrence by the Loan Parties of Secured Swap Obligations and Secured Cash Management Obligations. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01 Defined Terms.

(a) Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement; provided that each term defined in the UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement or the Credit Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the UCC.

(b) The rules of construction specified in Section  1.03 and 1.04 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .

SECTION 1.02 Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

Account Debtor ” means any Person that is or may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account .

After-Acquired Intellectual Property ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.03 .

Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Article 9 Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.01 .

 

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Borrower ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Collateral ” means Article 9 Collateral and Pledged Collateral.

Collateral Agent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Copyright License ” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that such other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

Copyright Security Agreement ” means the Copyright Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit II.

Copyrights ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all copyright rights in any work arising under the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO, including, in the case of any Grantor, registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the USCO set forth next to its name on Schedule III.

Credit Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Federal Securities Laws ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  4.04 .

Grantors ” means (a) Holdings, (b) the Borrower, (c) each other Grantor party hereto as of the date hereof and (d) each Restricted Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement as a Grantor after the Effective Date.

Intellectual Property ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any such Person, including inventions (whether or not patentable), designs, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, software and databases.

License ” means any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or other license or sublicense agreement to which any Person is a party, including those exclusive Copyright Licenses under which any Grantor is a licensee listed on Schedule III.

Patent License ” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that any other Person now or hereafter otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

 

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Patent Security Agreement ” means the Patent Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit III.

Patents ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all letters patent of the United States, all registrations thereof and all applications for letters patent of the United States, including registrations and pending applications in the USPTO, including, in the case of any Grantor, those filed in connection therewith in the USPTO listed on Schedule III, and (b) all reissues, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein and any improvements to such inventions, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.

Pledged Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.01 .

Pledged Debt Securities ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.01 .

Pledged Equity Interests ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.01 .

Pledged Securities ” means any promissory notes, stock certificates, unit certificates, limited or unlimited liability membership certificates or other securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.

Security Interest ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.01(a) .

Supplement ” means an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto, or any other form approved by the Collateral Agent, and in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Trademark License ” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that any other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

Trademark Security Agreement ” means the Trademark Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit IV.

Trademarks ” means, with respect to any Person, any and all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) any and all trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, domain names, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations thereof, and all registration and applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and applications in the USPTO or any similar offices in any State of the United States, and all extensions or renewals thereof, including, in the case of any Grantor, any registrations and applications filed in connection therewith in the USPTO set forth next to its name on Schedule III, (b) any and all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby and (c) any and all other assets, rights and interests that uniquely reflect or embody such goodwill.

 

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UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided , however , that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or similar law as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

USCO ” means the United States Copyright Office.

USPTO ” means the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

ARTICLE II

Pledge of Securities

SECTION 2.01 Pledge . As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of all Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in the Pledged Collateral. “Pledged Collateral” shall mean the collective reference to the following: all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II; (ii) any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Grantor and (iii) the certificates and other instruments (if any) representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged Equity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Equity Interests shall not include any Excluded Assets; (b)(i) the debt securities owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Grantor and (iii) the promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”) provided that the Pledge Debt Securities shall not include any Excluded Assets; (c) all other property that may be delivered to and held by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the Pledged Equity Interests and Pledged Debt Securities; (e) subject to Section 2.06, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities, instruments and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above; and (f) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing.

SECTION 2.02 Delivery of the Pledged Collateral.

(a) Each Grantor agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent any and all Pledged Securities (i) representing any Pledged Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties on the date hereof and (ii) all other Pledged Securities representing any Pledged Equity Interests required to be delivered pursuant to the definition of

 

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“Collateral and Guarantee Requirements” in the Credit Agreement, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 90 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may reasonably agree) in each case, in the case of any such Pledged Securities owned by such Grantor on the date hereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) to the extent any interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled now or in the future by such Grantor (or by such Grantor and one or more other Loan Parties) and pledged hereunder is a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC and is governed by Article 8 of the UCC, such interest shall be certificated or subject to a control agreement for such uncertificated interest; and such certificate shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Section  2.02(a) and (ii) each such interest shall at all times hereafter continue to be such a security and represented by such certificate or subject to a control agreement. Each Grantor further acknowledges and agrees that with respect to any interest in any limited liability company or limited partnership controlled now or in the future by such Grantor (or by such Grantor and one or more other Loan Parties) and pledged hereunder that is not a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC, the terms of such interest shall at no time provide that such interest is a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC, nor shall such interest be represented by a certificate, unless such Grantor provides prior written notification to the Collateral Agent that the terms of such interest so provide that such interest is a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the UCC and such interest is thereafter represented by a certificate or subject to a control agreement; and such certificate shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Section  2.02(a) .

(b) As promptly as practicable, and in any event within 90 days after the Effective Date or such longer time as may be agreed to by the Collateral Agent, each Grantor will cause any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to such Grantor by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a principal amount in excess of $7,500,000 that is evidenced by a duly executed promissory note to be pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.

(c) Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (i) any certificate or promissory note representing Pledged Securities required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent under this Section  2.02 shall be accompanied by undated stock or note powers, as applicable, duly executed in blank or other undated instruments of transfer duly executed in blank and reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent under this Section  2.02 shall be accompanied by undated proper instruments of assignment duly executed in blank by the applicable Grantor and such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request.

SECTION 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

(a) as of the Effective Date, Schedule II sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to such Grantor, of (i) all the Equity Interests directly owned by such Grantor in any Restricted Subsidiary and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity Interests owned by such Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by such Grantor;

 

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(b) the Pledged Equity Interests and the Pledged Debt Securities owned by such Grantor have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Equity Interests, are fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt Securities, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, except to the extent that enforceability of such obligations may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally; provided that the foregoing representations, insofar as they relate to the Pledged Debt Securities issued by a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary, are made to the knowledge of such Grantors;

(c) except for the security interests granted hereunder and under any other Loan Documents, as of the Effective Date, each of the Grantors (i) is the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Collateral indicated on Schedule II as owned by such Grantor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement, and (iii) if requested by the Collateral Agent, will use commercially reasonable efforts to defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Liens permitted pursuant to Section  6.02) of the Credit Agreement), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;

(d) except for restrictions and limitations (i) imposed or permitted by the Loan Documents or securities laws generally and (ii) in the case of Pledged Equity Interests of Persons that are not wholly owned Subsidiaries, transfer restrictions that exist at the time of the acquisition of Equity Interests in such Persons, the Pledged Equity Interests and, to the extent issued by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, the Pledged Debt Securities are freely transferable and assignable, and none of the Pledged Equity Interests and, to the extent issued by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, the Pledged Debt Securities are subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter, by-law or other organizational document provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect in any manner adverse to the Secured Parties in any material respect the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

(e) each of the Grantors has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated; and

(f) by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has a legal and valid security interest in the Pledged Securities securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations and when any Pledged Securities are delivered to and subject to continued possession by the Collateral Agent in the State of New York in accordance with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent will obtain a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities, under the UCC to the extent such lien and security interest may be created and perfected under the UCC, as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, subject to no prior Lien other than Liens permitted by Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 2.04 Certain Agreements of Grantors as Holders of Equity Interests. In the case of each Grantor which is a partner, shareholder or member, as the case may be, in a partnership, limited liability company or other entity, such Grantor hereby consents to the extent required by the applicable Organizational Document to the pledge by each other Grantor, pursuant to the terms hereof, of the Pledged Securities in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity and, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default subject to one Business Day’s prior notice, to the transfer of such Pledged Securities to the Collateral Agent or its nominee and to the substitution of the Collateral Agent or its nominee as a substituted partner, shareholder or member in such partnership, limited liability company or other entity, in each case, in accordance with the provisions herein, with all the rights, powers and duties of a general partner, limited partner, shareholder or member, as the case may be.

SECTION 2.05 Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have provided the Grantors one (1) Business Day prior written notice of its intent to exercise such rights, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent or in its own name as pledgee or in the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent), and each Grantor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Grantor. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have so notified the Grantors of its intent to exercise such rights in accordance with the terms hereof, the Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any reasonable purpose consistent with this Agreement.

SECTION 2.06 Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest.

(a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and, solely in the case of clause (i), the Collateral Agent shall have provided the Borrower not less than one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice that the rights of the Grantors under this Section  2.06 are being suspended:

(i) each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(ii) the Collateral Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section;

 

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(iii) each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Collateral to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and are otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests or Pledged Debt Securities, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests of the issuer of any Pledged Collateral or received in exchange for Pledged Collateral or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsements, stock or note powers and other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent). So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Agent shall promptly deliver to each Grantor any Pledged Securities in its possession if requested to be delivered to the issuer thereof in connection with any exchange or redemption of such Pledged Securities permitted by the Credit Agreement in accordance with this Section  2.06(a)(iii) .

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Grantors of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section  2.06 , then all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section  2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section  2.06 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b)  shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section  4.02 After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to that effect, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section  2.06 and that remain in such account.

 

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(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Grantors of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section  2.06 , all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section  2.06 , and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section  2.06 , shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to that effect, all rights vested in the Collateral Agent pursuant to this paragraph (c)  shall cease, and the Grantors shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers that they would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section  2.06 .

(d) Any notice given by the Collateral Agent to the Grantors suspending their rights under paragraph (a)  (i) of this Section  2.06 (i) shall be given in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section  2.06 in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Collateral Agent’s rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

ARTICLE III

Security Interests in Personal Property

SECTION 3.01 Security Interest.

(a) As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “ Security Interest ”) in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “ Article 9 Collateral ”):

(i) all Accounts;

(ii) all Chattel Paper;

(iii) all cash, Cash Equivalents, Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts (including securities entitlements and related assets);

(iv) all Documents;

(v) all Equipment;

(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;

 

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(vii) all Instruments;

(viii) all Inventory;

(ix) all other Goods and Fixtures;

(x) all Investment Property;

(xi) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

(xii) all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described on Schedule IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section  3.04(c) ;

(xiii) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and

(xiv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

provided that in no event shall the Security Interest attach to any Excluded Assets; provided , however , that the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and the Article 9 Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset.

(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent (or its designee) at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interests in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets” of such Grantor or words of similar effect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the UCC or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and, if required in the applicable jurisdiction, any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s reasonable request.

(c) The Collateral Agent (or its designee) is further authorized to file with the USCO and the USPTO (or any successor office) such documents as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in United States Intellectual Property constituting Article 9 Collateral and granted hereunder by each Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. No Grantor shall be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of the Security Interests created hereby in any Intellectual Property subsisting in any jurisdiction outside of the United States.

 

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(d) The Security Interest and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.

SECTION 3.02 Representations and Warranties. The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

(a) Each Grantor has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in its Article 9 Collateral, (i) free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement and (ii) free of title defects except for defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained and except to the extent that failure to obtain or make such consent or approval, as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) As of the Effective Date, Schedule I has been duly prepared and completed and the information set forth therein, including the exact legal name, jurisdiction of organization and chief executive office of each Grantor, is correct and complete in all material respects (except that the information therein with respect to the exact legal name of each Grantor shall be correct and complete in all respects). The UCC financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations prepared by the Collateral Agent based upon the information provided to the Collateral Agent in Schedule I for filing in the applicable filing office specified in Schedule I (or specified by notice from the Borrower to the Collateral Agent after the Effective Date in the case of filings, recordings or registrations required by Section  5.03 or 5.12 of the Credit Agreement), are all the filings, recordings and registrations (other than filings required to be made in the USCO and the USPTO in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, United States Trademarks and United States Copyrights) that are necessary to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the UCC, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing of continuation statements (other than such actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of registered or applied for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights acquired or developed by a Grantor after the date hereof).

 

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(c) The Grantors represent and warrant that as of the Effective Date Schedule III sets forth all material Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered Patents, United States registered Trademarks, United States registered Copyrights and applications for registration of the foregoing that do not constitute Excluded Assets. To the extent necessary, a fully executed Patent Security Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement and Copyright Security Agreement, in each case containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered Patents, United States registered Trademarks, United States registered Copyrights and applications for registration in respect of the foregoing that do not constitute Excluded Assets have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for recording with the USCO or the USPTO pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of such United States Patents, United States Trademarks and United States Copyrights in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions. To the extent a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the USPTO or USCO under the Federal intellectual property laws, then no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than (i) such filings and actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of registered or applied for United States Patents, United States Trademarks and United States Copyrights acquired or developed by a Grantor after the date hereof and (ii) the UCC financing continuation statements contemplated in Section  3.02(b) ).

(d) The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in paragraph (b)  and (c) of this Section  3.02 , a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) and its territories and possessions pursuant to the UCC and (iii) subject to the filings described in paragraph (b)  and (c) of this Section  3.02 , a security interest that shall be perfected in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of a Patent Security Agreement, a Trademark Security Agreement and a Copyright Security Agreement with the USCO and the USPTO, as applicable.

(e) The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement. The Article 9 Collateral (except with respect to Intellectual Property owned by a third party as to which such Grantor has been granted a License) is owned by the respective Grantors thereof free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement. None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the UCC or any other applicable laws covering any Article 9 Collateral, (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with the USCO and the USPTO or (iii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Liens expressly permitted pursuant to Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement and transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement.

 

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(f) Schedule V sets forth all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodities Accounts or similar accounts maintained by the Grantors as of the Effective Date.

SECTION 3.03 Covenants.

(a) Each Grantor shall, at its own expense, upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, take any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary to (i) defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all Persons, except with respect to Article 9 Collateral that such Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment is no longer necessary or beneficial to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, and (ii) defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not permitted pursuant to Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement, subject to the rights of such Grantor under Section  9.15 of the Credit Agreement and corresponding provisions of the Security Documents to obtain a release of the Liens created under the Security Documents; provided that, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any Grantor from discontinuing the operation or maintenance of any of its assets or properties if such discontinuance is (x) determined by such Grantor to be desirable in the conduct of its business and (y) not prohibited by the Credit Agreement.

(b) Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and Taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing and recording of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith. If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any promissory note or other instrument evidencing an aggregate principal amount in excess of $7,500,000 such note or instrument shall be promptly (and in any event within 30 days of receipt by such Grantor or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, together with an undated instrument of transfer duly executed in blank and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent, with prompt written notice thereof to the Grantors, to supplement this Agreement by supplementing Schedule III or adding additional schedules hereto to identify specifically any asset or item that may constitute an application or registration for any United States Copyright, United States Patent or United States Trademark, in each case owned by such Grantor; provided that any Grantor shall have the right, exercisable within 10 days (or such longer period as shall be agreed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent) after it has been notified in writing by the Collateral Agent of the specific identification of such Collateral, to advise the Collateral Agent in writing of any inaccuracy (i) with respect to such supplement or additional schedule or (ii) of the representations and warranties made by such Grantor hereunder with respect to such Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that, at the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to take such action as shall be reasonably necessary in order that all representations and warranties hereunder shall be true and correct with respect to such Collateral within 10 days (or such longer period as shall be agreed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent) after the date it has been notified in writing by the Collateral Agent of the specific identification of such Collateral.

 

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In the event that any such Grantor, whether by acquisition, assignment, filing or otherwise, acquires any right in any Intellectual Property (including, without limitation, continuation-in-part patent applications) after the date hereof (collectively, the “ After-Acquired Intellectual Property ”), such After-Acquired Intellectual Property shall automatically be included as part of the Collateral and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Promptly upon the end of each fiscal quarter, but no later than 10 days therefrom, such Grantor shall (i) provide the Collateral Agent an updated Schedule III identifying the After-Acquired Intellectual Property issued by, registered with or filed in the USCO and the USPTO, as applicable, acquired during such fiscal quarter; and (ii) promptly execute and file with the USCO and the USPTO, as applicable, supplements to Exhibits II, III or IV, as applicable, to record the grant of the security interest hereunder in such After-Acquired Intellectual Property. As soon as practicable upon each such filing and recording, such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent true and correct copies of the relevant documents, instruments and receipts evidencing such filing and recording.

(c) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Grantors of its intent to exercise such rights, at its option, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not permitted pursuant to Section  6.02 of the Credit Agreement, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement and this Agreement or any other Loan Document and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section  9.03 of the Credit Agreement and Section  5.03 of this Agreement provided , however, the Grantors shall not be obligated to reimburse the Collateral Agent with respect to any Intellectual Property that any Grantor has failed to maintain or pursue, or otherwise allowed to lapse, expire, or terminate in accordance with Section  3.05(e) and Section  6.05 of the Credit Agreement. Nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.

(d) Each Grantor shall remain liable, as between such Grantor and the relevant counterparty under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral, to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under such contract, agreement or instrument, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.

(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, it is understood that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing no Grantor shall be required by this Agreement to better assure, preserve, protect or perfect the security interests created hereunder by any means other than (i) filings pursuant to the UCC, (ii) filings with the USCO and the

 

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USPTO and (iii) in the case of Pledged Securities or Collateral that constitutes Tangible Chattel Paper, Pledged Securities, Instruments, Certificated Securities or Negotiable Documents, delivery thereof to the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms hereof (together with, where applicable, undated stock or note powers or other undated proper instruments of assignment) (other than as specifically contemplated by Section  2.02(a)) and (iv) executing and delivering to the Collateral Agent Control Agreements for Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, Commodities Accounts or similar accounts maintained by the Grantors as of the Effective Date (other than Excluded Accounts). In no event shall any Grantor be required to (i) complete or effect any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of the security interests created hereby in any non U.S. jurisdiction or be required to take any other actions required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction or (ii) deliver Control Agreements or other control or similar arrangements with respect to any Excluded Accounts or other assets specifically requiring perfection by Control Agreements.

(f) Each Grantor irrevocably makes, constitutes and appoints the Collateral Agent (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Collateral Agent) as such Grantor’s true and lawful agent (and attorney-in-fact) for the purpose, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice to the Borrower of its intent to exercise such rights, of making, settling and adjusting claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in the event that any Grantor at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required by Section  5.07 of the Credit Agreement or to pay any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Collateral Agent may, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Grantors hereunder or any Default or Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable and documented out of pocket attorney’s fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable in accordance with Section  9.03 of the Credit Agreement and Section  5.03 of this Agreement, as applicable, by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby.

SECTION 3.04 Other Actions. In order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce, the Security Interest, each Grantor agrees, in each case at such Grantor s own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Article 9 Collateral:

(a) Commercial Tort Claims . If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount reasonably estimated by such Grantor to exceed $7,500,000 (as reasonably estimated by the Borrower) for which this clause has not been satisfied and for which a complaint in a court of competent jurisdiction has been filed, such Grantor shall, not later than the date on which the Borrower is next required to deliver a Compliance Certificate under Section  5.01 of the Credit Agreement (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor, including a summary description of such claim, and Schedule IV shall be deemed to be supplemented to include such description of such Commercial Tort Claim as set forth in such writing.

 

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SECTION 3.05 Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral.

(a) Except to the extent failure so to act could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect of the type referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, with respect to registration or pending application of each item of its Intellectual Property for which such Grantor has standing and ability to do so, each Grantor agrees (i) to take all reasonable action to maintain the validity and enforceability of any United States registered Intellectual Property (or applications therefor) owned by such Grantor and to maintain such registrations and applications of Intellectual Property in full force and effect and (ii) to pursue the registration and maintenance of each United States Patent, United States Trademark or United States Copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in the Intellectual Property of such Grantor, including the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the USCO and the USPTO or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings.

(b) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect of the type referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, no Grantor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor may lapse, be terminated, or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain (or in case of a trade secret, lose its competitive value).

(c) Except where failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect of the type referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, each Grantor shall take all steps to preserve and protect each item of its Intellectual Property owned by such Grantor, including maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the Trademarks owned by such Grantor, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the date hereof, and taking all steps, to the extent required under applicable law in order to preserve the validity of the Trademarks, to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks abide by the applicable license’s terms with respect to the standards of quality.

(d) Each Grantor agrees that, should it obtain an ownership or other interest in any Intellectual Property after the Effective Date, (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall automatically apply thereto, (ii) any such Intellectual Property and, in the case of Trademarks, the goodwill symbolized thereby, shall automatically become Intellectual Property subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and (iii) such Grantor shall, not later than the date on which the Borrower is next required to deliver a Compliance Certificate under Section  5.01 of the Credit Agreement (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing of such Intellectual Property and

 

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confirm the attachment of the Lien and security interest created by this Agreement thereto by execution of a Trademark Security Agreement, a Copyright Security Agreement or a Patent Security Agreement, as applicable, and file such agreements as shall be reasonably necessary to create, preserve, protect or perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in such Intellectual Property.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section  3.05 or otherwise in this Agreement shall prevent any Grantor from disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, abandoning, failing to pursue or otherwise allowing to lapse, expire, or terminate any of its Intellectual Property to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement if such Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment that such discontinuance is desirable in the conduct of its business.

SECTION 3.06 Reinstatement . Each Grantor agrees that its grant of a security interest hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Secured Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization (or any analogous proceeding in any jurisdiction) of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or otherwise.

ARTICLE IV

Remedies

SECTION 4.01 Remedies upon Default. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Grantors of its intent to exercise such rights, each Grantor agrees that it will, upon the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, promptly assemble each item of Collateral and make it available to the Collateral Agent or any Person designated by the Collateral Agent at a place and time to be designated by the Collateral Agent that is reasonably convenient to both parties, and it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to take any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, on demand, to cause the Security Interest to become an assignment, transfer and conveyance of any of or all such Article 9 Collateral by the applicable Grantors to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or to license or sublicense, whether on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, any such Article 9 Collateral throughout the world on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Collateral Agent shall determine (other than in violation of any then-existing licensing arrangements to the extent that waivers cannot be obtained), and (b) with or without legal process and with or without demand for performance (but with prior notice to the extent required herein), to take possession of the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral and, to the extent lawful, to enter any premises where the Article 9 Collateral or the Pledged Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral and to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the UCC or other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The

 

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Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal that such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

The Collateral Agent shall give the applicable Grantors no less than 10 days’ written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any public sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and the Collateral Agent, may and shall at the direction of the Required Lenders, make payment on account thereof by using any of the Loan Document Obligations as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Grantor therefor. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell

 

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the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section  4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

SECTION 4.02 Application of Proceeds. The Administrative Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash, as follows:

FIRST, to the payment in full of all costs and expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent in connection with such collection, sale, foreclosure or realization or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any of the Secured Obligations, as the case may be, including all court costs and fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel payable under the Credit Agreement, the repayment of all advances made by the Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document on behalf of any Grantor and any other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

SECOND, to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the amounts of the Secured Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution); and

THIRD, to the Grantors, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

The Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Collateral Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof. The Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any of the Secured Parties for actions taken in reliance on information supplied to it as to the amounts of unpaid principal and interest and other amounts outstanding with respect to the Secured Obligations.

SECTION 4.03 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property. For the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement, each Grantor, solely during the continuance of an Event of Default, or if the Collateral Agent’s exercise of remedies hereunder has commenced, grants to the Collateral Agent a nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any of the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded

 

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or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof to the extent that such non-exclusive license (a) does not violate the express terms of any agreement between a Grantor and a third party governing the applicable Grantor’s use of such Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, or gives such third party any right of acceleration, modification or cancellation therein and (b) is not prohibited by any Requirements of Law. The use of such license by the Collateral Agent may only be exercised, at the option of the Collateral Agent, during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided further that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Grantors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default.

SECTION 4.04 Securities Act. In view of the position of the Grantors in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Grantor understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable blue sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Grantor recognizes that in light of such restrictions and limitations the Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws to the extent the Collateral Agent has determined that such a registration is not required by any Requirement of Law and (b) may approach and negotiate with a limited number of potential purchasers (including a single potential purchaser) to effect such sale. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall incur no responsibility or liability solely for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a limited number of purchasers (or a single purchaser) were approached. The provisions of this Section 4.04 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.

 

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ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

SECTION 5.01 Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Borrower as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 5.02 Waivers; Amendment.

(a) No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement 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  5.02 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Grantor or Grantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section  9.02 of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Collateral Agent may, without the consent of any Secured Party, consent to a departure by any Grantor from any covenant of such Grantor set forth herein to the extent such departure is consistent with the authority of the Collateral Agent set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” in the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 5.03 Collateral Agent s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification.

(a) Each Grantor, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses (but, in the case of legal fees and expenses, limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements and expenses of one counsel, and if necessary one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent) incurred in connection with (i) the preparation, execution, delivery or administration of this Agreement, or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof and (ii) the enforcement or protection of its rights hereunder.

 

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(b) Each Grantor, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, agrees to indemnify the Collateral Agent and the other Indemnified Person as provided in Section  9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement for Losses of any kind or nature, and subject to the limitations set forth in the Credit Agreement, and the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses (limited, in the case of each Indemnified Person’s counsel expenses, to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) of one counsel to all Indemnified Person taken as a whole (and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where each Indemnified Person affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of one other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)), arising out of, in connection with or as a result of this Agreement; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to “each Grantor”.

(c) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Grantor shall assert, and each Grantor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Person (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Person, be available to the extent that such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or a breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnified Person or its Related Parties, or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(d) The provisions of this Section  5.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days (x) after written demand therefor, in the case of any indemnification obligations and (y) in the case of reimbursement of costs and expenses, after receipt by the Borrower of an invoice setting forth such costs and expenses in reasonable detail , together with backup documentation supporting the relevant reimbursement request; provided , however , that any Indemnified Person shall promptly refund or return an indemnification payment received hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such payment pursuant to this Section  5.03 . Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations.

SECTION 5.04 Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

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SECTION 5.05 Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in this Agreement or any other Loan Document and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Secured Party and notwithstanding that the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any other Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall continue in full force and effect until such time as the Termination Date shall have occurred.

SECTION 5.06 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Grantor and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.

SECTION 5.07 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 5.08 Right of Set-Off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of any Grantor against any of and all the Secured Obligations of such Grantor then due and owing under this Agreement held by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made any

 

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demand under this Agreement and although such Secured Obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or such Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness. The applicable Lender and Issuing Bank shall notify the applicable Grantor and the Collateral Agent of such setoff and application; provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section 5.08. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this Section 5.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender and such Issuing Bank may have. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amount set off from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.

SECTION 5.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent.

(a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Grantor or its respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b)  of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section  5.01 . Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(e) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Borrower as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any such action or proceeding and the Borrower hereby accepts said designation and appointment.

 

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SECTION 5.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.10.

SECTION 5.11 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 5.12 Security Interest Absolute. To the extent permitted by law, all rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of a security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Secured Obligations or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Secured Obligations or this Agreement.

SECTION 5.13 Termination or Release.

(a) This Agreement, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall terminate upon the occurrence of the Termination Date.

(b) The Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall also automatically terminate and be released at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section  9.15 of the Credit Agreement. A Subsidiary Loan Party shall also be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section  9.15 of the Credit Agreement.

(c) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a)  or (b) of this Section, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release and shall perform such other actions reasonably requested by such Grantor

 

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to effect such release, including delivery of certificates, securities and instruments; provided that the Borrower and the applicable Loan Party shall have provided the Collateral Agent such information or documents as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably request. Any execution and delivery of documents by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 5.14 Additional Grantors. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, certain additional Restricted Subsidiaries may or may be required to become Grantors after the date hereof. Upon execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent and a Restricted Subsidiary of a Supplement, any such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as such herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Restricted Subsidiary as a party to this Agreement.

SECTION 5.15 Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, but only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and notice by the Collateral Agent to the Borrower of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) to send verifications of Accounts Receivable to any Account Debtor; (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; and (h) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or that of any of their Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents or attorneys-in-fact.

 

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SECTION 5.16 Limitation on Duty in Respect of Collateral. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody and preservation thereof, the Collateral Agent will have no duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any sub-agent or bailee or any income therefrom or as to the preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have used reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any of the Collateral, if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially similar to that which the Collateral Agent accords its own property, and will not be liable or responsible for any loss or damage to any Collateral, or for any diminution in the value thereof, by reason of any act or omission of any sub-agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith, except to the extent that such liability arises from the Collateral Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

SECTION 5.17 [Reserved]

SECTION 5.18 Mortgages. In the case of any conflict between this Agreement and any Mortgages with respect to Material Real Property (including Fixtures), the Mortgages shall govern.

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

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC.,
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:
SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION,
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:
CHAMPION RETAIL HOUSING, INC.,
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:
CHAMPION MODULAR, INC.
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:
STAR FLEET TRUCKING, INC.
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:
TITAN FACTORY DIRECT HOMES, INC.
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:

S IGNATURE P AGE T O C OLLATERAL A GREEMENT


HOMETTE CORPORATION
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:
SKYLINE HOMES, INC.
By:                                                                      
Name:
Title:


CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
By:                                                                          
Name:
Title:


Schedule I to the

Collateral Agreement

GRANTORS

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

  

Chief Executive Office

     
     
     
     


Schedule II to the

Collateral Agreement

PLEDGED EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Grantor

  

Issuer

  

Certificate

Number

  

Number of

Equity

Interests

  

Percentage of
Ownership

  

Percentage

Pledged

              
              
              
              
              

 


Schedule II to the

Collateral Agreement

PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES

1.

2.


Schedule III to the

Collateral Agreement

COPYRIGHTS

 


Schedule III to the

Collateral Agreement

EXCLUSIVE COPYRIGHT LICENSES

 


Schedule III to the

Collateral Agreement

PATENTS

 


Schedule III to the

Collateral Agreement

TRADEMARKS

 


Schedule IV to the

Collateral Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

 


Schedule V to the

Collateral Agreement

ACCOUNTS

 

Grantor

  

Type Of

Account

  

Bank

  

Account Number

  

Excluded Account?

 


Exhibit I to the

Collateral Agreement

SUPPLEMENT NO.          dated as of [    ], 201[    ] (this “ Supplement ”), to the Collateral Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”), among CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION., an Indiana corporation (“Holdings”), the other Grantors from time to time party thereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with successors in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”).

A. Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the Lenders party thereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent and (b) the Collateral Agreement.

B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, as applicable.

C. The Grantors have entered into the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit. Section  5.14 of the Collateral Agreement provides that certain additional Restricted Subsidiaries may become Grantors under the Collateral Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Restricted Subsidiary (the “ New Grantor ”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued and to secure the Secured Obligations.

Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Grantor agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section  5.14 of the Collateral Agreement, the New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor, and the New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), does hereby create and grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and lien on all of the New Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Pledged Collateral and the Article 9 Collateral (as each such term is defined in the Collateral Agreement). Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Collateral Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 


SECTION 2. The New Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability of such obligations may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally.

SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement. This Supplement shall become effective as to the New Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of the New Grantor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the New Grantor and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the New Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that the New Grantor shall not have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly provided in this Supplement, the Collateral Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4. The New Grantor hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a schedule that sets forth, as of the date hereof, the true and correct legal name of the New Grantor, its jurisdiction of organization and the location of its chief executive office, (b) Schedule II sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and complete list, with respect to the New Grantor, of (i) all the Equity Interests owned by the New Grantor in any Restricted Subsidiary and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity Interests owned by the New Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by the New Grantor and (c) Schedule III attached hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof, all (i) of the New Grantor’s Patents constituting Article 9 Collateral, including the name of the registered owner, type, registration or application number and the expiration date (if already registered) of each such Patent owned by the New Grantor, (ii) of the New Grantor’s Trademarks constituting Article 9 Collateral, including the name of the registered owner, the registration or application number and the expiration date (if already registered) of each such Trademark owned by the New Grantor, and (iii) of the New Grantor’s Copyrights constituting Article 9 Collateral, including the name of the registered owner, title and, if applicable, the registration number of each such Copyright owned by the New Grantor, and (d) Schedule IV attached hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or counterclaim has been filed by the New Grantor seeking damages in an amount reasonably estimated by the New Grantor to exceed $7,500,000.

SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. This supplement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the state of New York.

 


SECTION 7. Any provision of this Supplement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section  5.01 of the Collateral Agreement.

SECTION 9. The New Grantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its fees and expenses incurred hereunder and under the Collateral Agreement as provided in Section  9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to “the New Grantor” and each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Collateral Agent.”

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement No. [    ] to the Collateral Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW SUBSIDIARY],
By:                                                                          
Name:
Title:
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent
By:                                                                          
Name:
Title:

S IGNATURE P AGE T O S UPPLEMENT N O . [        ] TO C OLLATERAL A GREEMENT

 


Schedule I

to Supplement No.          to the

Collateral Agreement

 

Legal Name

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

  

Chief Executive Office

 


Schedule II

to Supplement No.      to the

Collateral Agreement

PLEDGED EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Grantor

  

Issuer

  

Number of

Certificate

  

Number and

Class of Equity

Interests

  

Percentage of

Equity Interests

PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES

 

Grantor

  

Issuer

  

Principal

Amount

  

Date of Note

  

Maturity Date

 


Schedule III

to Supplement No.      to the

Collateral Agreement

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 


Schedule IV

to Supplement No.      to the

Collateral Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

 


Schedule V

to Supplement No.         to the

Collateral Agreement

ACCOUNTS

 

Grantor

  

Type Of Account

  

Bank

  

Account Number

 


Exhibit II to the

Collateral Agreement

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [•], (this “ Agreement ”), among [•] (the “ Grantor ”) and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”).

Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”), among CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the LENDERS party hereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent and (b) the Collateral Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Collateral Agreement ”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the other Grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Grantor is an Affiliate of the Borrower and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued and to secure the Secured Obligations. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section  1.01(b) of the Collateral Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest . As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “ Security Interest ”) in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the United States Copyright registrations and copyright applications listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “ Copyright Collateral ”).

SECTION 3. Collateral Agreement . The Security Interest granted to the Collateral Agent herein is granted in furtherance, and not in limitation, of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Copyright Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

SECTION 4. Termination . Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, the security interest granted herein shall terminate and the Collateral Agent shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Grantors an instrument in writing in recordable form releasing the collateral pledge, grant, assignment, lien and security interest in the Copyright Collateral under this Agreement.


SECTION 5. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.


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

 

[•], as Grantor
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

S IGNATURE P AGE T O C OPYRIGHT S ECURITY A GREEMENT


CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

S IGNATURE P AGE T O C OPYRIGHT S ECURITY A GREEMENT


Schedule I


Exhibit III to the

Collateral Agreement

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [•] (this “ Agreement ”), among [•] (the “ Grantor ”) and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”).

Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”), among CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation (‘ Holdings ”), the LENDERS party hereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent and (b) the Collateral Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Collateral Agreement ”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the other Grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Grantor is an Affiliate of the Borrower and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued and to secure the Secured Obligations. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section  1.01(b) of the Collateral Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest . As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “ Security Interest ”) in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the United States Patents registrations and patent applications listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “ Patent Collateral ”).

SECTION 3. Collateral Agreement . The Security Interest granted to the Collateral Agent herein is granted in furtherance, and not in limitation, of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Patent Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

SECTION 4. Termination . Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, the security interest granted herein shall terminate and the Collateral Agent shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Grantors an instrument in writing in recordable form releasing the collateral pledge, grant, assignment, lien and security interest in the Patent Collateral under this Agreement.

 

S IGNATURE P AGE T O C OPYRIGHT S ECURITY A GREEMENT


SECTION 5. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

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

 

[•], as Grantor
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

S IGNATURE P AGE T O P ATENT S ECURITY A GREEMENT


CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

S IGNATURE P AGE T O P ATENT S ECURITY A GREEMENT


Schedule I


Exhibit IV to the

Collateral Agreement

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [•] (this “ Agreement ”), among [•] (the “ Grantor ”) and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”).

Reference is made to (a) the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”), among CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation (‘ Holdings ”), the LENDERS party hereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent and (b) the Collateral Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Collateral Agreement ”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the other Grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Grantor is an Affiliate of the Borrower and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued and to secure the Secured Obligations. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows

SECTION 1. Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section  1.01(b) of the Collateral Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest . As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “ Security Interest ”) in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the United States Trademark registrations and Trademark applications listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “ Trademark Collateral ”).

SECTION 3. Collateral Agreement . The Security Interest granted to the Collateral Agent herein is granted in furtherance, and not in limitation, of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

SECTION 4. Termination . Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, the security interest granted herein shall terminate and the Collateral Agent shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Grantors an instrument in writing in recordable form releasing the collateral pledge, grant, assignment, lien and security interest in the Trademark Collateral under this Agreement.


SECTION 5. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.


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

 

[•], as Grantor
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

S IGNATURE P AGE T O T RADEMARK S ECURITY A GREEMENT


CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent,
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


EXHIBIT E

[FORM OF] DISCOUNT RANGE PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

 

To: Citizens Bank, N.A., as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Discount Range Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that each Term Lender [and each Lender of the [•, 20•] 19 tranche[s] of Term Loans] submit a Discount Range Prepayment Offer. Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:

1. This Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer is extended at the sole discretion of the Borrower to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 20 tranche[s] of Term Loans].

2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this solicitation is $[•] of Term Loans [and $[•] of the [•, 20•] 21 tranche[s] of Term Loans] (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Amount” ). 22

3. The Borrower is willing to make Discounted Term Loan Prepayments at a percentage discount to par value greater than or equal to [•]% but less than or equal to [•]% in respect of the Term Loans [and greater than or equal to [•]% but less than or equal to [•]% in respect of the [•, 20•] 23 tranche[s] of Term Loans] (the “ Discount Range ”).

To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Discount Range Prepayment Offer on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is five (5) Business Days following the dated delivery of the notice pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement.

 

19   List multiple tranches if applicable.
20   List multiple tranches if applicable.
21   List multiple tranches if applicable.
22   Minimum of $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof.
23   List multiple tranches if applicable.

 

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The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Auction Agent [and the Term Lenders][, the Term Lenders and each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 24 tranche[s] of Term Loans] that [at least ten (10) Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][at least three (3) Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Term Lender.] 25

The Borrower acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with any Discount Range Prepayment Offer made in response to this Discount Range Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

The Borrower requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

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24   List multiple tranches if applicable.
25   Insert applicable representation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Discount Range Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Enclosure: Discount Range Prepayment Offer

 

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EXHIBIT F

[FORM OF] DISCOUNT RANGE PREPAYMENT OFFER

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

 

To: Citizens Bank, N.A., as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, and (b) that certain Discount Range Prepayment Notice, dated [            , 20     ], from the Borrower (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Notice ”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Discount Range Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Lender] hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:

1. This Discount Range Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on the Term Loans [and the [•, 20•] 26 tranche[s] of Term Loans] held by the undersigned.

2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that may be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the “ Submitted Amount ”):

Term Loans—$[•]

[[•, 20•] 27 tranche[s] of Term Loans—$[•]]

3. The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [•]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [a]% in respect of the [•, 20•] 28 tranche[s] of Term Loans] (the “ Submitted Discount ”).

The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Lender] hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its Term Loans [[•, 20•] 29 tranche[s] of Term Loans] indicated above pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Applicable Discount and in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the Submitted Amount, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Discount Range Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

 

26   List multiple tranches if applicable.
27   List multiple tranches if applicable.
28   List multiple tranches if applicable.
29   List multiple tranches if applicable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Discount Range Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.

 

[    ], as [Term Lender] [Additional Lender]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT G

[FORM OF] REVOLVING NOTE

 

$                            New York, New York

[            ], 20[    ]

1. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned hereby promises to pay to [LENDER] or its registered assigns (the “ Lender ”) in accordance with Section 2.09 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at the office of the Agent (such term, and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION (“ Holdings ”), CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC. (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto from time to time, and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, at 28 State Street, Boston, MA): (i) on the dates for payment set forth in the Credit Agreement, the outstanding principal amounts required to be paid on such dates pursuant to the Credit Agreement with respect to Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (ii) in accordance with Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement, interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

2. The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, interest and any overdue premium or fee, from the relevant due dates, in each case, in the manner set forth in, at the rate or rates in accordance with the terms of, and under the circumstances provided in, the Credit Agreement.

3. The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever. The non-exercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

4. All Borrowings evidenced by this note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records; provided , however , that the failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under this note.

5. This note is one of the promissory notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions specified in the Credit Agreement. This note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement and is secured by the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. In the event that any provisions of this note are deemed to conflict with the Credit Agreement, the applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement shall govern and control.

6. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

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7. THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this note to be duly executed by its authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC. , as the Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT H

Form of Guarantee Agreement

 

 

 

GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

dated as of

June 5, 2018

among

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION,

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS IDENTIFIED HEREIN,

and

CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 

 


Table of Contents

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      1  

Section 1.01.

 

Credit Agreement

     1  

Section 1.02.

 

Other Defined Terms

     1  
ARTICLE II THE GUARANTEES      2  

Section 2.01.

 

Guarantee

     2  

Section 2.02.

 

Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee

     2  

Section 2.03.

 

No Limitations

     3  

Section 2.04.

 

Reinstatement

     4  

Section 2.05.

 

Agreement to Pay; Subrogation

     4  

Section 2.06.

 

Information

     5  
ARTICLE III INDEMNITY, SUBROGATION AND SUBORDINATION      5  

Section 3.01.

 

Indemnity and Subrogation

     5  

Section 3.02.

 

Contribution and Subrogation

     5  

Section 3.03.

 

Subordination

     5  
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      6  
ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS      6  

Section 5.01.

 

Notices

     6  

Section 5.02.

 

Waivers; Amendment

     6  

Section 5.03.

 

Administrative Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification

     7  

Section 5.04.

 

Successors and Assigns

     8  

Section 5.05.

 

Survival of Agreement

     8  

Section 5.06.

 

Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement

     8  

Section 5.07.

 

Severability

     9  

Section 5.08.

 

Right of Set-Off

     9  

Section 5.09.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent

     9  

Section 5.10.

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     10  

Section 5.11.

 

Headings

     10  

Section 5.12.

 

Termination or Release

     10  

Section 5.13.

 

Additional Subsidiary Guarantors

     10  

 

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GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of June 5, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”), among SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation, (“ Holdings ”), CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each of the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS identified herein and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the other Guaranteed Parties.

Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.

The Guarantors are entering into this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement and to guarantee the Secured Obligations, including their obligations under the Credit Agreement, any Swap Agreement (the obligations under which constitute Secured Swap Obligations) and any Cash Management Services (the obligations under which constitute Secured Cash Management Obligations). The obligations of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Each Guarantor is an Affiliate of the Borrower, will directly or indirectly derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and the incurrence by the Loan Parties of any Secured Swap Obligations and any Secured Cash Management Obligations. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.    

Definitions

Credit Agreement .

Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including in the introductory paragraph and preamble hereto) and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.

The rules of construction specified in Section  1.03 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis .

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

Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

Claiming Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.02 .

Contributing Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.02 .

Credit Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.07 .

Guaranteed Parties ” means (a) each Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Swingline Lender, (b) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, (c) each Person to whom any Secured Cash Management Obligations are owed, (d) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement (the obligations under which constitute Secured Swap Obligations), (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (f) the successors and permitted assigns of each of the foregoing.


Guarantors ” means Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors (and each a “ Guarantor ”).

Indemnified Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.02 .

Subsidiary Guarantors ” means the Subsidiaries identified on the Schedule and each other Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement as a Subsidiary Guarantor after the Effective Date pursuant to Section  5.13 ; provided that if a Subsidiary is released from its obligations as a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder as provided in Section  5.12(b) , such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder effective upon such release.

Supplement ” means an instrument in the form of Exhibit A hereto, or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent, and in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

2.    

The Guarantees

Guarantee . Each Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each of the Guaranteed Parties, jointly with the other Guarantors and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, by way of an independent payment obligation, the due and punctual payment and performance of the Secured Obligations (other than, with respect to any Guarantor, any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor). Each Guarantor further agrees that the Secured Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, or amended or modified, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any such extension or renewal, or amendment or modification, of any of the Secured Obligations. Each Guarantor waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any of the Secured Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment. Each Guarantor intends that its guarantee under this Section  2.01 constitute, and this Section  2.01 shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee or other agreement for the benefit of each other Guarantor for all purposes of section 1 a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Guarantee of Payment; Continuing Guarantee . Each Guarantor further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment and performance when due (whether or not any bankruptcy or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Secured Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by the Administrative Agent or any other Guaranteed Party to any security held for the payment of any of the Secured Obligations or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of the Administrative Agent or any other Guaranteed Party in favor of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person. Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee hereunder is continuing in nature and applies to all of its Secured Obligations, whether currently existing or hereafter incurred.

 

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No Limitations .

Except for the termination or release of a Guarantor’s obligations hereunder as expressly provided in Section  5.12 , the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise of any of the Secured Obligations, and shall not be subject to any defense or set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Secured Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Secured Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except for the termination or release of its obligations hereunder as expressly provided in Section  5.12 , the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by:

the failure of any Guaranteed Party or any other Person to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise;

any rescission, waiver, amendment, restatement or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Loan Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this Agreement;

the release of, or any impairment of or failure to perfect any Lien on, any security held by any Guaranteed Party for any of the Secured Obligations;

any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of any of the Secured Obligations;

any other act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the payment in full in cash of all the Secured Obligations);

any illegality, lack of validity or lack of enforceability of any of the Secured Obligations or Loan Documents;

any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Loan Party, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting any Loan Party or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any of the Secured Obligations;

the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights that any Guarantor may have at any time against the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any other Guaranteed Party or any other Person, whether in connection with the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any unrelated transaction;

this Agreement having been determined (on whatsoever grounds) to be invalid, non-binding or unenforceable against any other Guarantor ab initio or at any time after the Effective Date;

the fact that any Person that, pursuant to the Loan Documents, was required to become a party hereto may not have executed or is not effectually bound by this Agreement, whether or not this fact is known to the Guaranteed Parties;

any action permitted or authorized hereunder;

any other circumstance (including any statute of limitations), or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Administrative Agent, any Guaranteed Party or any other Person, that might otherwise constitute a defense to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other guarantor or surety (other than the payment in full in cash of all the Secured Obligations (other than contingent obligations (other than any such obligations in respect of a Letter of Credit) not yet due, Secured Cash Management Obligations and Secured Swap Obligations); or

 

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any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, waiver or release in respect of any obligation of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person under any Loan Document or any agreement with respect to Secured Swap Obligations or Secured Cash Management Obligations, by operation of law or otherwise;

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor expressly authorizes the Guaranteed Parties to take and hold security in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, to exchange, waive or release any or all such security (with or without consideration), to enforce or apply such security and direct the order and manner of any sale thereof in their sole discretion or to release or substitute any one or more other guarantors or obligors upon or in respect of the Secured Obligations, all in accordance with the Collateral Agreement and other Loan Documents and all without affecting the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or the unenforceability of the Secured Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, other than the payment in full in cash of all the Secured Obligations. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties may, at their election and in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Secured Obligations, make any other accommodation with the Borrower or any other Loan Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against the Borrower or any other Loan Party, without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Secured Obligations have been paid in full in cash. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against the Borrower or any other Loan Party, as the case may be, or any security.

Reinstatement . Each Guarantor agrees that, unless released pursuant to Section  5.12(b) , its guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Secured Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Guaranteed Party upon the bankruptcy or reorganization (or any analogous proceeding in any jurisdiction) of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or otherwise.

Agreement to Pay; Subrogation . In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that the Administrative Agent or any other Guaranteed Party has at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to pay any Secured Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the applicable Guaranteed Parties in cash the amount of such unpaid Secured Obligation. Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums to the Administrative Agent as provided above, all rights of such Guarantor against the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subject to Article III.

 

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Information . Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the Borrower’s and each other Loan Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Secured Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the Guaranteed Parties will have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.

Limitations on Obligations of Guarantors . The obligations of each Guarantor under this Agreement (the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”) shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount that would not render the Guaranteed Obligations void or voidable under applicable law, without limitation under Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of applicable law.

3.    

Indemnity, Subrogation and Subordination

Indemnity and Subrogation . In addition to all such rights of indemnity and subrogation as the Guarantors may have under applicable law (but subject to Section  3.03 ) in respect of any payment hereunder, the Borrower agrees that (a) in the event a payment in respect of any Secured Obligation of the Borrower shall be made by any Guarantor under this Agreement, the Borrower shall indemnify such Guarantor for the full amount of such payment and such Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Person to whom such payment shall have been made to the extent of such payment and (b) in the event any assets of any Guarantor shall be sold pursuant to this Agreement or any Security Document to satisfy in whole or in part any Secured Obligations owed to any Guaranteed Party, the Borrower shall indemnify such Guarantor in an amount equal to the greater of the book value or the fair market value of the assets so sold.

Contribution and Subrogation . Each Guarantor (a “ Contributing Party ”) agrees (subject to Section  3.03 ) that, in the event a payment shall be made by any other Guarantor hereunder in respect of any Secured Obligations or assets of any other Guarantor shall be sold pursuant to any Security Document to satisfy any Secured Obligation owed to any Guaranteed Party and such other Guarantor (the “ Claiming Party ”) shall not have been fully indemnified as provided in Section  3.01 , the Contributing Party shall indemnify the Claiming Party in an amount equal to the amount of such payment or the greater of the book value or the fair market value of such assets, as the case may be (the “ Indemnified Amount ”), in each case multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the net worth of the Contributing Party on the date hereof (or, in the case of any Guarantor becoming a party hereto pursuant to Section  5.13 , the date of the Supplement executed and delivered by such Guarantor) and the denominator shall be the aggregate net worth of all the Guarantors on the date hereof (or, in the case of any such Guarantor, such other date). Any Contributing Party making any payment to a Claiming Party pursuant to this Section  3.02 shall be subrogated to the rights of such Claiming Party under Section  3.01 to the extent of such payment.

Subordination .

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all rights of the Guarantors under Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and all other rights of the Guarantors of indemnity, contribution or subrogation under applicable law or otherwise shall be fully subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all the Secured Obligations. No failure on the part of the Borrower or any Guarantor to make the payments required by Sections 3.01 and 3.02 (or any other payments required under applicable law or otherwise) shall in any respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Guarantor with respect to its obligations hereunder, and each Guarantor shall remain liable for the full amount of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.

 

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Each Guarantor hereby agrees that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after notice from the Administrative Agent ( provided that no such notice shall be required to be given in the case of any Event of Default arising under Section  7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement), all Indebtedness and other monetary obligations owed by it to, or to it by, any other Guarantor or any other Subsidiary shall be fully subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all the Secured Obligations.

4.    

Representations and Warranties

Each Subsidiary Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties that (a) the execution, delivery and performance by such Subsidiary Guarantor of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action and, if required, action by the holders of such Subsidiary Guarantor’s Equity Interests, and that this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Subsidiary Guarantor and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (b) with respect to each Subsidiary Guarantor, all representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement as to such Subsidiary Guarantor are true and correct in all material respects; provided that the representations and warranties in this clause (b)  shall be limited on the Effective Date to the Specified Representations in the Credit Agreement and; provided further that (i) in the case of any such Specified Representation which expressly relates to a given date or period, such Specified Representation shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be and (ii) if any such Specified Representation is already qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification, (1) the definition thereof shall be the definition of Material Adverse Effect for the purposes of the making or deemed making of such Specified Representation on, or as of, the Effective Date (or any date prior thereto) and (2) such Specified Representation shall be true and correct in all such respects.

5.    

Miscellaneous

Notices . All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section  9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be given to it in care of the Borrower as provided in Section  9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

Waivers; Amendment .

No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not

 

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exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b)  of this Section  5.02 , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section  9.02 of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Administrative Agent may, without the consent of any Guaranteed Party, consent to a departure by any Guarantor from any covenant of such Guarantor set forth herein to the extent such departure is consistent with the authority of the Administrative Agent set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” in the Credit Agreement.

Administrative Agent s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification .

Each Guarantor, jointly with the other Guarantors and severally, agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses (but, in the case of legal fees and expenses, limited to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel, and, if necessary, one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with (i) the preparation, execution, delivery or administration of this Agreement and any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof and (ii) the enforcement or protection of its rights hereunder.

Each Guarantor, jointly with the other Guarantors and severally, agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent and the other Indemnified Persons as provided in Section  9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement for Losses of any kind or nature, and subject to the limitations set forth in the Credit Agreement, and the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses (limited , in the case of each Indemnified Person’s counsel expenses, to the reasonable, fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel in multiple jurisdictions) of one counsel to all Indemnified Persons taken as a whole (and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where each Indemnified Person affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of one other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)), arising out of, in connection with or as a result of this Agreement; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to “each Guarantor”.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Guarantor shall assert, and each Guarantor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Person (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnified Person, be available to the extent that such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or a breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnified Person or its Related Parties, or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

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The provisions of this Section  5.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Guaranteed Party.    All amounts due under this Section  5.03 shall be payable not later than 30 days (x) after written demand therefor, in the case of any indemnification obligations and (y) in the case of reimbursement of costs and expenses, after receipt by the Borrower of an invoice setting forth such costs and expenses in reasonable detail, together with backup documentation supporting the relevant reimbursement request; provided , however , that any Indemnified Person shall promptly refund or return an indemnification payment received hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such payment pursuant to this Section  5.03 .    Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations.

Successors and Assigns . Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Guarantor or the Administrative Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

Survival of Agreement . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in this Agreement or any other Loan Document and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Guaranteed Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Guaranteed Party and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any other Guaranteed Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall continue in full force and effect until such time as the Termination Date shall have occurred.

Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Guarantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Guarantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Guarantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Guarantor without the approval of any other Guarantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Guarantor hereunder.

 

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Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Right of Set-Off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any of and all the Secured Obligations of such Guarantor then due and owing under this Agreement held by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such Secured Obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or such Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness. The applicable Lender and Issuing Bank shall notify the applicable Guarantor and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application; provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section  5.08 . The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this Section  5.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender and such Issuing Bank may have. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights of set off set forth in this Section  5.08 shall not apply to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent .

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Guarantor or its respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section  5.09 . Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

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Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section  5.01 . Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Borrower as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any such action or proceeding.

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, 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 5.10 .

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

Termination or Release .

Subject to Section  2.04 , this Agreement and the Guarantees made herein shall automatically terminate upon the occurrence of the Termination Date.

The Guarantees made herein shall also terminate and be released at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section  9.15 of the Credit Agreement.

In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release and shall perform such other actions reasonably requested by such Loan Party to effect such release; provided that the Borrower and the applicable Loan Party shall have provided the Administrative Agent such information or documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Any execution and delivery of documents by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section  5.12  shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent.

Additional Subsidiary Guarantors . Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, certain additional Restricted Subsidiaries may be required to become Subsidiary Guarantors after the date hereof. Upon execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent and a Restricted Subsidiary of a Supplement, any such Restricted Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as such herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Restricted Subsidiary as a party to this Agreement.

 

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[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Guarantee Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

GUARANTORS :
SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CHAMPION RETAIL HOUSING, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CHAMPION MODULAR, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
STAR FLEET TRUCKING, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
TITAN FACTORY DIRECT HOMES, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

S IGNATURE P AGE T O G UARANTEE A GREEMENT


HOMETTE CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
SKYLINE HOMES, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Guaranteed Parties,
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

S IGNATURE P AGE T O G UARANTEE A GREEMENT


Schedule to

the Guarantee Agreement

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS


SUPPLEMENT NO. [•] dated as of [    ] , 20[    ] to the Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Guarantee Agreement ”), among SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION, an Indiana corporation, (“ Holdings ”), CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each of the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS identified herein and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the other Guaranteed Parties.

A. Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 5, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto and CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.

B. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement, as applicable.

C. The Guarantors have entered into the Guarantee Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend credit to the Borrower. Section  5.13 of the Guarantee Agreement provides that additional Restricted Subsidiaries may become Subsidiary Guarantors under the Guarantee Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Restricted Subsidiary (the “ New Guarantor ”) is executing this Supplement to become a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to make additional extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement and as consideration for such extensions of credit previously issued and to guaranty the Secured Obligations.

Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Guarantor agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section  5.13 of the Guarantee Agreement, the New Guarantor by its signature below becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Subsidiary Guarantor, and the New Guarantor hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement applicable to it as a Subsidiary Guarantor (and a Guarantor) thereunder. Each reference to a “Subsidiary Guarantor” or a “Guarantor” in the Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Guarantor. The terms of the Guarantee Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The New Guarantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties that (a) the execution, delivery and performance by the New Guarantor of this Supplement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action and, if required, action by the holders of such New Guarantor’s Equity Interests, and that this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the New Guarantor and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (b) all representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement as to the New Guarantor are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, provided that (i) in the case of any Specified Representation which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be and (ii) if any Specified Representation is already qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification, such Specified Representation shall be true and correct in all such respects.


SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement. This Supplement shall become effective as to the New Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of the New Guarantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the New Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that the New Guarantor shall not have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly provided in this Supplement, the Guarantee Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guarantee Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. This Supplement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

SECTION 6. Any provision of this Supplement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the Guarantee Agreement.

SECTION 8. The New Guarantor agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its fees and expenses incurred hereunder and under the Guarantee Agreement as provided in Section  5.03(a) of the Guarantee Agreement; provided that each reference therein to a “Guarantorr” shall be deemed to be a reference to “the New Guarantor.”


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Guarantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement No. [        ] to the Guarantee Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[Name Of New Guarantor],
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CITIZENS BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the other Guaranteed Parties,
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


EXHIBIT I

[FORM OF] INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, the Borrower hereby requests, pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement, to convert or continue Loans as follows:

1. Borrower: Champion Home Builders, Inc.

2. Business Day of [conversion][continuation]: [ [    ], 20[    ]]

3. Amount of Loans being [converted][continued]: [            ] 1

4. Borrowing being [converted][continued]:

 

  [    ] a. [Eurocurrency][ABR] Term Loans

 

  [    ] b. [Eurocurrency][ABR] Revolving Loans

5. Nature and amount of [conversion][continuation] 2 :

 

  [    ] a. [            ] Conversion of ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Loans

 

  [    ] b. [            ] Conversion of Eurocurrency Loans to ABR Loans

 

  [    ] c. [            ] Continuation of Eurocurrency Loans as such

6. If Loans are being continued as or converted to Eurocurrency Loans, the duration of the new Interest Period that commences on the [conversion][continuation] date:                      month(s). 3

 

 

 

 

1   Subject to Section  2.02(c) of the Credit Agreement.
2   If different options are being elected with respect to different portions of such Borrowing, list the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing.
3   Must be a period contemplated by the definition of “Interest Period” in the Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Interest Election Request as of the date first above written.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC. as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


EXHIBIT L

[FORM OF] SOLICITED DISCOUNTED PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

 

To: Citizens Bank, N.A., as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby requests that each Term Lender [and to each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 33 tranche[s] of Term Loans] submit a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer. Any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment made in connection with this solicitation shall be subject to the following terms:

1. This Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer is extended at the sole discretion of the Borrower to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 34 tranche[s] of Term Loans].

2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this solicitation is (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ”): 35

Term Loans: $[•]

[[•, 20•] 36 tranche[s] of Term Loans: $[•]]

To make an offer in connection with this solicitation, you are required to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is five (5) Business Days following delivery of this notice pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders of this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice,

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33   List multiple tranches if applicable.
34   List multiple tranches if applicable.
35   Minimum of $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof.
36   List multiple tranches if applicable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

Enclosure: Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

 

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EXHIBIT M

[FORM OF] SOLICITED DISCOUNTED PREPAYMENT OFFER

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

To: Citizens Bank, N.A., as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, and (b) that certain Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice, dated [            , 20     ], from the Borrower (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

To accept the offer set forth herein, you must submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice on or before the third Business Day following your receipt of this notice.

The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Lender] hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement, that it is hereby offering to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment on the following terms:

1. This Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is available only for prepayment on the Term Loans [[•, 20•] 37 tranche[s] of Term Loans] held by the undersigned.

2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that may be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed (the “ Offered Amount ”):

Term Loans: $[•]

[[•, 20•] 38 tranche[s] of Term Loans: $[•]]

3. The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment may be made is [•]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [•]% in respect of the [•, 20•] 39 tranche[s] of Term Loans] (the “ Offered Discount ”).

 

37   List multiple tranches if applicable.
38   List multiple tranches if applicable.
39   List multiple tranches if applicable.

 

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The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Lender] hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its Term Loans [[•, 20•] 40 tranche[s] of Term Loans] pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(D) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the Acceptable Discount and in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed such Lender’s Offered Amount as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Solicited Discount Proration, if any, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

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40  

List multiple tranches if applicable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer as of the date first above written.

 

[                    ], as [Term Lender] [Additional Lender]
By:  

 

  Name
  Title:
By:  

 

  Name
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT N

[FORM OF] SPECIFIED DISCOUNT PREPAYMENT NOTICE

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

 

To: Citizens Bank, N.A., as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Specified Discount Prepayment Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower hereby offers to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 41 tranche[s] of Term Loans] on the following terms:

1. This Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment is available only to each Term Lender [and to each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 42 tranche[s] of Term Loans].

2. The maximum aggregate outstanding amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment that will be made in connection with this offer shall not exceed $[•] of Term Loans [and $[•] of the [•, 20•] 43 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ”). 44

3. The percentage discount to par value at which such Discounted Term Loan Prepayment will be made is [•]% in respect of the Term Loans [and [•]% in respect of the [•, 20•] 45 tranche[(s)] of Term Loans] (the “ Specified Discount ”).

To accept this offer, you are required to submit to the Administrative Agent a Specified Discount Prepayment Response on or before 5:00 p.m. New York time on the date that is five (5) Business Days following the date of delivery of this notice pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

41   List multiple tranches if applicable.
42   List multiple tranches if applicable.
43   List multiple tranches if applicable.
44   Minimum of $1.0 million and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof.
45   List multiple tranches if applicable.


The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent [and the Term Lenders][, the Term Lenders and each Additional Lender of the [•, 20•] 46 tranche[s] of Term Loans] that [at least ten (10) Business Days have passed since the consummation of the most recent Discounted Term Loan Prepayment as a result of a prepayment made by the Borrower on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date.][at least three (3) Business Days have passed since the date the Borrower was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any Term Loan and/or Other Term Loan at the Specified Discount, within the Discount Range or at any discount to par value, as applicable, or in the case of Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers, the date of the Borrower’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made by a Term Lender.] 47

The Borrower acknowledges that the Auction Agent and the relevant Term Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations and warranties in connection with their decision whether or not to accept the offer set forth in this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and the acceptance of any prepayment made in connection with this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

The Borrower requests that the Auction Agent promptly notify each of the relevant Term Lenders party to the Credit Agreement of this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

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46   List multiple tranches if applicable.
47   Insert applicable representation.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Notice as of the date first above written.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Enclosure: Specified Discount Prepayment Response


EXHIBIT O

[FORM OF] SPECIFIED DISCOUNT PREPAYMENT RESPONSE

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

 

To: Citizens Bank, N.A., as Auction Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to (a) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, and (b) that certain Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, dated [            ], 20[    ], from the Borrower (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Notice ”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Specified Discount Prepayment Notice or, to the extent not defined therein, in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Lender] hereby gives you irrevocable notice, pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement, that it is willing to accept a prepayment of the following [tranches of] Term Loans held by such [Term Lender] [Additional Lender] at the Specified Discount in an aggregate outstanding amount as follows:

Term Loans: $[•]

[[•, 20•] 48 tranche[s] of Term Loans: $[•]]

The undersigned [Term Lender] [Additional Lender] hereby expressly consents and agrees to a prepayment of its [Term Loans][[•, 20•] 49 tranche[s] of Term Loans] pursuant to Section  2.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Credit Agreement at a price equal to the [applicable] Specified Discount in the aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the amount set forth above, as such amount may be reduced in accordance with the Specified Discount Proration, and as otherwise determined in accordance with and subject to the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

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48   List multiple tranches if applicable.
49   List multiple tranches if applicable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Specified Discount Prepayment Response as of the date first above written.

 

[                            ]
By:  

 

  Name
  Title:
By:  

 

  Name
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT P

[FORM OF] NOTICE OF PREPAYMENT

Date: [            ], 20[    ]

 

To: Kendra Walfield

CML Agency Specialist

Commercial Lending Systems – Syndications/Part Sold

Citizens Bank

20 Cabot Road

Medford, MA 02155

Phone: 781-655-4087

Fax: 855-215-0787

Email: Kendra.Walfield@citizensbank.com

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

This Notice of Prepayment is delivered to you pursuant to Section  2.11(f) of the Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives notice of a prepayment of Loans as follows:

 

  1. ☐ Revolving Loans ☐ Term Loans (select Class of Loans)

 

  2. (select Type(s) of Loans)

☐ ABR Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $            .

☐ Eurocurrency Loans with an Interest Period ending             , 20[    ] in the aggregate principal amount of $            .

 

  3. On                     , 20[    ] (a Business Day).

[The Borrower hereby further notifies you that the proposed prepayment set forth herein is conditioned upon [     ] 50 (the “ Refinancing ”). The Borrower hereby retains the right to revoke this Notice of Prepayment if the Refinancing is not consummated by [     ] (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment).] 51

 

 

 

50   If the prepayment is conditioned on a refinancing event pursuant to Section 2.11(f) of the Credit Agreement, include a description of such event.
51   To be included if the prepayment is conditioned on a refinancing event pursuant to Section  2.11(f) of the Credit Agreement.

 

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This Notice of Prepayment and the prepayment contemplated hereby comply with the Credit Agreement, including Section  2.11 of the Credit Agreement.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC., as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


EXHIBIT Q-1

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17(e) 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 “10-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 or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing 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 payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payment.

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[Lender]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

[Address]

Dated: ____________________, 20[    ]

 

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EXHIBIT Q-2

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies (with respect to its direct or indirect partners/members that are claiming the portfolio interest exemption) 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 “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its direct or indirect partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, 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 in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

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[Lender]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

[Address]

Dated: __________________, 20[    ]

 

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EXHIBIT Q-3

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, 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 IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

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[Participant]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[Address]

Dated: ____________________, 20[     ]

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EXHIBIT Q-4

[FORM OF]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships or Pass-Through Entities For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies (with respect to its direct or indirect partners/members that are claiming the portfolio interest exemption) 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 to 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 “10-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 direct or indirect partners/members claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, 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 in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

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[Participant]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[Address]

Dated: ____________________, 20[     ]

 

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EXHIBIT R

[FORM OF] CLOSING CERTIFICATE

June 5, 2018

This Closing Certificate (this “ Certificate ”) is delivered pursuant to Section  4.01(c) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Responsible Officer of the Borrower hereby certifies as of the date hereof, on behalf of the Borrower, in such capacity and not individually, as follows:

(a) Since January 5, 2018, there has not occurred an Effect (as defined in the Contribution and Exchange Agreement) that has resulted in either (i) a Company Material Adverse Effect or (ii) a CHB Material Adverse Effect;

(c) The Contribution and Exchange has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers of the terms thereof that, in any case, is or are materially adverse to the interests of the Lead Arrangers in their respective capacities as such without the consent of the Lead Arrangers (or without the deemed consent of the Lead Arrangers to such amendment or modification, such consent to be deemed as given if the Lead Arrangers have not objected to such amendment or modification within 10 business days after notice thereof together with receipt of the amendment or modified Contribution and Exchange Agreement and any other documentation related thereto); and

(d) (i) To the knowledge of the Borrower, the Specified Contribution and Exchange Agreement Representations are true and correct in all material respects and (ii) the Specified Representations are true and correct in all material respects; provided that, in the case of any Specified Representations which expressly relate to a given date or period, such representation and warranty is true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may be.

The undersigned expressly acknowledges and agrees that this Certificate may be relied upon by Ropes & Gray LLP and other law firms in giving opinions of counsel required by the Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have signed this Certificate to be effective as of the date first written above.

 

CHAMPION HOME BUILDERS, INC. , as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:


EXHIBIT S

[FORM OF] INTERCOMPANY NOTE

[            ], 20[    ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned, to the extent a borrower from time to time from any other Person listed on the signature page hereto (each, in such capacity, a “ Payor ”), hereby promises to pay on demand to the Person listed below (each, in such capacity, a “ Payee ”), in lawful money of the United States of America, or in such other currency as agreed to by such Payor and such Payee, in immediately available funds, at such location as such Payee shall from time to time designate, the unpaid principal amount of all loans and advances (including trade payables) made by such Payee to such Payor. Each Payor promises also to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of all such loans and advances in like money at said location from the date of such loans and advances until paid at such rate per annum as shall be agreed upon from time to time by such Payor and such Payee.

Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent (together in such capacities, the “ Agent ”). Capitalized terms used in this intercompany promissory note (this “ Note ”) but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

This Note shall be pledged by each Payee that is a Loan Party (each a “ Loan Party Payee ”) to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Agreement in order to secure such Payee’s Loan Document Obligations. Each Payee hereby acknowledges and agrees that after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent may, in accordance with and subject to the rights and remedies provided pursuant to the Security Agreement and otherwise available to it, exercise all rights of each Loan Party Payee with respect to this Note.

Upon the commencement of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding in connection therewith, relating to any Payor owing any amounts evidenced by this Note to any Loan Party, or to any property of any such Payor, or upon the commencement of any proceeding for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of any such Payor, all amounts evidenced by this Note owing by such Payor to any and all Loan Parties shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind.

Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed by any Payor that is a Loan Party to any Payee that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and not giving rise to material adverse Tax consequences to Holdings or the Restricted Subsidiaries), to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in clauses (i) through (ix) below, to all Loan Document Obligations of such Payor to the Secured Parties until the Termination Date shall have occurred; provided that each Payor may make payments to the applicable Payee so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and such Payor shall have received notice from the Agent ( provided that no such notice shall be required to be given in the case of any Event of Default arising under Section  7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement) (such Loan Document Obligations and other indebtedness and obligations in connection with any renewal, refunding, restructuring or refinancing thereof, including interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any proceedings referred to in clause (i) below, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding, being hereinafter collectively referred to as “ Senior Indebtedness ”):

 

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(i) In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relating to any Payor or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of such Payor (except as expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement), whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (x) the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness (other than contingent obligations not yet due, Secured Cash Management Obligations and Secured Swap Obligations) before any Payee is entitled to receive (whether directly or indirectly), or make any demands for, any payment on account of this Note and (y) until the holders of Senior Indebtedness are paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness (other than contingent obligations not yet due, Secured Cash Management Obligations and Secured Swap Obligations), any payment or distribution to which such Payee would otherwise be entitled (other than debt securities of such Payor that are subordinated, to at least the same extent as this Note, to the payment of all Senior Indebtedness then outstanding (such securities being hereinafter referred to as “ Restructured Debt Securities ”)) shall be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

(ii) If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing after prior written notice from the Agent ( provided that no such notice shall be required to be given in the case of any Event of Default arising under Section  7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement) to the Borrower, then (x) no payment or distribution of any kind or character shall be made by or on behalf of any Payor that is a Loan Party, or any other Person on its behalf, with respect to this Note and (y) upon the request of the Agent, no amounts evidenced by this Note owing by any Payor to any Payee that is a Loan Party shall be forgiven or otherwise reduced in any way, other than as a result of payment in full thereof made in cash.

(iii) If any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), and whether directly, by purchase, redemption, exercise of any right of setoff or otherwise, with respect to any amounts evidenced by this Note shall (despite these subordination provisions) be received by any Payee in violation of clause (i) or (ii) above prior to the Termination Date, such payment or distribution shall be held by such Payee in trust (segregated from other property of such Payee) for the benefit of the Agent, and shall be paid over or delivered in accordance with the Loan Documents.

(iv) Each Payee agrees to file all claims against each relevant Payor in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law in respect of any Senior Indebtedness, and the Agent shall be entitled to all of such Payee’s rights thereunder. If for any reason a Payee fails to file such claim at least ten Business Days prior to the last date on which such claim should be filed, such Payee hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and the Agent is hereby authorized to act as attorney-in-fact in such Payee’s name to file such claim or, in the Agent’s discretion, to assign such claim to and cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of the Agent or its nominee. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person or persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to the Agent the full amount payable on the claim in the proceeding, and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, each Payee hereby assigns to the Agent all of such Payee’s rights to any payments or distributions to which such Payee otherwise would be entitled. If the amount so paid is greater than such Payee’s liability hereunder, the Agent shall pay the excess amount to the party entitled thereto pursuant to the applicable Loan Documents and applicable law. In addition, each Payee hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent as its attorney-in-fact to exercise all of such Payee’s voting rights in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding or any plan for the reorganization of each relevant Payor.

 

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(v) Each Payee waives the right to compel that any property of any Payor or any property of any guarantor of any Senior Indebtedness or any other Person be applied in any particular order to discharge such Senior Indebtedness. Each Payee expressly waives the right to require the Agent or any other holder of Senior Indebtedness to proceed against any Payor, any guarantor of any Senior Indebtedness or any other Person, or to pursue any other remedy in its or their power that such Payee cannot pursue and that would lighten such Payee’s burden, notwithstanding that the failure of the Agent or any such other holder to do so may thereby prejudice such Payee. Each Payee agrees that it shall not be discharged, exonerated or have its obligations hereunder reduced by the Agent’s or any other Senior Indebtedness holder’s delay in proceeding against or enforcing any remedy against any Payor, any guarantor of any Senior Indebtedness or any other Person; by the Agent or any holder of Senior Indebtedness releasing any Payor, any guarantor of any Senior Indebtedness or any other Person from all or any part of the Senior Indebtedness; or by the discharge of any Payor, any guarantor of any Senior Indebtedness or any other Person by an operation of law or otherwise, with or without the intervention or omission of the Agent or any such holder.

(vi) Each Payee waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the Agent or any other holder of Senior Indebtedness, even though such election of remedies, including any non-judicial foreclosure with respect to any property securing any Senior Indebtedness, has impaired the value of such Payee’s rights of subrogation, reimbursement, or contribution against any Payor, any guarantor of any Senior Indebtedness or any other Person. Each Payee expressly waives any rights or defenses it may have by reason of protection afforded to any Payor, any guarantor of any Senior Indebtedness or any other Person with respect to the Senior Indebtedness pursuant to any anti-deficiency laws or other laws of similar import that limit or discharge the principal debtor’s indebtedness upon judicial or non-judicial foreclosure of property or assets securing any Senior Indebtedness.

(vii) Each Payee agrees that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against it, and without notice to or further assent by it, any demand for payment of any Senior Indebtedness made by the Agent or any other holder of Senior Indebtedness may be rescinded in whole or in part by the Agent or such holder, and any Senior Indebtedness may be continued, and the Senior Indebtedness or the liability of any Payee, any guarantor thereof or any other Person obligated thereunder, or any right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Agent or any other holder of Senior Indebtedness, in each case without notice to or further assent by such Payee, which will remain bound hereunder, and without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein.

(viii) Each Payee waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any Senior Indebtedness, and any and all notice of or proof of reliance by holders of Senior Indebtedness upon the subordination provisions set forth herein. The Senior Indebtedness shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred, and the consent to create the obligations of any Payee evidenced by this Note shall be deemed conclusively to have been given, in reliance upon the subordination provisions set forth herein.

(ix) To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Payee waives any claim it might have against the Agent or any other holder of Senior Indebtedness with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of the Agent or any such holder, or any of their Related Parties, with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Loan Documents, except to the extent due to the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Agent or any such holder, as the

 

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case may be, or any of its Related Parties, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable judgment. Neither the Agent nor any other holder of Senior Indebtedness or any of their Related Parties shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any guarantee of any Senior Indebtedness, or for any delay in doing so, or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any property upon the request of any Payor, any Payee or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to any such guarantee or any other property.

Each applicable Payee and each applicable Payor hereby agree that the subordination provisions set forth in this Note are for the benefit of the Agent and the other holders of Senior Indebtedness. The Agent and the other holders of Senior Indebtedness are obligees under this Note to the same extent as if their names were written herein as such and the Agent may, on behalf of itself and such other holders, proceed to enforce the subordination provisions set forth herein.

All rights and interests of the Agent and the other holders of Senior Indebtedness hereunder, and the subordination provisions and the related agreements of the Payors and Payees set forth herein, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(ii) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Senior Indebtedness or any amendment or waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of, or consent to departure from, the Credit Agreemen or any other Loan Document;

(iii) any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of or consent to departure from, any guarantee of any Senior Indebtedness; or

(iv) any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Payor in respect of any Senior Indebtedness or of any Payee or any Payor in respect of the subordination provisions set forth herein.

The indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed by any Payor that is not a Loan Party shall not be subordinated to, and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with, any other obligation of such Payor.

Nothing contained in the subordination provisions set forth above is intended to or will impair, as between each Payor and each Payee, the obligations of such Payor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Payee the principal of and interest on this Note as and when due and payable in accordance with its terms, or is intended to or will affect the relative rights of such Payee and other creditors of such Payor other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

Each Payee is hereby authorized to record all loans and advances made by it to any Payor (all of which shall be evidenced by this Note), and all repayments or prepayments thereof, in its books and records, such books and records constituting prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information contained therein; provided that the failure of any Payee to record such information shall not affect any Payor’s obligations in respect of intercompany indebtedness extended by such Payee to such Payor.

 

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Each Payor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind whatsoever in connection with this Note. All payments under this Note shall be made without offset, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

It is understood that this Note shall only evidence Indebtedness.

This Note shall be binding upon each Payor and its successors and assigns, and the terms and provisions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of each Payee and its successors and assigns, including subsequent holders hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in any other Loan Document or in any other promissory note or other instrument, this Note replaces and supersedes any and all promissory notes or other instruments which create or evidence any loans or advances made on, before or after the date hereof by any Payee to Holdings or any Subsidiary.

From time to time after the date hereof, additional Subsidiaries of Holdings may become parties hereto (as Payor and/or Payee, as the case may be) by executing a counterpart signature page to this Note (each additional Subsidiary, an “ Additional Party ”). Upon delivery of such counterpart signature page to the Payees, notice of which is hereby waived by the other Payors, each Additional Party shall be a Payor and/or a Payee, as the case may be, and shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Additional Party were an original signatory hereof. Each Payor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Payor or Payee hereunder. This Note shall be fully effective as to any Payor or Payee that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other Person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Payor or Payee hereunder.

No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provisions of this Note shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by each Payor and Payee whose rights or obligations shall be affected thereby; provided that, until such time as the Termination Date shall have occurred, the Agent shall have provided its prior written consent to such amendment, modification, waiver or consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld to the extent such amendment or modification is required to comply with any Requirement of Law or is not adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respects).

This Note may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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[                            ]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT T

[FORM OF] AFFILIATED LENDER ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [Insert name of Assignor] (the “ Assignor ”) and [insert name of Assignee] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the credit facility identified below (including any guarantees included in such facility) 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 contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

  1. Assignor:

 

  2. Assignee:

 

  3. Borrower: Champion Home Builders, Inc.

 

  4. Administrative Agent: Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

  5. Credit Agreement: Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018 (as further amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time), among Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.


  6. Assigned Interest:

 

Facility Assigned

   Aggregate Amount of
Commitment (and
related extensions of
credit) for all
Lenders
     Amount of Commitment
(and related extensions
of credit) Assigned
     Percentage Assigned of
Commitment (and
related extensions of
credit) 52
 

Term Loans

   $           $             %  

Each Assignee acknowledges the limitation on the rights of Lenders that are Affiliated Lenders set forth in the Credit Agreement, including Sections 9.02 and 9.04 thereof.

Effective Date: [                    ] [    ], 20[    ] [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR].

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52   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment of all Lenders thereunder. Note that the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans purchased and held by Affiliated Lenders at any one time may not exceed 25.0% of the outstanding principal amount of all Loans, calculated at the time of purchase (and after giving effect to any cancellations).


The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], the Assignor
By:  

 

  Title:
[NAME OF AFFILIATED LENDER], the Assignee
By:  

 

  Title:

[Consented to and Accepted:

CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent] 53

 

By:  

 

  Title:

 

 

53   Consent of Administrative Agent not required if Assignee is an Approved Fund.


$[        ] CREDIT FACILITY

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents, (iii) the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or other Affiliates of Holdings or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Holdings, the Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or other Affiliates of Holdings or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and (v) attached to this Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; (b) acknowledges that the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by all Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans; (c) 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; and (d) waives any rights of the Affiliated Lender to challenge the Administrative Agent’s attorney-client privilege in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


EXHIBIT U

[FORM OF] SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

I, the undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (“ Holdings ”), in that capacity only and not in my individual capacity (and without personal liability), do hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such fact and circumstances after the date hereof), that:

1. This certificate is furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 4.01(h) of the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 5, 2018, among Holdings, Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent (the “ Credit Agreement ”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

2. For purposes of this certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:

(a) “Fair Value”

The amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

(b) “Present Fair Salable Value”

The amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets (both tangible and intangible) of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are sold on a going concern basis with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

(c) “Stated Liabilities”

The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Revolving Loans and the use of proceeds of such Revolving Loans on the date hereof), determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

(d) “Identified Contingent Liabilities”

The maximum estimated amount of liabilities reasonably likely to result from pending litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guaranties, uninsured risks and other contingent liabilities of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Revolving Loans and the use of proceeds of such Revolving Loans on the date hereof) (including all fees and expenses related thereto but exclusive of such contingent liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities), as identified and explained in terms of their nature and estimated magnitude by responsible officers of Holdings.


(e) “Can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature”

Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Revolving Loans and the use of proceeds of such Revolving Loans on the date hereof) have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent liabilities) otherwise become payable.

(f) “Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital”

Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the loans thereunder and the use of proceeds of such loans on the date hereof) have sufficient capital to ensure that it is a going concern.

3. For purposes of this certificate, I, or other officers of Holdings under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures as of and for the periods set forth below.

 

  (a) I have reviewed the financial statements (including any available pro forma financial statements) of Holdings and the Subsidiaries.

 

  (b) I have knowledge of and have reviewed to my satisfaction the Credit Agreement.

 

  (c) As Chief Financial Officer of Holdings, I am familiar with the financial condition of Holdings and the Subsidiaries.

4. Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify on behalf of Holdings that, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Revolving Loans and the use of proceeds of such Revolving Loans on the date hereof), it is my opinion that (i) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (ii) Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) Holdings and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holdings has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by its Chief Financial Officer this day of [                    ], 2018.

 

[                            ]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title: [    ]

Exhibit 10.2

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of June 1, 2018 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among:

(i) Skyline Champion Corporation (f/k/a Skyline Corporation), an Indiana corporation (“ Company ”) and

(ii) Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Contributor ”)

Company and Contributor are each a “ Part y ” and referred to collectively herein as the “ Partie s .”

RECITALS

WHEREAS , Company and Contributor have entered into that certain Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Contribution  & Exchange Agreement ”), pursuant to which Contributor has agreed to contribute all of the issued and outstanding shares of (i) capital stock of CHB International B.V., a Dutch private limited liability company ( besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid ) and (ii) capital stock of Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to Company, and in exchange, Company has agreed to issue the Exchange Shares (such transaction, the “ Exchange ”); and

WHEREAS , in connection with the Exchange, Contributor is interested in obtaining, and the Company is interested in providing to Contributor, certain services from Company during a transition period commencing on the Closing Date (as defined in the Contribution & Exchange Agreement).

AGREEMENT:

NOW , THEREFORE , the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Contribution & Exchange Agreement. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Annex but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE AND ACCEPT SERVICES

2.1. Provision of Services . On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Company shall provide, or shall cause its subsidiaries or third parties designated by it and pre-approved by Contributor in writing (such designated subsidiaries and third parties,


together with Company, collectively the “ Service Providers ”) to provide, to Contributor the services set forth on Annex A and such other services reasonably requested by Contributor in connection with the management and dissolution of Contributor (collectively, the “ Services ”). Each of the Services shall be provided and accepted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions set forth herein. Company shall in all cases retain responsibility for the Services to be performed by any Service Provider or other third-party subcontractors or any of Company’s affiliates.

2.2. Access . Contributor shall (a) make available on a timely basis to the Service Providers all information and materials reasonably requested by any of the Service Providers to enable it to provide the Services and (b) provide the Service Provider with reasonable access to its premises for the purpose of providing the Services. Company shall make available on a timely basis to Contributor and its representatives and advisors, as applicable, all information and materials reasonably requested by Contributor in connection with the Services.

ARTICLE III

SERVICES; PAYMENT; INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS

3.1. Services To Be Provided . Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, Company shall perform, or cause the other Service Providers to perform, the Services both (i) in a manner that is substantially similar in all material respects to the manner in which such Services were performed for the Contributor prior to the Exchange and in (ii) in a professional and workmanlike manner and with at least the same degree of care, skill, prudence, quality and efficiency as provided in connection with similar services performed by Company for operation of its own business. Company and all Service Providers will perform the Services in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Each Service Provider shall act under this Agreement solely as an independent contractor and not as an agent of Contributor.

3.2. Disclaimer of Warranty . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE FURNISHED AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

ARTICLE IV

TERM OF SERVICES

The provision of Services shall commence on the Closing Date and shall terminate upon delivery of written notice of termination by Contributor to the Company.

 

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ARTICLE V

FORCE MAJEURE

Company shall not be liable for any interruption of Service or delay or failure to perform under this Agreement if such interruption, delay or failure results from causes beyond its reasonable control, including acts of any government, riot, insurrection or other hostilities, embargo, fire, flood, lightning, earthquake, storm, hurricane, tornado, explosion, acts of God or wrecks. In any such event, Company’s obligations hereunder shall be postponed for such time as its performance is suspended or delayed on account thereof. Company will promptly notify Contributor, either orally or in writing, upon learning of the occurrence of such event of force majeure. Upon the cessation of the force majeure event, Company will promptly resume, or cause such other relevant Service Provider to resume, its performance.

ARTICLE VI

LIABILITIES

6.1. Consequential and Other Damages . No Service Provider shall be liable, whether in contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or otherwise, for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages whatsoever which in any way arise out of, relate to or are a consequence of, the performance or nonperformance by it hereunder or the provision of, or failure to provide, any Service hereunder, including with respect to loss of profits, business interruptions or claims of customers.

6.2. Limitation of Liability . In any event, the liability of any Service Provider with respect to this Agreement or any act or failure to act in connection herewith (including, but not limited to, the performance or breach hereof), or from the sale, delivery, provision or use of any Service provided under or covered by this Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or otherwise, shall not exceed the fees previously paid to such Service Provider by Contributor in respect of the Service from which such purported liability flows.

6.3. Obligation To Reperform . In the event of any breach of this Agreement by any Service Provider with respect to any error or defect in the provision of any Service, Company shall, or shall cause such other Service Provider to, correct in all material respects such error or defect or reperform in all material respects such Service at the request of Contributor and at the expense of Company.

ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION

7.1. Effectiveness; Termination . This Agreement shall become effective upon the occurrence of the Closing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall terminate, and the obligation of Company to provide or cause to be provided any Service shall cease, on the earliest to occur of (i) the last date indicated for the termination of any Service, (ii) the date on which the provision of all Services has terminated or been canceled pursuant to Article IV , (iii) the eighth (8 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date and (iv) the eighth (8 th ) anniversary of the effective time of the dissolution of the Contributor.

 

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7.2. Breach of Agreement . Subject to Article VI , if either Party shall cause or suffer to exist any material breach of any of its material obligations under this Agreement, and that Party does not cure such default in all material respects within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof from the nonbreaching Party, the nonbreaching Party may terminate this Agreement, including the provision of Services pursuant hereto, immediately by providing written notice of termination.

7.3. Effect of Termination . Section  8.8 , this Section  7.3 and Article VI shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

8.1. Notices . Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to any Party under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed properly delivered, given and received: (a) if delivered by hand, when delivered; (b) if sent on a Business Day by email with confirmed receipt before 5:00 p.m. (recipient’s time) on the date sent, on such Business Day; (c) if sent by email on a day other than a Business Day, or if sent by email with confirmed receipt at any time after 5:00 p.m. (recipient’s time) on the date sent, on the date on which receipt is confirmed, if a Business Day, and otherwise on the first Business Day following the date on which receipt is confirmed; (d) if sent by registered, certified or first class mail, the third Business Day after being sent; and (e) if sent by overnight delivery via a national courier service, one Business Day after being sent, in each case to the address or email address set forth beneath the name of such Party below (or to such other address or email address as such Party shall have specified in a written notice given to the other Parties hereto):

 

  (a) If to Contributor:

Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC

775 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000

Troy, MI 48084

Attn: Keith Anderson; Roger Scholten

Email: kanderson@championhomes.com;

rscholten@championhomes.com

 

       With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston St.

Boston, MA 02199

Attn.:     Zachary Blume

Email: zachary.blume@ropesgray.com

Fax:      (617) 235-9705

 

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  (b) If to Company:

Skyline Champion Corporation

P.O. Box 743

2520 By-Pass Road

Elkhart, IN 46515

Attn: John C. Firth

Email: JCFirth@qdi.com

 

       With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

11 S. Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Attn:    David P. Hooper

Email: david.hooper@btlaw.com

Fax:        (317) 231-7433

8.2. Amendment . This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each Party.

8.3. Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or 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 hereof.

8.4. Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.

8.5. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any) of the foregoing. Neither Company nor Contributor may assign this Agreement or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Party; provided that Company may delegate performance of all or any part of its obligations under this Agreement, and assign the rights relating thereto, to (i) any subsidiary of Company or (ii) third parties to the extent such third parties are routinely used to provide such Services to other subsidiaries, divisions or business units of Company; and provided , further that, in each case, no such delegation shall in any way affect Company’s rights (including the provisions of Article VI ) and obligations under this Agreement.

8.6. Parties in Interest . This Agreement will be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party and their subsidiaries and nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to or will confer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section  6.1 .

8.7. Waivers . No failure or delay on the part of any Party in the exercise of any right hereunder will impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. Any Party may, with respect to the other Party, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts, and (b) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any such extension or waiver will be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the Party or Parties to be bound.

 

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8.8. Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial .

(a) This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(b) The Parties agree that any legal proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of Indiana located in Indianapolis, Indiana and any appellate court therefrom. Each Party agrees, and Company shall cause each other Services Provider to agree, (i) to irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in respect of any legal or equitable legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or relating to enforcement of any of the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) to waive, and not to assert, as a defense in any such legal proceeding, any claim that (a) it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, (b) the legal proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, (c) the venue of the legal proceeding is improper or (d) this Agreement may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each Party agrees, and Company shall cause each other Services Provider to agree, that notice or the service of process in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be properly served or delivered if delivered in the manner contemplated by Section  8.1 or in any other manner permitted by applicable legal requirements.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT.

8.9. Confidentiality; Title to Data .

(a) Each Party agrees that any confidential information of the other Party received in the course of performance under this Agreement that is directly relevant to the Services shall be kept strictly confidential by the Parties, except that Company may, for the purpose of providing Services pursuant to this Agreement, disclose such information to any of its subsidiaries or to third party Service Providers to the extent reasonably necessary to provide Services; provided that any such third party shall have agreed to be bound by this Section  8.9 ; and either Party may disclose such information to the extent reasonably necessary in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement. Upon the termination of this Agreement, each Party and its subsidiaries shall return, and Company shall cause all other Service Providers to return, to the other Party all of such other Party’s and its subsidiaries’ confidential information to the extent that such information has not been previously returned. The obligations under this Section  8.9 shall not apply to (i) information of the disclosing Party or its subsidiaries that was known to the receiving Party, without restrictions on disclosure or use, prior to its coming within the knowledge of such receiving Party in the course of performance of this Agreement, (ii) information of the disclosing Party that is, or through no fault of the receiving Party becomes, publicly available and (iii) information which lawfully becomes available, without restriction on disclosure or use, from a third party.

 

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(b) Contributor acknowledges that it will acquire no right, title or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) in any firmware or software, and the licenses therefor which are owned by any Service Provider, by reason of the provision of the Services provided hereunder.

8.10. Construction .

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context requires: the singular number will include the plural, and vice versa; the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders; the feminine gender will include the masculine and neuter genders; and the neuter gender will include masculine and feminine genders. The Parties agree that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party will not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the words “include” and “including,” and variations thereof, will not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but rather will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The term “or” shall not be exclusive. The term “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the term “shall”. The phrase “to the extent” shall mean the extent or degree to which a subject or thing extends, and shall not simply be construed to mean the word “if”. Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections” and “Annexes” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Annexes to this Agreement. The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Services Agreement shall refer to this Services Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Services Agreement.

(b) The headings contained in this Agreement or in any Schedule or Annex hereto are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Any matter set forth in any provision, subprovision, section or subsection of any Schedule or Annex shall, unless the context otherwise manifestly requires, be deemed set forth for all purposes of the Schedules and Annexes. All Schedules and Annexes annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Schedule or Annex, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of, or a Schedule or Annex to, this Services Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

8.11. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts and by facsimile or electronic (i.e., PDF) transmission, each of which when executed will be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together will constitute one and the same agreement.

[Signature Pages Follows]

 

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

 

CHAMPION ENTERPRISES HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Roger K. Scholten

 

Name: Roger K. Scholten

Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel

            and Secretary


SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Richard W. Florea

Name: Richard W. Florea

Title:   President and CEO


Annex A

Services

 

1. Accounting and financial reporting

 

2. Tax reporting and preparation of returns

 

3. IT support for the above functions

 

4. Cash and capital management

 

5. Unit holder relations (communication and distribution of new shares)

 

6. Liquidation procedures

 

7. Maintenance of Corporate Records

Exhibit 10.3

AMENDED AND RESTATED

COORDINATION AGREEMENT

by and among

BAIN CAPITAL CREDIT,

CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS,

and

MAK CHAMPION INVESTMENT, LLC

Dated as of May 31, 2018

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

              Page  

1.

 

Effectiveness; Definitions

     2  
 

1.1.

  

Effectiveness

     2  
 

1.2.

  

Definitions

     2  

2.

 

General Cooperation; Agreements

     2  
 

2.1.

  

Cooperation

     2  
 

2.2.

  

Transfers

     2  
 

(f)

  

Permitted Rule 144 Transfers

     7  
 

(g)

  

Restrictions on Transfers to Strategic Investors

     8  
 

2.3.

  

Coordination Agreement

     9  
 

2.4.

  

Exercise of Registration Rights

     9  
 

2.5.

  

Voting

     10  
 

2.6.

  

Charitable Transfer

     11  

3.

 

Board Matters

     11  
 

3.1.

  

Initial Board Composition

     11  
 

3.2.

  

Subsequent Board Compositions

     11  
 

3.3.

  

Removal and Replacement; Vacancies

     12  
 

3.4.

  

Audit Committee

     13  

4.

 

[Reserved]

     13  

5.

 

Remedies

     13  

6.

 

Assignment of Rights

     13  
 

6.1.

  

Assignment

     13  
 

6.2.

  

Requirements

     14  

7.

 

Amendment, Termination, Etc.

     14  
 

7.1.

  

Written Modifications

     14  
 

7.2.

  

Termination

     14  
 

7.3.

  

Effect of Termination

     14  

8.

 

Definitions

     14  
 

8.1.

  

Certain Matters of Construction

     14  
 

8.2.

  

Definitions

     15  

9.

 

Miscellaneous

     18  
 

9.1.

  

Authority; Effect

     18  
 

9.2.

  

Notices

     18  
 

9.3.

  

Binding Effect, Etc.

     19  
 

9.4.

  

Descriptive Heading

     20  
 

9.5.

  

Counterparts

     20  
 

9.6.

  

Severability

     20  
 

9.7.

  

No Recourse

     20  

10.

 

Confidentiality

     20  
 

10.1.

  

General

     20  
 

10.2.

  

Disclosure to Governmental Bodies

     21  

11.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc.

     21  
 

11.1.

  

Governing Law; Venue

     21  
 

11.2.

  

Exercise of Rights and Remedies

     22  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED COORDINATION AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED COORDINATION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) dated as of May 31, 2018, by and among:

 

  (i) Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ SCH ”), Sankaty Credit Opportunities IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with SCH and their successors and permitted assigns, “ Bain Capital Credit ”);

 

  (ii) Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CCP ”), Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CCPS ”), Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ CCP SBS ”) and CCP Champion Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CCPCI ” and, together with CCP, CCPS and CC SBS and their successors and permitted assigns, “ Centerbridge Partners ”); and

 

  (iii) MAK Champion Investment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ MAK Champion ”) and MAK-ro Capital Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (together with MAK Champion and their successors and permitted assigns, “ MAK ” and, together with Bain Capital Credit and Centerbridge Partners, the “ Investors ”).

RECITALS

A. WHEREAS, Skyline Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”) and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Contributor ”) have entered into that certain Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement dated as of January 5, 2018 (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth therein, the Contributor agreed to contribute all of the issued and outstanding shares of (i) capital stock of CHB International B.V., a Dutch corporation and (ii) capital stock of Champion Home Builders, Inc., a Delaware corporation, to Company, and in exchange, the Company agreed to issue the Exchange Shares (as defined in the Exchange Agreement) (such transaction, the “ Exchange ”);

B. WHEREAS, the Original Investors are each party to that certain Coordination Agreement, dated as of January 5, 2018 (the “ Original Agreement ”);

C. WHEREAS, each of the Original Investors desires to amend and restate the Original Agreement in its entirety upon the terms and conditions stated herein;

D. WHEREAS, upon the consummation of the Exchange (the “ Closing ”), the Contributor or its members will hold the Exchange Shares and, in the event the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor upon the consummation of the Exchange, it is intended that the Exchange Shares held by the Contributor at the Closing will be distributed to, inter alia , the Investors;

E. WHEREAS, the Investors are the owners of the majority of the outstanding limited liability company interests of the Contributor;

F. WHEREAS, the Company is contemplating an Initial Offering following the Closing; and

G. WHEREAS, the Investors desire to set forth their agreements regarding certain matters, including coordination following the Closing of certain actions with respect to the Exchange Shares.


NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

 

  1. Effectiveness; Definitions.

1.1. Effectiveness . This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of January 5, 2018.

1.2. Definitions . Certain terms are used in this Agreement as specifically defined herein. These definitions are set forth or referred to in Section  8 .

 

  2. General Cooperation; Agreements.

2.1. Cooperation . Each Investor agrees to cooperate fully with each other Investor to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary or advisable under this Agreement and applicable legal requirements to consummate and make effective the transactions hereunder and to evidence or reflect the transactions contemplated by this Section  2 and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Section  2 .

2.2. Transfers .

(a) Permitted Transfers . From the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, until immediately prior to the closing of the Initial Offering, no Transfer of Shares by an Investor shall be permitted, other than the following Transfers, each of which are subject to the provisions of this Section  2.2 and Section  6 :

(i) Any Transfer by an Investor to one or more Permitted Transferees pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

(ii) Any Transfer by an Investor made in accordance with Section  2.2(c) and Section  2.2(d) ; and

(iii) Any Transfer by an Investor to another Investor with the prior written approval of each other Investor.

(b) Terms of Transfer and Securities Law Compliance .

(i) No Investor shall effect any Transfer of Shares unless such Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and, in either case, in compliance with all applicable state securities laws.

(ii) From the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, and until such time as such Shares have been sold to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from such registration, all certificates (if any) representing Shares that are held by any Investor shall bear a legend which shall state the following:

 

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“THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND NO INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE SOLD, OFFERED, ASSIGNED, DISTRIBUTED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS (A) THERE IS AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT COVERING ANY SUCH TRANSACTION OR (B) THE COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY STATING THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR (C) THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL ARE OTHERWISE SATISFIED THAT SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL STATE SECURITIES LAWS.”

(iii) Any proposed Transfer by an Investor of all or a part of its Shares shall be subject to the restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Section  2.2 . Any such Transfer under this Section  2.2 shall be permitted only if the transferee agrees (in a writing or writings in form and substance satisfactory to the board of managers of the Contributor (the “ Contributor Board ” and each such person, a “ Manager ”)) to be bound by the obligations set forth in this Agreement to the same extent as the transferor.

(iv) Any attempted Transfer of Shares in violation of the provisions of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio and of no effect.

(c) Right of First Offer .

(i) If, at any time prior to the consummation of the Initial Offering, an Investor wishes to Transfer any Shares (“ ROFO Offered Shares ”) to any Person (other than in a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee), such Investor must first comply with the process described in this Section  2.2(c) (the “ ROFO Process ”) by offering such ROFO Offered Shares to each other Investor pursuant to the ROFO Process (such offer, a “ ROFO Offer ”).

(ii) An Investor intending to initiate the ROFO Process (a “ ROFO Transferor ”) must provide written notice to each other Investor of such intent (the “ ROFO Offer Notice ”), which ROFO Offer Notice shall include an offer to sell ROFO Offered Shares to each other Investor (the “ ROFO Offerees ”) and shall specify the number of ROFO Offered Shares proposed to be sold, the terms and conditions of the proposed sale, including the proposed sale price (the “ Specified Price ”) and a reasonably detailed description of any other material terms and conditions or material facts relating to the proposed sale. The ROFO Transferor shall provide to the ROFO Offerees promptly all such other information relating to the ROFO Offered Shares and the proposed sale as they may reasonably request.

(iii) Each ROFO Offeree shall have the right, exercisable within ten (10) days of delivery to it of the ROFO Offer Notice by the ROFO Transferor (the “ ROFO Period ”) to accept a ROFO Offer by accepting for purchase up to a number of such ROFO Offered Shares pro rata based on ROFO Offeree’s percentage ownership of Exchange Shares held by all ROFO Offerees and their Affiliates at the time of such ROFO Offer (such number of ROFO Offered Shares allocated for a ROFO Offeree’s right to accept a ROFO

 

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Offer, the “ Allotted ROFO Shares ”) and also to accept for purchase all or a portion of such ROFO Offered Shares that have not been accepted for purchase by each other ROFO Offeree (such election to purchase a number of Shares more than the Allotted ROFO Shares, the “ Over-Allotment Election ”). If more than one ROFO Offeree makes an Over-Allotment Election (the aggregate amount of Shares elected to be purchased under an Over-Allotment Election, the “ Aggregate Over-Allotted Shares ”) such that the Aggregate Over-Allotted Shares exceeds the actual number of remaining ROFO Offered Shares for purchase, then each ROFO Offeree that made an Over-Allotment Election shall be allocated a number of Shares from the number of Aggregate Over-Allotted Shares pro rata among all ROFO Offerees based on each such ROFO Offeree’s Over-Allotment Election. The ROFO Offeree(s) that accept such ROFO Offer within the ROFO Period (the “ Purchasing ROFO Offerees ”) shall acquire such ROFO Offered Shares within forty-five (45) days of the end of the ROFO Period, which forty-five (45) day period shall be extended to up to a sixty (60) day period to the extent reasonably required to comply with any applicable HSR Act or other regulatory requirements.

(iv) If the ROFO Offerees do not collectively accept the ROFO Offer made by the ROFO Transferor with respect to all of the ROFO Offered Shares within the ROFO Period, then the ROFO Transferor shall have the right, for a period of ninety (90) days after the termination of the ROFO Period or any earlier rejection of the ROFO Offer by all ROFO Offerees, to sell the remaining ROFO Offered Shares at a net price (taking into account any fees, purchase discounts or other consideration) not less than the Specified Price, and on other terms and conditions not more favorable to the transferee(s) in any material respect than the terms set forth in the ROFO Offer Notice, to transferee(s) who agree (in a writing or writings in form and substance satisfactory to the other Investors) to be bound by this Agreement to the same extent as the transferor. Any ROFO Offered Shares not sold within such ninety (90) day period shall again be subject to the requirements of this Section  2.2(c) in connection with any subsequent sale.

(v) For purposes of this Section  2.2(c) , each ROFO Offeree may elect to purchase ROFO Offered Shares either directly or through one or more Affiliated Funds or Affiliates. Any proration and other calculations for each ROFO Offeree and its respective Affiliated Funds and Affiliates shall be made on a basis that aggregates the Shares held by each ROFO Offeree with the Shares held by such ROFO Offeree’s Affiliated Funds and Affiliates.

(vi) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 2.2(c) does not apply to any Transfer by any Investor in connection with a transaction approved by the Board of the Company in which each Investor has a right to participate on the same terms and that, as a result of the consummation of such transaction (either by any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other entity or any other transaction), holders of Company Common Shares immediately prior to such transaction would no longer own Company Common Shares representing a majority of the voting power of the Company or other surviving entity.

(d) Tag-Along Rights .

(i) Prior to an Initial Offering, subject to first complying with the Right of First Offer provisions of Section  2.2(c) (if applicable), an Investor may Transfer its Exchange Shares to any other Person provided that, if such Transfer is to a person who is not a Permitted Transferee of such Investor, such Investor provides each other Investor an

 

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opportunity to participate on a pro rata basis, on equivalent terms and conditions, in such Transfer as described in this Section  2.2(d) . With respect to any such proposed Transfer prior to any Initial Offering (other than a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee) by an Investor (or by any Affiliated Fund or Affiliate of such Investor) (each, a “ Selling Investor ”) of the Exchange Shares to any Person other than to such Selling Investor’s Permitted Transferee (any such Transfer, a “ Proposed Sale ), each other Investor who exercises its rights under this Section  2.2(d) (each a “ Tagging Investor ”) shall have the right to include in the Proposed Sale to the proposed transferee(s) (the “ Proposed Transferee ”) on the same terms and conditions as applicable to the sale of Exchange Shares in the Proposed Sale a number of its own Exchange Shares not to exceed (x) the aggregate number of Exchange Shares held by the Tagging Investor and Permitted Transferees multiplied by (y) a fraction of which the numerator is the number of Exchange Shares of the Selling Investor proposed to be included in the Proposed Sale and the denominator is the aggregate number of the Exchange Shares owned by the Selling Investor; provided , that in order to be entitled to exercise its right to sell Exchange Shares to the Proposed Transferee pursuant to this Section  2.2(d) , each Tagging Investor, if requested by the Selling Investor or the Proposed Transferee, shall be required (as a condition to participating in such Transfer to (x) agree to the same covenants as the Selling Investor agrees to in connection with the Proposed Sale, (y) join on a pro rata basis (based on the proceeds received by such Tagging Investor compared with the proceeds received by the Selling Investor and all Tagging Investors in connection with the Proposed Sale) in any indemnification that the Selling Investor agrees to provide in connection with the Proposed Sale (other than in connection with obligations that relate to a particular Investor, such as representations and warranties concerning itself or the Exchange Shares to be transferred by it, for which each Investor shall agree to be solely responsible, and provided that the liability for any indemnification to be provided by such Selling Investor and Tagging Investor shall not exceed, in each case, the total net consideration ( i.e. the total gross consideration after deduction for Costs (as defined below)) received by such Selling Investor or Tagging Investor for its Exchange Shares in respect of such Proposed Sale), and (z) make such representations and warranties concerning itself and the Exchange Shares to be sold by it in connection with such Transfer as the Selling Investor makes with respect to itself and its Shares.

(ii) Each Tagging Investor shall be responsible for funding its proportionate share (based on the proceeds received by such Tagging Investor compared with the proceeds received in the aggregate in connection with the Proposed Sale) of any adjustment in purchase price or escrow arrangements in connection with the Proposed Sale and for its proportionate share of any withdrawals from any such escrow, including any such withdrawals that are made with respect to claims arising out of agreements, covenants, representations, warranties or other provisions relating to the Proposed Sale (subject to the limitations of Section  2.2(d)(i) ).

(iii) Each Tagging Investor shall be responsible for its proportionate share (based on the proceeds received by such Tagging Investor compared with the proceeds received in the aggregate in connection with the Proposed Sale) of the fees, commissions and other out-of-pocket expenses (collectively, “ Costs ”) of the Proposed Sale to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the Company, the Proposed Transferee or another Person (other than the Selling Investor); provided , that the liability for such Costs (together with indemnity liability as contemplated by clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section  2.2(d) ) shall not exceed the total consideration received by such Tagging Investor for its Shares in respect of such Proposed Sale. If and to the extent deemed reasonably

 

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necessary by the Selling Investor (it being understood that the Selling Investor will first attempt to structure any Proposed Sale on terms that will not require post-closing true-up recoveries for the payment of Costs of the types contemplated by clause (A) of the proviso to this sentence below and, in circumstances where such arrangements are employed, to take reasonable steps to attempt to minimize their amount and duration), the Selling Investor shall be entitled to estimate, in its reasonable, good faith judgment, each Tagging Investor’s proportionate share of such Costs and to withhold such amounts from payments to be made to each Tagging Investor at the time of closing of such Proposed Sale; provided , that (A) such estimate shall not preclude the Selling Investor from recovering additional amounts from the Tagging Investors in respect of each such Tagging Investor’s proportionate share of such Costs and (B) the Selling Investor shall reimburse each Tagging Investor to the extent actual amounts are ultimately less than the estimated amounts or to the extent that any such amounts are paid by the Company, the Proposed Transferee or another Person (other than the Selling Investor) promptly (but in any event within five (5) Business Days of determining the actual amount).

(iv) Exercise of Tag-Along Rights; Notices . The Selling Investor (having first complied with the provisions of Section  2.2(c) , if applicable) shall give each other Investor prior written notice of each Proposed Sale, setting forth the number of Shares proposed to be so Transferred, the identity of the Proposed Transferee, the proposed amount and form of consideration and other material terms and conditions of the Proposed Sale (including indemnification, escrow and other material economic terms) offered by the Proposed Transferee (such initial notice, the “ Tag-Along Opportunity Notice ”). In the event that any of the material terms or conditions set forth in the Tag-Along Opportunity Notice are thereafter amended in any material respect, the Selling Investor shall also give written notice of the amended terms and conditions of the Proposed Sale to the other Investors (any amended notice, an “ Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice ”). In order to exercise the tag-along rights provided by this Section  2.2(d) an Investor must send a written notice to the Selling Investor indicating its desire to exercise its rights and specifying the number of Shares it desires to sell (the “ Tag-Along Exercise Notice ”) within ten (10) Business Days following the giving of the Tag-Along Opportunity Notice to such Investor (or if an Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice is given to the Investor, within ten (10) Business Days following the giving of such Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice). An Investor shall not be obligated to separately comply with the provisions of Section  2.2(c) in order to exercise the tag-along rights provided by this Section  2.2(d) . Upon the giving of an Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice to an Investor that had previously provided a Tag-Along Exercise Notice, such Tagging Investor shall be permitted to cancel its exercise of its rights under this Section  2.2(d) upon delivery of written notice to the Selling Investor to such effect and shall be released from its obligation hereunder. There shall be no liability on the part of the Selling Investor to any Tagging Investor if the sale of Shares pursuant to this Section  2.2(d) is not consummated for whatever reason.

(v) Each Tagging Investor shall deliver to the Selling Investor, or agent for such Selling Investor, all documents and instruments reasonably requested by the Selling Investor to evidence the Transfer to the Proposed Transferee the Shares that such Tagging Investor is permitted to dispose of pursuant to this Section  2.2(d). The consummation of such Proposed Sale shall be subject to the sole discretion of the Selling Investor, who shall have no liability or obligation whatsoever to any Tagging Investor participating therein other than to obtain for such Tagging Investor the same terms and conditions as those of the Selling Investor. In connection with the consummation of any

 

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such Proposed Sale, the Selling Investor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to Transfer to the Proposed Transferee at the closing of such Proposed Sale documents and instruments evidencing the Transfer to the Proposed Transferee of the Shares to be disposed of by any Tagging Investors.

(vi) If any Tagging Investor exercises its rights under this Section  2.2(d) , the closing of the purchase of the Shares with respect to which such rights have been exercised shall take place concurrently with the closing of the sale of the Selling Investor’s Shares to the Proposed Transferee. If by the end of ninety (90) days following the date of delivery of the Tag-Along Opportunity Notice (or, following the delivery of the last Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice, if applicable), the Selling Investor and the Proposed Transferee have not completed the Proposed Sale, each Tagging Investor shall be released from its obligations under this Section  2.2(d) , and the applicable Tag-Along Exercise Notices shall be null and void, and it shall be necessary for the terms of this Section  2.2(d) to be separately complied with in order to consummate such Proposed Sale pursuant to this Section  2.2(d) .

(vii) Tag-Along Power of Attorney . Upon delivering a Tag-Along Exercise Notice, each Tagging Investor shall, if requested by the Selling Investor, execute and deliver a power of attorney in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Selling Investor and such Tagging Investor with respect to the Shares that are to be sold by such Tagging Investor pursuant hereto (a “ Tag-Along Power of Attorney ”); it being understood that the Tag-Along Power of Attorney shall provide, among other things, that each such Tagging Investor shall irrevocably appoint a Person designated by the Selling Investors (and not objected to by Tagging Investors holding a majority of the Shares as to which tag-along rights are being exercised) to act as attorney-in-fact and agent with full power and authority to act under the Tag-Along Power of Attorney on its behalf with respect to (and subject to the terms and conditions of) the matters specified in this Section  2.2(d) .

(e) Distributions to Limited Partners or Members . From the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, each Investor agrees that it shall not make any distribution of Shares to its partners, members or stockholders without first obtaining consent from each of the other Investors unless in connection with a Transfer to a Charitable Organization.

(f) Permitted Rule 144 Transfers . At no time shall any Investor Transfer any or all of its Shares in reliance on Rule 144 other than in compliance with this Section  2.2(f) . Each Investor will use its reasonable best efforts to coordinate its efforts to Transfer Shares in reliance on Rule 144. Any Shares Transferred pursuant to this Section  2.2(f) shall no longer be Shares under this Agreement.

(i) Notice . Prior to any such Transfer of Shares in reliance on Rule 144, an Investor (the “ Notifying Investor ”) shall provide each other Investor (each other Investor a “ Notified Investor ”) with at least two (2) Business Days’ prior notice (a “ 144 Notice ”) of the Notifying Investor’s intention to commence Selling Shares in reliance on Rule 144; provided, however, that the Notified Investors who intend to Sell Shares in reliance on Rule 144 in connection with such 144 Notice need not comply with such requirement to provide a 144 Notice, but shall notify the other Investors of its intent to Sell any Shares as promptly as practicable and in any event prior to the earliest time at which the Notifying Investor intends to commence Selling Shares as indicated in such 144 Notice. The 144 Notice is intended to permit each Investor electing to Sell Shares at such time to coordinate the timing and process for Selling their Shares in an orderly fashion.

 

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(ii) 144 Notice Requirements . Each 144 Notice shall specify:

(b) the earliest time at which the Notifying Investor intends to commence Sales pursuant to this Section  2.2(f) ,

(c) whether such a Sale will commence a new measurement period for purposes of the Rule 144 group volume limit or is part of such a continuing measurement period previously commenced by another 144 Notice, and

(d) the volume limit for each Investor for that measurement period, determined as of its commencement.

(iii) Shares . Each Investor shall be entitled to effect Sales of a number of Shares equal to such Investor’s pro rata portion of the Rule 144 group volume limit applicable to all Investors during the applicable measurement period based on such Investor’s percentage ownership of Shares held by the Investors at the start of such measurement period; provided, however, that the Notified Investors shall not Sell any Shares in reliance on Rule 144 in connection with such 144 Notice prior to the earliest time at which the Notifying Investor intends to commence Selling Shares as indicated in such 144 Notice.

(g) Restrictions on Transfers to Strategic Investors . No Investor shall Transfer any Shares to a Strategic Investor without the approval of each of the other Investors.

(i) Notice . If any Investor proposes to Transfer any Shares to a Strategic Investor, the Investor shall furnish a written notice to each other Investor at least five (5) Business Days prior to such proposed Transfer other than with respect to any exempted Transfers pursuant to Section  2.2(g)(ii) . Such notice shall set forth the principal terms of the proposed Transfer, including (i) the number of the Shares to be Transferred, (ii) the per share purchase price or the formula by which such price is to be determined and (iii) the name and address of the prospective buyer. If, within three (3) Business Days after the date of delivery of such notice, a notice designating such prospective buyer as a Strategic Investor is delivered by an Investor to the Investor proposing to Transfer Shares, then the proposing Investor shall not Transfer any Shares to such prospective buyer.

(ii) Certain Exempted Transfers . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions in Section  2.2(g) shall not apply to any Transfers (i) in reliance on Rule 144 effected as “brokers’ transactions” (as defined in Rule 144); (ii) pursuant to a Public Offering, (iii) in reliance on Rule 144 directly to a “market maker” (as defined in Rule 144), (iv) pursuant to a block sale to a financial institution in a registered offering or (v) in connection with a transaction between the Company and a Strategic Investor that is approved by the requisite vote of the shareholders of the Company, in each case of clauses (ii)-(iv) in which, to the knowledge of the Investor, the underwriter(s), market maker(s) or block sale purchaser(s) are not acquiring such Shares for the intended purpose of reselling such Shares to any Person that, after giving effect to such resale, would own, directly or indirectly, more than five percent (5%) of then outstanding Shares (such Transfers, the “ Exempted Transfers ”).

 

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2.3. Coordination Agreement .

(a) Share Information . Each Investor agrees to provide the other Investors with current information regarding its Shares from time to time upon request of any other Investor and to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the other Investors in respect of determining any pro rata calculations required to be made or rights hereunder. All Shares held by each Investor and its Affiliates shall be aggregated together for purposes of determining the availability of any rights or applicability of any obligations with respect to an Investor under this Agreement.

(b) Pro Rata Sales . From the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, in the event of any Public Offering (including pursuant to a registration request as provided in Section  2.4 ), each Investor agrees to include in such Public Offering its and its Affiliates’ Shares pro rata based on such Investor’s percentage ownership of Shares held by all Investors and their Affiliates at the time of such offering until the earlier of such time that (i) such Investor has sold in all Public Offerings that number of Exchange Shares received by such Investor and its Affiliates at the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor (such number of Exchange Shares issued to an Investor at the Closing or, received by each Investor in the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, the “ Initial Shares ”) equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of such Initial Shares and (ii) such Investor has received aggregate proceeds from the Sale of its Initial Shares in all Public Offerings after the date hereof, greater than or equal to $50 million, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses.

2.4. Exercise of Registration Rights .

(a) Prior to the Distribution, the Investors agree to approve, and shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause their designated Managers to approve, the exercise by the Contributor of any demand registration under the Registration Rights Agreement in connection with the Initial Offering as requested by the Requisite Investor Majority. Except as set forth in Section  2.4(b) , if the Distribution occurs prior to the Initial Offering, then from the Distribution until immediately following the Initial Offering, each Investor agrees not to exercise its rights to make a Demand Registration Request or Shelf Takedown Request (each as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) without the consent of the Requisite Investor Majority.

(b) Registration Requests . If the Initial Offering has not been consummated or requested by the Requisite Investor Majority prior to the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing:

(i) Right to Request . Any Investor who holds greater than ninety percent (90%) of its Initial Shares, may in its sole discretion submit a Demand Registration Request or a Shelf Takedown Request to effect the Initial Offering under the Registration Rights Agreement (a “ Registration Request ”);

(ii) Notice . Any such Investor intending to submit a Registration Request pursuant to this Section  2.4(b) shall provide each other Investor with at least thirty (30) Business Days’ prior notice of its intention to submit such a request;

(iii) Right to Delay . If, within twenty (20) Business Days after the date of delivery of such notice pursuant to Section  2.4(b)(ii) , the non-requesting Investors deliver a joint notice to the requesting Investor requesting a delay of such anticipated Registration Request of up to six (6) months, then such requesting Investor will delay the submission of its Registration Request for the duration set forth in such notice;

 

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(iv) Cooperation . Each non-requesting Investor must use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate and take any such actions as reasonably required to support an Initial Offering requested pursuant to this Section  2.4(b) (including, by supporting the requesting Investor’s choice of lead underwriter); and

(v) Pro Rata Sales Exempt . In the case of and following the Initial Offering made at the request of an Investor pursuant to Section  2.4(b) , the Investors shall not be required to comply with Section  2.3(b) .

2.5. Voting .

(a) Proxy .

(i) From the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, until the closing of the Initial Offering, each Investor agrees to vote, or cause its Shares to be voted, as directed by the Requisite Investor Majority on all matters presented to the holders of the Company Common Shares. If an Investor determines not to vote in accordance with the first sentence of this Section  2.5(a) (a “ Dissenting Investor ”), it shall promptly following such determination, and no later than ten (10) days prior to the vote, notify each other Investor of such decision and, following receipt of such notice, the Requisite Investor Majority may elect to vote, or cause to be voted, the Company Common Shares held by such Dissenting Investor. If an Investor otherwise fails to vote on any matter presented to the holders of the Company Common Shares in accordance with the first sentence of this Section  2.5(a) (a Non-Voting Investor ) , each other Investor shall be permitted to vote, or cause to be voted, the Company Common Shares held by the Non-Voting Investor in accordance with the direction of the Requisite Investor Majority.

(ii) In furtherance of Section  2.5(a) , immediately from and after the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, each Investor shall (1) irrevocably and unconditionally grant to, designate and appoint each other Investor as its attorney in fact and proxy, with full power of substitution, to represent it with respect to all matters presented to the holders of the Company Common Shares, including at any annual or special meetings of the holders of the Company Common Shares and (2) authorize and empower each other Investor to vote, or cause to be voted, its Shares, in each case of clauses (1) and (2), in accordance with the direction of the Requisite Investor Majority. Such proxy will be an irrevocable proxy coupled with an interest and, to the extent permitted by law, it shall continue in full force and effect and remain valid until the closing of the Initial Offering, immediately upon which such proxy shall automatically terminate without any further action required by any person.

(iii) Each Investor agrees to execute any further agreement or form reasonably necessary or appropriate to confirm and effectuate the grant of the proxy contained in this Section  2.5(a) .

(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Section  2.5(a) to the contrary, this Section  2.5(a) shall not apply to matters in respect of (A) the composition of the Company Board, which matters are subject to and governed by the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement and (B) any transaction between an Investor or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company or its subsidiaries, on the other hand.

 

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(b) The Investors each agree to support the nomination and election of the nominees to the board of directors of the Company (the “ Company Board ”) selected in accordance with Section  3 of this Agreement.

2.6. Charitable Transfer . From the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, the Investors will cooperate to permit and will cooperate to cause the Contributor to permit, as applicable, Charitable Transfers by an Investor to a Charitable Organization or to any person associated with an Investor that such Investor deems appropriate in order to effectuate the Charitable Transfer; provided that the Investor shall cause any interim transferee to promptly Transfer any such Shares to such Charitable Organization.

 

  3. Board Matters.

3.1. Initial Board Composition . In connection with the Closing, the Investors will cause their designated Managers to, or if the Investors receive the Exchange Shares directly at the Closing, or if the Distribution has occurred, the Investors will, nominate and appoint the following members to the Company Board in accordance with the Exchange Agreement and Section 2.1(b)(ii) of the Investor Rights Agreement (each member serving on the Company Board, an “ Initial Director ”):

(a) The Chief Executive Officer of the Company following the Closing;

(b) For each Investor, two (2) directors selected by such Investor; and

(c) Two (2) Independent Directors, each as selected by the Requisite Investor Majority.

3.2. Subsequent Board Compositions .

(a) Pursuant to the nomination rights under Sections 2.1(b)(iii)(2), 2.1(b)(iii)(3) and 2.1(b)(iii)(4) of the Investor Rights Agreement, following the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, and until the closing of the Initial Offering, the Investors will cooperate to nominate and elect directors to the Company Board, as follows:

(i) to the extent there is vacancy caused by the resignation, removal or other departure of the Skyline Director (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) or the Skyline Independent Director (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement), a replacement director of the Company Board as selected by the Requisite Investor Majority;

(ii) two (2) directors of the Company Board (such directors of the Company Board will not be subject to the requirements under Section  3.4 or any independence requirements) selected by each Investor;

(iii) such additional number of Independent Directors, if any, so that the aggregate number of Independent Directors to be nominated and elected pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(iii) of the Investor Rights Agreement is equal to three (3), which Independent Directors shall be selected by the Requisite Investor Majority; and

 

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(iv) such additional number of directors to be nominated pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(iii)(4) of the Investor Rights Agreement such that the number of directors of the Company Board shall equal eleven (11), which directors shall be selected by the Requisite Investor Majority.

(b) To the extent necessary:

(i) in connection with the Initial Offering, the Contributor (if applicable) and the Investors will cause that number of Initial Directors or such directors nominated pursuant to Section  3.2(a) of this Agreement to resign from the Company Board effective as of the closing of the Initial Offering; and

(ii) following such time that the Aggregate Ownership Percentage of the Investors is not greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Company, the Investors will use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Skyline Director to resign from the Company Board;

in each case, so that the composition of the Company Board shall be as set forth in Section 2.2(b) or Section 2.2(c) of the Investor Rights Agreement, as applicable, subject to compliance with Applicable Governance Rules (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement).

(c) If applicable, prior to the Distribution, the Investors will cooperate to cause the Contributor (in accordance with the Investor Rights Agreement) to nominate to the Company Board, in accordance with Section 2.2(b) or Section 2.2(c) of the Investor Rights Agreement, as applicable, each of the directors nominated by the Investors pursuant to the nomination rights of the Investors thereto as of after the Distribution; provided that, for the purposes of this Section  3.2(c) , the “Ownership Threshold” (as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement) will be calculated as if the Investors owned their pro rata portion of the Shares owned by the Contributor, which each Investor would be entitled to receive in the Distribution; provided, further, that if any Investor does not then exceed any Ownership Threshold, the other Investors then exceeding such Ownership Threshold shall jointly nominate that number of directors that, but for the application of such Ownership Threshold, the Investor not then exceeding such Ownership Threshold would be entitled to nominate.

3.3. Removal and Replacement; Vacancies . If, following election or appointment to the Company Board:

(a) any director of the Company Board that has been selected or nominated by, or at the direction of, an individual Investor that continues to possess the right to select or nominate, or give direction for the selection or nomination of, such director pursuant to this Agreement or the Investor Rights Agreement: (i) resigns voluntarily; (ii) is removed in accordance with the By-laws of the Company or pursuant to Section  3.4 of this Agreement; (iii) is unable to serve for any reason prior to the expiration of his or her term as a director of the Company Board; or (iv) such Investor notifies the other Investors that it intends to seek the removal of such director; or

(b) any director of the Company Board that is selected or nominated by, or at the direction of, more than one Investor and if any group of Investors continues to possess the right to select or nominate, or give direction for the selection or nomination of, such director pursuant to this Agreement or the Investor Rights Agreement: (i) resigns voluntarily; (ii) is removed in accordance with the By-laws of the Company or pursuant to Section  3.4 of this Agreement; (iii) is

 

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unable to serve for any reason prior to the expiration of his or her term as a director of the Company Board; or (iv) the group of Investors possessing such right pursuant to the rights set forth in Section  3.2 of this Agreement and Section 2.2 of the Investor Rights Agreement notifies the other Investors that it intends to seek the removal of such director;

then the Investors will cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to remove any such director of the Company Board, if necessary to effect such removal, and to appoint on to the Company Board and support the nomination and election of a replacement as nominated or selected by one or more Investors pursuant to the rights set forth in Section  3.2 of this Agreement and Section 2.2 of the Investor Rights Agreement.

3.4. Audit Committee . Each Independent Director shall be only deemed eligible for nomination by any individual Investor or the Requisite Investor Majority if the Independent Director is considered eligible to serve on the audit committee (pursuant to Section 303A.02 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual and Exchange Act Rule 10A-3) and willing to serve on the audit committee. If an Independent Director nominated pursuant to Section  3.1(c) , Section  3.2(a)(iii) , Section  3.2(a)(iv) , Section  3.2(b) or Section  3.2(c) , but only to the extent nominated in accordance with Section 2.1, Section 2.2(b) or Section 2.2(c) of the Investor Rights Agreement, declines to serve on, or is no longer eligible to be a member of, the audit committee of the Company Board, the Investors agree to take such actions as are reasonably necessary to cause (1) such Independent Director to resign from his or her position as a member of the Company Board and such Independent Director shall not be eligible to be nominated as an Independent Director immediately following such resignation and (2) a replacement Independent Director to be nominated or selected (such replacement Independent Director as nominated or selected by one or more Investors pursuant to the rights set forth in Section  3.2 of this Agreement and Section 2.2 of the Investor Rights Agreement). The Investors will cooperate to cause the Contributor or, if after the Distribution or, from the Closing if the Investors are issued the Shares directly, the nominating Investors agree to cause any of its or their nominees for director who would become Independent Directors subject to this Section  3.4 to execute a conditional resignation upon his or her appointment, which would be effective only if he or she (x) no longer qualifies as “independent” pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of Independent Director, (y) is no longer eligible to serve on the audit committee of the Company Board or (z) does not serve on the audit committee of the Company Board, in each case unless the majority of the Company Board has determined that such Independent Director shall continue to serve on the Company Board.

 

  4. [Reserved].

 

  5. Remedies.

The parties shall have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies which may be available, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances.

 

  6. Assignment of Rights.

6.1. Assignment . Subject to Section  2.2(a) , Section  2.2(c) , Section  2.2(d) , Section  2.2(f) , and Section  2.2(g) , the rights of an Investor hereunder may only be assigned (in whole but not in part) in connection with a Transfer of Shares prior to the Initial Offering to a Transferee acquiring from such transferring Investor Shares that represent more than fifteen and a half percent (15.5%) of the number of

 

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then outstanding Company Common Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, following any permitted assignment of such rights, the transferring Investor shall no longer have the rights of an “Investor” under this Agreement (including any consent and approval rights), but such transferring Investor shall remain directly liable for the performance of all of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Transferee shall not be permitted to exercise any such assigned rights to the extent such exercise of rights would cause any Investor party to the Investor Rights Agreement to violate the terms and conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement.

6.2. Requirements . Without prejudice to any other or similar conditions imposed hereunder with respect to any such Transfer, prior to the Transfer of any Shares to any Transferee occurring prior to the Initial Offering, other than in a Charitable Transfer or an Exempted Transfer, each Investor effecting such Transfer shall (i) cause the Transferee to deliver to each of the Investors its written agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Investors, to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations under Section  2.5 and any other obligations of an Investor hereunder, and (ii) remain directly liable for the performance by the Transferee of all obligations of such Transferee under this Agreement. Any Transferee, other than in a Charitable Transfer or Exempted Transfer, receiving Shares from an Investor in a Transfer shall be subject to the terms and conditions of, and if assigned rights in accordance with Section  6.1 , shall be entitled to enforce, this Agreement to the same extent, and in the same capacity, as the Investor that Transfers the Shares to such Transferee.

 

  7. Amendment, Termination, Etc.

7.1. Written Modifications . This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by each Investor. Each such amendment shall be binding upon each party hereto. In addition, each party hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party. To the extent the amendment of any Section of this Agreement would require a specific consent pursuant to this Section  7.1 , any amendment to the definitions used in such Section shall also require the specified consent.

7.2. Termination . Notwithstanding the foregoing Section  7.1 , (i) following the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, this Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Investor when such Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage is equal to or less than five percent (5%) and (ii) this Agreement shall terminate if the Exchange Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms therein.

7.3. Effect of Termination . No termination under this Agreement shall relieve any Person of liability for breach prior to termination. No termination of this Agreement will affect this Section  7.3 or the obligations of any party pursuant to Section  9.7 . No termination of this Agreement will affect the obligations of any party pursuant to Section  10 , all of which obligations will survive termination of this Agreement for a period of two (2) years from the date of such termination.

 

  8. Definitions.

8.1. Certain Matters of Construction . In addition to the definitions referred to or set forth below in this Section  8 :

(i) The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Agreement shall include all subsections thereof;

 

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(ii) The word “including” shall mean including, without limitation;

(iii) Definitions shall be equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined; and

(iv) The masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other.

8.2. Definitions . The following terms shall have the following meanings:

144 Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.2(f)(i) .

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person (for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise); provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Contributor or any Investor (and vice versa), (b) if such specified Person is an investment fund, any other investment fund the primary investment advisor to which is the primary investment advisor to such specified Person or an Affiliate thereof and (c) if such specified Person is a natural Person, any family member of such natural Person.

Affiliated Funds ” means, with respect to any Investor: (i) affiliated investment funds (including entities investing on behalf of such holder and any investment funds and entities with a common general partner or principal advisor) and (ii) entities that are directly or indirectly controlled, controlling or under common control with such Investor.

Aggregate Ownership Percentage ” means, with respect to any Person at any time, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) equal to (i) the aggregate number of Company Securities beneficially owned by such Person (together with his, her or its Affiliates) at such time divided by (ii) the aggregate number of all outstanding Company Securities at such time.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Bain Capital Credit ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.

Centerbridge Partners ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Charitable Organization ” means a charitable organization as described by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.

Charitable Transfer ” means a distribution of Shares to an Affiliate or to a member, partner or employee of such Affiliate in connection with a bona fide gift to a Charitable Organization and the associated transfer to such Charitable Organization.

 

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Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Company Board ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.5(b) .

Company Common Shares ” means common shares, $0.0277 par value per share of Company.

Company Securities ” means (i) Company Common Shares, (ii) securities convertible or exercisable into, or exchangeable for, Company Common Shares, (iii) any other equity or equity-linked security issued by the Company and (iv) options, warrants or other rights to acquire any of the foregoing.

Contributor ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Contributor Board ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.2(b)(iii) .

Dissenting Investor ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.5(a)(i) .

Distribution ” means the transfer of all or substantially all Exchange Shares held by the Contributor to the holders of the limited liability company interests in the Contributor.

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

Governmental Body ” has the meaning set forth in the Exchange Agreement.

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

Independent Director ” has the meaning set forth in the Investor Rights Agreement.

Initial Director ” has the meaning set forth in Section  3.1 .

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

Initial Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.3(b) .

Investor Rights Agreement ” means that certain Investor Rights Agreement among the Contributor, the Company and the Investors hereto dated as of the date of the Closing.

Investors ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Legal Proceeding ” means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, mediation, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, administration, receivership, involuntary arrangement, compromise or schedule with creditors, moratorium, stay or limitation of creditors rights, interim or provisions supervision by a court or court appointee, winding up or striking off, or similar event, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination, conciliation, expert determination or investigation or other process commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other governmental body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

LLC Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of May 23, 2011, as amended on September 16, 2014 (as amended and in effect on the date hereof).

 

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MAK ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Non-Voting Investor ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.5(a) .

Notified Investor ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.2(f)(i) .

Notifying Investor ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.2(f)(i) .

Original Investors ” means Centerbridge Capital Partners AIV I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Centerbridge Capital Partners Strategic AIV I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, CCP SBS, CCPCI, Bain Capital Credit and MAK Champion.

Permitted Transferee ” means with respect to any Investor, such entity’s Affiliated Funds or Affiliates; provided , that such Affiliated Fund, Affiliate or other Person is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act) and agrees to be subject to and be bound by this Agreement and any other equityholder agreement or lock-up agreement then in effect, to the same extent as the transferor Investor.

Person ” means 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.

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

Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement among the Contributor, the Company, the Investors, Arthur Decio and certain other investors dated as of the date of the Closing.

Registration Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.4(b)(i) .

Requisite Investor Majority ” means:

(i) prior to the Distribution, the approval of (a) at least two (2) Investors if there is more than one (1) Investor holding limited liability company interests in the Contributor, and (b) a single Investor if there is only one (1) Investor holding limited liability company interests in the Contributor; or

(ii) following the Closing or, the Distribution if the Exchange Shares are issued to the Contributor, until the closing of the Initial Offering, the approval of (a) at least two (2) Investors if there is more than one (1) Investor holding Shares, and (b) a single Investor if there is only one (1) Investor holding Shares.

For purposes of this Requisite Investor Majority definition, (A) each Investor’s Aggregate Ownership Percentage must be equal to or greater than five percent (5%) in order to constitute an Investor under this definition and (B) any Investor that has assigned its rights to a Transferee in accordance with Section  6.1 shall not be deemed an Investor.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor Rule).

Sale ” means a Transfer for value and the terms “Sell”, “Selling” and “Sold” shall have correlative meanings.

 

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Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as in effect from time to time.

Shares ” means all shares of Company Common Shares held by an Investor, whenever issued.

Strategic Investor ” means, with respect to any proposed Transfer, any (a) Person that is determined by an Investor in its reasonable judgment to be a competitor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any material respect or an actual or potential vendor, supplier or franchisee of or other Person having a material business relationship (other than employment) with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (b) any Affiliate of any such Person specified in clause (a).

Transfer ” means any sale, pledge, assignment, encumbrance or other transfer or disposition of any Shares or limited liability company interests, as applicable, to any other Person, whether directly, indirectly, voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise and the term “Transferred” shall have a correlative meaning.

Transferees ” means, (i) any Person to whom an Investor Transfers Shares in compliance with Section  2.2 and (ii) with respect to any Investor, any Affiliated Fund of such Investor, in each case, to the extent such Person agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

 

  9. Miscellaneous.

9.1. Authority; Effect . Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association.

9.2. Notices . Any notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by facsimile or e-mail, or (iii) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

 

  (a) If to Bain Capital Credit, to:

Sankaty Champion Holdings, LLC

       111 Huntington Avenue
       Boston, MA 02199
       Attention: Michael Bevacqua
       Facsimile Number: (617) 516-2010

 

       with copies to:

 

       Ropes & Gray LLP
       Prudential Tower
       800 Boylston Street
       Boston, Massachusetts 02199
       Facsimile: (617) 951-7050
       Attention: David A. Fine

 

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  (b) If to Centerbridge Partners, to:

Centerbridge Capital Partners, L.P.

375 Park Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10152

Attention: Daniel Osnoss

Facsimile Number: (212) 672-453

with copies to:

Centerbridge Partners, L.P.

375 Park Avenue, 12th Floor

New York, NY 10152

Attention: Office of the General Counsel

Facsimile Number:

Email: legalnotices@centerbridge.com

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Facsimile:       (212) 455-2502

Attention:       Caroline B. Gottschalk

 

  (c) If to MAK, to:

MAK Capital Fund L.P.

590 Madison Avenue, #902

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Michael Kaufman

Facsimile Number: (212) 486-4779

with copies to:

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

Facsimile:       (617) 951-7050

Attention:       David A. Fine

Notice to the holder of record of any shares of Company Common Shares shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such shares for all purposes hereof.

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (i) on the date received, if personally delivered, (ii) on the date received if delivered by facsimile or e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (iii) two (2) 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.

9.3. Binding Effect, Etc . This Agreement, together with the Registration Rights Agreement, the LLC Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to their subject matter, supersede in their entirety all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements, or discussions with respect to such subject matter and shall be binding upon and inure to the

 

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benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Investor may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void. No Investor may enter into an agreement with any other Investor with respect to the subject matters covered herein or the Shares without the prior written consent of the other Investors.

9.4. Descriptive Heading . The descriptive headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall not be construed to define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.

9.5. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

9.6. Severability . In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

9.7. No Recourse . Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, each Investor covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Investor or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Investor or any current or future member of any Investor or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Investor or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, for any obligation of any Investor under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.

 

  10. Confidentiality.

10.1. General . Each Investor agrees that it will keep confidential and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose, other than as permitted by this Agreement, any confidential information provided to or learned by such party in connection with their respective rights under this Agreement, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section  10 by such party or its Affiliates), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by such party without use of such confidential information or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to such party by a third party (other than an Affiliate of such party) without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have; provided, however, that an Investor may disclose confidential information (x) to its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection their respective rights under this Agreement, (y) to any Affiliate of such party and their respective directors, officers and employees, in each case in the ordinary course of business, or (z) subject to Section  10.2 , as may otherwise be required by law or legal, judicial or regulatory process or requested by any regulatory or self-regulatory authority or examiner, provided that such party takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any required disclosure described in this clause (z); and provided , further , however , that the acts and omissions of any Person to whom such Investor may disclose confidential information pursuant to clauses (x) and (y) of the preceding proviso will be attributable to such party for purposes of determining such party’s compliance with this Section  10 .

 

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10.2. Disclosure to Governmental Bodies . Unless prohibited by applicable law, all analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals made by or on behalf of the Contributor or any Investor before any Governmental Body, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not including any interactions between Contributor or any Investor with Governmental Body in the ordinary course of business, any disclosure which is not permitted by applicable law or any disclosure containing confidential information) shall be disclosed to the other parties in advance of any filing, submission or attendance, it being the intent that the parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, meetings, discussions, presentations, memoranda, briefs, filings, arguments, and proposals; provided, however, that materials or information revealing the value of the transaction or containing attorney-client privileged information, communications or work product or any confidential information may be provided on an outside-counsel basis only, in which case each party shall cause their respective outside counsel not to share such information with any other Person. Unless prohibited by a Governmental Body, each party shall give notice to the other parties with respect to and permit the other parties to participate in any meeting, discussion, communication, appearance or contact with any Governmental Body, with such notice being sufficient to provide the other parties with the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting, discussion, appearance or contact.

 

  11. Governing Law; Jurisdiction, Etc.

11.1. Governing Law; Venue .

(a) This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

(b) The parties hereto agree that any Legal 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 shall be brought in the any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of New York and any appellate court therefrom. Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such court in respect of any legal or equitable Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or relating to enforcement of any of the terms of this Agreement, and hereby waives, and agrees not to assert, as a defense in any such Legal Proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that the Legal Proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Legal Proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each party hereto agrees that notice or the service of process in any Legal Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be properly served or delivered if delivered in the manner contemplated by Section  9.2 or in any other manner permitted by applicable law.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR OTHER LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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11.2. 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.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement (or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized) under seal as of the date first above written.

INVESTORS:

 

SANKATY CHAMPION HOLDINGS, LLC
By: Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC, its manager
  By: /s/ Andrew S. Viens                                    
  Name: Andrew S. Viens
  Title:   Executive Vice President
SANKATY CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES IV, L.P.
By:   Sankaty Credit Opportunities Investors IV, LLC,
  its general partner
By:   Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC
  its managing member
  By: /s/ Andrew S. Viens                                    
  Name: Andrew S. Viens
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Coordination Agreement]


CCP CHAMPION INVESTORS, LLC

By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general manager

By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner

By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                           
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                           
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS STRATEGIC, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P., its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD., its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                           
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS SBS, L.P.
By: CCP SBS GP, LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                           
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Coordination Agreement]


MAK CHAMPION INVESTMENT LLC
By: MAK Capital Fund L.P.
By: /s/ Michael Kaufman                                           
       Name: Michael Kaufman
       Title: Portfolio Manager
MAK-RO CAPITAL MASTER FUND L.P.
By: MAK GP LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Michael Kaufman                                           
       Name: Michael Kaufman
       Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Coordination Agreement]


Acknowledged and agreed:

 

CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS AIV I, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P.,
its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN LTD.,
its general partner
By: /s/ Suanne V. Clark                                      
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory
CENTERBRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS STRATEGIC AIV I, L.P.
By: CENTERBRIDGE ASSOCIATES, L.P.,
its general partner
By: CENTERBRIDGE CAYMAN GP LTD.,
its general partner
By: /s/ Susanne V. Clark                                       
Name: Susanne V. Clark
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Coordination Agreement]

Exhibit 10.4

SKYLINE CHAMPION CORPORATION

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of June 4, 2018, between Skyline Champion Corporation, an Indiana corporation (the “ Company ”), and [                    ] (“ Indemnitee ”).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities. In addition, the Amended and Restated By-laws (the “ By-Laws ”) of the Company require indemnification of the directors, officers and any person who at the request of the Company is or was serving as a director, officer, partner or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, from any and all of the expenses or liabilities incurred by him or her in certain actions, suits, or proceedings. Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Indiana Business Corporation Law (the “ IBCL ”). The By-laws and the IBCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

WHEREAS, the Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company’s shareholders to assure members of the Board, officers and certain other persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

WHEREAS, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify, and to advance expenses on behalf of, such persons to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified;

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the By-laws and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder;

WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the By-laws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, and may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity. Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that he or she be so indemnified; and

WHEREAS, Indemnitee has or may have in the future certain rights to indemnification and/or insurance provided by other entities and/or organizations that Indemnitee intends to be secondary to the primary obligation of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein, with the Company’s acknowledgement and agreement to the foregoing being a material condition to Indemnitee’s willingness to serve on the Board.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Indemnitee’s agreement to serve as a director from and after the date hereof, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Indemnity of Indemnitee . The Company hereby agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time. In furtherance of the foregoing indemnification, and without limiting the generality thereof:

(a) Proceedings . Indemnitee shall be entitled to the rights of indemnification provided in this Section l(a) if, by reason of his or her Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined), the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined), including without limitation a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company. Pursuant to this Section  1(a) , Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses (as hereinafter defined), judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her, or on his or her behalf, in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

(b) Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a party to and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding, he or she shall be indemnified to the maximum extent permitted by law, as such may be amended from time to time, against all Expenses reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred by him or her on his or her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

2. Additional Indemnity . In addition to, and without regard to any limitations on, the indemnification provided for in Section  1 of this Agreement, the Company shall and hereby does indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf if, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, he or she is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or participant in any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company), including, without limitation, all liability arising out of the negligence or active or passive wrongdoing of Indemnitee. The only limitation that shall exist upon the Company’s obligations pursuant to this Agreement shall be that the Company shall not be obligated to make any payment to Indemnitee that is finally determined (under the procedures, and subject to the presumptions, set forth in Sections 6 and 7 hereof) to be prohibited under applicable law.

 

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3. Contribution .

(a) Whether or not the indemnification provided in Sections 1 and 2 hereof is available, in respect of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount of any judgment or settlement of such action, suit or proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have against Indemnitee. The Company shall not enter into any settlement of any action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

(b) Without diminishing or impairing the obligations of the Company set forth in the preceding subparagraph, if, for any reason, Indemnitee shall elect or be required to pay all or any portion of any judgment or settlement in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee in proportion to the relative benefits received by the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction or events from which such action, suit or proceeding arose; provided, however, that the proportion determined on the basis of relative benefit may, to the extent necessary to conform to law, be further adjusted by reference to the relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company other than Indemnitee who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the transaction or events that resulted in such expenses, judgments, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other equitable considerations which applicable law may require to be considered. The relative fault of the Company and all officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who are jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such action, suit or proceeding), on the one hand, and Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, the degree to which their actions were motivated by intent to gain personal profit or advantage, the degree to which their liability is primary or secondary and the degree to which their conduct is active or passive.

(c) The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless from any claims of contribution that may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company, other than Indemnitee, who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

(d) To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

 

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4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, a witness, or is made (or asked) to respond to discovery requests, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, he or she shall be indemnified against all Expenses reasonably incurred by him or her or on his or her behalf in connection therewith.

5. Advancement of Expenses . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Indemnitee’s right to such advancement is not subject to the satisfaction of any standard of conduct. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section  5 shall be unsecured and interest free.

6. Procedures and Presumptions for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification . It is the intent of this Agreement to secure for Indemnitee rights of indemnity that are as favorable as may be permitted under the IBCL and public policy of the State of Indiana. Accordingly, the parties agree that the following procedures and presumptions shall apply in the event of any question as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement:

(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure of Indemnitee to provide such a request to the Company, or to provide such a request in a timely fashion, shall not relieve the Company of any liability that it may have to Indemnitee unless, and to the extent that, such failure actually and materially prejudices the interests of the Company.

(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section  6(a) hereof, a determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made in the specific case by one of the following four methods, which shall be at the election of the Board: (1) by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum, (2) by a committee of disinterested directors designated by a majority vote of the disinterested directors, even though less than a quorum, (3) if there are no disinterested directors or if the disinterested directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the Indemnitee, or (4) if so directed by the Board, by the shareholders of the Company (but shares owned by or voted under the control of directors who are not disinterested directors may not be voted on the determination). For purposes hereof, disinterested directors are those members of the Board who are not parties to the action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

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(c) If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section  6(b) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section  6(c) . The Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board. Indemnitee may, within 10 days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of Independent Counsel (as defined in Section  13 ), and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If a written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section  6(a) hereof, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Indiana Court or other court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Indemnitee to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section  6(b) hereof. The Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting pursuant to Section  6(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the procedures of this Section  6(c) , regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.

(d) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence. Any determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder that is adverse to Indemnitee may be challenged by the Indemnitee in Indiana Court. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(e) Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise (as hereinafter defined), including financial statements, or on information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or

 

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reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant, financial advisor or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Enterprise. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement. Whether or not the foregoing provisions of this Section  6(e) are satisfied, it shall in any event be presumed that Indemnitee has at all times acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or , in the event of a criminal proceeding, it shall be presumed that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was lawful or had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.

(f) If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section  6 to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time to obtain or evaluate documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section  6(f) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the shareholders pursuant to Section  6(b) of this Agreement and if (A) within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Company of the request for such determination, the Board or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve to submit such determination to the shareholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat, or (B) a special meeting of shareholders is called within fifteen (15) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat.

(g) Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Independent Counsel, member of the Board or stockholder of the Company shall act reasonably and in good faith in making a determination regarding the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement. Any costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

 

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(h) The Company acknowledges that a settlement or other disposition short of final judgment may be successful if it permits a party to avoid expense, delay, distraction, disruption and uncertainty. In the event that any action, claim or proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party is resolved in any manner other than by adverse judgment against Indemnitee (including, without limitation, settlement of such action, claim or proceeding with or without payment of money or other consideration) it shall be presumed that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in such action, suit or proceeding. Anyone seeking to overcome this presumption shall have the burden of proof and the burden of persuasion by clear and convincing evidence.

(i) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

7. Remedies of Indemnitee .

(a) In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section  6 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section  5 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification is made pursuant to Section  6(b) of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or such determination is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section  6 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court of the State of Indiana, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification. Indemnitee shall commence such proceeding seeking an adjudication within one hundred eighty (180) days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section  7(a) . The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication.

(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section  6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section  7 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial on the merits, and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of the adverse determination under Section  6(b) .

(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section  6(b) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section  7 , absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s misstatement not materially misleading in connection with the application for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

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(d) In the event that Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section  7 , seeks a judicial adjudication of his or her rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, or to recover under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, the Company shall pay on his or her behalf, in advance, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Section  13 of this Agreement) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in such judicial adjudication, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance recovery.

(e) The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section  7 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by law, such expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement of Expenses from the Company under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement of Expenses or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding.

8. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Primacy of Indemnification; Subrogation .

(a) The rights of indemnification as provided by this Agreement will be in addition to any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders, a resolution of the Board, or otherwise (collectively, “ Other Indemnity Provisions ”). No amendment or alteration of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws or another agreement shall adversely affect the rights provided to Indemnitee under this Agreement; provided, however, that (a) to the extent that Indemnitee otherwise would have any greater right to indemnification under any Other Indemnity Provision, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder and (b) to the extent that any change is made to any Other Indemnity Provision which permits any greater right to indemnification than that provided under this Agreement as of the date hereof, Indemnitee will be deemed to have such greater right hereunder. The Company will not adopt any amendment to any of the Constituent Documents the effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement or any Other Indemnity Provision. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in his or her Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the IBCL, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification than would be afforded currently under the By-Laws and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties

 

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hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

(b) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents or fiduciaries of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person serves at the request of the Company, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary under such policy or policies. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has directors and officers liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

(c) The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee has or may have in the future certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other entities and/or organizations that are not part of the Enterprise (collectively, the “ Fund Indemnitors ”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort ( i.e. , its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Fund Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement or the By-laws (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Fund Indemnitors, and, (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Fund Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Fund Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Fund Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Fund Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Fund Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section  8(c) .

(d) Except as provided in paragraph (c) above, in the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

(e) Except as provided in paragraph (c) above, the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 

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(f) Except as provided in paragraph (c) above, the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

9. Exception to Right of Indemnification . Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify Indemnitee:

(a) for any amount for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, provided, that the foregoing shall not affect the rights of Indemnitee or the Fund Indemnitors set forth in Section  8(c) above; or

(b) for a disgorgement of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section  16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law; or

(c) in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) such Proceeding is initiated to enforce Indemnitee’s rights hereunder in accordance with Section  7 above, (ii) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (iii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law.

10. Duration of Agreement . All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is an officer or director of the Company (or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise) and shall continue thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any Proceeding (or any proceeding commenced under Section  7 hereof) by reason of his or her Corporate Status, whether or not he or she is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company), assigns, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives.

 

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11. Security . To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee.

12. Enforcement .

(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumes the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer or other person in service of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer or other person in service of the Company.

(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

(c) The Company shall not seek from a court, or agree to, a “bar order” which would have the effect of prohibiting or limiting the Indemnitee’s rights to receive advancement of expenses under this Agreement.

13. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “ Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving at the express written request of the Company.

(b) “ Disinterested Director ” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

(c) “ Enterprise ” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that Indemnitee is or was serving at the express written request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary, or any subsidiary thereof.

(d) “ Expenses ” shall include all attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, participating, or being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding, or responding to, or objecting to, a request to provide discovery in any Proceeding. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding and any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on the Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersede as bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

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(e) “ Independent Counsel ” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

(f) “ Proceeding ” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of his or her Corporate Status, by reason of any action taken by him or her of any inaction on his part while acting in his or her Corporate Status; in each case whether or not he or she is acting or serving in any such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification can be provided under this Agreement; including one pending on or before the date of this Agreement, but excluding one initiated by an Indemnitee pursuant to Section  7 of this Agreement to enforce his or her rights under this Agreement.

14. Severability . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Further, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof as to Indemnitee shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any provision hereof as to the other. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Agreement is intended to confer upon Indemnitee indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws. In the event any provision hereof conflicts with any applicable law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict.

15. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification, termination or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

16. Notice By Indemnitee . Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing upon being served with or otherwise receiving any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter that may be subject to indemnification covered hereunder. The failure to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of any obligation which it may have to Indemnitee under this Agreement or otherwise unless and only to the extent that such failure or delay materially prejudices the Company.

 

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17. Notices . All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and if not so confirmed, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent:

(a) To Indemnitee at the address set forth below Indemnitee signature hereto.

(b) To the Company at:

Skyline Champion Corporation

P.O. Box 743

2520 By-Pass Road

Elkhart Indiana 46515

Attn: Roger K. Scholten

or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

18. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in “portable document format” and in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

19. Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

20. Governing Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of Indiana (the “ Indiana Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Indiana Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Indiana Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Indiana Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Indemnification Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.

 

CHAMPION SKYLINE CORPORATION

 

By:                                                                                                   

Name:

Title:

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

Name:
Address:

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.5

CONFIDENTIAL SEPARATION AGREEMENT

AND GENERAL RELEASE

This Confidential Separation and Settlement Agreement and General Release (this “Agreement”) is made and entered by and between Skyline Corporation, an Indiana Corporation (“Skyline”) and Richard W. Florea (“Employee” or “you”). Skyline, which following the Closing (defined below) will be named “Skyline Champion Corporation”, together with its subsidiaries prior to the Closing, shall collectively be referred to throughout the Agreement and Exhibit A hereto as the “Employer.” Skyline and Employee shall collectively be referred to as the “Parties” for purposes of this Agreement and Exhibit A attached hereto.

WHEREAS, Employee is employed as Chief Executive Officer of Skyline pursuant to the Executive Employment Agreement by and between Employee and Skyline, effective as of June 25, 2015, and amended herein (the “Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Employee’s termination of employment with the Employer shall occur upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Share Contribution & Exchange Agreement by and among Skyline and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dated as of January 5, 2018 (such agreement, the “Exchange Agreement,” and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Closing”) that is anticipated to occur on June 1, 2018 (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “Separation Date”);

WHEREAS, the Employee’s termination of employment will not impact the Employee’s continued service as a member of the board of directors of Skyline Corporation or its successors; and

WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended to set out the terms of your termination of employment with the Employer and describes your severance benefits should you sign this Agreement and not revoke it during the revocation period.

WHEREFORE, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Final Pay, Paid Time Off and Reimbursement of Expenses. You will receive on the next regular pay day following the Separation Date, pay for all work you performed for the Employer through your final payroll period, to the extent not previously paid, as well as for paid time off you have earned but not used as of the Separation Date, determined in accordance with Skyline’s policy and as reflected on Skyline’s books. In addition, you have submitted a final request for reimbursement of any outstanding business expenses, together with substantiation required by the Employer’s reimbursement policy, and you will receive payment of such expenses within sixty (60) days of your Separation Date. These payments are not conditioned on the execution of the release set forth in Section 6 below.

2. Severance Benefits. In consideration of your acceptance of this Agreement and subject to your continuous compliance with and meeting in full your obligations under it, including without limitation those obligations set forth in Sections 12, 13 and 14 of this Agreement, and in Exhibit A to this Agreement, Skyline agrees as follows:

a. Amendment of Employment Agreement with Immediate Effect .

i. Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated, effective upon the execution of this Separation Agreement to read as follows:


“(d) By Company . Except in the event of Executive’s termination by Company for Cause pursuant to Section 6(b) for which Company will be permitted to terminate Executive’s employment immediately and without any Severance Benefit (defined below in Section 7(b)), Company may terminate the employment of Executive for any reason upon not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Executive.”

ii.Section 7(b) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated, effective upon execution of this Separation Agreement to read as follows:

“(b)  Severance Benefit on Termination of Employment . If prior to the expiration of the Term of this Agreement Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, Company shall pay to Executive as a severance benefit (“Severance Benefit”) a lump sum in an amount equal to $556,200. Unless earlier payment is provided for in a written agreement between Executive and Company in connection with Executive’s separation of employment, the Severance Benefit shall be paid not later than the date 90 days following Executive’s employment termination date. All payments of Severance Benefit, if any, shall be less all applicable Withholding Taxes.

b. Severance Pay . In accordance with your Employment Agreement, you will be paid severance pay in an amount equal to $556,200 (the “Severance Amount”), payable in a lump sum, subject to applicable tax withholding.

c. Annual Performance Bonus. Any annual performance bonus compensation with respect to Skyline’s fiscal year ending in 2018 that would have otherwise been payable to you pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Employment Agreement had your employment with the Employer not been terminated prior to the payment of such bonus shall be payable at the same time as bonuses with respect to Skyline’s fiscal year ending in 2018 are paid to Skyline executives generally, and in any event, no later than August 15, 2018.

d. Payment Date. The Severance Amount will be paid not later than three (3) business days following the date this Agreement takes effect. As indicated below, you will have forty-five (45) days to consider this Agreement. This Agreement will take effect on the eighth (8 th ) day following the date that you sign this Agreement (which can be no earlier than your Separation Date), provided you do not timely revoke it as described in Section 16 herein by providing written notice to Roger Scholten at 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084. In the event of your death before the payment of the Severance Amount, the Severance Amount will be paid to your estate in a single lump sum.

3. Vesting of Stock Options . Pursuant to Section 5.18(b) of the Exchange Agreement, and contingent upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Company Option (as such term is defined in the Exchange Agreement) that you hold as of immediately prior to the Closing and that is outstanding and unvested as of immediately prior to the Closing shall become fully vested and exercisable as of the Closing.

4. Acknowledgement of Full Payment and Withholding.

a. Full Payment. You acknowledge and agree that the payments and benefits provided under Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Agreement are in complete satisfaction of any and all compensation or benefits due to you from the Employer or its affiliates through the Separation Date and that, except as expressly provided under this Agreement, no further compensation, benefits or payments are owed or will be paid to you. You further acknowledge that the compensation and benefits set forth in Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement, is compensation you are not otherwise entitled to receive.


b. Withholding. The payments made by the Employer under this Agreement will be reduced by all taxes and other amounts required to be withheld by the Employer under applicable law and all other lawful deductions authorized by you.

5. Status of Employee Benefits. Except for any right you may have to continue your participation and that of your eligible dependents in the Employer’s group medical, dental, and vision plans under the federal law known as “COBRA”, your participation in all employee benefit plans of the Employer will end as of the Separation Date, in accordance with the terms of those plans. You will not continue to earn paid time off or other similar benefits after the Separation Date.

6. General Release. In consideration of the payments and benefits provided for by this Agreement, Employee, on behalf of Employee and Employee’s agents, heirs, successors and assigns, hereby finally and unconditionally releases and forever discharges Employer, and any and all of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and other related companies, as well as any and all of their past, present and future officers, directors, agents, employees, partners, shareholders, benefit plans, benefit plan fiduciaries, predecessors, successors and assigns, separately and collectively, and each of them (together, the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, including any common law claims, debts, liabilities, demands, damages, wages, charges, promises, acts, agreements, costs and expenses (including any claim for attorneys’ fees), actions and causes of action, or any claim for violation of civil rights, or of any other state or federal statutes (or constitution), including, but not limited to claims based on race, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information and claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (“Title VII”), the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”), the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), the wage and hour, wage payment and fair employment practices laws and statutes of the state or states in which Employee has provided services to the Employer, and/or any other federal, state or local law, regulation or other requirement (each as amended from time to time), whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, apparent or concealed (collectively referred to as “claims”), including, but not limited to, claims which arise out of or are in any way connected with Employee’s employment with Employer, or Employee’s relationship with Employer, or the termination of said relationship, or any claims which may be asserted on Employee’s behalf by any state or federal government agency including but not limited to the ADA, the ADEA, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, as amended, and the Equal Pay Act. This release does not pertain to any claim or right which is not otherwise waivable pursuant to statute or law. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Employee from filing a charge with or participating in any investigation or proceeding conducted by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any comparable state or local government agency or from filing an action to enforce the terms of this Agreement.

7. Waiver of Claims and Promise Not to Sue. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Employee irrevocably and unconditionally releases, forever discharges, indemnifies and holds harmless the Released Parties from all claims Employee believes or, at a later date, may believe Employee has against Employer, or any of its subsidiaries, divisions, related entities or affiliates, officers, employees or agents for any action as of the date of this Agreement. Except as otherwise prohibited by the ADEA or other applicable law and except as provided in the last sentence of Section 6 of this Agreement, the Employee agrees never to file a lawsuit, and promises not to otherwise assert any claims or institute, initiate, prosecute, or maintain any lawsuit based on any claim that is released in Section 6 of this Agreement. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, Employee represents that Employee has not filed, initiated or caused to be filed, any lawsuit, complaint, claim or charge with respect to any claims that are released in Section 6 of this Agreement, nor has any lawsuit, complaint, claim or charge been initiated or filed on the Employee’s behalf. Employee acknowledges and agrees that in the event Employee files a complaint, action, or charge, Employee waives any right to recover any monetary damages or any other individual relief. Employee agrees that, even if Employee violates this promise not to sue, this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, including Employee’s release of all claims.


8. Waiver of Age Discrimination Claim. Employee understands and acknowledges that the ADEA provides Employee the right to bring a claim against Employer if Employee believes that Employee has been discriminated against on the basis of age. Employee understands the rights afforded under the ADEA and agrees that Employee will not bring any action against Employer based on any alleged violations(s) of the ADEA. Employee hereby waives any right to assert a claim for relief under the ADEA, including, but not limited to, back pay, attorneys’ fees, damages, reinstatement and/or injunctive relief. Employee understands that Employee is not hereby waiving any rights or claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed.

9. Review Period. Employee is advised to consult with an attorney before executing this Agreement. Employee hereby represents and acknowledges that Employee freely and voluntarily executes this Agreement without fraud, duress, or undue influence, with a full understanding of the legal and binding effect of this Agreement, and has the right to revoke this Agreement after signing in accordance with the terms of Section 16 below. Employee is aware that Employee has up to forty-five (45) days under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”) to review this Agreement prior to signing. Employee’s initials to this section indicate Employee’s desire to waive Employee’s right to consider this agreement for the full forty-five (45) day period.       RWF         (Employee’s initials). In accordance with the requirements of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, Skyline also has provided you, as Exhibit B to this Agreement, a list of the job titles and ages of all employees who have been selected for layoff and are eligible for severance benefits at this time, together with the job classifications and ages of all individuals who have not been selected to layoff and therefore are not eligible for severance benefits at this time.

10. COBRA. Employee hereby acknowledges receipt of notice of Employee’s rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), and agrees to notify the Employer within sixty (60) days following the Separation Date if Employee elects to continue coverage under the Employer-sponsored health plan with all costs with respect thereto to by borne by the Employee. Employee acknowledges that failure to timely file said election with the Employer or failure to make payment when due will result in the termination of health benefits under the Employer-sponsored Plan in accordance with applicable law.

11. Indemnification. Employee will indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from any loss, claim, expense, demand or cause of action of any kind or character incurred directly or indirectly by reason of the falsity or inaccuracy of any representation herein by Employee.

12. Non-Competition, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality. In signing this Agreement and accepting the payments described in this Agreement, you hereby acknowledge and affirm that you continue to be subject to the covenants set out in Exhibit A and any other provisions regarding competition, solicitation, disparagement or confidentiality contained in other agreements between you and the Employer. Exhibit A is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the “Continuing Obligations”). You further acknowledge and agree that the payments set forth in this Agreement are contingent on your compliance with all such provisions.

13. Return of Documents and Other Property; Clearing of Accounts. In signing this Agreement, you represent and warrant that you have returned to the Employer any and all records, documents, materials and information (whether in hardcopy, on electronic media or otherwise) related to Employer business (whether present or otherwise), and all keys, access cards, credit cards, computer hardware and software, telephones and telephone-related equipment, and all other property of the Employer in your possession or control. Further, you represent and warrant that you have not retained copies or derivations of any Employer records, documents, materials or information (whether


in hardcopy, on electronic media or otherwise). Recognizing that your employment with the Employer has ended as of the Separation Date, you agree that you will not, for any purpose, attempt to access or use any Employer computer or computer network or system, including without limitation its electronic mail system, after such date. Further, you acknowledge that you have disclosed to the Employer all passwords necessary or desirable to enable the Employer to access all information which you have password-protected on any of its computer equipment or on its computer network or system. You further represent that you have cleared all expense accounts, repaid everything you owe to the Employer, including any amounts you owe on any company-issued credit cards or other accounts (such as mobile phone accounts), and cancelled or personally assumed any such credit cards or other accounts. You agree that as of the Separation Date you will incur no further obligations, expenses or liabilities on behalf of the Employer.

14. Continued Services . You agree to satisfy all reasonable transition assistance requests of the Employer (whether made on or after your Separation Date) at no additional compensation, such as responding to telephone inquiries or aiding in the location of files and transitioning matters for which you are responsible. If additional services will be required in the Employer’s sole discretion, and you agree to provide such services, the Employer will provide you with reasonable compensation. However, no compensation shall be provided for your assistance in any formal or informal legal matters in which you are named as a party or have knowledge relevant to the matter. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any rights to indemnification for third party claims to which you were entitled by law or contract in your capacity as an officer or employee shall be unaffected by this Agreement.

15. Integrated Agreement. This Agreement reflects the full understanding and agreement of the Parties, and supersedes, replaces and renders void and unenforceable, all prior or contemporaneous agreements associated with or in any manner related to the subject matter of this Agreement, other than the Continuing Obligations, which will remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms. Accordingly, your Employment Agreement shall terminate as of the date hereof. No modifications to this Agreement are effective unless in writing, signed by Skyline or its successor, as applicable, and Employee.

16. Right to Revoke. Employee has the right to revoke this Agreement for any reason within seven (7) days after Employee signs it (the “Revocation Period”). To be effective, Employee’s notice of revocation must be in writing and must be hand-delivered or mailed to Roger Scholten at 755 West Big Beaver Road, Suite 1000, Troy, Michigan 48084. If mailed, the revocation must be postmarked within the Revocation Period, properly addressed and sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. If hand-delivered, the revocation the Employee must give the revocation to Roger Scholten within the Revocation Period. This Agreement shall not become effective until the Revocation Period has expired and the Employee has failed to revoke this Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Section 16.

17. Confidentiality . The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be kept strictly confidential by Employee. Employee and Employee’s agents, employees, representatives, attorneys, successors, and assigns shall not disclose any terms or conditions of this Agreement to any person, firm, corporation or entity other than Employee’s accountants and attorneys, and except as may be allowed or required by law.

18. Miscellaneous.

a. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.


b. Amendment. This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach will be deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by you and Skyline, for the Employer or his expressly authorized designee. The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, and in no way define or describe the scope or content of any provision of this Agreement.

c. Continued Performance. The obligations of Skyline to make payments to you and to provide you with benefits under this Agreement, and your right to retain the same, are expressly conditioned upon your continued full performance of your obligations under this Agreement and Exhibit A attached hereto.

d. No Admission. You acknowledge that this agreement and the payment to you are not, and shall not in any way be construed as, an admission of wrongdoing by the Employer or any of its directors, officers, agents, or employees.

e. Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by Federal law and the laws of Indiana to the extent not preempted by Federal law.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties to this Agreement acknowledge that they have fully read, understood, agreed to, and executed this Agreement on the dates written below, intending to be legally bound. No modifications of this Agreement are effective unless in writing, signed by the Parties. If Employee does not revoke this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Section 16 above, then, on the eighth (8th) day following the date that Employee signed it, this Agreement shall take effect as a legally binding agreement between the Employer and Employee on the basis set forth above.

 

EMPLOYEE    SKYLINE CORPORATION
/s/ Richard W. Florea                                                              

/s/ Jon Pilarski

Date: May 31, 2018    By:    Jon S. Pilarski
   Date: June 1, 2018


Exhibit A

Covenants Regarding Competition, Solicitation and Confidentiality

Restricted Activities . Employee agrees that some restrictions on his activities after his service relationship with the Employer are necessary to protect the good will, Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of the Employer. Following the Separation Date, the provisions of this Exhibit A shall be effective in lieu and instead of Section 8 of the Employment Agreement. Section 9 of the Employment Agreement (governing Intellectual Property) shall continue to apply following the Separation Date; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the execution of the Agreement by the Employee constitutes, to the extent not already assigned, the assignment of the Employee’s entire right, title and interest in and to any of the intellectual property or other subject matter set forth in Section 9 of the Employment Agreement.

1. Non-compete, Non-solicitation, Non-disclosure . For eighteen (18) months after the Separation Date (the “ Restricted Period ”), the Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, Compete with Employer within the Restricted Territory. Specifically, the Employee agrees not to engage in any manner in any activity that is directly or indirectly competitive with the Business of the Employer as conducted or under consideration at any time during the Employee’s Employment by the Employer. For the purposes of this Exhibit A, the “Business” of the Employer shall be defined to include all Products and the Employee’s undertaking shall encompass all items, products and services that may be used in substitution for Products. The foregoing, however, shall not prevent the Employee’s passive ownership of two percent (2%) or less of the equity securities of any publicly traded company.

The Employee agrees that, during the Restricted Period, the Employee will not directly or indirectly (a) solicit or encourage any customer of the Employer to terminate or diminish its relationship with Employer; or (b) seek to persuade any such customer or prospective customer of the Employer to conduct with anyone else any business or activity which such customer or prospective customer conducts with the Employer; provided that these restrictions shall apply (y) only with respect to those Persons who are or have been a customer of the Employer at any time within the two-year period preceding the Separation Date (or whose business has been solicited on behalf of the Employer by any of its officers, employees or agents within said two-year period, other than by form letter, blanket mailing or published advertisement), and (z) only if the Employee has performed work for such Person during his Employment with the Employer (or to whom Employee has been introduced to, or otherwise had contact with as a result of his employment with the Employer) or has had access to Confidential Information which would assist in the Employee’s solicitation of such Person.

The Employee agrees that during the Restricted Period, the Employee will not, and will not assist any other Person to, (a) hire or solicit for hiring any employee of the Employer or seek to persuade any employee of the Employer to discontinue employment or (b) solicit or encourage any independent contractor providing services to the Employer to terminate or diminish its relationship with them. For the purposes of this Exhibit A, an “employee” of the Employer is any person who was such at any time within the preceding twelve (12) months.

Until forty-five (45) days after the conclusion of the Restricted Period, the Employee shall give notice to the Employer of each new business activity he plans to undertake, at least ten (10) days prior to beginning any such activity. Such notice shall state the name and address of the Person for whom such activity is undertaken and the nature of the Employee’s business relationship(s) and position(s) with such Person. The Employee shall provide the Employer with such other pertinent information concerning such business activity as the Employer may reasonably request in order to determine the Employee’s continued compliance with his obligations under this Exhibit A.


2. Confidentiality and Related Matters .

The Employee acknowledges that the Employer continually develops Confidential Information (as defined herein); that the Employee may have developed or had access to Confidential Information through his Employment and other associations with the Employer. The Employee agrees that he shall not disclose to any Person or use any Confidential Information, other than as required for the proper performance of the services or as required by applicable law after notice to the Employer and a reasonable opportunity for it to seek protection of the Confidential Information prior to disclosure. For avoidance of doubt, “reasonable opportunity” shall be determined under the circumstances, provided that the Employee shall make every effort to provide notice as expeditiously as is reasonably possible to the Employer. The Employee understands and agrees that this restriction is in addition to any restrictions to which he is bound as a result of his prior Employment with the Employer and that this restriction, as well as any earlier agreed restrictions, shall continue to apply after his Employment.

All documents, records, disks and other media of every kind and description containing Confidential Information, and all copies, (the “ Documents ”), whether or not prepared by the Employee, shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Employer and/or its successors. The Employee shall return to the Employer no later than the Separation Date (or at such earlier time or times as the Employer may specify) all Documents as well as all other property of the Employer, then in the Employee’s possession or control.

The Employee shall not give any statement or make any announcement, directly or indirectly, orally or in writing, publicly or to the media (electronic, print or otherwise) about the Employer, without the prior written consent of the Employer or its expressly authorized representative.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Exhibit A, nothing in the Agreement or this Exhibit A shall preclude Employee from disclosing information – which pursuant to express and unequivocal terms of law – may be disclosed to government agencies or otherwise.

3. Non-disparagement . The Employee agrees that he will never disparage or criticize the Employer, its business, its management or its products or services, and that the Employee will not otherwise do or say anything that could disrupt the good morale of employees of the Employer or harm the interests or reputation of the Employer.

4. Enforcement of Covenants . The Employee acknowledges that he has carefully read and considered all the terms and conditions of the Agreement, including the restraints imposed upon him pursuant to this Exhibit A. The Employee agrees without reservation that each of the restraints contained herein is necessary for the reasonable and proper protection of the goodwill, Confidential Information and other legitimate interests of the Employer; that each and every one of those restraints is reasonable in respect to subject matter, length of time and geographic area; and that these restraints, individually or in the aggregate, will not prevent him from obtaining other suitable employment during the period in which the Employee is bound by these restraints. The Employee further agrees that he will never assert, or permit to be asserted on his behalf, in any forum, any position contrary to the foregoing. The Employee further acknowledges that, were he to breach any of the covenants contained in this Exhibit A, the damage to the Employer would be irreparable. The Employee therefore agrees that the Employer, in addition to any other remedies available to it, shall be entitled to preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against any breach or threatened breach by the Employee of any of said covenants, without having to post bond. So that the Employer may enjoy the full protection of these bargained-for restrictions, the parties agree that the period of restriction in any of the covenants in this Exhibit A shall be tolled, and shall not run, during any period the Employee is in breach thereof. The parties further agree that, in the event that any provision of this Exhibit A shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its being extended over too great a time, too large a geographic area or too great a range of activities, the parties agree that such court is expressly authorized to modify such provision (and such provision is hereby deemed modified) to permit its enforcement to the maximum extent permitted by law.


5. Definitions . For purposes of this Exhibit A, in addition to the definitions set forth in the Agreement, the following definitions shall apply.

a. “ Confidential Information ” means any and all information of the Employer that is not generally known by those with whom the Employer competes or does business, or with whom the Employer plans to compete or do business, and any and all information not generally known to the public, which, if disclosed by the Employee would assist in competition against Employer. Confidential Information includes without limitation such information relating to (i) the development, research, testing, manufacturing, marketing and financial activities of the Employer, (ii) the Products, (iii) the costs, sources of supply, financial performance and strategic plans of the Employer, (iv) the identity and special needs of the customers of the Employer and (v) the people and organizations with whom the Employer have business relationships and the nature and substance of those relationships. Confidential Information also includes any information that the Employee has received belonging to customers or others with any understanding, express or implied, that the information would not be disclosed.

b. “ Employment ” means the Employee’s employment or other service relationship with the Employer. The Employee will be deemed to cease Employment on the Separation Date.

c. “ Compete.” For purposes of the Agreement and Exhibit A, the terms “Compete” and “competitive” shall mean (i) performing tasks or duties similar to those Employee performed in the last two years of his employment at Employer for a competitor of Employer; (ii) managing/supervising those who, for a competitor of Employer, perform tasks or duties similar to those which he performed in his last two years of employment at Employer; or (iii) performing, on behalf of a competitor of Employer, tasks or duties in which he utilizes any Confidential Information or trade secrets that he learned in the course of his relationship with Employer.

d. “ Person ” means any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization, entity or governmental entity.

e. “ Products ” mean all products planned, researched, developed, tested, manufactured, sold, licensed, leased or otherwise distributed or put into use by the Employer, together with all services provided or planned by the Employer, during the last two years of Employee’s Employment.

f. “Restricted Territory” . For purposes of the Agreement and Exhibit A, the term “Restricted Territory” is intended to cover the area where Employer furnishes its factory built housing products and shall mean: (i) the United States of America; (ii) Canada; (iii) any state in the United States in which Employer sells or provides products; (iv) any province or territory in Canada in which Employer sells or provides products; (v) any state, province, or territory in which Employee works in a competitive capacity on behalf of a competitor of Employer, so long as the competitor sells, provides or services competitive products in a geographic market where Employer sells, provides or services products); or (vi) the geographical area in which Employee routinely provided services, or for which Employee was assigned responsibility by Employer.


VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF 45-DAY REVIEW PERIOD

I, Richard W. Florea, understand that Section 9 of the attached Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release (the “Agreement”) specifically provides me with up to forty-five (45) days within which to consider the Agreement. By signing this Voluntary Waiver, I knowingly and voluntarily choose to waive the remainder of the 45-day time period and accept a shortening of the 45-day time period to the date of my signing of this Voluntary Waiver and the Agreement, without any inducement by Employer or any of the Released Parties, whether through fraud, misrepresentation, oral or written statements or promises, threats to withdraw or alter the consideration offered in the Agreement prior to the expiration of the 45-day time period, or any other act.

I further understand and agree that all other provisions of the Agreement continue to apply to me and specifically acknowledge and understand that the 7-day revocation period set forth in Section 16 of the Agreement has not been shortened or waived and will commence as of the date of my signing of this Voluntary Waiver and the Agreement.

 

/s/ Richard W. Florea

Dated: May 31, 2018

 


EXHIBIT B

Information Provided under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act

The following information is being provided to you by Skyline Corporation (“ Skyline ”) and Champion Home Builders, Inc. (“ Champion ”) in accordance with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (the “OWBPA”) and in conjunction with the Skyline’s offer to you of severance benefits under the agreement by and between you and Skyline to which this Exhibit B is appended (the “Agreement”), which is conditioned on your signing and not revoking a general release of claims in favor of Skyline, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, successors and related entities as contained in the Agreement.

The termination of your employment is occurring in connection with a restructuring (the “ Restructuring Program ”). In determining who has been selected and not selected for this program, all employees of Skyline and Champion who directly report to the Chief Executive Officer of Skyline and the Chief Executive Officer of Champion, respectively, along with the Chief Executive Officer of Skyline, have been considered, and so constitute the “decisional unit” for the Restructuring Program. The selection of those employees in the decisional unit whose employment will be terminated in connection with the Restructuring Program is based on a determination of personnel needs in light of the transaction between Skyline and Champion.

Employees within the decisional unit whose employment has been terminated in connection with the Restructuring Program have received offers of separation benefits, in each case conditioned on signing a timely and effective general release of claims such as that contained in the Agreement provided to you. The amount of separation benefits offered under the Restructuring Program may vary from employee to employee.

The time limits on the Restructuring Program are as follows: Each selected employee who is at least forty (40) years of age is afforded no less than forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of receipt of this Exhibit B to consider whether to accept or reject such offer of separation benefits. Those who accept the offer by signing and returning the general release of claims in a timely manner are then afforded seven (7) calendar days from the date of signing to revoke acceptance, with the general release of claims taking effect on the eighth (8th) calendar day after the employee signs it, provided the employee has not revoked it. Employees who are under forty (40) years of age may receive a shorter consideration period and may not receive a revocation period. The general release of claims in the Agreement contains legally binding commitments, and Skyline and Champion advise you to consult an attorney before signing it.

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Following is a listing of the job titles and ages of all employees in the decisional unit who are eligible for severance benefits as a result of the termination of their employment in connection with the Restructuring Program, and those whose employment has not been affected by the Restructuring Program and thus are not eligible for severance benefits. The Restructuring Program may be ongoing. This list is current as of the date it is provided to you.

 

Job Title 1

  

Employer

  

Ages of Those
Not Eligible for
Severance Benefits

  

Ages of Those
Eligible for
Severance Benefits

Chief Executive Officer

   Skyline       55

Chief Operating Officer

   Skyline       53

Chief Financial Officer

   Skyline    55   

Chief of Staff

   Skyline    62   

Senior Executive Vice President of Sales

   Skyline    66   

Administrative Support Staff

   Skyline    62   

Administrative Support Staff

   Skyline    71   

Director of Information Technology

   Skyline    57   

President

   Champion    45   

Chief Financial Officer

   Champion    48   

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

   Champion    63   

President, Star Fleet Trucking, Inc.

   Champion    58   

President, Campion Canada International ULC

   Champion    54   

 

1   Note: The employment of the National Sales Manager of Skyline was terminated, and in connection with such termination such employee was eligible for certain benefits from Skyline. However, such termination was not made in connection with the Restructuring.

 

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Exhibit 16.1

June 5, 2018

Office of the Chief Accountant

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N. E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have read the comments made regarding us in Item 4.01 of Form 8-K of Skyline Champion Corporation dated June 5, 2018, as contained in the third sentence of the first paragraph of Item 4.01 and the third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of Item 4.01, and are in agreement with those statements.

Sincerely,

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

South Bend, Indiana

Exhibit 99.1

Skyline and Champion Home Builders Announce Closing of Business Combination to

Create Skyline Champion Corporation

ELKHART, Ind. & TROY, Mich. — Skyline Corporation (“Skyline”) and Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC (“Champion”), the parent company of Champion Home Builders, Inc., today announced the closing of the previously announced combination of their operations. The combined company will now operate as Skyline Champion Corporation and its common stock will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SKY.” Skyline had previously traded on the NYSE American exchange under the same ticker symbol.

“We are very excited to close the transaction and look forward to operating as Skyline Champion Corporation,” said Keith Anderson, Skyline Champion’s Chief Executive Officer. “Skyline Champion is now the largest independent publicly traded factory-built housing company in the United States with combined revenue of more than $1.3 billion. The increased size and scale, coupled with a strong balance sheet and significant cash flow generation capability, has us well positioned to execute our long term growth strategy.”

“There is a tremendous opportunity for Skyline Champion to take advantage of the attractive market dynamics in the industry given our broader geographic footprint across North America and our enhanced product offering. We will remain committed to providing quality products and outstanding customer service as we focus on executing our strategy on our newly enhanced platform.”

“As we integrate the businesses, we continue to expect to achieve synergies of approximately $10 to $15 million, primarily driven by direct cost savings, reduced overhead costs and operational improvement opportunities. Additional synergies are expected through cross-selling and distribution optimization through the combined company’s owned and independent dealer network.”

“The complementary cultures and shared values of our legacy businesses are evident in the deep commitment to providing solutions to customers and delivering a broad range of quality products and value-added services. I am confident that this will translate into future success of Skyline Champion.”

“I would like to thank the employees of both Skyline Corporation and Champion for all the hard work and cooperation during the past few months and look forward to the success of our new unified family of Skyline Champion Corporation.”

In conjunction with the closing of the transaction, Skyline issued approximately 47.8 million shares to Champion, representing 84.5% of the common stock of the combined company on a fully-diluted basis. Skyline also declared a special cash dividend of $0.62381 per share of Skyline’s common stock that was paid on May 31, 2018 to Skyline’s shareholders of record at the close of business on May 25, 2018.

Jefferies LLC served as financial advisor to Skyline and Barnes & Thornburg LLP acted as Skyline’s legal counsel. Ice Miller LLP acted as legal counsel to Skyline’s Special Committee of the Board. RBC Capital Markets, LLC served as financial advisor to Champion and Ropes & Gray LLP acted as Champion’s legal counsel. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP acted as Indiana legal counsel to Champion.


About Skyline Champion Corporation:

OUR COMPANY

Skyline Champion Corporation (NYSE: SKY) was formed in June of 2018 as the result of the combination of Skyline Corporation and the operating assets of Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC. The combined company employs more than 6,800 people and is the largest independent factory-built housing company in North America. With more than 65 years of homebuilding experience and 36 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and western Canada, Skyline Champion is well positioned with a leading portfolio of manufactured and modular homes, park-models and modular buildings for the multi-family, hospitality, senior and workforce housing sectors.

In addition to its core home building business, Skyline Champion operates a factory-direct retail business, Titan Factory Direct, with 21 retail locations spanning the southern United States, and Star Fleet Trucking, providing transportation services to the manufactured housing and other industries from 10 dispatch locations across the United States.

Skyline Champion builds homes under some of the most well know brand names in the factory-built housing industry including Skyline Homes, Champion Home Builders, Athens Park Models, Dutch Housing, Excel Homes, Homes of Merit, New Era, Redman Homes, Shore Park, Silvercrest, Titan Homes in the U.S. and Moduline and SRI Homes in western Canada.

Learn more about our products and services the following company brand websites:

Manufactured and Modular Homes

www.championhomes.com

www.skylinehomes.com

Park Model RVs

www.athensparkmodelrvs.com

www.skylinervs.com

Modular Buildings

www.championcommercial.com

Retail Sales Centers

www.titanfactorydirect.com

Transportation Services

www.starfleettrucking.com

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release regarding the potential benefits created by the transaction, including potential synergies, the future strategy of Skyline Champion Corporation, and the future performance of Skyline Champion Corporation are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of words such as “believe,” “expect,” “future,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “estimates,” “potential,” “continue,” or other similar words or phrases. Similarly, statements that describe objectives, plans, or goals also are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond the control of Skyline Champion Corporation. Skyline Champion Corporation cautions readers that a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, implied, or projected by such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: Skyline Champion Corporation’s inability to realize the expected benefits from the proposed transaction, general economic conditions; availability of wholesale and retail financing; the health of the U.S. housing market as a whole; federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to the manufactured housing industry; the cyclical nature of the manufactured housing industry; general or seasonal weather conditions affecting sales; potential impact of natural disasters on sales and raw material costs; potential periodic inventory adjustments by independent retailers; interest rate levels; the impact of inflation; the impact of high or rising fuel costs; the cost of labor and raw materials; competitive pressures on pricing and promotional costs; Skyline Champion Corporation’s relationships with its shareholders, customers, and other stakeholders; catastrophic events impacting insurance costs; the availability of insurance coverage for various risks to Skyline Champion Corporation; market demographics; and management’s ability to attract and retain executive officers and key personnel and other risks and uncertainties more fully described in Skyline’s definitive proxy statement for the special meeting of Skyline shareholders to consider matters related to the transactions between Skyline and Champion , as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as the other filings that Skyline Champion Corporation makes with the SEC. Investors and stockholders are also urged to read the risk factors set forth in the proxy statement carefully.

If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or if any of the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements proves to be incorrect, the developments and future events concerning Skyline Champion Corporation set forth in this press release may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date of this document. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our expectations and beliefs to change. Skyline Champion Corporation assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, unless obligated to do so under the federal securities laws.

 

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Contacts

Skyline Champion Corporation

Media:

Laurie Hough

lhouah@championhomes.com

or

Investors:

investorrelations@championhomes.com

Source: Skyline Champion Corporation

 

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