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 16, 2019

 

 

CATALENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36587   20-8737688

(State or other jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

14 Schoolhouse Road

Somerset, New Jersey

  08873
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)   (Zip code)

(732) 537-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

symbols(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock   CTLT   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b–2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Merger

On May 17, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Catalent” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), through its wholly owned subsidiary Catalent Holdco I Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (in such capacity, “Buyer”), completed its previously announced acquisition of Paragon Bioservices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Paragon”), pursuant to the merger of Merger Sub with and into Paragon (the “Merger”), with Paragon continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer.

In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 14, 2019 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Buyer, Merger Sub, Paragon, Pearl Shareholder Representative, LLC, as representative of the Company Securityholders (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and, solely with respect to Section 4.12 of the Merger Agreement (solely with respect to the Equity Financing (as defined therein)) and Section 8.19 of the Merger Agreement, Catalent, on the Closing Date, Buyer completed its acquisition of Paragon for a purchase price of $1.2 billion in cash, subject to customary escrow arrangements and a purchase price adjustment related to, among other things, the amount of Paragon’s working capital and other adjustments (as adjusted, the “Closing Payment”).

The Company financed the portion of the Closing Payment due at the closing of the Merger and related fees and expenses with the net proceeds of the Preferred Stock Issuance and the Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans (each as defined below).

Investment Agreement

As previously disclosed, Catalent entered into an equity commitment and investment agreement, dated as of April 14, 2019 (the “Investment Agreement”), with Green Equity Investors VII, L.P. and Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P. (together, the “Funds”), both affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. (“Leonard Green”), in connection with the issuance and sale of 650,000 shares of Catalent’s Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), to the Funds for an aggregate purchase price of $650 million, or $1,000 per share (such issuance and sale, the “Preferred Stock Issuance”).

On the Closing Date, (a) the Funds assigned a portion of their commitment under the Investment Agreement to purchase shares of Series A Preferred Stock to LGP Associates VII-A LLC and LGP Associates VII-B LLC, both affiliates of Leonard Green (collectively, together with the Funds, the “Investors”), and (b) Catalent and the Investors completed the Preferred Stock Issuance (the “Preferred Stock Issuance Closing”).

Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock

Each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued to the Investors pursuant to the Investment Agreement has the powers, designations, preferences, and other rights of the shares of such series as are set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock filed by Catalent with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 16, 2019 (the “Certificate of Designation”).

The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to Catalent’s shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of Catalent (a “Liquidation”). The Series A Preferred Stock initially has a stated value of $1,000 per share (as such value may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, the “Stated Value”). Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends payable quarterly against the Stated Value at a rate of 5.00% per annum (as such rate may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation, the “Dividend Rate”), and such dividends may be settled in cash, by increasing the Stated Value, or in a combination thereof, at Catalent’s election, as set forth in the Certificate of Designation. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to receive dividends or distributions declared or paid on the Common Stock on an as-converted basis.

The Dividend Rate is subject to adjustment based on the relative and absolute price performance of the Common Stock. If, as of the fourth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the average of the volume-weighted average price per share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) for the sixty consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date (the “Year Four Price”), by (ii)


$41.2841 (the “Announcement Price”) is (a) 80% or greater, but less than 100%, then the Dividend Rate will be automatically adjusted as of the fourth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing to 6.50% per annum, or (b) less than 80%, then the Dividend Rate will be automatically adjusted as of the fourth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing to 8.00% per annum; provided , however , if the quotient obtained by dividing the Year Four Price by the Announcement Price is less than 100% but equal to or greater than the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the average closing value of the S&P 500 Index for the sixty consecutive trading days immediately preceding the fourth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, by (2) the average closing value of the S&P 500 Index for the thirty consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of the execution of the Investment Agreement, then no such adjustment to the Dividend Rate will be made on the fourth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing and the adjustment to the Dividend Rate, if any, will be determined and made effective on the fifth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing based on the Year Five Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) measured against the Announcement Price and otherwise in the manner provided above. If the Year Four Price equals or exceeds the Announcement Price, no adjustment to the Dividend Rate will occur. Similarly, if the determination of a potential adjustment to the Dividend Rate is to be made as of the fifth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing and the Year Five Price equals or exceeds the Announcement Price, no adjustment to the Dividend Rate will occur.

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are convertible at the option of the holders thereof, at any time after the first anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing (or, if earlier, the date Catalent sends any notice of certain change of control events), into shares of Common Stock at a price equal to $49.5409 (the “Conversion Price”), representing a 20% premium to the Announcement Price. At any time after the third anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, Catalent has the right (but not the obligation) to cause all (and not less than all) of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted into the relevant number of shares of Common Stock if the average of the volume-weighted average price per share of Common Stock on the NYSE for the thirty consecutive trading days immediately preceding Catalent’s applicable notice of conversion exceeds 150% of the Conversion Price. The Conversion Price is subject to customary anti-dilution and other adjustments.

At any time after the fifth anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, Catalent has the right (but not the obligation) to redeem all (and not less than all) of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock for cash, shares of Common Stock, or a combination thereof, at Catalent’s election, at a price per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Stated Value plus (without duplication) all accrued but unpaid dividends.

Upon a Liquidation, subject to any senior-ranking securities, indebtedness, or other senior rights, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock, an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Stated Value of such share, plus (without duplication) all accrued but unpaid dividends on such share, and (ii) the amount such holder would have received had such holder, immediately prior to such Liquidation, converted such share into shares of Common Stock at the then-applicable Conversion Price.

Upon certain change of control events involving Catalent, Catalent is required to redeem each share of Series A Preferred Stock for the greater of (i) cash in an amount equal to the sum of (a) the product of (1) the applicable Mandatory Redemption Multiplier (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), multiplied by (2) the Stated Value of such share, plus (b) all accrued but unpaid dividends on such share, and (ii) the amount of cash and/or other assets the holder of such share of Series A Preferred Stock would have received had such holder, as of the business day immediately preceding the effective date of such change of control event, converted such share into shares of Common Stock and participated in such event as a holder of Common Stock.

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of Common Stock as a single class on an “as-converted basis.” For so long as the holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to designate one designee to be nominated by Catalent for election to Catalent’s board of directors (the “Board”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Stockholders’ Agreement (as defined below), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a single class, have the right to elect one member of the Board.

The holders of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock have veto rights over Catalent’s (i) amendment to any provision of its organizational documents that would have an adverse effect on the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) issuance of senior or pari passu securities, or (iii) incurrence of indebtedness to the extent such incurrence would cause the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio for any applicable Test Period to exceed 6:00:1:00 determined on a Pro-Forma Basis (as such terms are defined in the Credit Agreement (as defined below)).


The foregoing description of the Certificate of Designation does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Certificate of Designation, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Stockholders’ Agreement

In connection with the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, Catalent and the Investors entered into a Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of the Closing Date (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”). Pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, for so long as the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock (together with the holders of Series A Preferred Stock, the “Relevant Holders”) beneficially own (i) (a) shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate Stated Value of at least $250 million, or (b) either (1) shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $250 million (calculated by valuing each share of Common Stock at the average of the volume-weighted average price per share of Common Stock on the NYSE for the thirty consecutive trading days immediately preceding such date of valuation (the “Common Stock Valuation Methodology”)), or (2) any combination of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $250 million, calculated by valuing each share of Series A Preferred Stock at the Stated Value of such share and each share of Common Stock pursuant to the Common Stock Valuation Methodology, such holders have the right to designate one designee to be nominated by Catalent for election to the Board, and (ii) (a) shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate Stated Value of at least $500 million, or (b) either (1) shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $500 million, calculated by valuing each share of Common Stock pursuant to the Common Stock Valuation Methodology, or (2) any combination of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $500 million, calculated by valuing each share of Series A Preferred Stock at the Stated Value of such share and each share of Common Stock pursuant to the Common Stock Valuation Methodology, such holders have the right to appoint one non-voting observer to attend all meetings of the Board.

Pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement, for so long as the Relevant Holders are entitled to designate a designee for nomination to the Board, each such holder is required to vote (i) in favor of each director nominated or recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of the stockholders of Catalent and against the removal of any director who has been elected following nomination or recommendation by the Board, (ii) against any stockholder nomination for director that is not approved and recommended by the Board for election at any such meeting, (iii) in favor of Catalent’s “say-on-pay” proposal and any proposal by Catalent relating to equity compensation that has been approved by the Board or the Compensation & Leadership Committee of the Board (or any successor committee thereto), (iv) in favor of Catalent’s proposal for ratification of the appointment of Catalent’s independent registered public accounting firm, and (v) in accordance with the recommendation of the Board with respect to any proposed merger, business combination, or other similar transaction between Catalent and any other person; provided , however , no Relevant Holder is under any obligation to vote in the same manner as recommend by the Board, or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to any other matter.

The Relevant Holders are subject to certain standstill restrictions pursuant to which such holders are restricted, among other things and subject to certain customary exceptions, from purchasing additional securities of Catalent, publicly proposing any merger or other extraordinary corporate transaction, initiating any shareholder proposal, or soliciting proxies until the later of (i) the third anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, and (ii) the date on which such Relevant Holders are no longer entitled to designate a designee for nomination to the Board.

Subject to certain customary exceptions, the Relevant Holders are restricted by the terms of the Stockholders’ Agreement from transferring their shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock until the earlier to occur of (i) the eighteen-month anniversary of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, and (ii) the occurrence of a transaction resulting in a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designation). In addition, other than certain transfers in connection with a registered public offering or pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), for so long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding, without Catalent’s prior written consent, the Relevant Holders may not transfer any share of Series A Preferred Stock or any share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock to certain specified persons, including (a) certain competitors of Catalent, (b) any person that has filed (individually or jointly with others in a “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”))) a report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G pursuant to Regulation 13D-G promulgated under the Exchange Act, (c) any person who the transferring holder knows or reasonably should know is or has been an activist investor in the three years prior to any such proposed transfer, or


(d) any person who the transferring holder knows (after reasonable inquiry of such person) would be required to file (individually or jointly with others in a “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)) a report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G pursuant to Regulation 13D-G promulgated under the Exchange Act with respect to its ownership of shares of capital stock of Catalent as a result of the proposed transfer.

For so long as the Relevant Holders are entitled to designate a designee for nomination to the Board, such holders have certain customary access and information rights.

The foregoing description of the Stockholders’ Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Stockholders’ Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, Catalent and the Investors entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Closing Date (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock will have certain customary registration rights with respect to such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and such shares of Common Stock.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement

On the Closing Date, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., as borrower (in such capacity, the “Borrower”), entered into Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Incremental Amendment”) by and among the Borrower, PTS Intermediate Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto (together with Holdings, the “Guarantors”), JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender, and letter of credit issuer, and the lenders and other parties thereto, which Incremental Amendment amends that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2014, among the Borrower, Holdings, the Guarantors party thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, collateral agent, and swing line lender (as successor to the former agent specified therein), and the lenders and other parties thereto (as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 1, 2014, Amendment No. 2 dated as of December 9, 2016, Amendment No. 3 dated as of October 18, 2017, and the Incremental Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the Incremental Amendment: (i) the Borrower borrowed $950 million aggregate principal amount through incremental term B loans (“Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans”) and (ii) the existing revolving credit commitments of $200 million were replaced by new revolving credit commitments of $550 million (“Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments”). The Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans constitute a new class of dollar term loans under the Credit Agreement with the same principal terms as the existing dollar term loans under the Credit Agreement (including: (A) an interest rate margin for eurodollar rate loans of 2.25% per annum (with a eurodollar rate floor of 1.00%) and 1.25% per annum for base rate loans and (B) quarterly 0.25% amortization), except the maturity date for the Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans is the earlier of (1) May 17, 2026 and (2) the 91 st day prior to the maturity of the Borrower’s 4.75% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the “2024 Senior Notes”) or a permitted refinancing thereof, if on such 91 st day any of the 2024 Senior Notes remain outstanding. The Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments constitute revolving credit commitments under the Credit Agreement with the same principal terms as the previously existing revolving credit commitments under the Credit Agreement (including an interest rate margin for eurodollar rate loans of 2.25% per annum if a calculated total leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00, or 2.00% per annum if such total leverage ratio is less than 4.50 to 1.00 (with a eurodollar rate floor of 0% in either case), and a margin of 1.25% or 1.00% per annum for base rate loans corresponding to such respective leverage ratios), except the maturity date for all revolving loans is now the earlier of (1) May 17, 2024 and (2) the 91 st day prior to the maturity of any dollar term loans or euro term loans under the Credit Agreement, or any permitted refinancing thereof, if on such 91 st day any of such dollar term loans or euro term loans remain outstanding. The proceeds of the Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans were used to pay a portion of the Closing Payment, related fees and expenses, and a voluntary prepayment of $300 million principal amount of existing dollar term loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement. The Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments are guaranteed by Holdings and all material wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of the Borrower, including Paragon, and the Guarantors have pledged substantially all of their assets as collateral for loans and other credit extensions under the Credit Agreement, including the Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments.


The foregoing description of the Incremental Amendment, and the related Incremental Dollar Term B-2 Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Incremental Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information under the heading “Merger” contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information under the heading “Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement” contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.

The information under the heading “Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock” contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

As described in Item 1.01, on the Closing Date, Catalent issued to the Investors 650,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $650 million, or $1,000 per share, pursuant to the Investment Agreement. This issuance and sale was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof. The Investors represented to Catalent that each is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities Act and that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock were acquired for investment purposes and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends have been affixed to Catalent’s book-entry records in respect of all such shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information under the headings “Investment Agreement,” “Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock,” “Stockholders’ Agreement” and “Registration Rights Agreement” contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

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

Increase in Size of the Board

As previously disclosed in Catalent’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 17, 2019 (the “April 17 th 8-K”), the Board, contingent upon and effective as of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, approved an increase in the size of the Board from ten members to eleven members. On the Closing Date, the Board increased in size from ten members to eleven members.

Appointment of New Director

As previously disclosed in the April 17 th 8-K, the Board, contingent upon and effective as of the Preferred Stock Issuance Closing, appointed Peter Zippelius as a director. As of the Closing Date, Mr. Zippelius has joined the Board to serve a term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Catalent’s stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Zippelius was designated by the Investors to be appointed to the Board in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Stockholders’ Agreement.


Mr. Zippelius is a partner of Leonard Green, which he joined in 2018. Previously Mr. Zippelius was a Managing Director and Co-Head of North American Healthcare Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan, which he joined in 2015. Prior to J.P. Morgan, Mr. Zippelius was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Healthcare Services Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank Securities, and prior to that, he was a Managing Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Zippelius began his career in the Mergers and Acquisitions department of Solomon Smith Barney. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Mr. Zippelius will receive Catalent’s standard compensation provided for service on the Board to all members of the Board who are not employees of the Company. This compensation currently includes an annual cash retainer of $100,000, payable in quarterly installments in arrears, and an annual grant of restricted stock units having a fair market value equal to $175,000. The restricted stock units vest in full after one year of service and are subject to accelerated vesting in the event of a “change of control.” The initial cash retainer and restricted stock unit award received by Mr. Zippelius will be pro-rated based on the portion of Catalent’s current fiscal year during which he is expected to serve. Mr. Zippelius has instructed Catalent that the cash retainer be paid to Leonard Green, and that he will hold the restricted stock units that he receives for the benefit of Leonard Green.

In addition, pursuant to Catalent’s stock ownership policy, Mr. Zippelius will be required to own shares of Common Stock in an amount equal to five times the annual cash retainer. For purposes of this requirement, a director’s holdings include shares held directly or indirectly, individually or jointly, shares underlying vested equity-based awards, and shares held under a deferral or similar plan. Mr. Zippelius is also required to retain 100% of the shares received following exercise of options or upon settlement of vested restricted stock units (net of any shares used to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligations) until the minimum holding level is reached.

There is no transaction between Mr. Zippelius and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, other than the transactions consummated pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Investment Agreement.

As previously disclosed in the April 17 th 8-K, the Board also considered the independence of Mr. Zippelius in the context of the NYSE listing standards and Catalent’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and concluded that Mr. Zippelius qualifies as an independent director, including with respect to such applicable standards and guidelines.

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

The information contained under the heading “Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock” in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 20, 2019, Catalent issued a press release relating to the items described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall any such information or exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act.

Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This report, including the exhibits filed and furnished herewith, contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of statements that include phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “foresee,” “likely,” “may,” “will,” “would” or other words or phrases with similar meanings. Similarly, statements that describe Catalent’s objectives, plans or goals are, or may be, forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the following: the integration of Paragon into the Company or realizing on the anticipated business from and other benefits of the acquisition; changes to Catalent’s business, its industry, or the overall economic climate that limit its ability to obtain the desired deleveraging, general industry conditions and competition; product or other liability risk inherent in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of its offerings; inability to


enhance Catalent’s existing or introduce new technology or services in a timely manner; economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; and Catalent’s substantial debt and debt service requirements that restrict its operating and financial flexibility and impose significant interest and financial costs; or difficulty in integrating other acquisitions into Catalent’s existing business, thereby reducing or eliminating the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Paragon. For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors, see the information under the caption “Risk Factors” in Catalent’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they are made, and Catalent does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments unless and to the extent required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

  

The following Exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.

  

Description

  3.1*

  

Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share, of Catalent, Inc.

10.1*

  

Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, by and among Catalent, Inc., Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., LGP Associates VII-A LLC and LGP Associates VII-B LLC.

10.2*

  

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019, by and among Catalent, Inc., Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., LGP Associates VII-A LLC and LGP Associates VII-B LLC.

10.3

  

Equity Commitment and Investment Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2019, by and among Catalent, Inc. Green Equity Investors VII, L.P. and Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Catalent’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 17, 2019).

10.4*

  

Amendment No.  4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among /Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., as Borrower, PTS Intermediate Holdings LLC, as Holdings, the subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent, collateral agent, swing line lender, and letter of credit issuer, and the lenders and other parties thereto.

*     Filed herewith

  

The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1**

  

Press release, dated May 20, 2019, issued by Catalent, Inc.

 

**

Furnished herewith


SIGNATURE

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

 

  Catalent, Inc.
  (Registrant)

By:

  /s/ STEVEN L. FASMAN
  Steven L. Fasman
 

Senior Vice President, General Counsel,

and Secretary

Date: May 22, 2019

Exhibit 3.1

CATALENT, INC.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF PREFERENCES,

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF

SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK

PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE

DELAWARE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW

The undersigned, Steven L. Fasman, does hereby certify that:

 

 

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I am the Secretary of Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”).

 

 

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The Corporation is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, none of which has been issued prior to the date hereof.

 

 

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The following resolutions were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”):

WHEREAS, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (the “ Charter ”) provides for a class of its authorized stock known as Preferred Stock, consisting of 100,000,000 shares, par value $0.01 per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the unissued shares of preferred stock, for one or more series of preferred stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix, without further stockholder approval, the designation of such series, the powers (including voting powers), preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, and the number of shares of such series; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of shares of preferred stock, which shall initially consist of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock that the Corporation has the authority to issue as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as follows:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of preferred stock for cash and does hereby fix and determine the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to such series of preferred stock as follows:

 

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ARTICLE I

DESIGNATION AND FORM

The shares of such series shall be designated “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” and the number of shares constituting such series shall initially be 1,000,000 (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Article VI, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then issued and outstanding) by (a) further resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors, or any duly authorized committee thereof, and (b) the filing of an amendment to this Certificate of Designation pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL stating that such increase, or decrease, as applicable, has been so authorized . Series A Preferred Stock will be evidenced in book-entry form and shall not be certificated.

ARTICLE II

CURRENCY

All shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be denominated in United States dollars, and all payments and distributions thereon or with respect thereto shall be made in United States dollars. All references herein to “$” or “dollars” refer to United States dollars.

ARTICLE III

RANKING

The Series A Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon a Liquidation Event, rank:

A.     senior to each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with, or senior to, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon a Liquidation Event, including the shares of common stock of the Corporation, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) (all such Capital Stock, including the Common Stock, collectively, the “ Junior Stock ”);

B.     on a parity basis with each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon a Liquidation Event (all such Capital Stock collectively, the “ Parity Stock ”); and

C.     junior to each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividend rights or rights upon a Liquidation Event (all such Capital Stock collectively, the “ Senior Stock ”).

 

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The Series A Preferred Stock shall, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon a Liquidation Event, rank junior to any and all existing or future claims in respect of Indebtedness of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE IV

DIVIDENDS

A.     Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, out of any funds legally available therefor, cumulative dividends in an amount equal to (i) 5.00% per annum of the Stated Value of such share as of the Record Date for such dividend (such rate per annum, as may be adjusted pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof, including Section (H) of this Article IV, the “ Dividend Rate ”; each such dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock, a “ Regular Dividend ” and, collectively, the “ Regular Dividends ”), and (ii) on an as-converted basis, any dividend or other distribution, whether paid in cash, in-kind or in other property (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any securities), authorized and declared by the Board of Directors on the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock in an amount determined by assuming that the number of shares of Common Stock into which such share of such Series A Preferred Stock could be converted pursuant to Section (C) of Article VII on the applicable Record Date for such dividend or distribution on the Common Stock were issued to, and held by, the Holder of such share of Series A Preferred Stock on such Record Date (each such dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this clause (ii), a “ Participating Dividend ” and, collectively, the “ Participating Dividends ” and, together with the Regular Dividends, the “ Dividends ”). For purposes of this Certificate of Designation, the term “ Stated Value ” shall mean $1,000.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock, as adjusted pursuant to Sections (C) and (D) of this Article IV, as applicable.

B.     Regular Dividends shall be payable quarterly in arrears, if, as and when authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, or any duly authorized committee thereof, to the extent not prohibited by law, on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year (unless any such day is not a Business Day, in which event such Regular Dividends shall be payable on the next succeeding Business Day, without accrual of interest thereon to the actual payment date), commencing on June 30, 2019 (each such payment date, a “ Regular Dividend Payment Date ,” and the period from, and including, the Issue Date to, and including, the first Regular Dividend Payment Date and each such quarterly period thereafter from, but excluding, the immediately preceding Regular Dividend Payment Date to, and including, the next occurring Regular Dividend Payment Date, a “ Regular Dividend Period ”). The amount of Regular Dividends payable in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock for any period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve thirty-day months. Regular Dividends shall begin to accrue from the Issue Date whether or not declared and whether or not the Corporation has assets legally available to make payment thereof, at a rate equal to the applicable Dividend Rate and, if not declared and paid, shall be cumulative, regardless of whether or not in any Regular Dividend Period there are funds of the Corporation legally available for the payment of such Regular Dividend. In the event that the Board of Directors has authorized the payment of any Regular Dividend, the Corporation may, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designation, settle such Regular Dividend in cash out of funds legally available therefor, in-kind pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section (C) of this Article IV,

 

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or a combination of cash and in-kind settlement pursuant to the terms and conditions of Section (D) of this Article IV, and the Corporation shall set aside sufficient funds for the portion of any Regular Dividend to be paid in whole or in part in cash before the Board of Directors or any other authorized Person may declare, set apart funds for or pay any dividend on the Junior Stock; provided , however , that, to the extent any such payment in cash is prohibited by the Specified Contract Terms, such payment will be made in-kind in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section (C) of this Article IV. Participating Dividends shall be payable as and when paid to the holders of shares of Common Stock (each such date, a “ Participating Dividend Payment Date ” and, together with a Regular Dividend Payment Date, a “ Dividend Payment Date ”). Participating Dividends are payable on a cumulative basis once declared, regardless of whether or not there are then funds of the Corporation available for the payment of such Participating Dividend pursuant to law or Specified Contract Terms.

C.     With respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock, any Regular Dividend or portion thereof in respect of such share of Series A Preferred Stock that has accrued during any applicable Regular Dividend Period but is not paid (in whole or in part) in cash on the applicable Regular Dividend Payment Date (the amount of any accrued and unpaid Regular Dividend with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock for any Regular Dividend Period, regardless of whether such Regular Dividend is paid in cash or kind, the “ Accrued Dividend Amount ” with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock for such Regular Dividend Period) shall, regardless of whether or not such Regular Dividend is authorized and declared by the Board of Directors, or whether the Corporation has assets legally available to make payment thereof, be added to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock immediately following the Close of Business on such Regular Dividend Payment Date. Any such addition of the Accrued Dividend Amount in respect of a share of Series A Preferred Stock to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section (C) of Article IV is referred to herein as a “ PIK Dividend .” The Accrued Dividend Amount in respect of any Regular Dividend Period that is not paid (in whole or in part) in cash shall, without duplication of any prior PIK Dividends (if any) only be added to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock once. Regular Dividends with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall continue, from and after the date of each PIK Dividend, if any, to accrue in an amount per annum equal to the Dividend Rate (as such amount per annum may be adjusted pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof) of the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the relevant Record Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designation, the Corporation will not be permitted to make any PIK Dividend election to the extent such election would violate the listing standards of the Principal Stock Exchange; provided , however , that nothing herein will affect the compounding of any Regular Dividend that the Corporation does not pay in cash (which compounding will apply even if the Corporation is otherwise prohibited from electing to make any PIK Dividend pursuant to this sentence).

D.     In the event that the Board of Directors has authorized and declared the payment of a Regular Dividend and the settlement of such Regular Dividend payment in part by payment of cash to each Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and in part pursuant to a PIK Dividend (any such Regular Dividend, a “ Cash and PIK Dividend ”), the Corporation shall, on the applicable Regular Dividend Payment Date and in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock, (i) pay to the Holder thereof an amount of cash equal to the Cash and PIK Dividend Cash Settlement Amount in respect of such share of Series A Preferred Stock, and (ii) add to the Stated

 

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Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock an amount equal to (A) the Accrued Dividend Amount with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock for the Regular Dividend Period ending on, and including, such Regular Dividend Payment Date, minus (B) the Cash and PIK Dividend Cash Settlement Amount in respect of such share of Series A Preferred Stock. If the Board of Directors declares a Cash and PIK Dividend, and any portion of the cash payment of such Cash and PIK Dividend per share of Series A Preferred Stock is not paid pursuant to the terms of this Article IV, then such portion shall be added to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of this Section (D) of Article IV.

E.     In the event that the Board of Directors has authorized and declared the payment of a Participating Dividend, such Participating Dividend shall be paid in a manner consistent with the payments of dividends on the shares of Common Stock. The Corporation will not declare any dividend or distribution on the Common Stock unless, concurrently therewith, the Corporation declares a corresponding Participating Dividend in accordance with Section (A) of this Article IV.

F.     Except as otherwise provided herein, if at any time the Corporation pays, in cash, less than the total amount of Dividends then accrued, but unpaid, with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such cash payment shall be distributed pro rata among the Holders thereof based upon the Stated Value of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by each such Holder as of the Record Date for such payment. When Dividends are not paid in full upon the Series A Preferred Stock, all dividends declared on Series A Preferred Stock and any other class or series of Parity Stock shall be paid pro rata so that the amount of dividends so declared on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and each such other class or series of Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio as accrued, but unpaid, Dividends (for the full amount of dividends that would be payable for the most recently completed Regular Dividend Period if dividends were declared in full on non-cumulative Parity Stock) on the Series A Preferred Stock and such other class or series of Parity Stock bear to each other.

G.     Within one Business Day of the Record Date for any Regular Dividend, the Corporation will send written notice to each Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock stating (i) whether such Regular Dividend will be paid in cash, by increasing the Stated Value of each share of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section (C) of this Article IV, or pursuant to a Cash and PIK Dividend pursuant to Section (D) of this Article IV, and (ii) if such Regular Dividend will be paid, at least in part, by increasing the Stated Value of a share of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section (C) of this Article IV or pursuant to a Cash and PIK Dividend pursuant to Section (D) of this Article IV, the Stated Value of each share of Series A Preferred Stock immediately before and immediately after the applicable increase. If the Corporation fails to send such written notice at or before the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately following the Record Date for any Regular Dividend, then the Corporation will be deemed to have irrevocably elected to pay such Regular Dividend solely by increasing the Stated Value of each share of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section (C) of this Article IV.

H.     If the quotient obtained by dividing the Year Four Price by the Announcement Price is (i) eighty percent (80.0%) or greater, but less than one hundred percent (100%), then, effective from and after the four-year anniversary of the Issue Date, the Dividend Rate shall be automatically adjusted to 6.50% per annum, or (ii) less than eighty percent (80%),

 

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then, effective from and after the four-year anniversary of the Issue Date, the Dividend Rate shall be automatically adjusted to 8.00% per annum; provided , however , that, if the quotient obtained by dividing the Year Four Price by the Announcement Price is equal to or greater than the quotient obtained by dividing the S&P Year Four Price by the S&P Announcement Price, then (x) no adjustment to the Dividend Rate shall be made on the four-year anniversary of the Issue Date, and (y) in lieu of such adjustment, if, on the five-year anniversary of the Issue Date, the quotient obtained by dividing the Year Five Price by the Announcement Price is (I) eighty percent (80.0%) or greater, but less than one hundred percent (100%), then, effective from and after the five-year anniversary of the Issue Date, the Dividend Rate shall be automatically adjusted to 6.50% per annum, or (II) less than eighty percent (80%), then, effective from and after the five-year anniversary of the Issue Date, the Dividend Rate shall be automatically adjusted to 8.00% per annum. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Year Four Price or Year Five Price, as applicable, is equal to or in excess of the Announcement Price, no adjustment or modification to the Dividend Rate shall be made hereunder. Except as set forth in this Section (H) of Article IV, the Dividend Rate shall not be subject to any adjustment or modification hereunder.

I.    Subject to the terms and conditions of Articles VII and VIII, for so long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains issued and outstanding, from and after the time, if any, that the Corporation shall have failed to satisfy any accrued, but unpaid, Regular Dividend for all prior Regular Dividend Periods in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article IV or failed to pay or distribute, as applicable, any unpaid Participating Dividend in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Article IV, no dividend shall be declared, paid or set apart for payment, and no other distribution declared or made, upon any Junior Stock, nor shall any Junior Stock be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (nor shall any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption or other purchase of any such Junior Stock) by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, until (i) the unpaid Accrued Dividend Amount for all prior Regular Dividend Periods, together with the amount of all unpaid Participating Dividends, if any, with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been paid in full, or (ii) all such Dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and a sum sufficient for the payment of such Accrued Dividend Amount together with any unpaid Participating Dividend with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock has been or is set aside for the benefit of the Holders, in each case without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders; provided , however , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to:

 

 

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purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of Junior Stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or for the benefit of any one or more employees, officers, directors, managers or consultants of or to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

 

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an exchange, redemption, reclassification or conversion of any class or series of Junior Stock solely for any other class or series of Junior Stock (and cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares of such Junior Stock);

 

 

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any dividend in the form of shares, warrants, options or other rights where the dividended shares or the shares issuable upon exercise of

 

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such warrants, options or other rights are the same shares as those on which the dividend is being paid or ranks equal or junior to such shares;

 

 

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any distribution, to holders of Junior Stock, of Junior Stock or rights to purchase Junior Stock; or

 

 

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any dividend in connection with the implementation of a bona fide stockholder rights or similar plan, or a redemption or repurchase of any Junior Stock pursuant to any such stockholder rights or similar plan.

ARTICLE V

LIQUIDATION, DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP

A.     Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation (each, a “ Liquidation Event ”), after satisfaction of all liabilities and obligations to creditors of the Corporation, subject to the rights of any class or series of Senior Stock and before any distribution or payment shall be made to any holder of any Junior Stock, and subject to Section (C) of this Article V, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof (whether capital or surplus) legally available therefor, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the greater of:

 

 

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the sum of (a) the Stated Value with respect to such share, plus (b) any unpaid Participating Dividend with respect to such share as of the date of the liquidating payment, plus (c) without duplication of any accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends previously added to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock, all accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends with respect to such share through, but excluding, the date of the liquidating payment; and

 

 

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the amount that such Holder would have received had such Holder, as of the commencement of such Liquidation Event, converted each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder into Conversion Shares (as defined below) pursuant to Section (C) of Article VII using the then-applicable Conversion Price (the greater of the applicable amounts referred to in Sections (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this Article V, the “ Liquidation Preference ”).

B.     No Holder shall (i) be entitled to any payment in respect of its shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the event of any Liquidation Event other than payment of the Liquidation Preference expressly provided for in Section (A) of this Article V, or (ii) have any further right or claim to any of the Corporation’s remaining assets, including any right or claim to participate in the receipt of any payment on Junior Stock in connection therewith (except as provided in Section (A)(2) of this Article V).

 

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C.    If, in connection with any liquidating distribution pursuant to Section (A) of this Article V, the assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof are not sufficient to pay in full the applicable Liquidation Preference payable on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding liquidating distributions payable on the shares of Parity Stock, if any, then such assets, or the proceeds thereof, shall be paid pro rata in accordance with the full respective aggregate liquidating distributions that would be payable on all such shares if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

D.    For purposes of this Article V, the (i) merger, consolidation, exchange, amalgamation or combination of the Corporation with or into any other entity, (ii) merger, consolidation, exchange, amalgamation or combination of any other entity with or into the Corporation, or (iii) sale, conveyance, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, in each case, shall not constitute a Liquidation Event.

ARTICLE VI

VOTING RIGHTS

A.     Except as otherwise required by law, (i) each Holder shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock into which all shares of Series A Preferred Stock held of record by such Holder could then be converted pursuant to Section (C) of Article VII as of the Record Date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote or consent on the applicable matter(s) or, if no such Record Date is established, at the date such vote or consent is taken or any written consent of such stockholders is first executed, (ii) except as otherwise provided in this Article VI and subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Holders shall be entitled to vote as a single class together with the holders of shares of Common Stock (and, to the extent applicable, with the holders of any other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation) on all matters submitted for a vote of or consent by holders of shares of Common Stock (subject to that certain Stockholders’ Agreement, to be entered into as of the Issue Date, by and between the Corporation, Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Stockholders’ Agreement ”) with respect to the election of directors), (iii) each Holder shall be entitled to notice of all meetings of the holders of shares of Common Stock (or of any proposed action by written consent of such holders) in accordance with the Bylaws as if the Holders were holders of shares of Common Stock, and (iv) so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section 1.1(b) of the Stockholders’ Agreement, the Holders shall be entitled to vote as a single class on the election of such director as provided in Section (C) of this Article VI.

B.    For so long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains issued and outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without first obtaining the written consent of the Majority Holders or the affirmative vote of the Majority Holders at a meeting of all Holders called for that purpose, take any of the following actions:

 

 

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any change, amendment, alteration or repeal (including as a result of a merger, consolidation, exchange, amalgamation, combination, or other similar or extraordinary transaction) of any provision of the

 

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Charter or the Bylaws that would have an adverse effect on the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock;

 

 

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any change, amendment, alteration or repeal (including as a result of a merger, consolidation, exchange, amalgamation, combination, or other similar or extraordinary transaction) of any provision of the Charter, or any other action, in each case to authorize (or increase the number of authorized shares of), create, classify, reclassify or issue any Parity Stock (or any additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock) or Senior Stock; provided , however , that, effective as of such time there are fewer than 100,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, the approval right of the Majority Holders pursuant to this Section (B)(2) of Article VI shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect without the requirement of any additional action by any Holder or the Corporation; or

 

 

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cause the Corporation and its Subsidiaries to incur any Indebtedness to the extent such incurrence would cause the Corporation’s Total Leverage Ratio for any applicable Test Period to exceed 6:00:1:00 determined on a Pro-Forma Basis (as the terms “Indebtedness,” “Total Leverage Ratio,” “Test Period,” “Pro-Forma Basis” and all related and constituent defined terms, including “Consolidated Total Debt” and “Consolidated EBITDA,” are defined in the Credit Agreement).

Upon the first date that all shares of Series A Preferred Stock cease to be issued and outstanding, the provisions set forth in the foregoing Sections (B)(1) through (B)(3) of this Article VI shall (unless terminated earlier in accordance with the terms and conditions of any such provision) automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect without the requirement of any additional action by any of the Holders or the Corporation.

C.     For so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section 1.1(b) of the Stockholders’ Agreement, the Majority Holders shall have the right to elect and appoint one member of the Board of Directors at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation at which directors are to be elected or appointed, except such meetings for the purpose of filling vacancies or newly created directorships (other than for the purpose of filling a vacancy or newly created directorship to be filled by the person to be elected by the Majority Holders), voting as a separate class from the holders of shares of Common Stock (and, to the extent applicable, as a separate class from the holders of any other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation) or by execution of a written consent in lieu of such vote. Any Person elected or appointed pursuant to this Article VI shall, at all times, serve a one-year term and shall not be designated as a member of any class of directors of the Corporation (it being acknowledged and agreed that such Person (or such Person’s designated successor in accordance with the Stockholders’ Agreement and Section (D) of this Article VI) shall be a nominee for election at the Corporation’s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and each

 

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subsequent meeting of stockholders of the Corporation at which directors are to be elected or appointed, except such meetings for the purpose of filling vacancies or newly created directorships (other than a vacancy to be filled by the person to be elected by the Majority Holders)).

D.     In the event of the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, disability or removal of a director elected or appointed by the Majority Holders, the Majority Holders may, to the extent the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section 1.1(b) of the Stockholders’ Agreement at such time, elect or appoint a replacement designee to fill the resulting vacancy; provided that, if a director elected by the Majority Holders is removed for cause, the replacement designee shall not be the same person who was so removed. Other than for cause, a director elected or appointed by the Majority Holders may not be removed by the Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Corporation without the prior written consent of the Majority Holders.

E.    For purposes of clarification, any right of election, designation or appointment hereunder by the Majority Holders, as of any time of determination, shall mean a right of election, designation or appointment of such Holders at such time of determination as determined by the written consent, or affirmative vote at a meeting called for that purpose, of the Majority Holders.

F.    For so long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains issued and outstanding, the Holders shall be entitled to vote as a single class on any amendment to this Certificate of Designation that relates solely to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock and holders of shares of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote thereon.

G.    For so long as any share of Series A Preferred Stock remains issued and outstanding, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be effected without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the Majority Holders and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the books in which proceedings of meetings of holders of any other class or series of Capital Stock of the Corporation are recorded.

ARTICLE VII

CONVERSION

A.      Mandatory Conversion Right of the Corporation . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VII (including the conversion procedures set forth in Section (D) of this Article VII), at any time after the third anniversary of the Issue Date, if the 30-Day VWAP, measured as of the date that the Corporation’s Notice of Mandatory Conversion is sent pursuant to Section (B) of this Article VII, exceeds 150% of the Conversion Price, the Corporation shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert (a “ Mandatory Conversion ”) all (and not less than all) of the then-issued-and-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock (the date selected by the Corporation for any Mandatory Conversion pursuant to this Section (A) of Article VII, the “ Mandatory Conversion Date ” and the foregoing right of the Corporation,

 

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the “ Mandatory Conversion Right ”). In the case of a Mandatory Conversion, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, in respect of all of such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the number of such shares, a Holder’s “ Mandatory Converting Amount ”), (i) a number of whole shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (A) such Holder’s Mandatory Converting Amount, multiplied by (B) the quotient of (1) the sum of (x) the Stated Value of one share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Mandatory Conversion Date, plus (y) the aggregate amount of unpaid Participating Dividends, if any, with respect to one share of Series A Preferred Stock, as of the Mandatory Conversion Date, plus (z) without duplication of all accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends previously added to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock, all accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends per share of Series A Preferred Stock through, but excluding, the Mandatory Conversion Date, divided by (2) the Conversion Price as of the Mandatory Conversion Date, and (ii) cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise due (but for the requirement to deliver only whole shares) under clause (i), determined in accordance with Section (H) of Article IX; provided , however , that, if the Mandatory Conversion Date occurs on or after the Record Date for a Dividend and on or before the immediately following Dividend Payment Date and Dividends have been declared for such Dividend Payment Date, then (aa) on such Dividend Payment Date, such Dividend will be paid to the Holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Close of Business on the applicable Record Date for such Dividend, notwithstanding the Corporation’s exercise of its Mandatory Conversion Right, and (bb) the amount of such Dividend, if a Regular Dividend, will not be included in the Stated Value referred to in clause (i)(B)(1)(x) above or added pursuant to clause (i)(B)(1)(z) above; provided , further , that the Corporation will in no event fix a Mandatory Conversion Date that is on or after the Record Date for a Dividend and on or before the immediately following Dividend Payment Date unless the Board shall have authorized and declared such Dividend and the Corporation shall have set aside the full amount of such Dividend due on such Dividend Payment Date.

B.      Mandatory Conversion Process . If the Corporation elects to effect a Mandatory Conversion, the Corporation shall provide written notice of the Mandatory Conversion to each Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (such notice, a “ Notice of Mandatory Conversion ”). The Mandatory Conversion Date selected by the Corporation shall be at least five (5) Business Days and not more than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date on which the Corporation provides the Notice of Mandatory Conversion to each such Holder pursuant to this Section (B) of Article VII. The Notice of Mandatory Conversion shall state, as appropriate: (i) the Mandatory Conversion Date selected by the Corporation; (ii) the Conversion Price as in effect on the date of the Notice of Mandatory Conversion; (iii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued (and the amount of cash to be paid in lieu of any fractional share) to such Holder upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder, calculated in accordance with the Conversion Price referred to in the immediately preceding clause (ii); and (iv) to the extent applicable pursuant to the first proviso in Section (A) of this Article VII, the amount of Dividends to be paid to such Holder on the next Dividend Payment Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII, the Corporation may not issue a Notice of Mandatory Conversion or effect a Mandatory Conversion or settle any such conversion unless the Liquidity Conditions are satisfied, as of the date such notice is sent, as of the related Mandatory Conversion Date and as of the date the Mandatory Conversion is settled, with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection therewith.

 

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C.      Optional Conversion Right of the Holders . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article VII (including the conversion procedures set forth in Section (D) of this Article VII), at any time after the twelve-month anniversary of the Issue Date (or, if earlier, the date the Corporation sends any Change of Control Notice), each Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to convert any or all of such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock (a Holder’s “ Optional Conversion Right ”), and the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to a Holder’s exercise of its Optional Conversion Right (such number, a Holder’s “ Optional Converting Amount ”) shall be converted into (i) a number of whole shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (A) such Holder’s Optional Converting Amount, multiplied by (B) the quotient of (1) the sum of (x) the Stated Value of one share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the related Optional Conversion Date, plus (y) the aggregate amount of unpaid Participating Dividends, if any, with respect to one share of Series A Preferred Stock, as of such Optional Conversion Date, plus (z) without duplication of any accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends previously added to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock, all accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends per share of Series A Preferred Stock through, but excluding, such Optional Conversion Date, divided by (2) the Conversion Price as of such Optional Conversion Date, and (ii) cash in lieu of any fractional share otherwise due (but for the requirement to deliver only whole shares) under clause (i), determined in accordance with Section (H) of Article IX; provided , however , that, if the applicable Optional Conversion Date for the conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock occurs on or after the Record Date for a Dividend and on or before the immediately following Dividend Payment Date and Dividends have been declared for such Dividend Payment Date, then (x) on such Dividend Payment Date, such Dividend will be paid to the applicable Holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Close of Business on the applicable Record Date for such Dividend, notwithstanding any such Holder’s exercise of its Optional Conversion Right, and (y) the amount of such Dividend, if a Regular Dividend, will not be included in the Stated Value referred to in clause (i)(B)(1)(x) above or added pursuant to clause (i)(B)(1)(z) above. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section (C) of Article VII, in no event shall a Holder be entitled to exercise its Optional Conversion Right in respect of fewer than 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (unless such Holder’s exercise of its Optional Conversion Right is in respect of all remaining shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder).

D.      Conversion Procedures . A Holder must comply with each of the following requirements in order to convert its Optional Converting Amount pursuant to Section (C) of this Article VII:

 

 

1.

complete and manually sign the conversion notice substantially in the form of Annex A attached hereto (the “ Notice of Conversion ”), and deliver such Notice of Conversion to the Conversion Agent, with a copy thereof sent to the Corporation in accordance with Article XI;

 

 

2.

if required, furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Corporation; and

 

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3.

if required, pay any share transfer, documentary, stamp or similar taxes not payable by the Corporation pursuant to the Investment Agreement.

The “ Optional Conversion Date ” shall mean the date on which a holder complies with the procedures set forth in this Section (D) of Article VII.

E.      Effect of Conversion . Except to the extent provided in the first proviso to Section (A) of this Article VII or in the proviso to Section (C) of this Article VII, effective immediately as of to the Close of Business on the Mandatory Conversion Date or the Optional Conversion Date, Dividends shall no longer accrue or be declared on any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding.

F.      Record Holder of Securities Underlying a Conversion or Redemption; Settlement of Conversion Shares . The Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to any exercise of (i) the Corporation’s Mandatory Conversion Right, (ii) a Holder’s Optional Conversion Right, or (iii) the Corporation Optional Redemption Right pursuant to Section (A) of Article VIII (to the extent, if any, that the Corporation shall elect to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to such redemption), in each case, entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion or redemption (such shares of Common Stock, the “ Conversion Shares ”) shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder(s) of such shares of Common Stock as of the Close of Business on the Mandatory Conversion Date, the Optional Conversion Date or the Corporation Optional Redemption Date (as defined below), respectively; provided , however , that such Holder may identify one or more other Persons to receive such Conversion Shares in connection with any such conversion or redemption in such Holder’s Notice of Conversion (or, in the case of a Mandatory Conversion, in a written notice sent to the Corporation no later than the Business Day immediately following the related Mandatory Conversion Date) or documentation necessary to consummate such redemption duly submitted to the Conversion Agent or the Corporation, as applicable. In the case of a conversion, as promptly as practicable on or after the applicable Optional Conversion Date or Mandatory Conversion Date (and in no event later than the third Trading Day thereafter), the Corporation shall issue to such record holder(s) the number of whole Conversion Shares issuable upon such conversion (and deliver payment of cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise due (but for the requirement to issue only whole shares), as determined in accordance with Section (H) of Article IX). In the case of any exercise of the Corporation Optional Redemption Right (to the extent, if any, that the Corporation shall elect to issue shares of Common Stock pursuant to such redemption), the related Conversion Shares will be issued on the related Corporation Optional Redemption Date. Conversion Shares shall not be certificated and shall be registered in the name of DTC’s nominee and delivered to the DTC (or the DTC custodian of the Common Stock) or, if directed otherwise by the applicable Holder, to the account so directed. In the event that a Holder shall not by written notice comply with any of the requirements set forth in this Section (F) of Article VII, the Corporation shall be entitled to register and deliver such Conversion Shares or, as applicable, cash to and in the name of the Holder in the manner shown in the books and records of the Corporation.

G.      Status of Converted or Acquired Shares . Without limiting the right of Holders to receive any Dividend on a Dividend Payment Date pursuant to the first proviso to Section (A) of this Article VII or the proviso to Section (C) of this Article VII, (i) shares of Series

 

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A Preferred Stock duly converted in accordance with this Certificate of Designation, or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall be canceled upon the conversion or acquisition thereof, and (ii) all such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall upon their cancelation constitute authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation or classification as to series, until such shares are once more designated or classified as part of a particular series by the Board of Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Charter.

ARTICLE VIII

REDEMPTION

A.      Redemption at the Option of the Corporation . At any time after the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date, the Corporation shall have the right (but not the obligation) (the “ Corporation Optional Redemption Right ”) to redeem all (and not less than all) of the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, upon providing the Holders the applicable notice of redemption pursuant to Section (C) of this Article VIII, at a redemption price per share of Series A Preferred Stock (payable by the Corporation in cash, whole shares of Common Stock, or a combination of a cash and whole shares of Common Stock, at the Corporation’s election) equal to the sum of (i) Stated Value of one share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Corporation Optional Redemption Date, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of unpaid Participating Dividends, if any, with respect to one share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Corporation Optional Redemption Date, plus (iii) without duplication of any accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends previously added to the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock, all accrued and unpaid Regular Dividends per share of Series A Preferred Stock through, but excluding, the Corporation Optional Redemption Date (the “ Corporation Optional Redemption Price ”); provided , however , that, if the Corporation Optional Redemption Date occurs on or after the Record Date for a Dividend and on or before the immediately following Dividend Payment Date and Dividends have been declared for such Dividend Payment Date, then (A) on such Dividend Payment Date, such Dividend will be paid to the Holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Close of Business on the applicable Record Date for such Dividend, notwithstanding the Corporation’s exercise of the Corporation Optional Redemption Right; and (B) the amount of such Dividend, if a Regular Dividend, will not be included in the Stated Value referred to in the immediately preceding sentence or added pursuant to clause (iii) of such sentence; provided , further , that the Corporation will in no event fix a Corporation Optional Redemption Date that is on or after the Record Date for a Dividend and on or before the immediately following Dividend Payment Date unless the Board shall have authorized and declared such Dividend and the Corporation shall have set aside the full amount of such Dividend due on such Dividend Payment Date. The Corporation Optional Redemption Price shall be paid to the Holders in the same form(s) of consideration and on a pro rata basis such that each Holder shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each single share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder, the same amount of cash, shares of Common Stock, or combination thereof as each other Holder is entitled to receive with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such other Holder. In the event that the Corporation elects to settle the payment of the Corporation Optional Redemption Price to each Holder through delivery of shares of Common Stock (a “ Physical Redemption Settlement ”) or a combination of a cash payment and delivery of shares of Common Stock (a “ Combination Redemption Settlement ”), (1) the value of each share of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such payment shall be equal to the 30-Day VWAP, measured as of the date that the Corporation provides the Holders the applicable

 

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notice of redemption pursuant to Section (C) of this Article VIII, and (2) the Corporation shall pay to each Holder cash in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise due (but for the requirement to deliver only whole shares) under this Section (A) of Article VIII, determined in accordance with Section (H) of Article IX. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Corporation may not exercise the Corporation Optional Redemption Right pursuant to a Physical Redemption Settlement or a Combination Redemption Settlement, issue any related notice with respect thereto, or settle any such redemption (I) unless the Liquidity Conditions are satisfied, as of the date the notice of the related redemption is sent and as of the Corporation Optional Redemption Date, with respect to the shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection therewith; and (II) before the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained, if at all, to the extent the number of Conversion Shares that would thereby be issuable would exceed the Number of Available Shares as of the date the related notice of redemption is sent pursuant to Section (C) of this Article VIII.

B.      Mandatory Redemption Upon the Occurrence of a Change of Control .

 

 

1.

In the event of a transaction resulting in a Change of Control, the Corporation (or its successor) shall be required to redeem, by irrevocable written notice to the Holders, all of the then-issued-and-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by all Holders. Upon such redemption, the Corporation will pay or deliver, as applicable, to each Holder in respect of each share of Series A Preferred Stock held by such Holder, an amount equal to the greater of (a) cash in an amount equal to the sum of (1) the product of (x) the applicable Mandatory Redemption Multiplier, multiplied by (y) the Stated Value of one share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Mandatory Redemption Date plus the aggregate amount of unpaid Participating Dividends, if any, with respect to one share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Mandatory Redemption Date, plus (2) the aggregate amount of accrued and unpaid Dividends from the Dividend Payment Date immediately preceding the Mandatory Redemption Date through, but excluding, the Mandatory Redemption Date, and (b) the amount of cash and/or other assets such Holder would have received had such Holder, as of the Close of Business on the Business Day immediately prior to the effective date of such transaction resulting in a Change of Control, converted such share of Series A Preferred Stock into Conversion Shares pursuant to Section (C) of Article VII and participated in such transaction resulting in such Change of Control as a holder of shares of Common Stock (such greater amount, the “ Mandatory Redemption Price ”). No later than the consummation of any transaction resulting in a Change of Control, the Corporation (or its successor) shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Holder the Mandatory Redemption Price with respect to such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock; provided , that, in each case, the Corporation shall only be required to pay the Mandatory Redemption Price to the extent such payment can be made out of

 

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funds legally available therefor; provided , further , that the Corporation shall only pay the Mandatory Redemption Price in cash to the extent, and in an aggregate amount with respect to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock, not prohibited by the Specified Contract Terms. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Designation (including the terms and conditions of Section (I) of Article IX), the Corporation will (I) not be permitted to deliver any shares of Common Stock upon the occurrence of a Change of Control to the extent such delivery would violate the rules and regulations of the Principal Stock Exchange, and (II) be required to settle any such amount in cash or other non-stock assets.

 

 

2.

On or prior to the tenth (10 th ) Business Day prior to the date on which the Corporation anticipates consummating a transaction which would result in a Change of Control (or, if later, promptly after the Corporation shall have discovered that a transaction resulting in a Change of Control has occurred), the Corporation shall send written notice (a “ Change of Control Notice ”) in the manner set forth in Article XI to the Holders of record of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which such Change of Control Notice shall include (a) the date on which the transaction that would result in a Change of Control is anticipated to be effected (or, to the extent applicable, the date on which a Schedule TO or other similar schedule, form or report disclosing the occurrence of a Change of Control was filed), (b) a description of the material terms and conditions of such transaction, (c) a statement that all shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed by the Corporation (or its successor) on a date specified in such Change of Control Notice (the “ Mandatory Redemption Date ”), which such date must be a Business Day of the Corporation’s choosing that is no later than the date of the consummation of the transaction resulting in such Change of Control, (d) the Mandatory Redemption Price with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock, and (e) the procedures that Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock must follow in order for their shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed. Any Change of Control Notice mailed or delivered as provided in this Section (B)(2) of Article VIII shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not any applicable Holder receives such notice, but failure to duly give such notice by mail or delivery, or any defect in such notice or in the mailing or delivery thereof, to any Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed pursuant to this Section (B) of Article VIII shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other share(s) of Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that such failure to duly give notice or any defect in such notice or the mailing or delivery thereof (in each case, to the extent such failure or defect is not promptly cured or corrected) does not materially prejudice any such

 

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Holder. The Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to any redemption pursuant to this Section (B) of Article VIII entitled to receive any securities or other assets payable upon such redemption pursuant to Section (B)(1)(b) of this Article VIII shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such securities or assets as of the Close of Business on the Mandatory Redemption Date; provided , however , that such Holder may identify one or more other Persons to receive such securities or assets in connection with any such redemption in a written notice sent to the Corporation no later than three Business Days prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date.

 

 

3.

If, in connection with a transaction resulting in a Change of Control, the Corporation or its successor shall not have sufficient funds legally available under the DGCL to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, then the Corporation shall (a) redeem, pro rata among the Holders, a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that can be redeemed with the maximum amount legally available for the redemption of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the DGCL, and (b) redeem all remaining shares of Series A Preferred Stock not redeemed because of the foregoing limitations at the applicable Mandatory Redemption Price as soon as practicable after the Corporation (or its successor) is able to make such redemption out of assets legally available for the purchase of such share of Series A Preferred Stock. The inability of the Corporation (or its successor) to make a redemption payment for any reason shall not relieve the Corporation (or its successor) from its obligation to effect any required redemption when, as and if permitted by applicable law.

C.      Notice of Redemption . Notice of any redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section (A) of this Article VIII shall be given pursuant to Article XI. Such mailing shall be at least thirty (30) days and not more than sixty (60) days before the date fixed for any such redemption. Any notice mailed or delivered as provided in this Section (C) of Article VIII shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not any applicable Holder receives such notice, but failure to duly give such notice by mail or delivery, or any defect in such notice or in the mailing or delivery thereof, to any Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption pursuant to Section (A) of this Article VIII shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other share(s) of Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that such failure to duly give notice or any defect in such notice or the mailing or delivery thereof (in each case, to the extent such failure or defect is not promptly cured or corrected) does not materially prejudice any such Holder. Each notice of redemption given to a holder shall include: (i) the applicable redemption date in respect of the Corporation’s exercise of the Corporation Optional Redemption Right (the “ Corporation Optional Redemption Date ”); (ii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iii) with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation Optional Redemption Price; and (iv) the procedures

 

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that Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock must follow in order for their shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed. For the avoidance of doubt, Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to convert all or a portion of the Series A Preferred Stock at any time prior to the Corporation Optional Redemption Date, and any Common Stock resulting from such conversion shall not be redeemed.

D.      Status of Redeemed Shares . Without limiting the right of any Holder to receive any Dividend on a Dividend Payment Date pursuant to the provisos set forth in Section (A) of this Article VIII, (i) shares of Series A Preferred Stock duly redeemed in accordance with this Certificate of Designation, or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever, shall be canceled upon the acquisition thereof, and (ii) all such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall upon their cancelation constitute authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation or classification as to series, until such shares are once more designated or classified as part of a particular series by the Board of Director pursuant to the provisions of the Charter.

ARTICLE IX

CONVERSION ADJUSTMENTS

A.      Anti-Dilution Adjustments . Subject to the terms and conditions of Section K of this Article IX, the Conversion Price will be subject to adjustment under the following circumstances at any time or from time to time while any share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding:

 

 

1.

If a subdivision or consolidation of the shares of Common Stock or a reclassification of Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock occurs, then the Conversion Price will be adjusted based on the following formula:

 

 

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where:

 

 

CP 0  =

the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the Open of Business on the effective date of such subdivision, consolidation or reclassification;

 

 

CP 1  =

the new Conversion Price in effect immediately after the Open of Business on such effective date;

 

 

OS 0  =

the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on such effective date, without giving effect to such subdivision, consolidation or reclassification; and

 

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OS 1  =

the number of shares of Common Stock that would be issued and outstanding immediately after, and solely as a result of, such subdivision, consolidation or reclassification.

Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section (A)(1) of Article IX shall be effective as of the time set forth in the definition of CP 1 above. If any such event is declared but does not occur, the Conversion Price shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Corporation announces that such event shall not occur, to the Conversion Price that would then be in effect if such event had not been declared.

 

 

2.

If the Corporation or one or more of its Subsidiaries makes a payment in respect of a tender offer or exchange offer for shares of Common Stock (other than any such payment (A) made (x) pursuant to an “open market” transaction in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, or (y) in connection with an “accelerated share repurchase” on customary terms, and (B) that does not constitute a “tender offer” under the Exchange Act), where the cash and value (determined in good faith by the Board of Directors as of the time such tender or exchange offer expires (such time, the “ Expiration Time ”)) of any other consideration included in the payment per share of Common Stock purchased exceeds the Closing Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the last date on which tenders or exchanges may be made pursuant to such tender or exchange offer (as it may be amended) (such last date, the “ Expiration Date ”), then the Conversion Price will be decreased based on the following formula:

 

 

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where:

 

 

CP 0  =

the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the Expiration Time;

 

 

CP 1  =

the new Conversion Price in effect immediately after the Expiration Time;

 

 

AC =

the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors), as of the Expiration time, of the aggregate value of all cash and any other consideration paid or payable for such shares of Common Stock in such tender or exchange offer;

 

 

OS 1  =

the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after the Expiration Time (excluding all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer);

 

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OS 0  =

the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately before the Expiration Time (before giving effect to the purchase of all shares of Common Stock accepted for purchase or exchange in such tender or exchange offer); and

 

 

SP =

the Closing Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately after the Expiration Date;

provided, however , that, if the application of such adjustment with respect to such purchase would result in an increase to the Conversion Price, then no such adjustment will be made for such purchase. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section (A)(2) of Article IX shall become effective as of the time set forth in the definition of CP 1 above. In the event that the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries becomes obligated to purchase shares of Common Stock in a transaction that resulted in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section (A)(2) of Article IX but is prevented by applicable law from effecting such purchase, or such purchase is rescinded, then the Conversion Price shall be readjusted to be the Conversion Price that would then be in effect if such adjustment had not been made (and shall be re-adjusted again if such purchase shall later be permitted to occur).

 

 

3.

If the Corporation shall issue (x) shares of Common Stock or (y) any other security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock, whether immediately, during specified times, upon the satisfaction of any one or more conditions or otherwise (any such security referred to in this clause (y), an “ Equity-Linked Security ”), in each case at an Effective Price per share of Common Stock that is less than the Conversion Price in effect (before giving effect to the adjustment required by this Section (A)(3) of Article IX as of the date of the issuance or sale of such shares or Equity-Linked Securities (such an issuance or sale, a “ Qualified Issuance ”), other than an Excluded Issuance, then, effective as of the Close of Business on such date, the Conversion Price will be decreased to an amount equal to the Weighted Average Issuance Price. For these purposes, the “ Weighted Average Issuance Price ” will be equal to:

 

 

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where:

 

 

CP  =

the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such Qualified Issuance;

 

 

OS  =

the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately before such Qualified Issuance;

 

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EP  =

the Effective Price per share of Common Stock with respect to such Qualified Issuance; and

 

 

X  =

the sum, without duplication, of (x) the total number of shares of Common Stock issued in such Qualified Issuance; and (y) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities issued in such Qualified Issuance;

provided, however , that, if the application of such adjustment with respect to such Qualified Issuance would result in an increase to the Conversion Price, then no such adjustment will be made for such Qualified Issuance. Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section (A)(3) of Article IX shall become effective immediately after the issuance of such Equity-Linked Securities.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section (A)(3) of Article IX but subject to the terms and conditions of Section K of this Article IX, before the date, if any, when the Requisite Stockholder Approval is obtained, (x) the Conversion Price will not be adjusted pursuant to this Section (A)(3) of Article IX to an amount that is less than $24.6357 (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and combinations and similar transactions); and (y) the Corporation will not engage in any Qualified Issuance that would result in the application of the immediately preceding clause (x) without the approval of the Majority Holders.

B.      Calculation of Adjustments . All adjustments to the Conversion Price shall be calculated by the Corporation to the nearest $0.0001 (with $0.00005 rounded upward).

C.      When No Adjustment Required .

 

 

1.

Except as otherwise provided in this Article IX, the Conversion Price will not be adjusted (a) for the issuance of shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or carrying the right to purchase any of the foregoing, or (b) for the repurchase of shares of Common Stock.

 

 

2.

No adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made as a result of the issuance of, the distribution of separate certificates representing, the exercise or redemption of, or the termination or invalidation of, rights pursuant to any stockholder rights plans.

 

 

3.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article IX, no adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be made:

 

 

(a)

upon the issuance of Conversion Shares;

 

 

(b)

upon the issuance of any share of Common Stock or option or right to purchase, or other securities convertible into or

 

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exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of Common Stock pursuant to any former, present or future employee, director, manager or consultant benefit plan or program of or assumed by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or of any employee or director agreement, arrangement or program, in each case where such issuance, plan, program, agreement or arrangement is or has been approved by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation’s 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan approved by the holders of shares of Common Stock at the Corporation’s 2018 annual meeting of the holders of shares of Common Stock);

 

 

(c)

upon the issuance of any share of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion, exchange or exercise of any Parity Stock or Junior Stock;

 

 

(d)

upon the issuance of any Parity Stock or Junior Stock in connection with any “business combination” (as defined in the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC) or otherwise in connection with bona fide acquisitions of securities or substantially all of the assets of another Person, business unit, division or business;

 

 

(e)

upon the issuance of capital stock of a Subsidiary of the Corporation issued to the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation;

 

 

(f)

upon the issuance of securities of a joint venture (provided that no Affiliate (other than any Subsidiary of the Corporation) of the Corporation acquires any interest in such securities in connection with such issuance) (any such issuance referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) – (f), an “ Excluded Issuance ”); or

 

 

(g)

for a change in the par value of the shares of Common Stock.

D.      Successive Adjustments; Multiple Adjustments . For the avoidance of doubt, (i) after an adjustment to the Conversion Price under this Article IX, any subsequent event requiring an adjustment under this Article IX shall cause an adjustment to such Conversion Price as so adjusted, and (ii) if an event occurs that would trigger an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to more than one subsection of Section (A) of this Article IX, such event, to the extent fully taken into account in a single adjustment, shall not result in multiple adjustments hereunder; provided , however , that, if more than one subsection of Section (A) of this Article IX is applicable to a single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest adjustment.

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considers to be advisable in order to avoid or diminish any income tax to any holder of shares of Common Stock resulting from any dividend or distribution of shares or issuance of rights or warrants to purchase or subscribe for shares or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes or for any other reason.

F.      Notice of Adjustments . Subject to the terms and conditions of Section (B) of this Article IX, the Corporation shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of an event that requires an adjustment under Section (A) of this Article IX (or, if the Corporation is not aware of such occurrence, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming so aware) or the date the Corporation makes an adjustment pursuant to Section (E) of this Article IX:

 

 

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compute the adjusted applicable Conversion Price in accordance with this Article IX and prepare and transmit to the Conversion Agent an officer’s certificate setting forth the applicable Conversion Price, the method of calculation thereof in reasonable detail, and the facts requiring such adjustment and upon which such adjustment is based; and

 

 

2.

provide a written notice to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then issued and outstanding of the occurrence of such event and a statement in reasonable detail setting forth the method by which the adjustment to the applicable Conversion Price was determined and setting forth the adjusted applicable Conversion Price.

G.      Conversion Agent . The Conversion Agent shall not at any time be under any duty or responsibility to any Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to determine whether any fact or event exists or has been approved or authorized that may require any adjustment of the applicable Conversion Price or with respect to the nature, extent or calculation of any such adjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed in making the same. The Conversion Agent shall be fully authorized and protected in relying on any notice delivered pursuant to Section (F) of this Article IX and any adjustment contained therein and the Conversion Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any adjustment unless and until it has received such notice or certificate. The Conversion Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any share of Series A Preferred Stock or any share of Common Stock, or of any securities or property, that may at the time of any adjustment or conversion be issued or delivered with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, and the Conversion Agent makes no representation with respect thereto. The Conversion Agent, if other than the Corporation, shall not be responsible for any failure of the Corporation to issue, transfer or deliver any share of Common Stock pursuant to the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or to comply with any of the duties, responsibilities or covenants of the Corporation contained in this Article IX.

H.      Fractional Shares . The Corporation shall not issue any fractional share of Common Stock upon conversion or redemption, as applicable, of any share of Series A Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable, Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) such fraction of a share of

 

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Common Stock, multiplied by (ii) the 30-Day VWAP, measured as of (A) in the event of the Corporation’s exercise of its Mandatory Conversion Right pursuant to Section (A) of Article VII, the date that the Corporation provides the Holders with the Notice of Mandatory Conversion pursuant to Section (B) of Article VII, (B) in the event that a Holder has exercised its Optional Conversion Right pursuant to Section (C) of Article VII, the date that the Corporation receives such Holder’s Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section (D) of Article VII, or (C) in the event that the Corporation has exercised the Corporation Optional Conversion Right pursuant to Section (A) of Article VIII and has selected to settle the payment of the Corporation Optional Redemption Price pursuant to a Physical Redemption Settlement or a Combination Redemption Settlement, the date that the Corporation provides the Holders with notice of such redemption pursuant to Section (C) of Article VIII, as applicable. In order to determine whether the number of shares of Common Stock to be delivered to a Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock upon the conversion of such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock will include a fractional share (in lieu of which cash would be paid hereunder), such determination shall be based on the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of such Holder that are being converted with the same Conversion Date or Corporation Optional Redemption Date, as applicable.

I.      Reorganization Events .

 

 

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If there occurs:

 

 

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any reclassification, statutory exchange, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other similar business combination of the Corporation with or into another Person, in each case, pursuant to which the Common Stock is changed or converted into, or exchanged for, or represent solely the right to receive, cash, securities or other property;

 

 

(b)

any sale, transfer, lease or conveyance to another Person of all or substantially all the property and assets of the Corporation, in each case pursuant to which the shares of Common Stock are converted into cash, securities or other property; or

 

 

(c)

any statutory exchange of securities of the Corporation with another Person (other than in connection with a merger or amalgamation covered by Section (I)(1)(a) of this Article IX) or reclassification, recapitalization or reorganization of the shares of Common Stock into other securities,

(each of which is referred to as a “ Reorganization Event ,” with such cash, securities or other property being referred to as “ Reference Property ” and the amount and kind of Reference Property that a holder of one share of Common Stock would be entitled to receive on account of such Reorganization Event (without giving effect to any arrangement not to issue or deliver a fractional portion of any security or other property and without any interest on such

 

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Reference Property or any right to any dividend or distribution on such Reference Property that has a record date that is prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event) being referred to as a “ Reference Property Unit ”)) then, effective as of the effective time of such Reorganization Event, without the requirement of any action by or receipt of any consent from any Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (but subject to the terms and conditions of Section (I)(2) of this Article IX), (I) the consideration due upon conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock, or in connection with any Physical Redemption Settlement, Combination Redemption Settlement, the adjustments to the Conversion Price, the determination of the amount and kind of Participating Dividends that Holders of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive, and the conditions to any Mandatory Conversion, will each be determined in the same manner as if each reference to any number of shares of Common Stock in this Certificate of Designation were instead a reference to the same number of Reference Property Units; and (II) for purposes of the definition of “Change of Control,” the “Capital Stock” of the Corporation will be deemed to mean the common equity, if any, forming part of such Reference Property. For these purposes, the Closing Price or VWAP of any Reference Property Unit or portion thereof that does not consist of a class of securities will be the fair value of such Reference Property Unit or portion thereof, as applicable, determined in good faith by the Corporation (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

If such Reorganization Event provides for different treatment of shares of Common Stock held by Affiliates of the Corporation and non-Affiliates or by the Person with which the Corporation amalgamated or consolidated or into which the Corporation merged or which merged into the Corporation or to which such sale or transfer was made, as the case may be (any such Person, a “ Constituent Person ”), or an Affiliate of a Constituent Person, then the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be determined based on the cash, securities or other property that were distributed in such Reorganization Event to holders of shares of Common Stock that are not Constituent Persons or Affiliates of the Corporation or Constituent Persons. In addition, if the kind or amount of cash, securities or other property receivable upon a Reorganization Event is not the same for each share of Common Stock held immediately prior to such Reorganization Event by a Person other than a Constituent Person or an Affiliate of the Corporation or a Constituent Person, then for the purpose of this Section (I) of Article IX, the composition of the Reference Property Unit will be determined based on the weighted average, as determined by the Corporation in good faith, of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of shares of Common Stock.

 

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2.

Exchange Property Election . In the event that the holders of shares of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in a Reorganization Event, the Exchange Property that the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive shall be determined by the Majority Holders on or before the earlier of (a) the deadline for elections by holders of shares of Common Stock, and (b) two Business Days before the anticipated effective date of such Reorganization Event.

 

 

3.

Reorganization Event Notice . The Corporation (or any successor) shall, no less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the anticipated effective date of any Reorganization Event, provide written notice to the Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of such occurrence of such event and of the kind and amount of the cash, securities or other property that constitutes the Reference Property Unit. Failure to deliver such notice shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this Section (I) of Article IX.

 

 

4.

Limitation on Reorganization Event Agreements . The Corporation shall not enter into any agreement with respect to a transaction that, upon consummation, would constitute a Reorganization Event unless (a) such agreement provides for or does not interfere with or prevent (as applicable) conversion or other settlement of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock then-issued-and-outstanding in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section (I)(1) of this Article IX, and (b) to the extent that the Corporation is not the surviving entity in such Reorganization Event or will be dissolved in connection with such Reorganization Event, proper provision shall be made in the agreement or series of agreements governing such Reorganization Event for (I) the conversion or other settlement of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the Reorganization Event in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section (I)(1) of this Article IX, and (II) in the case of a Reorganization Event described in Section (I)(1)(b) of this Article IX, an exchange of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the Reorganization Event for comparable shares of the Person to whom the Corporation’s assets are conveyed or transferred, having voting powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights as nearly equal as possible to those provided in this Certificate of Designation.

 

 

5.

Change of Control . Nothing in this Section (I) of Article IX will affect the Corporation’s obligation to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section (B) of Article VIII.

 

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J.      Stockholder Rights Plans . If the Corporation distributes any right pursuant to any stockholder rights plan on or after the Issue Date, then such distribution will not require a Participating Dividend except to the extent provided in the immediately following sentence. If any share of Common Stock is issued upon conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock and, at the time of such conversion, the Corporation has in effect a stockholder rights plan, then the Holder of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive or have the benefit of, in addition to, and concurrently with the delivery of, the consideration otherwise payable under this Certificate of Designation upon such conversion, the rights set forth in such stockholder rights plan.

K.     Limitation on Conversion Price Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section (A)(3) of this Article IX, the Corporation shall not take any action which would result in an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to Section (A)(3) of this Article IX if such action would cause the Conversion Price to be adjusted to an amount that is less than $39.26 (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and combinations and similar transactions).

ARTICLE X

RESERVATION OF SHARES

The Corporation shall, at all times when any share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding, reserve and keep available, free from preemptive rights, for issuance upon the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such number of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the conversion of all then issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Prior to the delivery of any securities that the Corporation shall be obligated to deliver upon conversion or redemption of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations that require action to be taken by the Corporation to authorize, permit or cause such delivery. Each share of Common Stock, when issued upon conversion or redemption of any share of Series A Preferred Stock, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be listed on each stock exchange, if any, on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed.

ARTICLE XI

NOTICES

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all notices or other communications or deliveries hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, (ii) the date of actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is given, and (iii) five (5) days following the date of mailing if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested to the address of the recipient set forth in this Article XI or, if not so set forth, as otherwise reflected in the Corporation’s records. The addresses for such communications shall be: (A) if to the Corporation, to: Catalent, Inc., 14 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, NJ 08873, Attention: General Counsel (email: GenCouns@Catalent.com), or (B) if to a Holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, to the address appearing on the Corporation’s

 

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shareholder records or such other address as such holder may provide to the Corporation in accordance with this Article XI. The address for the initial Holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock on the Issue Date is c/o Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., #2000, Los Angeles, CA 90025, Attention Peter Zippelius (email: pzippelius@leonardgreen.com). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are issued in book-entry form through DTC or any similar facility, any such notice may be given to a Holder of the Series A Preferred Stock in any manner permitted by such facility.

ARTICLE XII

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

As used in this Certificate of Designation, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:

30-Day VWAP ” per share of Common Stock, measured as of any date of determination, shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share of Common Stock for each of the thirty (30) consecutive VWAP Trading Days ending on, and including, the VWAP Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination.

60-Day VWAP ” per share of Common Stock, measured as of any date of determination, shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share of Common Stock for each of the sixty (60) consecutive VWAP Trading Days ending on, and including, the VWAP Trading Day immediately preceding such date of determination.

Accrued Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (C) of Article IV.

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Rule 144(a) under the Securities Act.

Announcement Date ” shall mean the day on which the execution of the Merger Agreement is first publicly announced.

Announcement Price ” shall mean $41.2841 per share of Common Stock.

Beneficially Own ” shall mean “beneficially own” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

Board of Directors ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals.

Business Day ” shall mean a day that is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, generally are authorized or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

Buyer ” shall mean Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Bylaws ” shall mean the Bylaws of the Corporation as in effect on any date of determination.

 

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Capital Stock ” shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) shares issued by the Corporation, including the Common Stock and the Corporation’s preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Cash and PIK Dividend ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (D) of Article IV.

Cash and PIK Dividend Aggregate Cash Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any Cash and PIK Dividend authorized and declared by the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), the aggregate amount of cash authorized and declared to be paid to the Holders in respect of all issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock as of the Record Date for such Cash and PIK Dividend.

Cash and PIK Dividend Cash Settlement Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each share of Series A Preferred Stock, an amount equal to the quotient of (A) the Cash and PIK Dividend Aggregate Cash Amount, divided by (B) the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the Record Date for the applicable Cash and PIK Dividend.

Certificate of Designation ” shall mean this Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Limitations of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

A.     the Corporation becomes aware (by way of a report or any other filing pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, proxy, vote, written notice or otherwise) of the acquisition by any Person or Group, including any Group acting for the purpose of acquiring, holding or disposing of securities (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the Exchange Act), in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, by way of merger, consolidation or other business combination or purchase of beneficial ownership (as defined below) of more than fifty percent (50.0%) of the voting power of all of the Corporation’s then-outstanding common equity (directly or through the acquisition of voting power of the common equity of any of the Corporation’s direct or indirect parent entities); or

B.     the consummation of (1) any sale, lease or other transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person, or (2) any transaction or series of related transactions in connection with which (whether by means of merger, consolidation, share exchange, combination, reclassification, recapitalization, acquisition, liquidation or otherwise) all of the Common Stock is exchanged for, converted into, acquired for, or constitutes solely the right to receive, other securities, cash or other property;

provided , however , that (a) any transaction in which the Corporation or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Corporation becomes a Subsidiary of another Person, or any transaction described in clause (B)(2) above, shall not constitute a Change of Control if the Persons beneficially owning all of the voting power of the common equity of the Corporation or such parent entity immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, more than fifty percent (50.0%) of all voting power of the common equity of the

 

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Corporation or such parent entity or the surviving, continuing or acquiring company or other transferee, as applicable, immediately following the consummation of such transaction, in substantially the same proportions vis-à-vis each other as immediately before such transaction, (b) the transfer of assets between or among the Corporation and its Subsidiaries in accordance with Specified Contract Terms shall not itself constitute a “Change of Control,” and (c) a “person” or “group” shall not be deemed to beneficially own securities subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement (or any voting or option agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

For the purposes of this definition, (x) any transaction or event described in both clause (A) and in clause (B)(1) or (B)(2) above (without giving effect to the proviso set forth in this definition) will be deemed to occur solely pursuant to clause (B) above (subject to such proviso); and (y) whether a Person is a “beneficial owner” and whether shares are “beneficially owned” will be determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

Change of Control Notice ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B)(2) of Article VIII.

Charter ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals.

Close of Business ” shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day.

Closing Price ” of the shares of Common Stock for any Trading Day shall mean the closing sale price per share (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the last bid price and the last ask price per share or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average last bid prices and the average last ask prices per share) of Common Stock on such Trading Day as reported in composite transactions for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are then listed. If the shares of Common Stock are not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange on such Trading Day, then the Closing Price will be the last quoted bid price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization. If the shares of Common Stock are not so quoted on such Trading Day, then the Closing Price will be the average of the mid-point of the last bid price and the last ask price per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day from a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Corporation in good faith.

Code ” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Combination Redemption Settlement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VIII.

Common Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article III.

Constituent Person ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (I) of Article IX.

Conversion Agent ” shall mean the Person acting as conversion agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, as provided in Article XVI.

 

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Conversion Date ” shall mean any Mandatory Conversion Date or Optional Conversion Date.

Conversion Price ” shall mean $49.5409 per share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with the terms and conditions of Article IX.

Conversion Shares ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (F) of Article VII.

Corporation ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the recitals.

Corporation Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (C) of Article VIII.

Corporation Optional Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VIII.

Corporation Optional Redemption Right ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VIII.

Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2014, by and among Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., PTS Intermediate Holdings LLC, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc., as administrative agent, collateral agent and swing line lender and other lenders as parties thereto, as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014, Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2016, and Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2017, in the form such agreement is on file on EDGAR as of April 14, 2019, but including as supplemented by any Incremental Amendment (as defined in the Credit Agreement), entered into in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

DGCL ” shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Dividends ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article IV.

Dividend Payment Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B) of Article IV.

Dividend Rate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article IV.

DTC ” shall mean the Depository Trust Company.

Equity-Linked Securities ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A)(3) of Article IX.

 

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Effective Price ” shall mean, with respect to the issuance of any share of Common Stock or any Equity-Linked Security:

A.    in the case of the issuance of shares of Common Stock, the issuance price of such shares of Common Stock, expressed as an amount per share of Common Stock; and

B.    in the case of the issuance of any Equity-Linked Security, an amount equal to a fraction whose:

 

 

1.

numerator is equal to the sum, without duplication, of (a) the aggregate value of the issuance price of all such Equity-Linked Securities; and (b) the aggregate value of the minimum aggregate additional consideration, if any, payable to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Equity-Linked Securities; and

 

 

2.

denominator is equal to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities;

provided , however , that:

(w)     for purposes of clauses (A) and (B)(1) above, all underwriting commissions, placement agency commissions or similar commissions paid to any broker-dealer by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates in connection with such issuance (excluding any other fees or expenses incurred by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates) will be included in the aggregate issuance price referred to in such clauses;

(x)     for purposes of clause (B) above, if such minimum aggregate consideration, or such maximum number of shares of Common Stock, is not determinable at the time such Equity-Linked Securities are issued or sold, then (I) the initial consideration payable under such Equity-Linked Securities, or the initial number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Equity-Linked Securities, as applicable, will be used; and (II) at each time thereafter when such amount of consideration or number of shares becomes determinable or is otherwise adjusted (including pursuant to “anti-dilution” or similar provisions), there will be deemed to occur, for purposes of Section (A)(3) of Article IX and without affecting any prior adjustment theretofore made to the Conversion Price, an issuance of additional Equity-Linked Securities;

(y)     for purposes of clause (B) above, the surrender, extinguishment, maturity or other expiration of any such Equity-Linked Securities will be deemed not to constitute consideration payable to purchase or otherwise acquire shares of Common Stock pursuant to such Equity-Linked Securities; and

(z)     the “value” of any such consideration will be the fair value thereof, as of the date such shares or Equity-Linked Securities, as applicable, are issued, determined in good faith by the Corporation (or, in the case of cash denominated in U.S. dollars, the face amount thereof).

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exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such issuance, dividend or distribution (including pursuant to due bills or similar arrangements required by the relevant stock exchange). For the avoidance of doubt, any alternative trading convention on the applicable exchange or market in respect of shares of Common Stock under a separate ticker symbol or CUSIP number will not be considered “regular way” for this purpose.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Property ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (I) of Article IX.

Exchange Property Unit ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (I) of Article IX.

Excluded Issuance ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (C)(3)(f) of Article IX.

Group ” shall mean any group of one or more persons if such group would be deemed a “group” as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.

Holder ” shall mean a Person in whose name any share of Series A Preferred Stock is registered, which such Person shall be treated by the Corporation, the Transfer Agent, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent as the absolute owner of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the purpose of making any payment and settling any conversion and for all other purposes under this Certificate of Designation; provided that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (A) no Person that has received any share of Series A Preferred Stock in violation of the Stockholders’ Agreement shall be deemed a Holder, (B) the Transfer Agent, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent, as applicable, shall not, unless otherwise directed by the Corporation, recognize any such Person as a Holder, and (C) the Person in whose name such share of Series A Preferred Stock was registered immediately prior to such transfer shall remain the Holder of such share.

Indebtedness ” shall mean any indebtedness (including principal and premium) in respect of borrowed money.

Indentures ” shall mean (A) the Indenture, dated October 18, 2017, by and among Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee; (B) the Indenture, dated December 9, 2016, by and among Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors named therein, Deutsche Trustee Company Limited, as trustee, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as principal paying agent, and Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., as transfer agent and registrar, in each case in the form such indentures are on file on EDGAR as of April 14, 2019; and (C) (1) the indenture relating to issuance of senior unsecured notes or other debt securities, or (2) the bridge loan agreement relating to senior unsecured increasing rate loans, in each case, entered into in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Investment Agreement ” shall mean that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2019, by and among the Corporation, Green Equity Investors VII, L.P. and Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P.

 

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Issue Date ” shall mean the date this Certificate of Designation is filed with, and accepted by, the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Junior Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article III.

Liquidation Event ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article V.

Liquidation Preference ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A)(2) of Article V.

Liquidity Conditions ” shall mean, with respect to any share of Common Stock, that (A) such share (1) will be issued in book-entry form through the facilities of the Depository Trust Company under an “unrestricted” CUSIP number; and (2) is either (a) freely transferrable, in the hands of the Holder to whom such share is to be issued, pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, without limitation as to volume, manner-of-sale, notice or the availability of public information; or (b) covered by a resale shelf registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act and that names such Holder as a selling stockholder, the prospectus accompanying which does not contain any material misstatement or omission; and (B) to the knowledge of the Corporation, the resale of such share by such Holder during the next fifteen (15) calendar days is not expected in good faith by the Corporation to be restricted by any blackout or similar period under any policy or contract (including the Registration Rights Agreement) of the Corporation that is applicable to such Holder.

Majority Approved Holders ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Stockholders’ Agreement.

Majority Holders ” means, as of any date of determination, the Holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

Mandatory Conversion ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VII.

Mandatory Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VII.

Mandatory Conversion Right ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VII.

Mandatory Converting Amount ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VII.

Mandatory Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B)(2) of Article VIII.

Mandatory Redemption Multiplier ” shall mean:

A.     with respect to any Change of Control that occurs before the first anniversary of the Issue Date, one hundred fifteen percent (115%);

 

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B.     with respect to any Change of Control that occurs on or after the first anniversary of the Issue Date but before the second anniversary of the Issue Date, one hundred fourteen percent (114%);

C.     with respect to any Change of Control that occurs on or after the second anniversary of the Issue Date but before the third anniversary of the Issue Date, one hundred twelve percent (112%);

D.     with respect to any Change of Control that occurs on or after the third anniversary of the Issue Date but before the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date, one hundred nine percent (109%);

E.     with respect to any Change of Control that occurs on or after the fourth anniversary of the Issue Date but before the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date, one hundred five percent (105%); and

F.     with respect to any Change of Control that occurs on or after the fifth anniversary of the Issue Date, one hundred percent (100%).

Mandatory Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B)(1) of Article VIII.

Market Disruption Event ” shall mean, with respect to any date, the occurrence or existence, during the one-half hour period ending at the scheduled close of trading on such date on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange or other market on which shares of Common Stock are listed for trading or trades, of any material suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) of shares of Common Stock or of any option, contract or future contract relating to shares of Common Stock.

Maximum Number of Conversion Shares ” shall mean, as of any time of determination, the sum of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued before such time to settle conversions of the Series A Preferred Stock (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and combinations and similar transactions), if any, plus (B) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that would be required to settle the conversion of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding at such time based on the Conversion Price in effect as of such time.

Merger Agreement ” shall mean that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Buyer, a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer, solely with respect to Section 4.12 (solely with respect to the Equity Financing (as defined therein)) and Section 8.19 thereof, the Company, Paragon Bioservices, Inc., and Pearl Shareholder Representative, LLC as representative of the Company Securityholders (as defined therein).

Notice of Conversion ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (D)(1) of Article VII.

 

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Notice of Mandatory Conversion ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B) of Article VII.

Number of Available Shares ” shall mean, as of any time of determination, the excess, if any, of the Principal Stock Exchange Maximum Number of Shares as of such time over the Maximum Number of Conversion Shares as of such time.

Open of Business ” shall mean 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day.

Optional Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (D) of Article VII.

Optional Conversion Right ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (C) of Article VII.

Optional Converting Amount ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (C) of Article VII.

Parity Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B) of Article III.

Participating Dividend Payment Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B) of Article IV.

Participating Dividend ” or “ Participating Dividends ” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section (A) of Article IV.

Paying Agent ” shall mean the Person acting as paying agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, as provided in Article XVI.

Person ” shall mean any individual, company, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.

Physical Redemption Settlement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VIII.

PIK Dividend ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (C) of Article IV.

Principal Stock Exchange ” shall mean (A) the New York Stock Exchange, or (B) in the event that the shares of Common Stock are no longer listed or quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, the principal United States or foreign national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are so listed or quoted, or if the shares of Common Stock are not so listed or quoted on a United States or foreign national securities exchange, the last quoted Trading Day bid price for shares of Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc.

Principal Stock Exchange Maximum Number of Shares ” shall mean a number of shares of Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares) equal to the product of

 

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(A) twenty percent (20%), multiplied by (B) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date of the Investment Agreement (subject to proportionate adjustment for stock splits, dividends and combinations and similar transactions).

Qualified Issuance ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A)(3) of Article IX.

Record Date ” shall mean, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of shares of Common Stock or shares of Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, have the right to receive any cash, securities or other property or in which the shares of Common Stock or shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or other applicable security), as applicable, is exchanged for or converted into any combination of cash, securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such cash, securities or other property (whether such date is fixed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, or by statute, contract, this Certificate of Designation or otherwise). With respect to any Regular Dividend payable on any Regular Dividend Payment Date, the Record Date therefor will be the immediately preceding March 15, June 15, September 15 or December 15, as applicable.

Registrar ” shall mean the Person acting as registrar for the Series A Preferred Stock, as provided in Article XVI.

Registration Rights Agreement ” shall mean that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the Issue Date, by and among the Corporation and Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

Regular Dividend Payment Date ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B) of Article IV.

Regular Dividend Period ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (B) of Article IV.

Regular Dividend ” or “ Regular Dividends ” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section (A) of Article IV.

Reorganization Event ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (I) of Article IX.

Requisite Stockholder Approval ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the applicable stockholder approval required by the listing standards of the Principal Stock Exchange with respect to the issuance of Conversion Shares upon conversion or redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the limitations imposed by such listing standards (as of the Issue Date, the stockholder approval required pursuant to NYSE Listing Standard Rule 312.03(c)); provided , however , that the Requisite Stockholder Approval will be deemed to be obtained if, due to any amendment or binding change in the interpretation of the applicable listing standards of the Principal Stock Exchange, such stockholder approval is no longer required for the Corporation to issue any number of Conversion Shares to settle conversions or redemptions of the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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S&P 500 Index ” shall mean the S&P 500 Index owned and maintained by S&P Global (or any successor owner thereto).

S&P Announcement Price ” shall mean the arithmetic average of the closing value of the S&P 500 Index for each of the thirty (30) consecutive VWAP Trading Days ending on, and including, the VWAP Trading Day immediately preceding the Announcement Date.

S&P Year Four Price ” shall mean the arithmetic average of the closing value of the S&P 500 Index for each of the sixty (60) consecutive VWAP Trading Days ending on, and including, the VWAP Trading Day immediately preceding the four-year anniversary of the Issue Date.

SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933.

Senior Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (C) of Article III.

Series A Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Article I.

Specified Contract Terms ” shall mean the covenants, terms and provisions of the Indentures and the Credit Agreement, until such time as such instruments have been discharged or such covenants, terms or provisions are no longer in effect.

Stated Value ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article IV.

Stockholders’ Agreement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A) of Article VI.

Subsidiary ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (A) any corporation, association or other business entity (other than a partnership or limited liability company) of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency, but after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees, as applicable, of such corporation, association or other business entity is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person; and (B) any partnership or limited liability company where (1) more than fifty percent (50%) of the capital accounts, distribution rights, equity and voting interests, or of the general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, of such partnership or limited liability company are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person, whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or limited liability company interests or otherwise; and (2) such Person or any one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person is a controlling general partner of, or otherwise controls, such partnership or limited liability company.

Trading Day ” shall mean any day on which (A) trading of shares of Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or, if shares of Common Stock are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which shares of Common Stock are then traded, and (B) there is no Market Disruption Event. If shares of Common Stock are not so listed or traded, then “Trading Day” means a Business Day.

 

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Transfer Agent ” shall mean the Person acting as transfer agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, as provided in Article XVI.

VWAP ” shall mean, for any VWAP Trading Day, the per share volume-weighted average price of Common Stock as displayed under the heading “Bloomberg VWAP” on Bloomberg page “CTLT <EQUITY> AQR” (or, if such page is not available, its equivalent successor page) in respect of the period from the scheduled open of trading until the scheduled close of trading of the primary trading session on such VWAP Trading Day (or, if such volume-weighted average price is unavailable, the market value of one share of Common Stock on such VWAP Trading Day, determined, using a volume-weighted average price method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm selected by the Corporation in good faith. The VWAP will be determined without regard to after-hours trading or any other trading outside of the regular trading session.

VWAP Market Disruption Event ” shall mean, with respect to any date, (A) the failure by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed, or, if shares of Common Stock are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, the principal other market on which shares of Common Stock are then traded, to open for trading during its regular trading session on such date, or (B) the occurrence or existence, for more than one half-hour period in the aggregate, of any suspension or limitation imposed on trading (by reason of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the relevant exchange or otherwise) of shares of Common Stock or, if traded on such exchange, of any option, contract or future contract relating to shares of Common Stock, and such suspension or limitation occurs or exists at any time before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on such date.

VWAP Trading Day ” shall mean a day on which (A) there is no VWAP Market Disruption Event, and (B) trading of shares of Common Stock generally occurs on the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which shares of Common Stock are then listed or, if shares of Common Stock are not then listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which shares of Common Stock are then traded. If shares of Common Stock are not so listed or traded, then “VWAP Trading Day” means a Business Day.

Weighted Average Issuance Price ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section (A)(3) of Article IX.

Year Five Price ” shall mean the 60-Day VWAP measured as of the five-year anniversary of the Issue Date.

Year Four Price ” shall mean 60-Day VWAP measured as of the four-year anniversary of the Issue Date.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

HEADINGS

The headings of the paragraphs of this Certificate of Designation are for convenience of reference only and shall not define, limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

ARTICLE XIV

RECORD HOLDERS

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation may deem and treat the record holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock as the absolute owner of such share of Series A Preferred Stock for the purpose of making any payment and settling any conversion or redemption of such share of Series A Preferred Stock and for all other purposes under this Certificate of Designation, and the Corporation shall not be affected by any notice to the contrary; provided that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (i) no Person that has received any share of Series A Preferred Stock in violation of the Stockholders’ Agreement shall be deemed a record holder of any share of Series A Preferred Stock, (ii) the Transfer Agent, Registrar, Paying Agent and Conversion Agent, as applicable, shall not, unless otherwise directed by the Corporation, recognize any such Person as a record holder of such share of Series A Preferred Stock, and (iii) the Person in whose name such share of Series A Preferred Stock was registered immediately prior to such transfer shall remain the record holder of such share of Series A Preferred Stock.

ARTICLE XV

CALCULATIONS

Whenever any provision of this Certificate of Designation requires the Corporation to calculate the Closing Prices or the VWAPs, or any function thereof, over a span of multiple days (including to calculate an adjustment to the Conversion Price), the Corporation will make appropriate adjustments to account for any adjustment to the Conversion Price that becomes effective, or any transaction or other event requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Price or requiring a Participating Dividend, where the Ex-Dividend Date or effective date, as applicable, of such transaction or event occurs, at any time during the period when such Closing Prices, VWAPs or function thereof are to be calculated. The Corporation will make all calculations under this Certificate of Designation in good faith, which calculations will, absent manifest error, control for purposes this Certificate of Designation.

ARTICLE XVI

TRANSFER AGENT, CONVERSION AGENT, AND REGISTRAR

The duly appointed Transfer Agent, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent, and Registrar for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall initially be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.. The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, remove the Transfer Agent, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Registrar in accordance with the terms and conditions of any agreement between the

 

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Corporation and such Person(s); provided that the Corporation shall appoint a successor Transfer Agent, Paying Agent, Conversion Agent or Registrar, as applicable, who shall accept such appointment prior to the effectiveness of any such removal. Upon any such removal or appointment, the Corporation shall send notice thereof by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

ARTICLE XVII

SEVERABILITY

If any term of this Certificate of Designation is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other terms set forth herein that can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term herein set forth will be deemed dependent upon any other such term unless expressed stated herein.

ARTICLE XVIII

OTHER RIGHTS

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any right, preference, privilege or voting power or relative, participating, optional or other special right, or qualification, limitation or restriction thereof, other than as set forth herein or in the Charter, Bylaws or as provided by applicable law.

ARTICLE XIX

TRANSFER RIGHTS

The shares of Series A Preferred Stock and any share of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or redemption of any share of Series A Preferred Stock may not be sold or otherwise transferred except as permitted in the Stockholders’ Agreement.

ARTICLE XX

WITHHOLDING

All payments and distributions (or deemed distributions) on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and any share of Common Stock issued upon the conversion or redemption of any share of Series A Preferred Stock) shall be subject to withholding and backup withholding of taxes to the extent required by applicable law, subject to applicable exemptions, and amounts withheld, if any, shall be treated as received by the Holders to the extent timely paid by the Corporation or the Paying Agent to the appropriate taxing authority.

 

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ARTICLE XXI

SECTION HEADINGS; CONSTRUCTION

The headings of Sections in this Certificate of Designation are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. Unless otherwise specified, all references to “Section”, “Sections”, “clause” or “clauses” refer to the corresponding Section, Sections, clause or clauses of this Certificate of Designation. All words used in this Certificate of Designation will be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms and shall have the meaning “including, without limitation,” whether or not so specified. If any period expires on a day that is not a Business Day or any event or condition is required by the terms of this Certificate of Designation to occur or be fulfilled on a day that is not a Business Day, such period shall expire or such event or condition shall occur or be fulfilled, as the case may be, on the next succeeding Business Day. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends and such phrase shall not mean “if”. The words “herein”, “hereof” or “hereunder” and similar terms refer to this Certificate of Designation as a whole and not to any specific provision; the word “or” is not exclusive. All references herein to “$” or “dollars” refer to United States dollars and cents. Terms that are defined in this Certificate of Designation in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa. Any contract, instrument, law or regulation defined or referred to herein means such contract, instrument, law or regulation as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented or otherwise in effect, whether or not so specified, together with any rules or regulations promulgated under any such laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Catalent, Inc. has caused this Certificate of Designation to be duly executed by its authorized officer this 16 th day of May, 2019.

 

CATALENT, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Steven L. Fasman                            

Name: Steven L. Fasman

Title: Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary

[Signature Page to Certificate of Designation]


ANNEX A

CONVERSION NOTICE

CATALENT, INC.

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock

Subject to the terms of the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”) of Catalent, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”), by executing and delivering this Conversion Notice, the undersigned Holder of ______________________ shares of Series A Preferred Stock directs the Corporation to convert:

______________________ shares of Series A Preferred Stock registered in the name of the undersigned.

The undersigned hereby directs the Corporation to cause the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) issued by the Corporation in response to this Conversion Notice to be registered in the following name:

_________________________________________,

and to mail evidence of book-entry of such issuance of shares of Common Stock and the cash, if any, payable in lieu of any fractional share of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the following address:

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

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Date:

       
 

 

  

 

     (Legal Name of Holder)
    

By:

  
       

 

Name:

       

Title:

To:

Computershare

Attention: Corporate Actions

150 Royall Street, 2 nd Floor

Canton, MA 02021

With a Copy to :

 

Catalent, Inc.

14 Schoolhouse Road

Somerset, NJ 08873

Attention: General Counsel

Email: GenCouns@catalent.com

  

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, NY 10004

Attention: Steven Epstein; Matthew Soran

Email: Steven.Epstein@friedfrank.com;

Matthew.Soran@friedfrank.com

[Signature Page to Conversion Notice]

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

by and among

CATALENT, INC.,

GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS VII, L.P.,

GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS SIDE VII, L.P.,

LGP ASSOCIATES VII-A LLC

and

LGP ASSOCIATES VII-B LLC

Dated as of May 17, 2019

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I GOVERNANCE

     1  

1.1

 

Board of Directors

     1  

1.2

 

Voting

     5  

ARTICLE II OTHER COVENANTS

     5  

2.1

 

Information Rights

     5  

2.2

 

Standstill

     6  

2.3

 

Transfer Restrictions

     8  

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     10  

3.1

 

Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders

     10  

3.2

 

Representations and Warranties of the Company

     11  

ARTICLE IV DEFINITIONS

     11  

4.1

 

Defined Terms

     11  

4.2

 

Terms Generally

     15  

ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS

     16  

5.1

 

Term

     16  

5.2

 

Amendments and Waivers

     16  

5.3

 

Successors and Assigns

     16  

5.4

 

Confidentiality

     16  

5.5

 

Severability

     17  

5.6

 

Counterparts

     17  

5.7

 

Entire Agreement

     17  

5.8

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     18  

5.9

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     18  

5.10

 

Specific Performance

     18  

5.11

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     18  

5.12

 

Notices

     18  

5.13

 

Corporate Opportunities

     19  

 

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STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT, dated as of May 17, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), by and among Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each of Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Fund VII ”), Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Fund Side VII ”), LGP Associates VII-A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ LGP VII-A ”), and LGP Associates VII-B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ LGP VII-B ”, and together with Fund VII, Fund Side VII and LGP VII-A, the “ Initial Stockholder ”). The obligations of the Initial Stockholder set forth in this Agreement shall be several and not joint among Fund VII, Fund Side VII, LGP VII-A and LGP VII-B and apportioned in percentages of 44.68269%, 52.79859%, 0.25248% and 2.26624%, respectively.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company, Fund VII and Fund Side VII have entered into an Equity Commitment and Investment Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Investment Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company is issuing to the Initial Stockholder shares of Series A Preferred Stock;

WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties, the Company and the Initial Stockholder have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019 (as may be amended from time to time, the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company grants the Initial Stockholder certain registration and other rights with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of Common Stock issued upon any conversion or redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; and

WHEREAS, each of the parties wishes to set forth in this Agreement certain terms and conditions regarding ownership of the Securities;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of circumstances recited above and the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

GOVERNANCE

1.1     Board of Directors .

(a)    Effective as of the Closing, the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) will (i) increase the size of the Board to eleven (11) members and the Board shall appoint Peter Zippelius to the Board to serve for a term expiring at the next annual general meeting of the Company’s stockholders following his appointment and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or, if earlier, his death, resignation, retirement or removal from office, and (ii) acknowledge and affirm that John Baumer shall, for so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a non-voting observer to the Board pursuant to Section  1.1(e) , be a


non-voting observer to the Board entitled to the rights and subject to the obligations set forth in this Agreement until his successor is duly appointed or, if earlier, his death or relinquishment of such position.

(b)    For so long as the Approved Holders beneficially own (i) shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate Stated Value of at least $250,000,000, or (ii) either (A) shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $250,000,000, calculated by valuing each share of Common Stock at the 30-Day VWAP of one share of Common Stock as of the measurement date (the “ Common Stock Valuation ”), or (B) any combination of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $250,000,000, calculated by valuing each share of Series A Preferred Stock at the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock and each share of Common Stock at the Common Stock Valuation, the Majority Approved Holders shall have the right to designate one (1) designee to be nominated by the Company for election (including in accordance with Section (C) of Article VI of the Company’s Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Certificate ”), if applicable), to the Board; provided that such designee is (A) a partner of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and reasonably acceptable to the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (B) acceptable to the Company in its sole discretion. At any time that none of the thresholds set forth in this Section  1.1(b) is satisfied, the designee shall, and the Majority Approved Holders shall cause such designee to, promptly offer to resign from the Board (and any committee of the Board of which such designee is then a member) in a writing submitted to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (or any successor committee, however denominated).

(c)    For so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1(b) , the Board shall include such designee in the slate of nominees to be elected or appointed to the Board at the next annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company at which directors are to be elected or appointed and each subsequent such meeting, except such meetings for the purpose of filling vacancies or newly created directorships (other than a vacancy to be filled by a designee selected by the Majority Approved Holders) (including pursuant to Section (C) of Article VI of the Series A Certificate, if applicable), in each case, subject to (i) such designee’s satisfaction of all applicable requirements regarding service as a director of the Company under (A) NYSE rules (or the rules of the principal market on which shares of Common Stock are then listed) regarding service as a director, and (B) Applicable Law, (ii) such designee having not been involved in any of the events enumerated under Items 2(d) or 2(e) of Schedule 13D pursuant to Regulation 13D-G under the Exchange Act or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, and (iii) such designee’s satisfaction of all such other criteria and qualifications for service as a director applicable to all directors of the Company as in effect on the date thereof; provided , however , that in no event shall any such designee’s relationship with the Approved Holders or their Affiliates (or any other actual or potential lack of independence resulting therefrom), in and of itself, be considered to disqualify such designee from being a nominee or member of the Board pursuant to this Section  1.1 .

 

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(d)    For so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1(b) :

(i)    the Company or the Board shall (A) to the extent necessary cause the Board to have a vacancy to permit such Person to be added as a member of the Board, (B) nominate such Person for election to the Board in accordance with Section  1.1(c) , and (C) to the extent that a vote of the Company’s stockholders shall be required, recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of the Person designated for nomination by the Majority Approved Holders pursuant to Section  1.1(b) . In the event of the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, disability or removal of any Person designated by the Majority Approved Holders as a member of the Board, subject to the continuing satisfaction of the applicable thresholds set forth in Section  1.1(b) , the Majority Approved Holders may designate a Person satisfying the criteria and qualifications set forth in Section  1.1(c) to replace such Person, and the Company shall cause such newly designated Person to fill such resulting vacancy. So long as any Person designated by the Majority Approved Holders as a member of the Board is eligible to be so designated in accordance with this Section  1.1 , the Company shall not take any action to remove such Person as a director without cause without the prior written consent of the Majority Approved Holders;

(ii)    the Majority Approved Holders’ designee for the Board shall have the rights and obligations of a director of the Company, including the right to (A) attend all meetings of the Board and all meetings of any committee(s) of the Board, if any, on which such designee then serves, (B) receive advance notice of each meeting, including such meeting’s time and place, at the same time and in the same manner as such notice is provided to the other members of the Board, and (C) receive copies of all materials, including notices, minutes, consents and regularly compiled financial and operating data distributed to the other members of the Board at the same time such materials are distributed to the other members of the Board;

(iii)    the Majority Approved Holders’ designee for the Board shall be bound by all confidentiality, conflicts of interests, trading, disclosure and other governance requirements of a director on the Board, as determined by the Board from time to time;

(iv)    the Company shall not, without the prior written approval of the Majority Approved Holders, (A) increase the size of the Board in excess of thirteen (13), or (B) decrease the size of the Board if such decrease would require the resignation of the Majority Approved Holders’ designee from the Board;

(v)    the Majority Approved Holders’ designee for the Board shall be entitled to compensation consistent with the compensation received by other independent directors of the Board, including any fee or equity award, and reimbursement for reasonable, out-of-pocket and documented expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board and its committees; and

(vi)    the Company shall provide the Majority Approved Holders’ designee for the Board with the same rights to indemnification and advancement and the same director and officer insurance that it provides to the other members of the Board.

(e)    In addition to the rights conferred on the Majority Approved Holders pursuant to Sections 1.1(b) - 1.1(d) , for so long as the Approved Holders beneficially own (i) shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate Stated Value of at least $500,000,000, or (ii) either (A) shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $500,000,000, calculated

 

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by valuing each share of Common Stock at the Common Stock Valuation, or (B) any combination of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value of at least $500,000,000, calculated by valuing each share of Series A Preferred Stock at the Stated Value of such share of Series A Preferred Stock and each share of Common Stock at the Common Stock Valuation, the Majority Approved Holders shall have the right to designate one (1) non-voting observer to the Board, subject to (x) such observer’s satisfaction of all applicable requirements regarding service as a director of the Company under (1) NYSE rules (or the rules of the principal market on which the Common Stock is then listed) regarding service as a director, and (2) Applicable Law, (y) such observer having not been involved in any of the events enumerated under Items 2(d) or 2(e) of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act, or any successor provision thereto, or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, or any successor provision thereto, and (z) such observer’s satisfaction of all such other criteria and qualifications for service as an observer of the Board, as determined by the Board from time to time reasonably and in good faith; provided that such observer is (I) a partner of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and reasonably acceptable to the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or (II) otherwise acceptable to the Company in its sole discretion. At any time that none of the thresholds set forth in this Section  1.1(e) is satisfied, all rights of the Majority Approved Holders to designate an observer to the Board and for any previously designated observer to observe under this Agreement shall terminate without the requirement of further action by the Company or any other Person.

(f)    For so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a non-voting observer to the Board, such observer to the Board shall have the right to (i) attend all meetings of the Board (but whose presence shall not be counted towards the Board’s quorum) and all meetings of any committee(s) of the Board, if any, on which the Person designated as a director by the Majority Approved Holders pursuant to Section  1.1(b) then serves (but whose presence shall not be counted towards any such committee(s)’ quorum), in each case, in a non-voting observer capacity, (ii) receive advance notice of each meeting, including such meeting’s time and place, at the same time and in the same manner as such notice is provided to the members of the Board, and (iii) receive copies of all materials, including notices, minutes, consents and regularly compiled financial and operating data distributed to the members of the Board at the same time as such materials are distributed to the Board; provided , however , (A) the Company shall have the right to exclude such observer or withhold such information to the extent such observer’s presence or receipt of such information could reasonably be expected to result in the loss of attorney-client privilege or any other privilege or a violation of antitrust, export control or other Applicable Laws, breach of any confidentiality agreement or any other adverse consequence to the Company, and (B) that such observer shall not be entitled to attend the portion of any Board or committee meeting that constitutes an executive session of the Board or any such committee thereof that is limited solely to independent directors of the Board and the Company’s independent auditors or legal counsel, as applicable. The Board observer shall be bound by all confidentiality, conflicts of interests, trading and disclosure and other governance requirements of a director on the Board, as determined by the Board from time to time.

(g)    If the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1(b) and the Majority Approved Holders notify the Company in writing that the Majority Approved Holders elect or agree not to designate a director for nomination, then the Majority Approved Holders shall have the right to instead designate a second non-voting observer to the Board with the rights set forth in Sections 1.1(e) and 1.1(f) .

 

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1.2     Voting . For so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1(b) , at each meeting of the stockholders of the Company and at every postponement or adjournment thereof, each Stockholder shall take such action as may be required so that all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by such Stockholder and entitled to vote at such meeting of stockholders are voted (i) in favor of each director nominated or recommended by the Board for election at any such meeting ( provided that such nomination is not inconsistent with Section  1.1(b) ), and against the removal of any director who has been elected following nomination or recommendation by the Board, (ii) against any stockholder nomination for director that is not approved and recommended by the Board for election at any such meeting, (iii) in favor of the Company’s “say-on-pay” proposal and any proposal by the Company relating to equity compensation that has been approved by the Board or the Compensation & Leadership Committee of the Board (or any successor committee, however denominated), (iv) in favor of the Company’s proposal for ratification of the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and (v) in accordance with the recommendation of the Board with respect to any proposed merger, business combination or similar transaction between the Company and any other Person, but no Stockholder shall be under any obligation to vote in the same manner as recommended by the Board or in any other manner, other than in its sole discretion, with respect to any other matter. In furtherance of the foregoing, for so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1(b) , each Stockholder shall take such action as may be required so that such Stockholder is present, in person or by proxy, at each meeting of the stockholders of the Company and at every postponement or adjournment thereof so that all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by such Stockholder may be counted for the purposes of determining the presence of a quorum and voted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Section  1.2 .

ARTICLE II

OTHER COVENANTS

2.1     Information Rights .

(a)    For so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1(b) , and subject to the terms and conditions of Section  5.4 , the Company shall provide the Approved Holders with:

(i)    quarterly financial statements as soon as reasonably practicable after they become available but no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company; provided that this requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if, on or prior to such date, the Company files its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the applicable fiscal quarter with the SEC; and

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ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company; provided that this requirement shall be deemed to have been satisfied if, on or prior to such date, the Company files its annual report on Form 10-K for the applicable fiscal year with the SEC,

in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time, which such financial statements shall include the consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the related consolidated statements of operations, income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows. Subject to reasonable restrictions imposed by the Company to comply with antitrust, export control and other Applicable Laws, the Company shall permit the Approved Holders or any authorized representatives designated by the Approved Holders (other than any Permitted Initial Stockholder LP or authorized representative thereof) reasonable access to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including its and their books of accounting and other records, and to discuss its and their affairs, finances and accounts with its and their officers, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and as often as the Approved Holders may reasonably request. Any investigation pursuant to this Section  2.1 shall be conducted during normal business hours and in such manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(b)    For so long as the Majority Approved Holders have the right to designate a director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1(b) , subject to the terms and conditions of Section  5.4 , the Company shall provide to the Approved Holders copies of all material written information that is provided to the Board at substantially the same time at which such information is first delivered or otherwise made available in writing to the Board; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to provide any such information to the extent the terms and conditions of Section  2.1(c) apply.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any obligation to disclose any information, other than the financial statements required by Section  2.1(a) , to the extent that (i) such disclosure is prohibited by Applicable Law, or (ii) such disclosure would reasonably be expected to cause a violation of any agreement to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or would cause a risk of loss of privilege to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries ( provided that the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to make appropriate substitute arrangements under circumstances where the restrictions in any of the foregoing clauses (i) (ii) of this Section  2.1(c) apply).

2.2     Standstill .

(a)    Until the later of (x) the three (3) year anniversary of the Closing, and (y) the date on which the Majority Approved Holders are no longer entitled to designate any director for nomination pursuant to Section  1.1 (or have irrevocably waived their right), each Stockholder agrees that, without the prior approval of the Board, such Stockholder will not (in its own capacity or with or through any other Person), directly or indirectly:

(i)    acquire, offer or propose to acquire, solicit an offer to sell or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase or otherwise, any direct or indirect “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the

 

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Exchange Act) of any securities of the Company or its Subsidiaries, including shares of Common Stock, any securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common Stock or direct or indirect rights, warrants or options to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, excluding any shares of Common Stock or other securities acquired (A) pursuant to a conversion or redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock, bonus issue, dividend or distribution by the Company or otherwise acquired pursuant to the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Investment Agreement), or (B) by a Person from the Company in connection with such Person’s service as a director or Board observer;

(ii)    except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, make, or in any way knowingly encourage or participate in, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, any “solicitation” of “proxies” to vote (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC promulgated pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act), any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether or not any such vote relates to the election or removal of directors) whether subject to or exempt from the federal proxy rules, seek to advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or seek to propose to influence, advise, change or control the management, board of directors (or similar governing body), policies, affairs or strategy of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by way of any public communication or other communications to their respective equityholders intended for such purpose;

(iii)    except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or as required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreement, form, join or in any way participate or act in a “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) with respect to any voting securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(iv)    acquire, offer to acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase, exchange or otherwise, (A) any of the assets (tangible or intangible) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or (B) any direct or indirect right, warrant or option to acquire any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the event any such asset as is then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(v)    arrange, or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any securities or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any securities or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such securities or assets as are then being offered for sale by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(vi)    act, alone or in concert with others, to make any public announcement or seek to propose (in each case, with or without any condition) to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective equityholders any amalgamation, merger, business combination, tender or exchange offer, restructuring, recapitalization, liquidation of or other similar transaction to or with the Company or any such Subsidiary (or in respect of any securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) or otherwise seek, alone or in concert with others, to control, change or influence the management, board of directors or policies of the Company or any such Subsidiary or nominate any Person as a director who is not nominated by the then-incumbent Board, or propose any matter to be voted upon by the stockholders of the Company;

 

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(vii)    make any request or proposal to amend, waive or terminate any provision of this Section  2.2(a) ; provided that this clause shall not prohibit a Stockholder from making a confidential request or proposal to the Chief Executive Officer or Chair of the Board seeking any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Section  2.2 , which the Company may accept or reject in its sole discretion, so long as any such request is made in a manner that does not require public disclosure thereof; or

(viii)    take any action that might result in the Company having to make a public announcement regarding any of the matters referred to in clauses (i) - (vii) of this Section  2.2(a) , or announce any intention to do, or enter into any arrangement, understanding or discussion with any one or more other Persons to do, any of the actions restricted or prohibited under clauses (i) - (vii) of this Section  2.2(a) .

(b)    Nothing in Section  2.2(a) will limit the Stockholders’ ability to vote (subject to Section  1.2 above), Transfer (subject to Section  2.3 below), convert (subject to Section (C) of Article VII of the Series A Certificate) or otherwise exercise the rights of its shares of Common Stock or shares of Series A Preferred Stock or the ability of the Stockholders’ director designee elected to the Board pursuant to Section  1.1 to vote or otherwise exercise its legal duties or otherwise act in its capacity as a member of the Board.

2.3     Transfer Restrictions .

(a)    Until the earlier of (x) eighteen (18) months following the Closing, and (y) the occurrence of a transaction resulting in a Change of Control (as defined in the Series A Certificate) of the Company, no Stockholder shall Transfer any share of Series A Preferred Stock or any share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including Section  2.3(b) .

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section  2.3(a) , each Stockholder shall be permitted to Transfer any portion or all of its shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock at any time under the following circumstances:

(i)    Transfers to any Permitted Transferee, but only if (A) such Permitted Transferee agrees in writing for the benefit of the Company (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and with a copy thereof to be furnished to the Company) to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, which writing shall be deemed acceptable to the Company if in the form of a joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (a “ Joinder ”); and (B) such Permitted Transferee and the applicable Transferor Stockholder agree in writing for the benefit of the Company that such Permitted Transferee shall Transfer its shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock back to such Transferor Stockholder at or before such time as such Permitted Transferee ceases to qualify hereunder as a Permitted Transferee of such Transferor Stockholder, which writing shall be deemed acceptable to the Company if in the form substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B ;

 

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(ii)    Transfers pursuant to an amalgamation, merger, tender offer or exchange offer or other business combination, acquisition of assets or similar transaction entered into by the Company or any transaction resulting in a Change of Control of the Company; or

(iii)    Transfers that have been approved in writing by the Board prior to such Transfer.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 2.3(a) and (b) , for as long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Investment Agreement are issued and outstanding, without the prior written consent of the Company in its sole discretion, no Stockholder may Transfer any share of Series A Preferred Stock or share of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or redemption of any share of Series A Preferred Stock to (i) any Company Competitor, (ii) any Person that has filed (individually or jointly with others in a “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act)) a report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G pursuant to Regulation 13D-G under the Exchange Act with respect to its ownership of shares of capital stock of the Company if (A) such Person has a current obligation to file (individually or jointly with others in a group) a report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G, and (B) the last such report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G (or amendment thereto) filed (individually or jointly with others in a group) by such Person states that such Person beneficially owns more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company (any such Person that has filed or has a current obligation to file a report on Schedule 13G, a “ Schedule 13G Filer ”), (iii) any Person that such Stockholder knows or reasonably should know (1) is or has been an investor in the Company, and (2) in the three years prior to the date of any such proposed Transfer has stated an intention to or has actually attempted to (pursuant to proxy solicitation, tender or exchange offer or other means) obtain a seat on the Board, or (iv) any Person that such Stockholder knows (after reasonably inquiry of such Person) would be required to file (individually or jointly with others in a group) a report on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G with respect to its ownership of shares of the Company as a result of such Transfer (any such Person, a “ Prohibited Transferee ”); provided that the restrictions set forth in the foregoing clauses (ii)  and (iv) shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the first date that there is no longer any share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding; provided , further , that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, this Section  2.3(c) shall not apply to restrict a Transfer pursuant to a registered public offering (other than a direct placement) or Rule 144 under the Securities Act ( provided that any such Transfer pursuant to Rule 144 either is not a direct placement or satisfies the requirements of paragraph (f) of such rule), so long as, in the case of a Transfer to which either of the foregoing clauses (ii)(A) or (ii)(B) of this Section  2.3(c) would otherwise apply, such Transfer is not knowingly (without any obligation of investigation) made by any Stockholder to a Prohibited Transferee (other than a Schedule 13G Filer, except for any Schedule 13G Filer who is a Company Competitor).

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or otherwise, “Transfer” shall not include, and this Section  2.3 shall not prohibit, any encumbrance or pledge of any share of Series A Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion of any share of the Series A Preferred Stock, or any exercise of remedies with respect to any of the foregoing,

 

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pursuant to (i) one or more credit facilities of the Initial Stockholder or any of its Affiliates, so long as (A) the Initial Stockholder shall provide prompt written notice to the Company (pursuant to Section  5.12 ) if any event of default pursuant to any such credit facility occurs which results in any lender thereunder becoming entitled (with the provision of notice, lapse of time, or both) to foreclose on such collateral, (B) any such credit facility provides that the Company will be entitled to redeem any share of Series A Preferred Stock or share of Common Stock issued upon conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock, within twenty (20) Business Days following notice to the Company of such foreclosure, for the redemption price set forth in Section (A) of Article VIII of the Series A Certificate, and (C) any such credit facility provides that any lender thereunder will not be entitled to exercise any right pursuant to Sections 1.1 or 2.1, including in the event of any such foreclosure or (ii) any back leverage financing, so long as any such financing provides that any lender thereunder will not be entitled to exercise any right pursuant to Sections 1.1 or 2.1 , including in the event of any foreclosure.

(e)    Any attempted Transfer in violation of this Section  2.3 shall be null and void ab initio and the Company shall not be required to give any effect thereto.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1     Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders . The Initial Stockholder, as of the date hereof, and each other Stockholder, as of the date such Stockholder becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to the execution of a Joinder, hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

(a)    Such Stockholder has been duly formed, is validly existing and is in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Such Stockholder has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement (or to deliver a Joinder and join this Agreement, as applicable) and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b)    The execution and delivery by such Stockholder of this Agreement (or the execution and delivery of a Joinder and the joining of this Agreement, as applicable) and the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with, violate any provision of or require the consent or approval of any Person under (i) Applicable Law, (ii) the organizational documents of such Stockholder, or (iii) any Contract to which such Stockholder is a party or to which any of its assets is subject, except, in case of clauses (i) and (iii), as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such Stockholder’s performance of its obligations hereunder.

(c)    The execution and delivery by such Stockholder of this Agreement (or the execution and delivery of a Joinder and the joining in this Agreement, as applicable) and the performance by such Stockholder of its obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate (or similar) action on the part of such Stockholder. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.

 

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3.2     Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Initial Stockholder as of the date hereof as follows:

(a)    The Company is a duly incorporated and validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware. The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b)    The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement do not and will not conflict with, violate any provision of or require any consent or approval of any Person under (i) Applicable Law, (ii) the organizational documents of the Company, or (iii) any Contract to which the Company is a party or to which any asset of the Company and its Subsidiaries is subject, except, in case of clauses (i)  and (iii) , as would not be reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries’ ability to operate in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

(c)    The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Initial Stockholder, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.

ARTICLE IV

DEFINITIONS

4.1     Defined Terms . Capitalized terms when used in this Agreement have the following meanings:

30-Day VWAP ” has the meaning set forth in the Series A Certificate.

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “ control ,” 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. For purposes of this definition, the terms “ controlling ,” “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ” have correlative meanings. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, none of the Stockholders or their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Applicable Law ” means any law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, ordinance, regulation and order of any Governmental Entity.

Approved Holders ” means the Initial Stockholder and any Permitted Transferees of the Initial Stockholder or any other direct or indirect Permitted Transferee of the Initial Stockholder.

Board ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.1(a) .

Business Day ” means a day that is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, generally are authorized or obligated by Applicable Law to close.

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.

Common Stock ” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Company.

Common Stock Valuation ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.1(b) .

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Competitor ” means, as of any date of determination, any Person that competes with the Company with respect to (i) delivery technologies or development solutions for drugs, biologics or consumer and animal health products, (ii) manufacturing, packaging, labeling, storage, distribution or inventory management of customer-required patient kits for clinical trials of drugs or biologics, or (iii) any other business in development by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries may then be engaged, including the formulation, development, manufacture or sale of viral vectors or related bioanalytical testing, in each case in a manner material to the Company or any of the Company’s reporting segments.

Confidential Information ” means any and all confidential, non-public or proprietary information or data pertaining to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or the respective businesses and operations thereof, furnished or made available by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Stockholder or any of its Representatives purporting to act on its behalf; provided that “Confidential Information” shall not include information that (i) is at the time of disclosure to such Stockholder or Representative, already in such Stockholder’s or Representative’s possession ( provided , however , that such information is not, to the knowledge of such Stockholder following reasonable inquiry subject to an obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any other Person), (ii) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates or Representatives in violation of this Agreement or any applicable confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement, (iii) becomes available to such Stockholder on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their

 

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respective Representatives ( provided , however , that such source is not known by such Stockholder following reasonable inquiry to be bound by an obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or any other Person), or (iv) is developed by such Stockholder without using all or any portion of Confidential Information or violating any of the obligations of such Stockholder under this Agreement.

Confidentiality Agreement ” means that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2019, by and between Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.

Contract ” means any contract, agreement, note, bond, indenture, guarantee, subcontract, lease or undertaking.

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Fund VII ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Fund Side VII ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Governmental Entity ” means any court, administrative or regulatory agency or commission or other governmental or arbitral body or authority or instrumentality, including any state-controlled or -owned corporation or enterprise, in each case whether federal, state, local or foreign, and any applicable industry self-regulatory organization.

Initial Stockholder ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Investment Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

LGP VII-A ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

LGP VII-B ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Majority Approved Holders ” means, as of any date, any one or more of the Approved Holders holding in the aggregate a majority of the shares of Common Stock then held, on a fully-diluted and as converted basis, by all Approved Holders.

Other Investments ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.13 .

Permitted Initial Stockholder LP ” means any limited partner of, or Affiliate of a limited partner of, Fund VII or Fund Side VII or any of their parallel or feeder funds that is not a Prohibited Transferee.

Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any successor entity of such Person, (ii) if such Person is an investment fund, vehicle or similar entity, any other investment fund, vehicle or similar entity controlled by a Related GP Entity and managed by a Related IM Entity for so long as such fund or investment vehicle remains controlled by a Related GP Entity and managed by a Related IM Entity, (iii) a wholly owned

 

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Subsidiary of such Person and (iv) with the consent of the Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, any Permitted Initial Stockholder LP. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, “ Permitted Transferee ” shall not include any portfolio company or investment of any fund or investment vehicle controlled by a Related GP Entity and managed by a Related IM Entity.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, trust, government, governmental agency or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Prohibited Transferee ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.3(c) .

Purchaser Group ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.13 .

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

Related IM Entity ” means any Person (i) that, pursuant to contract, manages or directs the investment decision-making of an affiliated pooled investment fund or vehicle sponsored by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., and (ii) whose outstanding equity interests are at least seventy-five percent (75%) owned by current or former (as of the date of determination) Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. personnel or their estate planning vehicles.

Related GP Entity ” means any Person (i) that acts as the general partner or managing member (or in a similar capacity) of an affiliated pooled investment fund or vehicle sponsored by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., and (ii) whose outstanding equity interests are at least seventy-five percent (75%) owned by current or former (as of the date of determination) Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. personnel or their estate planning vehicles or an Affiliate of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.

Renounced Business Opportunity ” has the meaning set forth in Section  5.13 .

Representative ” means, with respect to any Person, any director, officer, employee, general partner, member, manager, advisor (including any financial advisor, legal counsel, accountant or consultant), agent or other representative of such Person.

Schedule 13G Filer ” has the meaning set forth in Section  2.3(c) .

Securities ” means the shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued pursuant to the Investment Agreement on the date hereof or the shares of Common Stock issued in connection with the conversion or redemption of all or any portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock (without duplication).

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Series A Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section  1.1(b) .

 

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Series A Preferred Stock ” means the preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, designated as “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”, of the Company issued on the date hereof pursuant to the Investment Agreement.

Stated Value ” has the meaning set forth in the Series A Certificate.

Stockholders ” means the Initial Stockholder and any Person (i)(x) who acquires shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or to whom shares of Series A Preferred Stock is transferred), whether from an existing Stockholder, the Company or otherwise or (y) to whom any right, interest or obligation hereunder is assigned pursuant to and in accordance with Section  5.3 , and (ii) in the case of both clauses (i)(x) and (i)(y) , who executes a written joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity (i) of which such Person or a subsidiary of such Person is a general partner, or (ii) of which a majority of the voting securities or other voting interests, or a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or Persons performing similar functions with respect to such Person, is directly or indirectly owned by such Person and/or one or more subsidiaries thereof.

Transfer ” by any Person means, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, assign, pledge (subject to Section  2.3(d) ), encumber (subject to Section  2.3(d) ), hypothecate or similarly dispose of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, assignment, pledge (subject to Section  2.3(d) ), encumbrance (subject to Section  2.3(d) ), hypothecation or similar disposition of, any securities owned by such Person or of any interest (including any voting interest) in any securities owned by such Person. Correlative terms, including the terms “ Transferor ”, “ Transferee ” and “ Transferred ”, shall have correlative meanings.

4.2     Terms Generally . The words “hereby,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to the specific section, paragraph or clause in which such word appears. All references herein to “Articles” and “Sections” shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” References to “$” or “dollars” means United States dollars. The definitions given for terms in this ARTICLE IV and elsewhere in this Agreement shall apply equally to both 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. References herein to any agreement or letter shall be deemed references to such agreement or letter as it may be amended, restated or otherwise revised from time to time.

 

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ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1     Term . This Agreement will be effective as of the Closing and, except as otherwise set forth herein, will continue in effect thereafter until the mutual written agreement of the Company and the Majority Approved Holders to terminate this Agreement.

5.2     Amendments and Waivers . Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company and the Majority Approved Holders. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any right or remedy provided by Applicable Law.

5.3     Successors and Assigns . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section  5.3 , neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties (whether an initial party or made party through a Joinder or otherwise), in whole or in part (whether by operation of law or otherwise), without the prior written consent of the Company and the Majority Approved Holders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, (a) subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, a Stockholder may assign all or any portion of its rights and interests under this Agreement to any Person (i) to which such Stockholder properly assigns or transfers Securities in accordance with Section  2.3, and (ii) that executes a Joinder, and (b) this Agreement may be assigned by operation of law by the Company. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Any attempted assignment in violation of this Section  5.3 shall be null and void ab initio .

5.4     Confidentiality . The parties recognize that, in connection with the performance of this Agreement, the Company may provide the Stockholders with access to, or otherwise furnish or make available to the Stockholders certain Confidential Information. Each Stockholder shall keep all Confidential Information strictly confidential and not disclose any Confidential Information to any other Person, except as may be requested or legally compelled (in either case pursuant to the terms of a valid and effective subpoena or order issued by a Governmental Entity or pursuant to a civil investigative demand or similar judicial or legal process); provided , however , that each Stockholder may disclose such Confidential Information to (i) its Representatives who need to know such Confidential Information for purposes of evaluating or monitoring such Stockholder’s investment in the Company and who agree to be bound by the terms of this Section  5.4 or otherwise have a professional duty of confidentiality with respect to information received from such Stockholder, it being acknowledged and agreed by each Stockholder that such Stockholder shall be liable for any breach of this Section  5.4 by any of its Representatives, (ii) proposed Permitted Transferees in connection with a proposed Transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or shares of Common Stock (it being understood and agreed by each Stockholder that (A) prior to any such disclosure, the Stockholder shall inform the prospective Permitted Transferee of the confidential nature of the information, and (B) such Stockholder shall be liable for any breach of this Section  5.4 by such prospective Permitted Transferee), or (iii) any Permitted

 

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Initial Stockholder LP that is bound by a customary written confidentiality obligation that contains reasonable restrictions on the use and disclosure of the Company’s non-public information; provided that, for purposes of this clause (iii) , (x) such Confidential Information is limited to financial and other information regarding the Company or its Subsidiaries that is contractually required or customarily provided to existing or prospective investors in the Initial Stockholder, and (y) such Stockholder shall be responsible for any breach of this Section  5.4 by such Person. Furthermore, no Stockholder shall, and each Stockholder shall cause its Representatives not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose whatsoever other than to evaluate, monitor, manage or ascribe a value to its investment in the Company or enforce its rights under this Agreement, it being acknowledged and agreed by each Stockholder that such Stockholder shall be liable for any breach of this Section  5.4 by any of its Representatives. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Stockholder shall take precautions that are reasonable, necessary and appropriate to guard the confidentiality of the Confidential Information and shall treat such Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care which it applies to its own confidential and proprietary information. In the event that any Stockholder (or any Affiliate or Representative thereof) is requested or required to disclose any Confidential Information pursuant to this Section  5.4 , it shall provide prompt written notice to the Company of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure and shall cooperate with the Company in good faith, at the Company’s cost and expense, in any effort the Company undertakes in order to obtain a protective order or other similar remedy. In the event that such protective order or other remedy either is not obtained or does not completely block such disclosure, or that the Company waives compliance with this provision, such Stockholder will furnish only that portion of such Confidential Information that such Stockholder is advised by legal counsel is legally required and will exercise its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain an order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that all Confidential Information is and shall at all times remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the terms of this Section  5.4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

5.5     Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under Applicable Law, but, if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any Applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any such provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

5.6     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

5.7     Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement), together with the Confidentiality Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Series A Certificate and the Registration Rights Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties or to which they are subject and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

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5.8     Governing Law; Jurisdiction . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware (excluding those choice-of-law principles of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State), without regard to any applicable conflicts-of-law principles. Any suit, action or proceeding brought by any party 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 exclusively in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware or, to the extent such court shall not have jurisdiction over the subject matter, in any state or federal court sitting in New Castle County, Delaware, and each of the parties submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of, or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that any judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding may be enforced in any court with jurisdiction over the subject matter. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such action, suit or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party in any manner provided for notice in Section  5.12 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

5.9     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

5.10     Specific Performance . The parties agree that irreparable damage may occur if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court set forth in Section  5.8 , in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

5.11     No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement shall confer any right upon any Person other than the parties and each such party’s respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, all of whom shall be express third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

5.12     Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally or by facsimile or electronic communication, upon confirmation of receipt, (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service, or (c) on the third Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.

 

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If to the Company, to:

Catalent, Inc.

14 Schoolhouse Road

Somerset, New Jersey 08873

Attn:                 General Counsel – Steven L. Fasman

E-mail:              GenCouns@catalent.com

Fax:                 (732) 537-6490

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

One New York Plaza

New York, New York 10004

Attn:                 Steven Epstein; Matthew Soran

E-mail:              steven.epstein@friedfrank.com ;

                           matthew.soran@friedfrank.com

Fax:                 (212) 859-4000

If to the Initial Stockholder, to:

c/o Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.

11111 Santa Monica Blvd., #2000

Los Angeles, CA 90025

Attn:                 Peter Zippelius

E-mail:             pzippelius@leonardgreen.com

Facsimile:         (310) 954-0404

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

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022-4834

Attn:                 Howard A. Sobel

                          Jason H. Silvera

                          Greg Rodgers

E-mail:             howard.sobel@lw.com

                          jason.silvera@lw.com

                          greg.rodgers@lw.com

Fax:                  (212) 751-4864

5.13     Corporate Opportunities . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement but subject to the terms and conditions of Section  2.2 and the proviso set forth in the

 

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penultimate sentence of this Section  5.13 , the Company, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, (a) acknowledges and affirms that the Initial Stockholder and its Affiliates, employees, directors, partners and members, including any director or observer designated pursuant to Section  1.1 (the “ Purchaser Group ”): (i) have participated (directly or indirectly) and will continue to participate (directly or indirectly) in private equity, venture capital and other direct investments in corporations, joint ventures, limited liability companies and other entities (“ Other Investments ”), including Other Investments engaged in various aspects of businesses similar to those engaged in by the Company and its Subsidiaries (and related services businesses) that may, are or will be competitive with the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ businesses or that could be suitable for the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ interests, (ii) have interests in, participate with, aid and maintain seats on the board of directors or similar governing bodies of, Other Investments, (iii) may develop or become aware of business opportunities for Other Investments; and (iv) may or will, as a result of or arising from the matters referenced in this Section  5.13 , the nature of the Purchaser Group’s businesses and other factors, have conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest, (b) hereby renounces and disclaims any interest or expectancy in any business opportunity (including any Other Investments or any other opportunities that may arise in connection with the circumstances described in the foregoing clauses (a)(i) (a)(iv) (each, a “ Renounced Business Opportunity ”)), and (c) acknowledges and affirms that no member of Purchaser Group, including any director or observer designated pursuant to Section  1.1 , shall have any obligation to communicate or offer any Renounced Business Opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any member of Purchaser Group may pursue a Renounced Business Opportunity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Company does not renounce its interest in any corporate opportunity if such corporate opportunity was expressly offered to a member of the Board or observer of the Board designated pursuant to Section  1.1 solely in his or her capacity as a member of the Board or an observer of the Board; provided that such opportunity has not been separately presented to the Initial Stockholder or its Affiliates or is not otherwise being independently pursued by the Initial Stockholder or its Affiliates (in each case, whether before or after such opportunity is presented to such director), other than as a result of a breach of the confidentiality obligations of such member of the Board or observer of the Board owed to the Company pursuant to (A)  Section  5.4 , or (B) Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the Company shall not be prohibited from pursuing any Renounced Business Opportunity as a result of this Section  5.13 .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

CATALENT, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/ Steven L. Fasman

Name: Steven L. Fasman

Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

[Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement]


GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS VII, L.P.

 

By: GEI Capital VII, LLC, its General Partner

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title: Senior Vice President

 

GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS SIDE VII, L.P.

 

By: GEI Capital VII, LLC, its General Partner

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement]


LGP ASSOCIATES VII-A LLC

 

By: Peridot Coinvest Manager LLC, its Manager

 

By: Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., its Manager

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title: Senior Vice President

 

LGP ASSOCIATES VII-B LLC

 

By: Peridot Coinvest Manager LLC, its Manager

 

By: Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., its Manager

 

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF JOINDER

Catalent, Inc.

14 Schoolhouse Road

Somerset, New Jersey 08873

Attention: General Counsel – Steven L. Fasman

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019 (as such agreement may have been or may be amended from time to time) (the “ Agreement ”), by and among Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation, each of Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, LGP Associates VII-A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and LGP Associates VII-B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any other party identified on the signature page of any joinder substantially similar to this joinder executed or otherwise permitted pursuant to Section  2.3(b)(i)(A) of the Agreement and delivered in accordance with the Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

The undersigned represents and warrants that it has acquired [[ • ] shares of Series A Preferred Stock][shares of Common Stock] from [ • ] on the date hereof. The undersigned agrees that, as of the date hereof, the undersigned shall become a party to the Agreement and shall be fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Agreement as a “Stockholder,” as though an original party thereto. The undersigned represents and warrants that the representations and warranties set forth in Section  3.1 of the Agreement are true and correct as to the undersigned in all respects as of the date hereof.

THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES AND ACCEPTS THE WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.9 OF THE AGREEMENT.

This joinder and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this joinder (whether based on contract, equity, tort or any other theory) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding choice-of-law principles of the laws of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State), without regard to any applicable conflicts-of-law principles.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder as of the [    ]th day of [                            ], [        ].

 

[                                                           ]

By:

 

                                     

Name:

Title:

Notice Address:

 

 

 

Attn:

 

 

Facsimile:

 

 

Email:

 

 

[Joinder to Catalent, Inc. Stockholders’ Agreement]


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF TRANSFER GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

Catalent, Inc.

14 Schoolhouse Road

Somerset, New Jersey 08873

Attention: General Counsel – Steven L. Fasman

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2019 (as such agreement may have been or may be amended from time to time) (the “ Agreement ”), by and among Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation, each of Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, LGP Associates VII-A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and LGP Associates VII-B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any other party identified on the signature page of any joinder executed pursuant to Section  2.3(b)(i)(A) of the Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this letter agreement (this “ Transfer Guarantee Agreement ”) have the meanings set forth in the Agreement.

The undersigned [ name of Permitted Transferee ] (the “ Permitted Transferee ”) represents and warrants that, on the date hereof, it has (a) acquired [[ • ] shares of Series A Preferred Stock][shares of Common Stock] (the “ Acquired Shares ”) from [ name of Transferor ] (the “ Transferor Stockholder ”), and (b) executed a joinder to become a party to the Agreement and fully bound by, and subject to, all of the covenants, terms and conditions of the Agreement as a “Stockholder,” as though an original party thereto. Each of the Permitted Transferee and the Transferor Stockholder severally (i) acknowledges that entry into this Transfer Guarantee Agreement is a required precondition under the Agreement for the Transfer of the Acquired Shares to the Permitted Transferee, and (ii) represents and warrants that (A) it has full power and authority to enter into this Transfer Guarantee Agreement, and (B) this Agreement, once executed by both parties, will constitute a binding obligation in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general principles of equity.

In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Permitted Transferee and the Transferor Stockholder hereby covenants and agrees to comply with the terms and conditions of Section  2.3(b)(i)(B) of the Agreement and that, if the Permitted Transferee ceases to qualify under the Agreement as a Permitted Transferee of the Transferor Stockholder at any time prior to the date that is eighteen (18) months following the Closing, then at or before such time the (a) Permitted Transferee shall Transfer the Acquired Shares to the Transferor Stockholder for all purposes of the Agreement, and (b) the Transferor Stockholder shall accept the Transfer of, and acquire, the Acquired Shares from the Permitted Transferee for all purposes of the Agreement. The Company shall be an express third-party beneficiary of the terms and conditions of this Transfer Guarantee


Agreement, entitled to sue upon and enforce this Transfer Guarantee Agreement as if the Company were a party hereto. The Permitted Transferee and the Transferor Stockholder hereby acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage may occur if any provision of this Transfer Guarantee Agreement or Section  2.3(b)(i)(B) of the Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties (including the Company as an express third-party beneficiary) will be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Transfer Guarantee Agreement or Section  2.3(b)(i)(B) of the Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof and thereof in any court described in the last paragraph hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

This Transfer Guarantee Agreement and all claims or causes of action based upon, arising out of, or related to this Transfer Guarantee Agreement (whether based on contract, equity, tort or any other theory) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (excluding choice-of-law principles of the laws of such State that would permit the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such State), without regard to any applicable conflicts-of-law principles.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Transfer Guarantee Agreement as of the [    ]th day of [                            ], [        ].

 

[ Permitted Transferee ]

 

By:

 

                             

Name:

Title:

 

Acknowledged and Agreed:

 

[ Transferor Stockholder ]

 

By:

 

                                 

Name:

Title:

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of May 17, 2019, is by and among Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, LGP Associates VII-A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and LGP Associates VII-B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, on a several and not joint basis, the “ Purchaser ”). The Purchaser and any other Person who may become a party hereto pursuant to Section 11(c) are referred to individually as a “ Shareholder ” and collectively as the “ Shareholders .”

WHEREAS, the Company, Green Equity Investors VII, L.P. and Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P. are parties to the Equity Commitment and Investment Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2019 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Investment Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to have, and the Company desires to grant, certain registration and other rights with respect to the Registrable Securities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.

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

Section  1.      Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings, and terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Investment Agreement:

Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information that the Company has determined in good faith (after consultation with legal counsel): (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus would not be materially misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such Registration Statement or Prospectus; and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.

Affiliate ” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, (i) “control,” 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 and (ii) the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings. For purposes of this Agreement (but not for purposes of the definition of “Registrable Securities”), none of the Shareholders and their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be Affiliates of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

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Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Closing ” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.

Closing Date ” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreement.

Common Stock ” means all shares currently or hereafter existing of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Convertible Preferred Stock ” means all currently or hereafter existing shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Demand Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Investment Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Long-Form Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Losses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

Marketed Offering ” means a registered underwritten offering of Registrable Securities (including any registered underwritten Shelf Offering) that is consummated, withdrawn or abandoned by the applicable Shareholders following the participation by the Company’s management in a customary “road show” (including an “electronic road show”) or other similar marketing effort by the Company.

Offering Persons ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(o).

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, joint venture, association, company, estate, trust, bank trust company, land trust, business trust, or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, custodian, trustee-executor, administrator, nominee or entity in a representative capacity and any government or agency or political subdivision thereof.

Piggyback Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 

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Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Piggyback Request ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit, arbitration or proceeding (including an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A or Rule 430B of the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, and all other amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Public Offering ” means the sale of shares of Common Stock to the public pursuant to an effective Registration Statement (other than Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form) filed under the Securities Act or any comparable law or regulatory scheme of any foreign jurisdiction.

Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Registrable Securities ” means, as of any date of determination, any shares of Convertible Preferred Stock and any shares of Common Stock that the Shareholders have acquired or have the right to acquire upon conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock, and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such shares by way of share split, share subdivision, share dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement or similar event or otherwise acquired. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (ii) such securities have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a restrictive legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; and (iii) such securities shall cease to be issued and outstanding. In addition, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities with respect to any holder upon the later of the date (A) such holder, together with its, his or her Affiliates, beneficially owns less than 3,357,207 shares of Common Stock (including all shares issuable upon the conversion of all Convertible Preferred Stock) and (B) such holder is able to dispose of all of its, his or her Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 without any notice requirement, volume limitation or manner of sale limitation thereunder.

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act which covers any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

 

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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 statute thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Shareholders ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Shelf Offering ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).

Short-Form Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Stockholders’ Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(h).

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity (x) of which such Person or a subsidiary of such Person is a general partner or (y) of which a majority of the voting securities or other voting interests, or a majority of the securities or other interests of which having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or Persons performing similar functions with respect to such Person, is directly or indirectly owned by such Person and/or one or more subsidiaries thereof.

Take-Down Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(c).

Triggering Demand Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b)(iv).

The terms “ underwritten registration ” or “ underwritten offering ” means a registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.

Well-Known Seasoned Issuer ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Section  2.      Holders of Registrable Securities . A holder of Registrable Securities means a Shareholder that owns or has a right to acquire such Registrable Securities.

Section  3.      Shelf Registration; Demand Registrations .

(a)     Filing and Effectiveness of Shelf Registration Statement . Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) prepare, file and cause to be declared effective by the SEC (if such Registration Statement is not an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement), within one hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing, a Registration Statement, in the form of a Short-Form Registration (if the Company is then eligible for the same) or in the form of a Long-Form Registration (if the Company is not then eligible for a Short-Form Registration), as applicable, covering the sale or distribution from time to time by the Shareholders pursuant to a plan of distribution acceptable to a majority of the Shareholders, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act, of all of the Registrable Securities; and (ii) cause such Registration Statement (including by filing a new, replacement Registration Statement as required under the Securities Act) to remain effective under the Securities Act continuously until no Registrable Securities are outstanding.

 

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(b)     Requests for Registration .

Subject to the following paragraphs of this Section 3(b), following the Closing, one or more Shareholders shall have the right, by delivering or causing to be delivered a written notice to the Company, to require the Company to register pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, the offer, sale and distribution of the number of Registrable Securities requested to be so registered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement on Form S-3 (which, unless all Shareholders delivering such notice request otherwise, shall be (A) filed pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act and (B) if the Company is a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer at the time of filing such Registration Statement with the SEC, designated by the Company as an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement), if the Company is then eligible for such short-form, or any similar or successor short-form registration (each, a “ Short-Form Registration ”) or, if the Company is not then eligible for such short form registration, on Form S-1 or any similar or successor long-form registration (each, a “ Long-Form Registration ”) (any such written notice, a “ Demand Notice ” and any such registration, a “ Demand Registration ”), as soon as reasonably practicable after delivery of such Demand Notice, but, in any event, the Company shall be required to make the initial filing of the Registration Statement within sixty (60) days following receipt of such Demand Notice in the case of a Short-Form Registration or within ninety (90) days following receipt of such Demand Notice in the case of a Long-Form Registration; provided , however , that, unless a Shareholder requests to have registered all of its Registrable Securities, a Demand Notice may only be made if the sale of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by such Shareholders is reasonably expected to result in aggregate gross cash proceeds in excess of $150,000,000 (without regard to any underwriting discount or commission). Following receipt of a Demand Notice for a Demand Registration in accordance with this Section 3(b), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof (if such Registration Statement is not an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement).

(i)    No Demand Registration shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Section 3(b) or Section 4(c), and any Demand Notice delivered in connection therewith shall not count as a Demand Notice for purposes of Section 3(f) or 4(c), if (A) the Registration Statement relating thereto (and covering not less than all Registrable Securities specified in the applicable Demand Notice for sale in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution specified in such Demand Notice) (1) does not become effective, or (2) is not maintained as effective for the period required pursuant to this Section 3, (B) the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement is subject to a stop order, injunction, or similar order or requirement of the SEC during such period, or (C) the conditions to closing specified in any underwriting agreement, purchase agreement, or similar agreement entered into in connection with the registration relating to such request are not satisfied other than as a result of the Shareholders’ actions.

(ii)    Each Demand Notice made pursuant to this Section 3(b) must: (A) state that it is a notice to initiate a Demand Registration under this Agreement; (B) identify the Shareholders effecting the request; and (C) specify the number of Registrable Securities of each such Shareholder to be registered and the intended method(s) of disposition thereof.

 

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(iii)    Except as otherwise agreed by all Shareholders with Registrable Securities subject to a Demand Registration, the Company shall maintain the continuous effectiveness of the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration until the earliest to occur of (x) the date on which such securities cease to be Registrable Securities, (y) the date on which such Registrable Securities have actually been sold and (z) one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of such Registration Statement.

(iv)    Within five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Company of a Demand Notice pursuant to this Section 3(b) (the “ Triggering Demand Notice ”), the Company shall deliver a written notice of any such Demand Notice to all other holders of Registrable Securities, and the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 3(c), include in such Demand Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein meeting all of the requirements of a Demand Notice under this Agreement (whether or not any of the other Shareholders demanding such inclusion have exercised such Shareholders’ conversion rights) within five (5) days after the date that such notice from the Company has been delivered; provided that (A) all of such other Shareholders must agree to the plan of distribution proposed by the Shareholders who delivered the Triggering Demand Notice and (B) in connection with any underwritten registration, such holders must agree to abide and be bound by the underwriting agreement approved by the Company and the Shareholders who delivered the Triggering Demand Notice as if they were such Shareholders. All requests made pursuant to the preceding sentence shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered and the intended method of distribution of such securities.

(v)    For the avoidance of doubt, an underwritten registration pursuant to a Demand Registration may be made pursuant to an effective shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3(a) hereof.

(c)     Priority on Demand Registration . If any of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in an underwritten offering, and the managing underwriter(s) advise the holders of such securities in writing that in its good faith opinion the total number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering is such as to adversely affect the price, timing or distribution of such underwritten offering, then there shall be included in such underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of Registrable Securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without adversely affecting such underwritten offering, and such number of Registrable Securities shall be allocated pro rata among the Shareholders of Registrable Securities that have requested to participate in such Demand Registration on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by such holders.

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(d)     Postponement of Registration . The Company shall be entitled to postpone the filing (but not the preparation) or the initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, a Registration Statement, in each case for a reasonable period of time not more than twice in any twelve (12) month period and that does not exceed (x) sixty (60) days on any one occasion or (y) in the aggregate together with all other such postponements or suspensions, ninety (90) days in any twelve (12) month period, if the Company delivers, as applicable, to the Shareholders requesting registration or the Shareholders named in a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3(a) a certificate signed by an executive officer certifying that such registration and offering would (A) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (B) materially interfere with any bona fide material financing, acquisition, disposition or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries then under consideration. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement and an approximation of the anticipated delay. The Shareholders receiving such certificate shall keep the information contained in such certificate confidential subject to the same extent and on the same terms and conditions as set forth in Section 6(o).

(i)    If the Company shall so postpone the filing of a Registration Statement in accordance with this Section 3(d) or suspend its use following the delivery of a Demand Notice, the Shareholders who sent the Demand Notice initiating such registration shall have the right to withdraw such Demand Notice pursuant to Section 3(b) by giving written notice to the Company during the period beginning from the date of postponement notice to the tenth (10th) day prior to the anticipated termination date of the postponement period, as provided in the certificate delivered to the applicable Shareholders and, for the avoidance of doubt, upon such withdrawal, the withdrawn request shall not constitute a Demand Notice; provided that, in the event such Shareholders do not so withdraw their Demand Notice, the Company shall continue to prepare a Registration Statement during such postponement such that, if the Company exercises its rights under this Section 3(d), it shall be in a position to and shall, as promptly as practicable following the expiration of the applicable deferral or suspension period, file or update and use its reasonable efforts to cause the effectiveness of the applicable deferred or suspended Registration Statement.

(ii)    In the event the Company exercises its rights to postpone the initial effectiveness of, or suspend the use of, a Registration Statement, the Shareholders participating in such Demand Registration shall suspend, promptly upon their receipt of the certificate referred to above, use of the Prospectus relating to such Demand Registration or the Prospectus contained within the Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3(a) in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities.

(e)     Cancellation of a Demand Registration . Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities subject to the original Triggering Demand Notice shall have the right to notify the Company that they have determined that the applicable Registration Statement be abandoned or withdrawn by giving written notice of such abandonment or withdrawal at any time prior to the effective time of such Registration Statement, in which event the Company shall abandon or withdraw such Registration Statement; provided that any Demand Notice underlying such abandonment or withdrawal shall not be deemed to be a Demand Notice for purposes of Section 3(f) if such Demand Notice is abandoned or withdrawn in response to a material adverse change regarding the Company or a material adverse change in the financial markets generally. The Company shall cease all efforts to secure registration following any such abandonment or withdrawal.

 

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(f)     Number of Demand Notices . In connection with the provisions of this Section 3, the Shareholders collectively shall have four (4) Demand Notices in connection with Marketed Offerings, which they are permitted to deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Company hereunder; provided that in connection therewith, the Company shall cause its officers to use their reasonable best efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including participation in “ road shows ”); provided that (A) the Shareholders may not make more than two (2) Demand Registration requests in any 365-day period and (B) the Shareholders may not make a Demand Registration requesting to launch an underwritten offering within the period commencing fourteen (14) days prior to the end of any fiscal quarter of the Company and ending two (2) days following the date on which the Company shall publicly announce its earnings for such fiscal quarter or the year ending on such fiscal quarter. For the avoidance of doubt, the Shareholders shall have no further rights to Demand Registrations of its Registrable Securities other than pursuant to this Section 3(f).

Section  4.      Piggyback Registration; Shelf Take Down .

(a)     Right to Piggyback . Except with respect to a Demand Registration, the procedures for which are addressed in Section 3, if the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Stock, whether or not for sale for its own account and whether or not an underwritten offering or an underwritten registration (other than a registration statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed to effectuate an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such filing no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) to all of the holders of Registrable Securities. The Piggyback Notice shall offer such holders the opportunity to include (or cause to be included) in such Registration Statement the number of Registrable Securities as each such holder may request (each registration wherein a holder participates in accordance with this Section 4, a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 4(b), the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (each a “ Piggyback Request ”) within five (5) Business Days after notice has been given to the applicable holder. The Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for a Piggyback Registration beyond the earlier to occur of (x) one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date thereof and (y) consummation of the distribution of the Common Stock (other than the Registrable Securities identified in such Piggyback Requests) that are the subject of such Registration Statement proposed to be filed by the Company.

(b)     Priority on Piggyback Registrations . If any of the Registrable Securities to be registered pursuant to the registration giving rise to the rights under this Section 4 are to be sold in an underwritten offering, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the managing underwriter(s) of a proposed underwritten offering to permit holders of Registrable Securities who have timely submitted a Piggyback Request in connection with such offering to include in such offering all Registrable Securities included in each holder’s Piggyback Request on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as any other shares, if any, of the Company included in the

 

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offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter(s) of such underwritten offering advise the Company in writing that it is their good faith opinion the total number or dollar amount of securities that such holders, the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such registration, intend to include in such offering is such as to adversely affect the price, timing or distribution of the securities in such offering, then there shall be included in such underwritten offering the number or dollar amount of securities that in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without so adversely affecting such offering, and such number of Registrable Securities shall be allocated as follows:

(i)    if the registration involves an underwritten primary offering on behalf of the Company, (A)  first , all securities proposed to be sold by the Company for its own account; (B)  second , all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Shareholders pursuant to this Section 4, pro rata among such holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by all holders that made such Piggyback Request; and (C)  third , all other securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by other holders of securities entitled to include such securities in such Registration Statement pursuant to piggyback registration rights; provided that any Shareholder may, prior to the earlier of (x) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (y) the time at which the offering price or underwriter’s discount are determined with the managing underwriter(s), withdraw its request to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section 4.

(ii)    if the registration involves an underwritten offering that was initially requested by any Person(s) (other than a Shareholder) to whom the Company has granted registration rights which are not inconsistent with the rights granted in, and do not otherwise conflict with the terms of, this Agreement, (A)  first , the securities requested to be included in such underwritten offering by such other Person(s) pro rata among such Person(s) on the basis of the percentage of the securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by all holders that made such request; (B)  second , all Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Shareholders pursuant to this Section 4, pro rata among such holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by all holders that made such Piggyback Request; (C)  third , all other securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by other holders of securities entitled to include such securities in such Registration Statement pursuant to piggyback registration rights; and (D)  fourth , all securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by the Company for its own account; provided that any Shareholder may, prior to the earlier of (x) the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and (y) the time at which the offering price or underwriter’s discount are determined with the managing underwriter(s), withdraw its request to be included in such registration pursuant to this Section 4.

(c)     Shelf-Take Downs . At any time that a shelf Registration Statement covering Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 (or otherwise) is effective, if any Shareholder delivers a notice to the Company (each, a “ Take-Down Notice ”) stating that it intends to sell all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on the shelf Registration Statement (each, a “ Shelf Offering ”), then the Company shall amend or supplement the shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be distributed

 

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pursuant to the Shelf Offering. In connection with any Shelf Offering, including any Shelf Offering that is an underwritten offering (including a Marketed Offering):

(i)    such proposing holder(s) shall also deliver the Take-Down Notice to all other holders of Registrable Securities included on such shelf Registration Statement and permit each such holder to include its Registrable Securities included on the shelf Registration Statement in the Shelf Offering if such holder notifies the proposing holder(s) and the Company within five (5) days after delivery of the Take-Down Notice to such holder; and

(ii)    if the Shelf Offering is underwritten, in the event that the managing underwriter(s) of such Shelf Offering advise such holders in writing that it is their good faith opinion the total number or dollar amount of securities proposed to be sold exceeds the total number or dollar amount of such securities that can be sold without having an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Registrable Securities to be included, then the managing underwriter(s) may limit the number of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be included in such Shelf Offering in the same manner as described in Section 3(c) with respect to a limitation of shares to be included in a registration;

provided , however , that each Shelf Offering that is an underwritten offering initiated by a Shareholder shall be deemed to be a demand subject to the provisions of Section 3(b) (subject to Section 3(e)), and shall decrease by one the number of Demand Notices the Shareholders are entitled to pursuant to Section 3(f).

Section  5.      Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities .

(a)    If any registration pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 of this Agreement shall be in connection with any: (i) Marketed Offering (including with respect to a Shelf Offering pursuant to Sections 3(a) or 4(c) hereof), the Company will cause each of its executive officers and directors to sign a customary “lock-up” agreement containing provisions consistent with those contemplated pursuant to Section 5(b); or (ii) underwritten offering (including with respect to a Shelf Offering pursuant to Sections 3(a) or 4(c) hereof), the Company will also not effect any public sale or distribution of any common equity (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for common equity) (other than a registration statement (A) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (B) filed solely in connection with an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan) for its own account, within ninety (90) days after the date of the Prospectus (or Prospectus supplement if the offering is made pursuant to a shelf Registration Statement) for such offering except as may otherwise be agreed with the holders of the Registrable Securities in such offering.

(b)    Each Shareholder agrees, in connection with any underwritten offering made pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, as applicable, that, if requested in writing by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such offering, it will not (i) subject to customary exceptions, effect any public sale or distribution of any of the Company’s securities (except as part of such underwritten offering), including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 or any swap or other economic arrangement that transfers to another Person any of the economic consequences of owning Common Stock, or (ii) give any Demand Notice during the period

 

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commencing on the date of the Prospectus pursuant to which such underwritten offering may be made and continuing for not more than thirty (30) days after the date of such Prospectus (or Prospectus supplement if the offering is made pursuant to a shelf Registration Statement). In connection with any underwritten offering made pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4, the Company, or, if Shareholders will be selling more Registrable Securities in the offering than the Company, Shareholders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities shall be responsible for negotiating all “lock-up” agreements with the underwriters and, in addition to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5, the Shareholders agree to execute the form so negotiated; provided that the form so negotiated is reasonably acceptable to the Company or the Shareholders, as applicable, and consistent with the agreement set forth in this Section 5 and that the Company’s executive officers and directors shall also have executed a form of agreement substantially similar to the agreement so negotiated, as applicable, subject to customary exceptions applicable to natural persons.

Section  6.      Registration Procedures . If and whenever the Company is required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in Section 3 or Section 4, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall cooperate in the sale of the securities and shall use its reasonable best efforts, as promptly as practicable to the extent applicable, to:

(a)    prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements on such form as shall be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities by the holders thereof or by the Company in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof and in accordance with this Agreement, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain effective as provided herein; provided , however, that, before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including documents that would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, except to the extent that such documents shall have previously been filed with or furnished to the SEC), the Company shall furnish or otherwise make available to counsel for the holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement (who may share such documents with their clients) and the managing underwriters, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of such counsel, and such other documents reasonably requested by such counsel, including any comment letter from the SEC, and, if requested by such counsel, provide such counsel reasonable opportunity to participate in the preparation of such Registration Statement and each Prospectus included therein and such other opportunities to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act, including reasonable access to the Company’s books and records, officers, accountants and other advisors; provided that nothing in this Section 6(a) is intended to effect any waiver of the Company’s attorney-client or other legal privilege. The Company shall not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (including such documents that, upon filing, would be incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, except to the extent that such documents shall have previously been filed with or furnished to the SEC) with respect to a Demand Registration to which the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, their counsel, or the managing underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object, in writing, on a timely basis, unless, in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, such filing is necessary to comply with applicable law;

 

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(b)    prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the period provided herein and comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement; and cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of the securities covered by such Registration Statement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act;

(c)    notify counsel to each selling holder of Registrable Securities and the managing underwriters, if any, promptly, and (if requested by any such Person or such selling holder) confirm such notice in writing, (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective (if such Registration Statement is not an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement), (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceeding for that purpose, (iv) if at any time the Company has reason to believe that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section 6(n) below cease to be true and correct, (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (vi) if the Company has knowledge of the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any change in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that, in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (which notice shall notify the selling Shareholders only of the occurrence of such an event and shall provide no additional information regarding such event to the extent such information would constitute material non-public information);

(d)    prevent the issuance or obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction at the earliest date reasonably practicable;

(e)    if requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or the holders of a majority of the then-issued and outstanding Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the applicable Registration Statement such information as the managing underwriters, if any, and such holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective

 

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amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received such request; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to take any action under this Section 6(e) that is not, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law;

(f)    furnish or make available to counsel for each selling holder of Registrable Securities and each managing underwriter, if any, without charge, at least one conformed copy of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and Prospectus supplements, if applicable, and each post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements (but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits, unless requested in writing by such counsel, the holder such counsel represents or such underwriter); provided that the Company may furnish or make available any such document in electronic format;

(g)    deliver to each selling holder of Registrable Securities, its counsel, and the underwriters, if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of Prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request from time to time in connection with the distribution of the Registrable Securities; provided that the Company may furnish or make available any such document in electronic format (other than, in the case of a Marketed Offering, upon the request of the managing underwriters thereof for printed copies of any such Prospectus or Prospectuses); and the Company, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6, hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling holders of Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto;

(h)    prior to any Public Offering of Registrable Securities, register or qualify or cooperate with the selling holders of Registrable Securities, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any seller or underwriter reasonably requests in writing and to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective pursuant to this Agreement and to take any other action that may be necessary or advisable to enable such holders of Registrable Securities to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdiction; provided , however , that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement or (ii) take any action that would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject but for this Agreement;

(i)    cooperate with, and direct the Company’s transfer agent to cooperate with, the selling holders of Registrable Securities and the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely settlement of any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, including the preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any legend) or book-entry (not bearing stop transfer instructions) representing Registrable Securities to be sold after receiving written representations from each holder of such Registrable Securities that the Registrable Securities represented by the certificates so delivered by such holder will be transferred in accordance with the Registration Statement and, in connection therewith, if reasonably required by the Company’s transfer agent,

 

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the Company shall promptly after the effectiveness of the Registration Statement cause an opinion of counsel as to the effectiveness of any Registration Statement to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorization, certificate, or direction required by the transfer agent that authorizes and directs the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without restriction upon sale by the holder of such shares of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement;

(j)    upon the occurrence of, or, if later, the Company’s receipt of knowledge of, any event contemplated by Section 6(c)(vi) above, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus (then in effect) or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such that the Registration Statement will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(k)    prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities, provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities;

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

(m)    cause all shares of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to be listed on a national securities exchange if shares of the particular class of Registrable Securities are at that time listed on such exchange, as the case may be, prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement;

(n)    enter into such agreements (including underwriting agreements in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings and such other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreements, including customary legal opinions and auditor “comfort” letters) and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by the managing underwriters, if any) to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(o)    in connection with a customary due diligence review, make available for inspection by a representative of the selling holders of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any counsel or accountants retained by such selling holders or underwriter (collectively, the “ Offering Persons ”), at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information and participate in customary due diligence sessions in each case reasonably requested by any such

 

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Offering Persons in connection with such Registration Statement; provided , however , that any information that is not generally publicly available at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Offering Persons except (i) where disclosure of such information is requested or legally compelled (in either case pursuant to the terms of a valid and effective subpoena or order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or a federal, state or local governmental or regulatory body or pursuant to a civil investigative demand or similar judicial process), (ii) where such information is or becomes generally known to the public other than as a result of a non-permitted disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Offering Persons in violation of this Agreement, (iii) where such information (A) was known to such Offering Persons on a nonconfidential basis (prior to its disclosure by the Company) from a source other than the Company that, after reasonable inquiry, is entitled to disclose such information and is not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information, (B) was in the possession of the Offering Persons on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure to the Offering Persons by the Company or (C) is subsequently developed by the Offering Persons without using all or any portion of such information or violating any of the obligations of such Persons under this Agreement or (iv) for disclosure in connection with any suit, arbitration, claim or litigation involving this Agreement or against any Offering Person under federal, state or other securities laws in connection with the offer and sale of any Registrable Securities. In the case of a proposed disclosure pursuant to (i) (or, unless such Person and the Company are adversaries in such suit, arbitration, claim or litigation, (iv)) above, such Person shall be required to give the Company written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure and to cooperate with the Company, at the Company’s cost, in any effort the Company undertakes to obtain a protective order or other remedy. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or that the Company waives compliance with this provision, the Offering Persons will furnish only that portion of such information that the Offering Persons are advised by legal counsel is legally required and will exercise their reasonable best efforts to obtain an order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information;

(p)    cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA, including the use of reasonable best efforts to obtain FINRA’s pre-clearance or pre-approval of the Registration Statement and applicable Prospectus upon filing with the SEC; and

(q)    cause its officers and employees to use their respective reasonable best efforts to support the reasonable marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including participation in, and preparation of materials for, any “road show”) in a Marketed Offering.

Each holder of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected shall promptly furnish to the Company in writing such information required in connection with such registration regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing as a condition for any Registrable Securities to be included in the applicable registration hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, failure of any holder of Registrable Securities to furnish the Company with such information as requested by the Company pursuant to the preceding sentence shall relieve the Company of any obligation hereunder to include the applicable Registrable Securities of such holder in the Registration Statement with respect to which such information was requested.

 

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Each Shareholder agrees that, upon receipt of any written notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 6(c)(ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), such holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or Prospectus until such holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(j), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filing that is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus; provided , however , that the time periods under Section 3 with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of a Registration Statement must be maintained shall automatically be extended by the amount of time the holder is required to discontinue disposition of such securities.

Section  7.      Registration Expenses . All fees and expenses incurred by the Company and incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company (including (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses with respect to (A) all SEC, stock exchange or trading system and FINRA registration, listing, filing and qualification and any other fees associated with such filings, including with respect to counsel for the underwriters and any qualified independent underwriter in connection with FINRA qualifications, (B) rating agencies and (C) compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws, including any reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 6(h)), (ii) fees and expenses of the financial printer, (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses of the Company, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, (v) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants, including the expenses of any special audits or “comfort letters” required by or incident to such performance and compliance) and all reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel (together with any appropriate local counsel(s)) retained by the holders of Registrable Securities, shall be borne by the Company, whether or not any Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective. All underwriters’ discounts and selling commissions, in each case related to Registrable Securities registered in accordance with this Agreement, shall be borne by the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration pro rata among each other on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities so registered. In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its internal expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange as required hereunder.

Section  8.      Indemnification .

(a)     Indemnification by the Company . The Company shall, without limitation as to time, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each holder of Registrable Securities whose Registrable Securities are covered by a Registration Statement or Prospectus, its officers, directors, partners and managing members and each Person who controls each such holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act), from and against any and all reasonably foreseeable losses, claims, damages,

 

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liabilities, costs (including costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and any legal or other fees or expenses actually incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or Proceeding), expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, charges and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, in each case arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus, offering circular, any amendments or supplements thereto, “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act) or other document (including any related Registration Statement, notification, or the like or any materials prepared by or on behalf of the Company as part of any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h) of the Securities Act)) incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company and (without limitation of the preceding portions of this Section 8(a)) will reimburse each such holder, each of its officers, directors, partners and managing members and each Person who controls each such holder, for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal and any other expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating and defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section 8(a), settling any such Loss or action; provided that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission by such holder, but only if such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, offering circular, or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such holder of Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such holder of Registrable Securities or its authorized representatives expressly for inclusion therein. It is agreed that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such Loss or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(b)     Indemnification by Holder of Registrable Securities . In connection with any Registration Statement in which a holder of Registrable Securities is participating, each such holder of Registrable Securities shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, severally and not jointly with any other participating holder of Registrable Securities, the Company, its officers, directors and managing members and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act) against all Losses arising out of or based on any untrue statement of a material fact contained in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, offering circular, any amendments or supplements thereto, “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act) or other document, or any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and to reimburse the Company or such officers, directors, managing members and control persons for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal or any other expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss or action, subject to the immediately following proviso, settling any such Loss or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is made in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, offering circular, any amendments or supplements thereto, “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 of the Securities Act) or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such holder of Registrable Securities furnished to the Company by such holder of Registrable Securities or its

 

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authorized representatives expressly for inclusion therein; provided , however , that the foregoing obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such Losses (or actions in respect thereof) if such settlement is effected without the consent of such holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and provided , further , that the liability of such holder of Registrable Securities shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such selling holder from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement.

(c)     Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . If any Person shall be entitled to indemnification hereunder (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party from which such indemnity is sought (each, an “ Indemnifying Party ”) of any claim or of the commencement of any Proceeding with respect to which such Indemnified Party seeks indemnification or contribution pursuant hereto; provided , however , that the delay or failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligation or liability except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party has been materially prejudiced by such delay or failure. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to an Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or Proceeding, to, unless in the Indemnified Party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such claim, assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such claim or Proceeding, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided , however , that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such claim or Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless: (i) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay such fees and expenses; or (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails promptly to assume, or in the event of a conflict of interest cannot assume, the defense of such claim or Proceeding or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party in any such Proceeding, in which case the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to assume the defense of such claim or proceeding at the Indemnifying Party’s expense; provided , further , however , that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one such claim or Proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related claims or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the Indemnified Parties. Whether or not such defense is assumed by the Indemnifying Party, such Indemnifying Party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation for which such Indemnified Party would be entitled to indemnification hereunder. All fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section 8) shall be paid to the Indemnified Party, as incurred, promptly upon receipt of written notice thereof to the Indemnifying Party (regardless of whether it is ultimately determined that an Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided that the Indemnifying Party may require such Indemnified Party to undertake to reimburse all such fees and expenses to the extent it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Party is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 8).

 

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(d)     Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party in respect of any Losses (other than in accordance with its terms), then each applicable Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and Indemnified Party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made (or omitted) by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or omission.

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) 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 the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), an Indemnifying Party that is a selling holder of Registrable Securities shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total net proceeds received by such holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation and sold by such holder exceeds the amount of any damages that such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of the applicable action, statement or omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities to contribute pursuant to this Section are several and not joint.

(e)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

Section  9.      Rule 144 . The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to: (i) file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in a timely manner, to the extent required from time to time to enable all holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144; and (ii) so long as any Registrable Securities are issued and outstanding, furnish holders thereof upon request (A) a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 and of the Exchange Act and (B) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company (except to the extent the same is available on EDGAR).

Section  10.      Underwritten Registrations . In connection with any underwritten offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and managers shall be selected by the Shareholders holding the majority of Registrable Securities included in any Demand Registration, including any Shelf Offering, initiated by such Shareholders, subject to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company.

 

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Section  11.      Miscellaneous .

(a)     Amendments and Waivers . The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may be given by, but only with, the written consent of the Shareholders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of holders of Registrable Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other holders of Registrable Securities may be given by holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such holders pursuant to such Registration Statement.

(b)     Notices . All notices required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if personally delivered, telecopied and confirmed, emailed and confirmed or mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or recognized overnight delivery service with proof of receipt maintained, at the following address (or any other address that any such party may designate by written notice to the other parties): If to the Company, to the address of its principal executive offices, addressed to the attention of its General Counsel (email: GenCouns@Catalent.com). If to any Shareholder, at such Shareholder’s address as set forth on the records of the Company or such other address as such Shareholder notifies the Company in writing. Any such notice shall, if delivered personally, be deemed received upon delivery; shall, if delivered by telecopy or email, be deemed received on the first Business Day following confirmation; shall, if delivered by overnight delivery service, be deemed received the first Business Day after being sent; and shall, if delivered by mail, be deemed received upon the earlier of actual receipt thereof or five (5) Business Days after the date of deposit in the United States mail.

(c)     Successors and Assigns; Shareholder Status . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent holders of Registrable Securities acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Shareholders in compliance with any restrictions on transfer or assignment; provided , however , that (x) the Company may not assign this Agreement (in whole or in part) without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities and (y) such successor or assign shall not be entitled to such rights unless the successor or assign shall have executed and delivered to the Company an Addendum Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto promptly following the acquisition of such Registrable Securities (including the provision of an address, which the Company may use as the Shareholder’s notice address for purposes of Section 11(b) unless such address is changed in accordance with such Section by notice); provided, further, that a Shareholder may only assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement upon written notice to the Company (i) if such assignment is in connection with (A) a transfer or sale of all or substantially all of the Registrable Securities held by such Shareholder or (B) a transfer or sale of at least 25.0% of the shares of Registrable Securities sold to the Shareholder on the Closing Date on an “as converted basis” or (ii) to any of its partners, members, equityholders or Affiliates or one or more private equity funds sponsored or managed by an Affiliate.

(d)     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and delivered by facsimile, pdf or other electronic transmission with the same effect as if all signatory parties had signed and delivered the same original document, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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(e)     Headings; Construction . The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) pronouns in the masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa; (ii) the term “including” shall be construed to be expansive rather than limiting in nature and to mean “including, without limitation,”; (iii) references to sections and paragraphs refer to sections and paragraphs of this Agreement; (iv) the words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including Exhibit A hereto, and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited; (v) unless otherwise specified, the term “days” shall mean calendar days; (vi) a “percentage” (or a “majority”) of the Registrable Securities (or, where applicable, any class of securities) shall be determined based on the number of shares of such securities; and (vii) unless otherwise provided, the currency for all dollar figures included in this Agreement shall be the US Dollar.

(f)     Governing Law . This Agreement (and any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

(g)     Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

(h)     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, that certain Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2019, by and between Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., that certain Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the “ S tock holders Agreement ”) and the Investment Agreement are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement, and are intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to Registrable Securities. This Agreement, together with the Investment Agreement and the Stockholders’ Agreement, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall not supersede the transfer restrictions in the Stockholders’ Agreement.

 

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(i)     Securities Held by the Company or its Subsidiaries . Whenever the consent or approval of holders of a specified percentage of Registrable Securities is required hereunder, Registrable Securities held by the Company or its subsidiaries shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the holders of such required percentage.

(j)     Specific Performance; Further Assurances . The parties hereto recognize and agree that money damages may be insufficient to compensate the holders of any Registrable Securities for breaches by the Company of the terms hereof and, consequently, that the equitable remedy of specific performance of the terms hereof will be available in the event of any such breach. The parties hereto agree that in the event the registrations and sales of Registrable Securities are effected pursuant to the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States, such parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to give effect as closely as possible to the rights and obligations set forth in this Agreement, taking into account customary practices of such foreign jurisdiction, including executing such documents and taking such further actions as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out the foregoing.

(k)     Term; Other Agreements . This Agreement shall terminate with respect to a Shareholder on the date on which such Shareholder ceases to hold Registrable Securities; provided that such Shareholder’s rights and obligations pursuant to Section 8, as well as the Company’s obligations to pay expenses pursuant to Section 7, shall survive with respect to any Registration Statement in which any Registrable Securities of such Shareholders were included. From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the consent of the Shareholders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any Person, including any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company, giving any registration rights (i) the terms of which are more favorable than, senior to or conflict with, the registration rights granted to the Shareholders hereunder or (ii) permitting such Person to exercise a demand registration right during the period expiring on the second anniversary of the date hereof; provided that the Company may enter into an agreement granting such rights if such agreement provides the Shareholders with piggyback rights consistent with those granted to the Shareholders pursuant to Section 4, and, if such agreement contains any underwriter cutbacks consistent with Section 4(b), then the Shareholders shall participate with such other holders on a pro rata basis; and provided , further , that the Company may enter into an agreement granting such demand rights in connection with the issuance of securities of the Company pursuant to (i) a bona fide material acquisition, disposition or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) an exchange of indebtedness of the Company into equity and (iii) a proposed resale of convertible securities of the Company by any holder thereof, in each case, to the extent that the entering into of such an agreement is customary in a transaction of the type contemplated.

(l)     Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . The parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in New York County and the federal courts of the United States of America located in New York County, and the appropriate appellate courts therefrom for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that any judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding may be enforced in any court with jurisdiction over the subject matter. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such action, suit or proceeding and irrevocably waive, to the

 

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fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such action, suit or proceeding in any such court or that any such action, suit or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such action, suit or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.

Each of the parties hereto hereby consents to process being served by any party to this Agreement in any suit, action, or proceeding of the nature specified in the paragraph above by the mailing of a copy thereof in the manner specified by the provisions of Section 11(b).

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

(m)     Interpretation . Wherever required by the context of this Agreement, the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, and references to any agreement, document or instrument shall be deemed to refer to such agreement, document or instrument as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. All article, section, paragraph or clause references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such parts of this Agreement, and all exhibit, annex, letter and schedule references not attributed to a particular document shall be references to such exhibits, annexes, letters and schedules to this Agreement. In addition, the following terms are ascribed the following meanings:

(i)    the word “ or ” is not exclusive;

(ii)    the words “ including ,” “ includes ,” “ included ” and “ include ” are deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(iii)    the terms “ herein ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision;

(iv)    the term “ Business Day ” shall mean a day that is a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday and is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York, generally are authorized or obligated by law to close; and

(v)    references to sections of, or rules under, the Securities Act shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time.

 

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

 

CATALENT, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Steven L. Fasman

 

Name: Steven L. Fasman

 

Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO R EGISTRATION R IGHTS A GREEMENT ]


GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS VII, L.P.

By: GEI Capital VII, LLC, its General Partner

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title:   Senior Vice President

GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS SIDE VII, L.P.

By: GEI Capital VII, LLC, its General Partner

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title:   Senior Vice President

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO R EGISTRATION R IGHTS A GREEMENT ]


LGP ASSOCIATES VII-A LLC

By: Peridot Coinvest Manager LLC, its Manager

By: Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., its Manager

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title:   Senior Vice President

LGP ASSOCIATES VII-B LLC

By: Peridot Coinvest Manager LLC, its Manager

By: Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., its Manager

By:

 

/s/ Peter Zippelius

Name: Peter Zippelius

Title:   Senior Vice President

[S IGNATURE P AGE TO R EGISTRATION R IGHTS A GREEMENT ]


EXHIBIT A

ADDENDUM AGREEMENT

This Addendum Agreement (this “ Addendum Agreement ”) is made this [•] day of [•], 20[•], by and between [•], a [•] (the “ New Shareholder ”) and Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 17, 2019 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among the Company, Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Green Equity Investors Side VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, LGP Associates VII-A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and LGP Associates VII-B LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to provide registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the New Shareholder has acquired the number and type of Registrable Securities specified below directly or indirectly from a Shareholder in accordance with the Agreement and all applicable law;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Shareholders have required in the Agreement that all Persons desiring registration rights pursuant to the Agreement must enter into an Addendum Agreement binding the New Shareholder to the Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party thereto; and

WHEREAS, the New Shareholder has caused this Addendum Agreement to be executed by a duly authorized individual.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises recited above and intending to be bound, the New Shareholder acknowledges that it has received and read the Agreement and that the New Shareholder shall be bound by, and shall have the benefit of, all of the terms and conditions set out in the Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party to the Agreement (or as otherwise provided therein) and shall be deemed to be a Shareholder thereunder. The Company may rely on the foregoing acknowledgement without further inquiry and is relieved of any liability for such reliance.

 

[Name of New Shareholder]

By:                                                                  

Name:

Title:

 

Registrable Securities:

Type:                                                              


Number:

 

 

Notice Address:

 

 

 

Attn:

 

 

Facsimile:

 

 

Email:

 

 

Exhibit 10.4

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 4

TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 17, 2019 (this “ Amendment ”), by and among CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), PTS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”), the GUARANTORS, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), Collateral Agent (in such capacity, the “ Collateral Agent ”), Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer, and as Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender (in such capacity, the “ Initial Dollar Term  B-2 Lender ”), each Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender (as defined below) party hereto and each Revolving Commitment Increase Lender (as defined below) party hereto.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

(1)    The Borrower, Holdings, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as former administrative agent, former collateral agent, former swing line lender and former L/C issuer, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as L/C Issuer, the other Lenders party thereto and the other agents party thereto have entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 20, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 1, 2014, as further amended by Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 9, 2016, as further amended by Amendment No. 3, dated as of October 18, 2017, and as the same may have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”, and the Existing Credit Agreement as further amended by this Amendment, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the same meanings as specified in the Credit Agreement.

(2) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 14, 2019 (as amended by First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 9, 2019, the “ Acquisition Agreement ”), by and among the Borrower, Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), Catalent Holdco I Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower (“ Merger Sub ”) and Paragon Bioservices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Target ”), the Borrower intends to acquire (the “ Acquisition ”) Target, with Target merging with and into Merger Sub and surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower.

(3)    Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement provides that the Borrower may at any time or from time to time request Other Revolving Credit Commitments to refinance, in whole or in part, the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

(4)    The Borrower hereby notifies the Administrative Agent that it desires to refinance the Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) with Other Revolving Credit Commitments.

(5)    Each Revolving Credit Lender listed on Schedule I hereto (an “ Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender ”) has agreed to provide Other Revolving Credit Commitments on the Revolving Effective Date (as defined below) in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender’s name on Schedule  II hereto.

(6)    Pursuant to Section 2.19 and 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may establish Other Revolving Credit Loans by, among other things, entering into an amendment to the Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof with the Administrative Agent and each Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender agreeing to provide Other Revolving Credit Commitments.


(7)    This Amendment constitutes a Refinancing Amendment as set forth in Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement.

(8)    Upon the establishment of such Other Revolving Credit Commitments, the entire amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments existing immediately prior to the Revolving Effective Date shall be terminated.

(9)    Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement provides that the Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Restatement Effective Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent, request Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans upon the terms thereof.

(10)    The Borrower hereby notifies the Administrative Agent that it is requesting (i) Incremental Term Loans as a new Class of term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $950,000,000 (the “ Dollar Term  B-2 Loans ”; and the commitments with respect thereto, the “ Dollar Term  B-2 Commitments ”) and (ii) immediately after the establishment of the Other Revolving Credit Commitments, a Revolving Commitment Increase of $395,000,000 in aggregate commitments over the Other Revolving Credit Commitments (the “ Incremental Revolving Credit Loans ”; and the commitments with respect thereto, the “ Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments ” and, together with the Other Revolving Credit commitments, the “ Revolving Credit Commitments ”). The Other Revolving Credit Commitments, as increased by the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, shall be deemed to be the “Revolving Credit Commitments” on and after the Revolving Effective Date. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that the difference between the aggregate amount of the (1) Revolving Credit Commitments on the Revolving Effective Date and (2) Revolving Credit Commitments under (and as defined in) the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Revolving Effective Date is $350,000,000.

(11)    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender, has agreed to provide the Dollar Term B-2 Loans on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (as defined below).

(12)    Each Revolving Credit Lender that is listed on Schedule II hereto (the “ Revolving Commitment Increase Lender ”) has agreed to provide an Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment on the Revolving Effective Date in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender’s name on Schedule  II hereto.

(13)    Pursuant to Sections 2.14 and 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may establish Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans by, among other things, entering into an amendment to the Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof with the Administrative Agent and each existing Lender and/or additional Lender agreeing to provide such Incremental Term Loans and/or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans.

(14)    This Amendment constitutes an Incremental Amendment as set forth in Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

(15)    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., RBC Capital Markets 1 , BofA Securities, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are acting as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for this Amendment (collectively,

 

1  

RBC Capital Markets is a marketing name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.

 

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the “ Amendment No.  4 Lead Arrangers ”). Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Are acting as co-managers and documentation agents for this Amendment (collectively, the “ Amendment No.  4 Co-Managers ” and, together with the Amendment No. 4 Lead Arrangers, the “ Amendment No.  4 Arrangers ”).

(16)    The proceeds of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans will be used by the Borrower on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, together with any proceeds from the Equity Contribution (as defined below) and cash on hand (and including an investment (if any) consisting of rollover options of existing management of the Target), (i) to pay the consideration for the Acquisition pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Acquisition Agreement, (ii) to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) for capital expenditures of the Target and (iv) to prepay a portion of the Dollar Term Loans.

(17)    Section 2.03(j) of the Credit Agreement provides that a Revolving Credit Lender may become an additional L/C Issuer under the Credit Agreement pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Credit Lender.

(18)    Each of Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of America, N.A. hereby agrees to become an additional L/C Issuer on the Revolving Effective Date. The commitment of each L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement is set forth on Schedule IV hereto.

(19)    The Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree that Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of America, N.A. shall be L/C Issuers on the Revolving Effective Date.

(20)    This Amendment shall constitute notice to all the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Revolving Effective Date of such additional L/C Issuers.

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

SECTION 1.     Amendments to Credit Agreement . Subject to and upon the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in (x)  Section  2 hereof on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date and (y)  Section  3 hereof on the Revolving Effective Date, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit  A hereto. On the Revolving Effective Date, Schedule 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement shall also be amended and restated in its entirety in the form of Schedule  III hereto.

SECTION 2.     Conditions of Effectiveness of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans . The Dollar Term B-2 Commitment of the Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender shall become effective on the date when, and only when, the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived (such date, the “ Amendment No.  4 Effective Date ”):

(a)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart signature page of this Amendment duly executed by (i) Holdings, (ii) the Borrower, (iii) each of the Guarantors, (iv) the Administrative Agent and (v) the Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender.

(b)    (i) After giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.04, 5.13, 5.16 and

 

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5.18 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date; 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 and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates, (ii) no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) of the Credit Agreement exists, or would result from, the occurrence of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date or from the application of the proceeds therefrom and (iii) the conditions set forth in Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying on behalf of the Borrower as to the matters set forth in Section  2(b) above.

(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party certifying as to the incumbency and genuineness of the signature of each officer of the Loan Parties executing this Amendment and certifying that attached thereto is a true, correct and complete copy of (A) the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation (or equivalent), as applicable, of such Loan Party and all amendments thereto, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation (or equivalent), as applicable (or certifying that such organizational documents have not been amended, modified or supplemented since the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date), (B) the bylaws or other governing document of such Loan Party as in effect on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date (or certifying that such organizational documents have not been amended, modified or supplemented since the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) and (C) resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or other governing body) of such Loan Party authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereunder and the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment.

(e)    The Borrower shall have paid (or shall have caused to pay) all costs, fees, expenses (including without limitation legal fees and expenses) and other compensation contemplated by this Amendment, the Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated as of April 29, 2019, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other Amendment No. 4 Arrangers and/or their respective affiliates (the “ Commitment Letter ”), the Amended and Restated Fee Letter dated as of April 29, 2019, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the other Amendment No. 4 Arrangers and/or their respective affiliates (the “ Fee Letter ”) and as otherwise previously agreed in writing by the Borrower to the extent due and to the extent a reasonably detailed invoice has been delivered to the Borrower at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.

(f)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable opinion of (i) Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York counsel to Holdings, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, (ii) Barnes & Thornburg LLP, special Indiana counsel to certain of the Guarantors and (iii) Arnold & Porter, special Illinois counsel to certain of the Guarantors, in each case addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Dollar Term B-2 Lender and Revolving Facility Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g)    Each Dollar Term B-2 Lender shall have received, if requested at least two Business Days in advance of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, a Dollar Term B-2 Note in connection with the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, payable to the order of such Dollar Term B-2 Lender duly executed by the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 to the Credit Agreement.

 

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(h)    The Borrower shall have paid (or substantially concurrently with the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth herein, on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, shall be paying) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Dollar Term B-2 Lender, upfront fees equal to 99.75% of the principal amount of such Dollar Term B-2 Lender’s Dollar Term B-2 Commitment.

(i)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, from an authorized senior financial officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form attached as Annex I to this Amendment.

(j)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate as to the good standing (where relevant) of each Loan Party as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State or similar Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of formation or organization of each such Loan Party.

(k)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a Committed Loan Notice relating to the Dollar Term B-2 Loans pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.

(l)    The Administrative Agent shall have received copies of recent Uniform Commercial Code tax and judgment lien searches in each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Parties.

(m)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) a completed “life of loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (each a “ Flood Notice ”) and (b) with respect to any Mortgaged Property which is designated as a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), a duly executed and acknowledged Flood Notice by the appropriate Loan Parties.

(n)    The Borrower shall have received, or substantially concurrently with the borrowing of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, shall receive, from (or the Target shall be paid directly or indirectly by) Parent an amount equal to at least $650 million from proceeds from a private issuance of convertible preferred stock of Parent (the “ Equity Contribution ”) on the terms set forth in the Equity Commitment and Investment Agreement, dated as of April 14, 2019, among the financing sources party thereto and Parent (together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes and term sheets relating thereto, the “ Equity Commitment Letter ”), without giving effect to any modifications, amendments or express waivers or consents to the Equity Commitment Letter that are materially adverse to the Lenders without the consent of the Amendment No. 4 Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

(o)    The Acquisition shall have been or, substantially concurrently with the borrowing of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, shall be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendments or express waivers or consents thereto that are materially adverse to the Lenders without the consent of the Amendment No. 4 Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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(p)    The Company Representations (as defined below) shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representations already qualified by materiality, true and correct in all respects). “ Company Representations ” means the representations and warranties made by the Target in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrower has the right to terminate its obligations, or decline to consummate the Acquisition, under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties.

(q)    From April 14, 2019 through the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, there shall not have occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement).

(r)    The Amendment No. 4 Arrangers shall have received (a) Parent’s audited consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2018 and 2017 and consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), changes in shareholders’ equity/(deficit) and cash flows for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016 and (b) Parent’s unaudited consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), changes in shareholders’ equity/(deficit) and cash flows for (i) the six months ended December 31, 2018 and (ii) and the three months ended March 31, 2019.

(s)    The Amendment No. 4 Arrangers shall have received (a) the audited balance sheet of the Target at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, and the related audited statements of operations and cash flows for each of the fiscal years then ended and (b) Target’s unaudited monthly balance sheets as of January 31, 2019 and February 28, 2019, and related monthly statements of operations and cash flows for each month then ended.

(t)    The Amendment No. 4 Arrangers shall have received (i) at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, all documentation and information as is reasonably requested in writing by the Amendment No. 4 Arrangers at least ten Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date about the Borrower that the Amendment No. 4 Arrangers reasonably determine to be required by applicable regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and (ii) at least five Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulations, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, as is reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent at least ten Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date. “ Beneficial Ownership Certification ” means a certification regarding individual beneficial ownership solely to the extent required by 31 CFR §1010.230.

(u)    All outstanding indebtedness of the Target under the Repaid Debt (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) will be repaid in full and all commitments, guarantees and security interests in respect of such Repaid Debt outstanding prior to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and the Commitment Letter will be terminated, in each case to the extent set forth in the Acquisition Agreement.

(v)    The Borrower shall have prepaid (or substantially concurrently with the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth herein, on the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date, shall be prepaying) $300 million of Dollar Term Loans.

 

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SECTION 3.     Conditions of Effectiveness of the Revolving Credit Commitments . The establishment of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall become effective on the date when, and only when, the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived (such date, the “ Revolving Effective Date ”):

(a)    The occurrence of the Amendment No. 4 Effective Date.

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart signature page of this Amendment duly executed by (i) Holdings, (ii) the Borrower, (iii) each of the Guarantors, (iv) the Administrative Agent, (v) each Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender and (vi) each Revolving Commitment Increase Lender.

(c)    (i) After giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Revolving Effective Date; 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 and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates, and (ii) no Default exists, or would result from, the occurrence of the Revolving Effective Date or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

(d)    The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Revolving Effective Date signed on behalf of the Borrower by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, certifying on behalf of the Borrower as to the matters set forth in Section  3(c) above.

(e)    The Administrative Agent shall have received payment from the Borrower, (i) for the account of each Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender, a fee in an amount equal to 0.10% of the aggregate existing Revolving Credit Commitment held by such Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender immediately prior to the Revolving Effective Date, and (ii) for the account of each Revolving Commitment Increasing Lender, a fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments on the Revolving Effective Date. The fees contemplated by this Section  2(e) shall be payable on the Revolving Effective Date and, once paid, such fee or any part thereof shall not be refundable.

(f)    Each Revolving Credit Lender shall have received, if requested at least two Business Days in advance of the Revolving Effective Date, a Revolving Credit Note in connection with the Revolving Credit Loans, payable to the order of such Revolving Credit Lender duly executed by the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.     Representations and Warranties . The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that:

(a)    Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (i) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and (ii) has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and perform its obligations under this Amendment and the Loan Documents to which it is a party.

 

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(b)    The execution and delivery of this Amendment by each Loan Party that is a party hereto and the performance under this Amendment and the Loan Documents to which each Loan Party is a party, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not and will not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement), or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any material Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clause (ii)(x), to the extent that such conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Amendment, except for (i) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)    This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party hereto. This Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party that is party hereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity.

SECTION 5.     Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Other Loan Documents .

(a)    On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the Notes and each of the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement,” “thereunder,” “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

(b)    The Credit Agreement, as specifically amended by this Amendment, and each of the Loan Documents is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended by this Amendment.

(c)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents nor constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents nor serve to effect a novation of the Obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement or instruments guaranteeing or securing the same, which instruments shall remain in full effect. On and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, this Amendment shall for all purposes constitute a Loan Document.

 

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(d)    Each Loan Party hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (ii) ratifies and reaffirms each grant of a lien on, or security interest in, its property made pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the grant of security made by such Loan Party pursuant to the Security Agreement) and confirms that such liens and security interests continue to secure the Obligations under the Loan Documents, subject to the terms thereof and (iii) in the case of each Guarantor, ratifies and reaffirms its guaranty of the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

SECTION 6.     Costs and Expenses . The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Amendment No. 4 Arrangers in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of (x) counsel for the Administrative Agent (Shearman & Sterling LLP) and (y) counsel for the Amendment No. 4 Arrangers (Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP) in accordance with the terms of Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 7.     Execution in Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier or other electronic delivery (e.g., “pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

SECTION 8.     GOVERNING LAW .

(a)    THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN).

(b)    ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER THIS AMENDMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO THIS AMENDMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, EACH AGENT PARTY HERETO, EACH AMENDMENT NO. 4 ARRANGER AND EACH LENDER PARTY HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE OR SUPPORT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, EACH AGENT PARTY HERETO, EACH AMENDMENT NO. 4 ARRANGER AND EACH LENDER PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AMENDMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO.

 

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SECTION 9.     WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . EACH PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AMENDMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AMENDMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 9 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

SECTION 10.     Post-Closing Covenants . Within the time periods specified on Schedule V hereto (unless waived or extended by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall have received such items as listed on Schedule V hereto.

SECTION 11.     Reallocation of L/C Exposure . Upon the effectiveness of the Revolving Credit Commitments on the Revolving Effective Date, each existing Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior thereto will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to the Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders, and the Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such existing Revolving Credit Lender’s participations under the Credit Agreement in outstanding Letters of Credit such that, after giving effect to the Revolving Credit Commitments on the Revolving Effective Date and each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, each such existing Revolving Credit Lender and the Revolving Commitment Increase Lenders hold a percentage of the aggregate outstanding participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Wetteny Joseph

 

Name: Wetteny Joseph

 

Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer

CATALENT US HOLDING I, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Wetteny Joseph

 

Name: Wetteny Joseph

 

Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Catalent)


PTS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC

CATALENT USA PACKAGING, LLC

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, LLC

CATALENT CTS INFORMATICS, INC.

CATALENT CTS, LLC

CATALENT CTS (KANSAS CITY), LLC

CATALENT USA WOODSTOCK, INC.

R.P. SCHERER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

CATALENT MTI PHARMA SOLUTIONS, INC.

CATALENT SAN DIEGO, INC.

CATALENT MICRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

REDWOOD BIOSCIENCE, INC.

CATALENT INDIANA, LLC

CATALENT INDIANA HOLDINGS, LLC

CATALENT HOLDCO II, LLC

CATALENT HOLDCO III, LLC

CATALENT HOLDCO IV, LLC

By:

 

/s/ Wetteny Joseph

 

Name: Wetteny Joseph

 

Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

PARAGON BIOSERVICES, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Wetteny Joseph

 

Name: Wetteny Joseph

 

Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Catalent)


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender and as Administrative Agent

By:

 

/s/ Vanessa Chiu

 

Name: Vanessa Chiu

 

Title:   Executive Director

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as an Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender, a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender and as an L/C Issuer

By:

 

/s/ Vanessa Chiu

 

Name: Vanessa Chiu

 

Title:   Executive Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Catalent)


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as an Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender, a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender and an L/C Issuer

By:

 

/s/ Steven Bachman

 

Name: Steven Bachman

 

Title:   Authorized Signatory

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as an Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender, a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender and an L/C Issuer

By:

 

/s/ Matt Powers

 

Name: Matt Powers

 

Title:   Director

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as an Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender and a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender

By:

 

/s/ Darlene Arias

 

Name: Darlene Arias

 

Title:   Director

By:

 

/s/ Houssem Daly

 

Name: Houssem Daly

 

Title:   Associate Director

DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as an Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender and a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender

By:

 

/s/ Alicia Schug

 

Name: Alicia Schug

 

Title:   Vice President

By:

 

/s/ Michael Strobe

 

Name: Michael Strobe

 

Title:   Vice President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Catalent)


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as an Additional Revolving Refinancing Lender and a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender

By:

 

/s/ Christine Gardiner

 

Name: Christine Gardiner

 

Title:   Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Catalent)


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender

By:

 

/s/ Ronnie Glenn

 

Name: Ronnie Glenn

 

Title:   Director

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Catalent)


MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as a Revolving Commitment Increase Lender

By:

 

/s/ Tracy Rahn

 

Name: Tracy Rahn

 

Title:   Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Catalent)


EXHIBIT A

U NOFFICIAL CONFORMED CREDIT AGREEMENT GIVING EFFECT TO AMENDMENT NO. 1, AMENDMENT NO. 2 AND AMENDMENT NO. 3

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 20, 2014,

as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 1, 2014,

and as further amended by Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 9, 2016 2016,

and as further amended by Amendment No. 3, dated as of October 18, 2017

a nd as further amended by Amendment No.  4, dated as of May  17, 2019

among

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, INC.,

as Borrower,

PTS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC,

as Holdings,

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A .,

as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Swing Line Lender,

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

R OYAL BANK OF CANADA and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as L/C Issuers,

and

THE OTHER LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

 

MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC and

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS 1 ,

BOFA SECURITIES, INC. and

UBS SECURITIES LLC,

as Amendment No. 4 Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC and

MIZUHO BANK, Ltd.,

as Amendment No. 4 Co-Managers and Documentation Agents

 

 

 

1  

RBC Capital Markets is a marketing name for the capital markets activities of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

SECTION 1.01.

  

Defined Terms

     1  

SECTION 1.02.

  

Other Interpretive Provisions

     50 51  

SECTION 1.03.

  

Accounting Terms

     50 52  

SECTION 1.04.

  

Rounding

     50 52  

SECTION 1.05.

  

References to Agreements, Laws, Etc

     51 52  

SECTION 1.06.

  

Times of Day

     51 52  

SECTION 1.07.

  

Timing of Payment or Performance

     51 52  

SECTION 1.08.

  

Currency Equivalents Generally

     51 52  
ARTICLE II

 

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

SECTION 2.01.

  

The Loans

     52 53  

SECTION 2.02.

  

Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans

     52 54  

SECTION 2.03.

  

Letters of Credit

     54 55  

SECTION 2.04.

  

Swing Line Loans

     59 61  

SECTION 2.05.

  

Prepayments

     61 63  

SECTION 2.06.

  

Termination or Reduction of Commitments

     70 72  

SECTION 2.07.

  

Repayment of Loans

     71 72  

SECTION 2.08.

  

Interest

     71 73  

SECTION 2.09.

  

Fees

     72 74  

SECTION 2.10.

  

Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate

     72 74  

SECTION 2.11.

  

Evidence of Indebtedness

     73 75  

SECTION 2.12.

  

Payments Generally

     73 75  

SECTION 2.13.

  

Sharing of Payments

     75 77  

SECTION 2.14.

  

Incremental Credit Extensions

     75 77  

SECTION 2.15.

  

[Reserved]

     78 80  

SECTION 2.16.

  

Extensions of Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments

     78 80  

SECTION 2.17.

  

[Reserved]

     80 82  

SECTION 2.18.

  

Extensions of Term Loans

     80 82  

SECTION 2.19.

  

Refinancing Amendment

     81 83  

SECTION 2.20.

  

Defaulting Lenders

     82 84  
ARTICLE III

 

TAXES, INCREASED COSTS PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

SECTION 3.01.

  

Taxes

     84 86  

SECTION 3.02.

  

Illegality

     86 88  

SECTION 3.03.

  

Inability to Determine Rates

     86 88  

SECTION 3.04.

  

Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans

     86 88  

SECTION 3.05.

  

Funding Losses

     87 89  

SECTION 3.06.

  

Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation

     88 90  

SECTION 3.07.

  

Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances

     88 90  

SECTION 3.08.

  

Survival

     89 91  

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

 

SECTION 4.01.

  

Conditions of Restatement

     89 91  

SECTION 4.02.

  

Conditions to All Credit Extensions

     91 93  
ARTICLE V

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

SECTION 5.01.

  

Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws

     91 93  

SECTION 5.02.

  

Authorization; No Contravention

     91 93  

SECTION 5.03.

  

Governmental Authorization; Other Consents

     92 94  

SECTION 5.04.

  

Binding Effect

     92 94  

SECTION 5.05.

  

Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect

     92 94  

SECTION 5.06.

  

Litigation

     93 95  

SECTION 5.07.

  

No Default

     93 95  

SECTION 5.08.

  

Ownership of Property; Liens

     93 95  

SECTION 5.09.

  

Environmental Compliance

     93 95  

SECTION 5.10.

  

Taxes

     94 96  

SECTION 5.11.

  

ERISA Compliance

     94 96  

SECTION 5.12.

  

Subsidiaries; Equity Interests

     94 96  

SECTION 5.13.

  

Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act

     95 97  

SECTION 5.14.

  

Disclosure

     95 97  

SECTION 5.15.

  

Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc

     95 97  

SECTION 5.16.

  

Solvency

     95 97  

SECTION 5.17.

  

Subordination of Junior Financing

     95 97  

SECTION 5.18.

  

USA Patriot Act, Etc

     95 97  
ARTICLE VI

 

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

SECTION 6.01.

  

Financial Statements

     96 98  

SECTION 6.02.

  

Certificates; Other Information

     97 99  

SECTION 6.03.

  

Notices

     98 100  

SECTION 6.04.

  

Payment of Obligations

     98 100 101  

SECTION 6.05.

  

Preservation of Existence, Etc

     98 101  

SECTION 6.06.

  

Maintenance of Properties

     99 101  

SECTION 6.07.

  

Maintenance of Insurance

     99 101  

SECTION 6.08.

  

Compliance with Laws

     99 101  

SECTION 6.09.

  

Books and Records

     99 101  

SECTION 6.10.

  

Inspection Rights

     99 101  

SECTION 6.11.

  

Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security

     99 102  

SECTION 6.12.

  

Compliance with Environmental Laws

     101 103  

SECTION 6.13.

  

Further Assurances

     101 103  

SECTION 6.14.

  

Designation of Subsidiaries

     102 104  

SECTION 6.15.

  

Post-Closing Matters

     102 104  

SECTION 6.16.

  

Maintenance of Flood Insurance

     102 105  

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

SECTION 7.01.

  

Liens

     103 105  

SECTION 7.02.

  

Investments

     106 108  

SECTION 7.03.

  

Indebtedness

     109 111  

SECTION 7.04.

  

Fundamental Changes

     113 115  

SECTION 7.05.

  

Dispositions

     114 117  

SECTION 7.06.

  

Restricted Payments

     116 118  

SECTION 7.07.

  

Change in Nature of Business

     118 121  

SECTION 7.08.

  

Transactions with Affiliates

     118 121  

SECTION 7.09.

  

Burdensome Agreements

     119 121  

SECTION 7.10.

  

Use of Proceeds

     119 122  

SECTION 7.11.

  

Accounting Changes

     120 122  

SECTION 7.12.

  

Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness

     120 122  

SECTION 7.13.

  

Equity Interests of Certain Restricted Subsidiaries

     120 123  

SECTION 7.14.

  

Financial Covenant

     120 123  

SECTION 7.15.

  

Covenant Suspension

     121 123  
ARTICLE VIII

 

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

 

SECTION 8.01.

  

Events of Default

     121 124  

SECTION 8.02.

  

Remedies Upon Event of Default

     123 126  

SECTION 8.03.

  

Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries

     124 126  

SECTION 8.04.

  

Application of Funds

     124 127  

SECTION 8.05.

  

Borrower’s Right to Cure

     125 127  
ARTICLE IX

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND OTHER AGENTS

 

SECTION 9.01.

  

Appointment and Authorization of Agents

     125 128  

SECTION 9.02.

  

Delegation of Duties

     126 129  

SECTION 9.03.

  

Liability of Agents

     126 129  

SECTION 9.04.

  

Reliance by Agents

     126 129  

SECTION 9.05.

  

Notice of Default

     127 129  

SECTION 9.06.

  

Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents

     127 130  

SECTION 9.07.

  

Indemnification of Agents

     127 130  

SECTION 9.08.

  

Agents in their Individual Capacities

     128 130  

SECTION 9.09.

  

Successor Agents

     128 131  

SECTION 9.10.

  

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     129 131  

SECTION 9.11.

  

Collateral and Guaranty Matters

     129 132  

SECTION 9.12.

  

Other Agents; Arrangers and Managers

     130 133  

SECTION 9.13.

  

Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents

     130 133  
ARTICLE X

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 10.01.

  

Amendments, Etc

     131 134  

SECTION 10.02.

  

Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies

     133 136  

 

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SECTION 10.03.

  

No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

     134 136  

SECTION 10.04.

  

Attorney Costs and Expenses

     134 137  

SECTION 10.05.

  

Indemnification by the Borrower

     134 137  

SECTION 10.06.

  

Payments Set Aside

     135 138  

SECTION 10.07.

  

Successors and Assigns

     135 138  

SECTION 10.08.

  

Confidentiality

     141 144  

SECTION 10.09.

  

Setoff

     142 144  

SECTION 10.10.

  

Interest Rate Limitation

     142 145  

SECTION 10.11.

  

Counterparts

     142 145  

SECTION 10.12.

  

Integration

     143 145  

SECTION 10.13.

  

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     143 146  

SECTION 10.14.

  

Severability

     143 146  

SECTION 10.15.

  

Tax Forms

     143 146  

SECTION 10.16.

  

GOVERNING LAW

     145 147  

SECTION 10.17.

  

WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY

     145 148  

SECTION 10.18.

  

Binding Effect

     145 148  

SECTION 10.19.

  

[Reserved]

     145 148  

SECTION 10.20.

  

Lender Action

     145 148  

SECTION 10.21.

  

USA PATRIOT Act

     145 148  

SECTION 10.22.

  

Agent for Service of Process

     146 148  

SECTION 10.23.

  

Amendment and Restatement; No Novation; Reaffirmation

     146 148  

SECTION 10.24.

  

Cross-Guaranty

     146 149  

SECTION 10.25.

  

No Fiduciary Duty

     147 149  

SECTION 10.26.

  

Judgment Currency

     147 150  

SECTION 10.27.

  

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     147 150  

 

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SCHEDULES

 

I

Guarantors

1.01A

Certain Security Interests and Guarantees

1.01B

Unrestricted Subsidiaries

1.01C

Excluded Subsidiaries

1.01D

Existing Letters of Credit

2.01(a)(i)

Dollar Term Commitment

2.01(a)(ii)

Euro Term Commitment

2.01(b)

Revolving Credit Commitment

2.03(a)(ii)(B)

Certain Letters of Credit

5.05

Certain Liabilities

5.10

Taxes

5.11(a)

ERISA Compliance

5.12

Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments

7.01(b)

Existing Liens

7.02(g)

Existing Investments

7.03(b)

Existing Indebtedness

7.04(f)

Subsidiaries to be Dissolved

7.05(k)

Dispositions

7.08

Transactions with Affiliates

7.09

Existing Restrictions

10.02

Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

Form of

 

A

Committed Loan Notice

B

Swing Line Loan Notice

C-1

Dollar Term Note

C-2

Euro Term Note

C-3

Revolving Credit Note

D

Compliance Certificate

E

Assignment and Assumption

F

Guaranty

G

Security Agreement

H

Opinion Matters — Counsel to Loan Parties

I

Intellectual Property Security Agreement

J-1

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption

J-2

Affiliated Lender Notice

J-3

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice

J-4

Discount Range Prepayment Notice

J-5

Discount Range Prepayment Offer

J-6

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice

J-7

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer

J-8

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice

J-9

Specified Discount Prepayment Response

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of May 20, 2014 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 on December 1, 2014, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 on December 9, 2016 and 2016, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 on October 18, 2017 and as further amended by Amendment No.  4 on May  17, 2019 ), among CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), PTS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”), MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (as successor to the Former Agent (as defined below)) , as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and , Swing Line Lender , MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., and as an L/C Issuers Issuer , and each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

The Borrower has entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2007 (as amended and/or restated and/or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof Restatement Effective Date , the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”) with Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. the Former Agent , as administrative agent, the lenders named therein and the other parties thereto.

The Borrower has requested, and the Lenders party hereto on the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below) have agreed, that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and restated as set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Accounting Terms

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

2014 Incremental Dollar Term Loans ” means the Incremental Term Loans designated as Dollar Term Loans made by certain Dollar Term Lenders pursuant to Amendment No. 1.

2014 Incremental Euro Term Loans ” means the Incremental Term Loans designated as Euro Term Loans made by certain Euro Term Lenders pursuant to Amendment No. 1.

2024 Senior Notes has the meaning set forth in Section  2.12.

Acceptable Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(2).

Acceptable Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).

Acceptance and Prepayment Notice ” means a notice of the Borrower’s acceptance of the Acceptable Discount in substantially the form of Exhibit J-3 .

Acceptance Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(2).

Acquired EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA were references to such Acquired Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), as applicable, all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable.


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

Additional Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Additional Refinancing Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.19(a).

Administrative Agent ” means MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as successor to the Former Agent) , in its capacity as administrative agent under the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Agent s Office ” means, with respect to any currency, the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 with respect to such currency, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.

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

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. “ Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

Affiliated Lender ” means the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor other than (a) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) any Debt Fund Affiliate.

Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(l)(i).

Affiliated Lender Cap ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.07(l)(iii).

Agent-Related Persons ” means the Agents, together with their respective Affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and attorneys-in-fact of such Persons and Affiliates.

Agents ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Supplemental Administrative Agents (if any).

Aggregate Commitments ” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Agreement Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.26.

All-In Yield ” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees or a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a four-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of its incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided , further , that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement fees, structuring fees, commitment fees, underwriting fees or other fees payable to any lead arranger (or its affiliates) (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all Lenders) in connection with the commitment or syndication of such Indebtedness.

 

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Amendment No.  1 ” means Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2014, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Former Agent.

Amendment No.  1 Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Amendment No. 1. For the avoidance of doubt, the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date constitutes an Incremental Facility Closing Date hereunder.

Amendment No.  2 ” means that certain Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2016, among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Former Agent.

Amendment No.  2 Effective Date ” means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section 2 of Amendment No. 2 have been satisfied or waived by the Administrative Former Agent.

Amendment No.  3 ” means that certain Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2017 among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Former Agent.

Amendment No.  3 Effective Date ” means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section 2 of Amendment No. 3 have been satisfied or waived by the Former Agent.

Amendment No.  4 means that certain Amendment No.  3 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May  17, 2019 among Holdings, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Amendment No.  4 Arrangers means the Amendment No.  4 Lead Arrangers and the Amendment No.  4 Co-Managers.

Amendment No.  4 Co-Managers means Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Bank PLC and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., each in its capacity as a co-manager and documentation agent under amendment No.  4.

Amendment No.  4 Effective Date means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section  2 of Amendment No.  4 have been satisfied or waived by the Administrative Agent.

Amendment No.  4 Lead Arrangers means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., RBC Capital Markets, BofA Securities, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC, each in its capacity as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner under Amendment No.  4.

Applicable Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(2).

Applicable Rate ” means:

(a)    (x) prior to the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (i) in respect of the Dollar Term Loans, a percentage per annum equal to, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 2.75% and, in the case of Base Rate Loans, 1.75% and (ii) in respect of the Euro Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, a percentage per annum equal to 2.50% and (y) on and after the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date, (i) in respect of the Dollar Term Loans, a percentage per annum equal to, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 2.25% and, in the case of Base Rate Loans, 1.25% and (ii) in respect of the Euro Term Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans, a percentage per annum equal to 1.75%; and

(b)     (x) prior to the Amendment No.  3 Effective Date, in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable rates set forth in clause (b)  of the definition of Applicable Rate as in effect immediately prior to giving effect to Amendment No.  3 and (y)  on and after the Amendment No.   3 on and after the Revolving Effective Date, in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, a percentage per annum equal to (i) initially, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 2.25%, and in the case of Base Rate Loans,

 

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1.25% and (ii) on and after the first Business Day after the Amendment No.  3 Revolving Effective Date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered under Section 6.02(a), a percentage per annum equal to the following percentages per annum, based upon the Total Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(a):

Applicable Rate

 

Pricing Level

  

Total Leverage Ratio

  

Eurodollar Rate for
Revolving Credit
Loans and Letter of
Credit Fees

  

Base Rate for
Revolving Credit
Loans

  

Commitment Fee Rate

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   ³ 4.50:1.00    2.25%    1.25%    0.50%

2

   < 4.50:1.00    2.00%    1.00%    0.375%

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a); provided that, at the option of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, Pricing Level 1 shall apply (x) as of the first Business Day after the date on which a Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered but was not delivered, and shall continue to so apply to and including the date on which such Compliance Certificate is so delivered (and thereafter the Pricing Level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) and (y) as of the first Business Day after an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) shall have occurred and be continuing, and shall continue to so apply to but excluding the date on which such Event of Default is cured or waived (and thereafter the Pricing Level otherwise determined in accordance with this definition shall apply) ; and .

( c) on and after the Amendment No.  4 Effective Date, in respect of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, a percentage per annum equal to, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, 2.25% and, in the case of Base Rate Loans, 1.25%.

Appropriate Lender ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Loans of any Class, the Lenders of such Class, (b) with respect to any Letters of Credit, (i) the relevant L/C Issuer and (ii) the Revolving Credit Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Facility, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Approved Fund ” means, with respect to any Lender, any Fund that is administered, advised or managed by (a) such Lender, (b) an Affiliate of such Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

Arrangers ” means MSSF, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Jefferies Finance LLC and Deutsch Bank Securities Inc., each in its capacity as a Joint Lead Arranger under this Agreement.

Asset Percentage ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A).

Assignees ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(b).

Assignment and Assumption ” means an Assignment and Assumption substantially in the form of Exhibit E .

Attorney Costs ” means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any law firm or other external legal counsel.

Attributable Indebtedness ” means, on any date, in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP.

 

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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 2.05(a)(iv); 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); provided , further , that neither the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates may act as the Auction Agent.

Audited Financial Statements ” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and the related audited consolidated and combined statements of operations, business/stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal years of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Available Amount ” means, at any time (the “ Reference Date ”), an amount equal to the sum of (a) $47,100,000 plus the greater of (i) Cumulative Excess Cash Flow that is Not Otherwise Applied and (ii) the Available Amount Percentage of Consolidated Net Income for the Available Amount Reference Period (or in the case such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit); plus (b) to the extent not utilized in connection with other transactions permitted pursuant to Section 7.12, the aggregate amount of Retained Declined Proceeds retained by the Borrower during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including the Reference Date; plus (c) the aggregate amount of net cash proceeds of Scheduled Dispositions received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including the Reference Date; plus (d) the amount of any capital contributions or Net Cash Proceeds from Permitted Equity Issuances (or issuance of debt securities that have been converted or exchanged into Qualified Equity Interests) (other than any capital contributions or equity or debt issuances to the extent utilized in connection with other transactions permitted pursuant to Sections 7.02, 7.06 or 7.12) received or made by the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof and contributed by such parent to the Borrower) during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including the Reference Date; plus (e) to the extent not (i) already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (h) below, the aggregate amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including the Reference Date; plus (f) to the extent not (A) already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (h) below, the aggregate amount of all cash repayments of principal received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including the Reference Date in respect of loans or advances made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to such Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries; plus (g) to the extent not (i) already included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) already reflected as a return of capital or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment pursuant to clause (h) below, or (iii) are used to prepay Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(i), the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its ownership interest in any Minority Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Restatement Effective Date through and including the Reference Date; minus (h) the aggregate amount of any Investments made pursuant to Section 7.02(o)(ii) (net of any return of capital in respect of such Investment or deemed reduction in the amount of such Investment including, without limitation, upon the re-designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or the Disposition of any such Investment), any Restricted Payment made pursuant to Section 7.06(k)(iii) or any payment made pursuant to Section 7.12(a)(iv)(2)(C) during the period commencing on the Restatement Effective Date and ending on prior to the Reference Date (and, for purposes of this clause (h), without taking account of the intended usage of the Available Amount on such Reference Date).

 

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Available Amount Percentage ” means (i) at any time that the condition set forth in clause (ii) is not satisfied, 50% and (ii) at any time that the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Test Period is less than 3.25:1.00, 75%.

Available Amount Reference Period ” means, with respect to any Reference Date, the period commencing at the beginning of the fiscal quarter in which the Restatement Effective Date occurred and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable, for which financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), and the related Compliance Certificate required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), have been received by the Administrative Agent.

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

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

Base Rate ” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest per annum published by the Wall Street Journal from time to time, as the “prime lending rate” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of one month as of such day, plus 1.0%; provided that in respect of any Base Rate Loan that is a Dollar Term Loan or a Dollar Term B-2 Loan , if the Base Rate would otherwise be less than 2.00%, the Base Rate shall be deemed to be 2.00%. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the applicable Base Rate shall at no time be less than 0.00% per annum.

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on the Base Rate.

Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment ” means the offer by any Company Party to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a Specified Discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B).

Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers ” means the solicitation by any Company Party of offers for, and the corresponding acceptance by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a specified range of discounts to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C).

Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers ” means the solicitation by any Company Party of offers for, and the subsequent acceptance, if any, by a Lender of, a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D).

Borrowing ” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Borrowing of a particular Class, as the context may require.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located; provided that (a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market and (b) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Euros, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euros in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euros to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, means a TARGET Day.

Capital Expenditures ” means, for any period, the aggregate of (a) all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with

 

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GAAP, are or are required to be included as additions during such period to property, plant or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) all Capitalized Software Expenditures for such period, (c) the value of all assets under Capitalized Leases incurred by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than as a result of purchase accounting) and (d) less any capital grants received from a Governmental Authority that are reflected as a reduction of fixed assets in conformity with GAAP; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include (i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed with (x) insurance proceeds paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced, restored or repaired or (y) awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced, (ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time, (iii) the purchase of plant, property or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of Dispositions that are not required to be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), (iv) expenditures that constitute any part of Consolidated Lease Expense, (v) expenditures that are accounted for as capital expenditures by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and that actually are paid for by a Person other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and for which none of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such Person or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period), (vi) the book value of any asset owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such Person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period; provided that (x) any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a Capital Expenditure during the period in which such expenditure actually is made and (y) such book value shall have been included in Capital Expenditures when such asset was originally acquired, (vii) expenditures that constitute Permitted Acquisitions, (viii) any capitalized interest expense reflected as additions to property, plant or equipment in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (ix) any non-cash compensation or other non-cash costs reflected as additions to property, plant or equipment in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Capitalized Lease Obligation ” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a Capitalized Lease that would at such time be required to be capitalized and reflected as a liability on a balance sheet (excluding the footnotes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided that any obligations of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries either existing on the Restatement Effective Date or created prior to any recharacterization described below (i) that were not included on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower as capital lease obligations and (ii) that are subsequently recharacterized as capital lease obligations or indebtedness due to a change in accounting treatment or otherwise, shall for all purposes under this Agreement (including, without limitation, the calculation of Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated EBITDA) not be treated as capital lease obligations, Capitalized Lease Obligations or Indebtedness.

Capitalized Leases ” means all leases that have been or are required to be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that for all purposes hereunder the amount of obligations under any Capitalized Lease shall be the amount thereof accounted for as a liability on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP; provided , further , that for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, GAAP will be deemed to treat leases in a manner consistent with its current treatment under generally accepted accounting principles as of the Restatement Effective Date, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.

Captive Insurance Subsidiary ” shall mean a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower designated to the Administrative Agent in writing as a ‘Captive Insurance Subsidiary’ and established for the purpose of, and to be engaged solely in the business of, insurance with respect to the businesses or property, whether real, personal or intangible, owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

Capitalized Software Expenditures ” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of licensed or purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Cash Collateral ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(f).

Cash Collateral Account ” means a blocked account at a commercial bank to be agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (or another commercial bank selected in compliance with Section 9.09) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Cash Collateralize ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(f).

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

(1)    Dollars;

(2)    (a) Sterling, Euros or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or (b) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary, such local currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(3)    securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(4)    certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition, demand deposits, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any domestic or foreign commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and $100,000,000 (or the Dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks;

(5)    repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3), (4), (7) and (8) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

(6)    commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes rated at least P-1 by Moody’s or at least A-1 by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation thereof and Indebtedness or preferred stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(7)    marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower) and in each case maturing within 24 months after the date of creation or acquisition thereof;

(8)    readily marketable direct obligations issued by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

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(9)    readily marketable direct obligations issued by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case having an Investment Grade Rating from either Moody’s or S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency) with maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(10)    Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated within the top three ratings category by S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency);

(11)    securities with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any financial institution or recognized securities dealer meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above; and

(12)    investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (11) above.

In the case of Investments by any Foreign Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary or Investments made in a country outside the United States of America, Cash Equivalents shall also include (i) investments of the type and maturity described in clauses (1) through (8) and clauses (10), (11) and (12) above of foreign obligors, which Investments or obligors (or the parents of such obligors) have ratings described in such clauses or equivalent ratings from comparable foreign rating agencies and (ii) other short-term investments utilized by Foreign Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with normal investment practices for cash management in investments analogous to the foregoing investments in clauses (1) through (12) and in this paragraph.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts. At any time at which the value, calculated in accordance with GAAP, of all investments of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that were deemed, when made, to be Cash Equivalents in accordance with clauses (1) through (12) above exceeds the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, “Cash Equivalents” shall also mean any investment (a “ Qualifying Investment ”) that satisfies the following two conditions: (a) the Qualifying Investment is of a type described in clauses (1) through (11) and the immediately preceding paragraph of this definition, but has an effective maturity (whether by reason of final maturity, a put option or, in the case of an asset-backed security, an average life) of five years and one month or less from the date of such Qualifying Investment (notwithstanding any provision contained in such clauses (1) through (11) or the immediately preceding paragraph requiring a shorter maturity); and (b) the weighted average effective maturity of such Qualifying Investment and all other investments that were made as Qualifying Investments in accordance with this paragraph, does not exceed two years from the date of such Qualifying Investment.

Cash Management Bank ” means any Person that is a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender at the time such cash management services are entered into providing treasury, depository and/or cash management services to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or conducting any automated clearing house transfers of funds.

Cash Management Obligations ” means obligations owed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender in respect of any overdraft, credit card processing, credit or debit card, purchase card, and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds.

Casualty Event ” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower 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.

 

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Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after Restatement Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of, or the compliance by any Lender with, any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued; provided that to the extent any increased costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or pursuant to Basel III after the Restatement Effective Date, then such Lender shall be compensated only if such Lender imposes such charges under other syndicated credit facilities involving similarly situated borrowers that such Lender is a lender under.

Change of Control ” means the earliest to occur of

(a)    the Permitted Holders ceasing to have the power, directly or indirectly, to vote or direct the voting of securities having a majority of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors of Holdings; provided that the occurrence of the foregoing event shall not be deemed a Change of Control if,

(i)    any time prior to the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, and for any reason whatsoever, (A) the Permitted Holders otherwise have the right, directly or indirectly, to designate (and do so designate) a majority of the board of directors of Holdings at such time or (B) the Permitted Holders own a majority of the outstanding voting Equity Interests of Holdings at such time, or

(ii)    at any time upon or after the consummation of a Qualifying IPO, and for any reason whatsoever, no “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), excluding the Permitted Holders, shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under such Act), directly or indirectly, of more than the greater of (x) thirty-five percent (35%) of the then outstanding voting stock of Holdings, and (y) the percentage of the then outstanding voting stock of Holdings owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially by the Permitted Holders; or

(b)    any “Change of Control” (or any comparable term) in any document pertaining to the High Yield Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the Unsecured Term Loan or any Permitted Refinancing thereof or any Junior Financing with an aggregate outstanding principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or

(c)    at any time prior to a Qualifying IPO of the Borrower, the Borrower ceasing to be a direct wholly owned subsidiary of (i) Holdings or (ii) if any Intermediate Holding Company is formed, the Intermediate Holding Company that is a direct parent of the Borrower.

Class ” (a) when used with respect to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments, (b) when used with respect to Commitments, refers to whether such Commitments are Revolving Credit Commitments, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Other Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Refinancing Series, Dollar Term Commitments, Euro Term Commitments . , Incremental Term Commitments , Dollar Term B-2 Commitments or Refinancing Term Commitments of a given Refinancing Series and (c) when used with respect to Loans or a Borrowing, refers to whether such Loans, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Incremental Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit

 

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Loans under Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, Revolving Credit Loans under Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Dollar Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i), Euro Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii), Dollar Term B-2 Loans made pursuant to Section  2.01(a)(iii), Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans of a given Refinancing Series or Extended Term Loans of a given Extension Series, Revolving Credit Commitments, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, Term Commitments, Incremental Term Commitments or Refinancing Term Commitments (and, in each case, the Loans made pursuant to such Commitments) that have the same terms and conditions shall be construed to be in the same Class.

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and rules and regulations related thereto.

Collateral ” means all the “Collateral” as defined in any Collateral Document and shall include the Mortgaged Properties.

Collateral Agent ” means MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as successor to the Former Agent) , in its capacity as collateral agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor collateral agent.

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

(a)    the Administrative Agent (as successor to the Former Agent) shall have received each Collateral Document required to be delivered on the Original Effective Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iii) of the Existing Credit Agreement or pursuant to Section 6.11 or Section 6.13 of the Existing Credit Agreement or this Agreement at such time, duly executed by each Loan Party thereto;

(b)    all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed (the “ Guarantees ”) by Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is a wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary including those that are listed on Schedule I hereto (each, a “ Guarantor ”);

(c)    all guarantees issued or to be issued in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes (i) shall be subordinated to the Guarantees to the same extent that the Senior Subordinated Notes are subordinated to the Obligations and (ii) shall provide for their automatic release upon a release of the corresponding Guarantee;

(d)    the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a first-priority security interest in (i) all the Equity Interests of the Borrower, (ii) all Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and any Equity Interest of any Restricted Subsidiary pledged to secure Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(g)) of each wholly-owned Material Domestic Subsidiary of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor that is a direct Subsidiary of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor and (iii) 65% of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests (and 100% of the issued and outstanding non-voting Equity Interests, if any) of each wholly-owned Material Foreign Subsidiary that is directly owned by the Borrower, or any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a Guarantor.

(e)    except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Collateral Document, the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a perfected security interest (other than in the case of mortgages, to the extent such security interest may be perfected by delivering certificated securities, filing UCC financing statements or making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office) in, and mortgages on, substantially all tangible and intangible assets of Holdings, the Borrower and each other Guarantor (including accounts receivable (other than any Securitization Assets), inventory, equipment, investment property, intercompany notes, intellectual property, other general intangibles, owned (but not leased) real property and proceeds of the foregoing), in each case, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents; provided that security interests in real property shall be limited to the Mortgaged Properties;

 

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(f)    none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01; and

(g)    the Collateral Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Material Real Property required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.11 (the “ Mortgaged Properties ”) duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except as expressly permitted by Section 7.01, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and (iii) such existing surveys, existing abstracts, existing appraisals, legal opinions and other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgaged Property.

The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance or surveys with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets or obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

The Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to particular assets where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Collateral Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) with respect to leases of real property entered into by any Loan Party, such Loan Party shall not be required to take any action with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases, (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Collateral Documents and, to the extent appropriate in the applicable jurisdiction, as agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (c) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall not apply to any of the following assets: (i) any fee-owned real property that is not a Material Real Property and any leasehold interests in real property, (ii) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, letter of credit rights and commercial tort claims, (iii) assets a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by law or by agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law, (iv) assets (including deposit and securities accounts) specifically requiring perfection through control agreements, and (v) any assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree that the cost of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the value to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, the Mortgages, each of the mortgages, collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.11 or Section 6.13, the Guaranty and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien or Guarantee in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment ” means a Revolving Credit Commitment, Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Extension Series, Other Revolving Credit Commitment of a given Refinancing Series, Dollar Term Commitment, Euro Term Commitment, Dollar Term B-2 Commitment, Incremental Term Commitment or Refinancing Term Commitment of a given Refinancing Series as the context may require.

Committed Loan Notice ” means a notice of (a) a Term Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (d) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A .

 

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Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq .).

Company ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18(b).

Company Party ” means the collective reference to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including the Borrower, and “Company Party” means any one of them.

Compensation Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.12(c)(ii).

Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense ” means with respect to any Person for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs and Capitalized Software Expenditures of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period:

(a)    increased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i)    provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital, including, without limitation, federal, state, franchise and similar taxes (such as the Pennsylvania capital tax and Texas margin tax) and foreign withholding taxes of such Person paid or accrued during such period deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(ii)    Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period (including (x) net losses or any obligations under any Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, (y) bank fees and (z) costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, plus amounts excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense as set forth in sub-clauses (t) to (z) of clause (a) of the definition thereof) to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in calculating such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(iii)    Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of such Person for such period to the extent the same were deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(iv)    any expenses or charges (other than depreciation or amortization expense) related to any equity offering, Investment, acquisition, disposition, or recapitalization permitted hereunder or the incurrence of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder (including a refinancing thereof) (whether or not successful), including (A) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Senior Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Term Loan, the Loans and any credit facilities and (B) any amendment or other modification of the Senior Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes, the Unsecured Term Loan, the Loans and the credit facilities and, in each case, deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(v)    the amount of any restructuring charges, integration costs or other business optimization expenses, costs associated with establishing new facilities or reserves deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income, including any one-time costs incurred in connection with acquisitions after the Original Effective Date, and costs related to the closure and/or consolidation of facilities; plus

(vi)    any other non-cash charges, (collectively, the “ Non-Cash Charges ”) including any write offs or write downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period ( provided that if

 

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any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, 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); plus

(vii)    the amount of any non-controlling interest or minority interest expense consisting of Subsidiary income attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary deducted (and not added back) in such period in calculating Consolidated Net Income; plus

(viii)    the amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees (including termination fees) and related indemnities and expenses paid or accrued in such period to the Sponsor to the extent permitted under Section 7.08 and deducted (and not added back) in such period in computing Consolidated Net Income; plus

(ix)    the amount of net cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, committed to be taken or expected in good faith to be taken no later than twenty four (24) months after the end of such period (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period for which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that such cost savings and synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable; plus

(x)    any costs or expense incurred by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement or any stock subscription or shareholder agreement, to the extent that such cost or expenses are funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or net cash proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interest of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) solely to the extent that such net cash proceeds are excluded from the calculation of Available Amount; plus

(xi)    any net loss from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations, including, for the avoidance of doubt, operating losses related to the closure of the Borrower’s Nexus facility; plus

(xii)    cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) below for any previous period and not added back; plus

(xiii)    interest income or investment earnings on retiree medical and intellectual property, royalty or license receivables; plus

(xiv)    [reserved]; plus

(xv)    the amount of loss on sale of receivables, Securitization Assets and related assets to any Securitization Subsidiary in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing;

 

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(b)    decreased (without duplication) by the following, in each case to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i)    non-cash gains increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, excluding any non-cash gains to the extent they represent the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and any non-cash gains with respect to cash actually received in a prior period so long as such cash did not increase Consolidated EBITDA in such prior period; plus

(ii)    any net income from disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations; and

(c)    increased or decreased without duplication, as applicable, by any adjustments resulting from the application of FASB Interpretation No. 45 (Guarantees).

There shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (A) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but not the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired), to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired 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 ”), based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) and (B) for the purposes of the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” and compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.14, an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition) as specified in a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer and delivered to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent. For purposes of determining the Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Leverage Ratio, First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio, there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, 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 ”), based on the actual 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 or disposition.

Consolidated First Lien Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by a first priority Lien that is pari passu with the Lien securing the Obligations on any asset or property of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any Permitted Acquisition), consisting of (i) Loans and Unreimbursed Amounts hereunder, (ii) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(e) and (iii) any other Indebtedness for borrowed money or debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments that are secured by a Lien, minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01(s) and clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(t)) included in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated First Lien Debt shall not include (i) all Letters of Credit, except to the extent of Unreimbursed Amounts thereunder, (ii) obligations under Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes or (iii) Indebtedness in respect of any Qualified Securitization Financing.

Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the sum of:

(a)    consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent such expense was deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (including (i) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at

 

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less than par, (ii) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit or bankers acceptances, (iii) non-cash interest payments (but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark to market valuation of obligations under any Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP), (iv) the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations, and (v) net payments, if any, made (less net payments, if any, received) pursuant to interest rate obligations under any Swap Contracts with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding (t) any expense resulting from the discounting of any Indebtedness in connection with the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transaction or any acquisition, (u) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (v) any additional interest owing pursuant to the registration rights agreement with respect to the Senior Notes, the Senior Subordinated Notes or other securities, (w) amortization of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, (x) any expensing of bridge, commitment and other financing fees, (y) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) related to any Qualified Securitization Financing, and (z) any accretion of accrued interest on discounted liabilities; plus

(b)    consolidated capitalized interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued; less

(c)    interest income for such period.

For purposes of this definition, interest on a Capitalized Lease Obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by such Person to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capitalized Lease Obligation in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Lease Expense ” means, for any period, all rental expenses of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period under operating leases for real or personal property (including in connection with sale-leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.05(f)), excluding real estate taxes, insurance costs and common area maintenance charges and net of sublease income, other than (a) obligations under vehicle leases entered into in the ordinary course of business, (b) all such rental expenses associated with assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition to the extent such rental expenses relate to operating leases in effect at the time of (and immediately prior to) such acquisition and related to periods prior to such acquisition and (c) all obligations under Capitalized Leases, all as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income, of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP; provided , however , that, without duplication,

(a)    any after-tax effect of extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including relating to the Transaction Expenses or any multi-year strategic initiatives), severance, relocation costs and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans shall be excluded,

(b)    the Net Income for such period shall not include the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period,

(c)    any net after-tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned or discontinued operations shall be excluded,

(d)    any after-tax effect of gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) attributable to asset dispositions or abandonments or the sale or other disposition of any Equity Interests of any Person other than in the ordinary course of business shall be excluded,

(e)    the Net Income for such period of any Person that is not a Subsidiary, or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period,

 

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(f)    solely for the purpose of calculating the Available Amount, the Net Income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of its Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule, or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived, provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,

(g)    effects of adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, other intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue and debt line items in such Person’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of purchase accounting in relation to the Transaction or any consummated acquisition or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof, net of taxes, shall be excluded,

(h)    any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment of (i) Indebtedness, (ii) obligations under any Swaps Contracts or (iii) other derivative instruments shall be excluded,

(i)    any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down, including impairment charges or asset write-offs or write-downs related to intangible assets, long-lived assets, investments in debt and equity securities or as a result of a change in law or regulation, in each case, pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP shall be excluded,

(j)    any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights shall be excluded,

(k)    any fees and expenses incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Disposition, issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Original Effective Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction shall be excluded,

(l)    [reserved], and

(m)    the following items shall be excluded:

(i)    any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from obligations under any Swap Contracts and the application of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133; and

(ii)    any net unrealized gain or loss (after any offset) resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses including those (x) related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness and (y) resulting from hedge agreements for currency exchange risk.

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include the amount of proceeds received from business interruption insurance and reimbursements of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

Consolidated Senior Secured Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any Permitted Acquisition), consisting of (i) Loans and Unreimbursed Amounts hereunder, (ii) any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(e) and (iii) any other Indebtedness for borrowed money or debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments that are secured by a Lien, minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01(s) and clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(t)) included in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated Senior Secured Debt shall not include (i) all Letters of Credit, except to the extent of Unreimbursed Amounts thereunder, (ii) obligations under Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes or (iii) Indebtedness in respect of any Qualified Securitization Financing.

Consolidated Total Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with any Permitted Acquisition), consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of Capitalized Leases and debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01(s) and clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(t)) included in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date; provided that Consolidated Total Debt shall not include (i) all Letters of Credit, except to the extent of Unreimbursed Amounts thereunder, (ii) obligations under Swap Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes or (iii) Indebtedness in respect of any Qualified Securitization Financing.

Consolidated Working Capital ” means, at any date, the excess of (a) the sum of (i) 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 the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date and (ii) long-term accounts receivable over (b) the sum of (i) all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and (ii) long-term deferred revenue, but excluding, without duplication, (a) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (b) all Indebtedness consisting of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations to the extent otherwise included therein, (c) the current portion of interest, (d) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes, (e) the current portion of any Capitalized Lease Obligations and (f) deferred revenue arising from cash receipts that are earmarked for specific projects.

Contract Consideration ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “ Excess Cash Flow ”.

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

Control ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Affiliate”.

Converted Restricted Subsidiary ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.

 

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Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.

Covenant Suspension Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.15(a).

Credit Extension ” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Cumulative Excess Cash Flow ” means the sum of Excess Cash Flow (but not less than zero for any period) for the fiscal year ending on June 30, 2014 and Excess Cash Flow for each succeeding and completed fiscal year (it being understood that no Excess Cash Flow generated during any period shall be deemed to be Cumulative Excess Cash Flow until the financial statements for such period are delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and the related Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a)).

Debt Fund Affiliate ” means (i) any fund managed by, or under common management with GSO Capital Partners LP, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund L.P. or Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies L.P., (ii) any fund managed by GSO Debt Funds Management LLC, Blackstone Debt Advisors L.P., Blackstone Distressed Securities Advisors L.P., Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors L.P. or Blackstone Mezzanine Advisors II L.P., and (iii) any other Affiliate of Holdings that is a bona fide debt fund or an investment vehicle that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business.

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

Declined Proceeds ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(vi).

Default ” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” means an interest rate equal to (a) the Base Rate plus (b) the Applicable Rate applicable to Revolving Credit Loans that are Base Rate Loans plus (c) 2.0% per annum; provided that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2.0% per annum, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 2.20(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer, any Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee,

 

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administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.20(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer, each Swing Line Lender and each Lender.

Designated Equity Contribution ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.05(a).

Designated Non-Cash Consideration ” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 7.05(j) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer, 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 set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(2).

Discount Range ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).

Discount Range Prepayment Notice ” means a written notice of a Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C) substantially in the form of Exhibit J-4 .

Discount Range Prepayment Offer ” means the irrevocable written offer by a Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-5 , submitted in response to an invitation to submit offers following the Auction Agent’s receipt of a Discount Range Prepayment Notice.

Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).

Discount Range Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).

Discounted Prepayment Effective Date ” means in the case of a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offer or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offer, five Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date or the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, as applicable, in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1), Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1) or Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1), respectively, unless a shorter period is agreed to between the Borrower and the Auction Agent.

Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(A).

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

 

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Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any sale of Equity Interests) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided that “ Disposition ” and “ Dispose ” shall not be deemed to include any issuance by Holdings of any of its Equity Interests to another Person.

Disqualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Loans and all other Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and all outstanding Letters of Credit), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date of the Term Loans .

Dollar ” and “ $ ” mean lawful money of the United States.

Dollar Amount ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Loan or Commitment denominated in Dollars (including, with respect to any Swing Line Loan, any funded participation therein), the principal amount thereof then outstanding (or in which such participation is held), and (b) with respect to any Loan or Commitment denominated in Euros, the principal amount thereof then outstanding in Euros, converted to Dollars in accordance with Section 1.08.

Dollar Term Borrowing ” means a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) consisting of Dollar Term Loans of the same Type made by the Dollar Term Lenders and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

Dollar Term B-2 Borrowing means a borrowing pursuant to Section  2.01(a)(iii) consisting of Dollar Term B-2 Loans of the same Type made by the Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

Dollar Term Commitment ” means, as to each Dollar Term Lender, its obligation to make a Dollar Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01(a)(i) under the caption “Dollar Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Dollar Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) an Incremental Amendment, (iii) a Refinancing Amendment or (iv) an Extension Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Dollar Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is $1,496,500,000.

Dollar Term B-2 Commitment means, as to the Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender, its obligation to make a Dollar Term B-2 Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section  2.01(a)(iii) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $950,000,000, as such commitment may be (a)  reduced from time to time pursuant to Section  2.06 and (b)  reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i)  assignments by or to such Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii)  an Incremental Amendment, (iii)  a Refinancing Amendment or (iv)  an Extension Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Dollar Term B-2 Commitments on the Amendment No.  4 Effective Date is $950,000,000.

Dollar Term Lender ” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Dollar Term Loan at such time.

 

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Dollar Term B-2 Lender means, at any time, any Lender that has a Dollar Term B-2 Loan at such time.

Dollar Term Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i).

Dollar Term B-2 Loan means a Loan made pursuant to Section  2.01(a)(iii).

Dollar Term Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Dollar Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Dollar Term Lender resulting from the Dollar Term Loans made by such Dollar Term Lender.

Dollar Term B-2 Note means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Dollar Term B-2 Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-1 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Dollar Term B-2 Lender resulting from the Dollar Term B-2 Loans made by such Dollar Term B-2 Lender.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

ECF Percentage ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i).

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

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

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee ” means any Assignee permitted by and consented to in accordance with Section 10.07(b).

EMU ” means the economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all Laws relating to pollution, the protection of the environment, natural resources or to the release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment, or, to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, human health.

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities) of any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (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 into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

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

 

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Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).

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 is under common control with any Loan Party and is treated as a single employer within the meaning of Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension 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 a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan, notification of any Loan Party or ERISA Affiliate concerning the imposition of withdrawal liability or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or is in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA (or, after the effectiveness of the Pension Act, that is in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA); (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Sections 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; or (g) on and after the effectiveness of the Pension Act, a determination that any Pension Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303(i)(4)(A) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4)(A) of the Code).

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.

Euro ” and “ EUR ” means the lawful single currency of the European Union.

Euro Amount ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Loan or Commitment denominated in Euros, the principal amount thereof then outstanding, and (b) with respect to any Loan or Commitment denominated in Dollars, the principal amount thereof then outstanding in Dollars, converted to Euros in accordance with Section 1.08.

Euro Term Borrowing ” means a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii) consisting of Euro Term Loans of the same Type made by the Euro Term Lenders and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period.

Euro Term Commitment ” means, as to each Euro Term Lender, its obligation to make a Euro Term Loan to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01(a)(ii) under the caption “Euro Term Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Euro Term Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Term Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, (ii) an Incremental Amendment, (iii) a Refinancing Amendment or (iv) an Extension Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Euro Term Commitments on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date is €322,125,000.

Euro Term Lender ” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Euro Term Loan at such time.

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Euro Term Note ” means a promissory note of by the Borrower payable to any Euro Term Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Euro Term Lender resulting from the Euro Term Loans made by such Euro Term Lender.

Eurodollar Rate ” means, in respect of any Interest Period, (a) in the case of any Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, the London Interbank Offered Rate (“ LIBOR ”) set by ICE Benchmark Administration (or the successor thereto if ICE Benchmark Administration is no longer making a London Interbank Offered Rate available), as published by Bloomberg (or other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period. If the “LIBOR Base Rate” is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBOR Base Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in approximately the same amount of the LIBOR Loan being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London branch to major banks in the applicable London interbank eurocurrency market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period and (b) in the case of any Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Euro, the rate per annum appearing on the appropriate page of the Reuters screen (it being understood that this rate is the Euro interbank offered rate sponsored by the Banking Federation of the European Union and the Financial Markets Association) (or on any successor or substitute page of Reuters, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of Reuters, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to deposits in Euro in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for deposits in Euro with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. If the rate described in clause (b) above is not available at such time for any reason, then such rate for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Euro for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in approximately the same amount of the Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Euro being made, continued or converted and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by the Administrative Agent’s London branch to major banks in the applicable London interbank eurocurrency market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) in respect of any Eurodollar Rate Loan that is a Term Loan, if the Eurodollar Rate would otherwise be less than 1.00%, the Eurodollar Rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% and (y) the applicable Eurodollar Rate shall at no time be less than 0.00% per annum.

Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Loan, whether denominated in Dollars or Euros, that bears interest at a rate based on the Eurodollar Rate.

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

Excess Cash Flow ” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries for any period, an amount equal to the excess of:

(a)    the sum, without duplication, of:

(i)    Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries for such period,

(ii)    an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(iii)    decreases in Consolidated Working Capital of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting), and

 

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(iv)    an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; over

(b)    the sum, without duplication, of:

(i)    an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income and cash charges included in clauses (a) through (f) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income,

(ii)    without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property made by the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries in cash during such period, except to the extent that such Capital Expenditures or acquisitions were financed with the proceeds of incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary,

(iii)    the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized Leases and (B) the amount of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) to the extent required due to a Disposition that resulted in an increase to such Consolidated Net Income and not in excess of the amount of such increase but excluding (X) all other prepayments of Term Loans, (Y) all prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans and (Z) all prepayments in respect of any other revolving credit facility, except, in the case of clauses (Y) and (Z), to the extent there is an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder) made during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of incurrence or issuance of other Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary,

(iv)    an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income,

(v)    increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries completed during such period or the application of purchase accounting),

(vi)    cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness (including such Indebtedness specified in clause (b)(iii) above),

(vii)    without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (xi) below in prior fiscal years, the amount of Investments and acquisitions made during such period to the extent that such Investments and acquisitions were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries,

(viii)    the amount of Restricted Payments paid during such period pursuant to Section 7.06(k) to the extent such Restricted Payments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries,

 

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(ix)    the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries in cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period,

(x)    the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries during such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of Indebtedness,

(xi)    without duplication of amounts deducted from Excess Cash Flow in prior periods, the aggregate consideration required to be paid in cash by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries pursuant to binding contracts (the “ Contract Consideration ”) entered into prior to or during such period relating to Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property to be consummated or made during the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower following the end of such period; provided that to the extent the aggregate amount of internally generated cash flow actually utilized to finance such Permitted Acquisitions, Capital Expenditures or acquisitions of intellectual property during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters is less than the Contract Consideration, the amount of such shortfall shall be added to the calculation of Excess Cash Flow at the end of such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, and

(xii)    the amount of cash taxes paid or tax reserves set aside or payable (without duplication) in such period to the extent they exceed the amount of tax expense deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income for such period.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Rate ” means on any day with respect to any currency other than Dollars, the rate at which such currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set forth at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day on the Reuters World Currency Page for such currency; in the event that such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency 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 agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot 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 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later.

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 Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to Section 10.24 and any other applicable agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all applicable guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Guarantor is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Guarantor becomes or would become 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 the Hedge Bank 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 the Swap 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 Subsidiary ” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary, (b) any Securitization Subsidiary and any Captive Insurance Subsidiary, (c) each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.01C hereto, (d) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable Law from guaranteeing the Obligations, (e) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, (f) any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition financed with secured Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof that guarantees such Indebtedness; provided that each such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be an Excluded Subsidiary under this clause (f) if such secured Indebtedness is repaid or becomes unsecured or if such Restricted Subsidiary ceases to guarantee such secured Indebtedness, as applicable, (g) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to the Borrower), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of providing a Guarantee shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom and (h) each Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Excluded Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Existing Class ” shall mean each Class of Existing Revolving Credit Loans and Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and each Existing Term Loan Class.

Existing Credit Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the preliminary statements to this Agreement.

Existing Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit listed on Schedule 1.01D hereof and outstanding as of the Restatement Effective Date.

Existing Mortgage ” means each Mortgage made in favor of the Administrative Agent (as successor to the Former Agent) on behalf of the Lenders in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement.

Existing Revolving Credit Commitment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Existing Revolving Credit Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Existing Term Loan Class ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Exiting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

Extended Revolving Credit Commitment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Extended Term Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Extending Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(b).

Extending Term Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(b).

Extension Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

Extension Election ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(b).

Extension Series ” shall mean all Extended Revolving Credit Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Extension Agreement to the extent such Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, provided or therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

Facility ” means the Dollar Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i), the Euro Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii), the Dollar Term B-2 Loans made pursuant to Section  2.01(a)(iii), a given Class of

 

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Incremental Term Loans, a given Refinancing Series of Refinancing Term Loans, a given Extension Series of Extended Term Loans, the Revolving Credit Facility, a given Class of Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Refinancing Series of Other Revolving Credit Commitments, a given Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as the context may require.

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

FCPA ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18.

Federal Funds 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 on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds 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 Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement ” means an intercreditor agreement between (a) the Collateral Agent and (b) one or more collateral agents or representatives for the holders of certain Indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to Section 7.03 that is intended to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations.

First Lien Leverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated First Lien Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such Test Period.

Flood Hazard Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(xii).

Foreign Casualty Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

Foreign Disposition ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

Foreign Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.15(a)(i).

Foreign Plan ” means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, any Loan Party or any Subsidiary with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Foreign Subsidiary Total Assets ” means the total assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries, as determined in accordance with GAAP in good faith by a Responsible Officer, without intercompany eliminations.

Former Agent means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. , as former administrative agent, former collateral agent, former swing line lender and former L/C issuer.

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

Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding L/C Obligations with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has

 

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been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to any Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata Share of outstanding Swing Line Loans made by such Swing Line Lender other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

Fund ” means 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.

Funded Debt ” means all Indebtedness of the Borrower 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 such Person, 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 Restatement Effective Date in GAAP or in the 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.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, administrative tribunal, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Granting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(i).

Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other monetary obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other monetary obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Restatement Effective Date or entered into 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 by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

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Guaranty ” means (a) the guaranty made by Holdings and the other Subsidiary Guarantors on the Original Effective Date in favor of the Administrative Agent (as successor to the Former Agent) on behalf of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit F and (b) each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

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

Hedge Bank ” means any Person that is a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it enters into a Secured Hedge Agreement, in its capacity as a party thereto.

HMT ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18(b)(i).

High Yield Notes ” means the Senior Notes and the Senior Subordinated Notes.

High Yield Notes Documentation ” means the High Yield Notes, and all documents executed and delivered with respect to the High Yield Notes, including the High Yield Notes Indentures.

High Yield Notes Indentures ” means the Senior Notes Indenture and the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture.

Holdings ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement.

Honor Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Identified Participating Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(3).

Identified Qualifying Lenders ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).

Incremental Amendment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Facility Closing Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Revolving Credit Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following:

(a)    all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b)    the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all outstanding letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

 

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(c)    net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d)    all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and (ii) any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid after becoming due and payable);

(e)    indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements and mortgage, industrial revenue bond, industrial development bond and similar financings), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f)    all Attributable Indebtedness;

(g)    all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests; and

(h)    to the extent not otherwise included above, all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

if and to the extent that the foregoing would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP; provided that Indebtedness of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower appearing upon the balance sheet of the Borrower solely by reason of push-down accounting under GAAP shall be excluded.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Indebtedness is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Indebtedness would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt and (B) in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith.

Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Indemnified Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.05.

Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.08.

Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement ” means the Intellectual Property Security Agreement, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit I , together with each other Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplement ” has the meaning specified in the Intellectual Property Security Agreement.

 

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

Interest Payment Date ” means, (a) as to any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Interest Period ” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, or to the extent available to each Lender of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, twelve months or less than one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(a)    any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b)    any Interest Period (other than an Interest Period having a duration of less than one month) that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(c)    no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made.

Intermediate Holding Company ” means any Subsidiary of Holdings that, directly or indirectly, owns 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower.

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 debt 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 debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) 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. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment.

Investment Grade Rating ” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P, or an equivalent rating by any other nationally recognized statistical rating agency selected by the Borrower.

IP Rights ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.15.

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Judgment Currency ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.26.

Junior Financing ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.12(a).

 

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Junior Financing Documentation ” means any documentation governing any Junior Financing.

Latest Maturity Date ” means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity date of any Refinancing Term Loan, any Refinancing Term Commitment, any Extended Term Loan, any Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, any Incremental Term Loans, any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments or any Other Revolving Credit Commitments, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

Latest Term Loan Maturity Date means, at any date of determination, the latest Maturity Date applicable to any Term Loan, including the latest maturity date of any Refinancing Term Loan, any Refinancing Term Commitment, any Extended Term Loan, any Incremental Term Loans, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time

Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

L/C Advance ” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Pro Rata Share.

L/C Borrowing ” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the applicable Honor Date or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

L/C Commitment means, with respect to each L/C Issuer, the commitment of such L/C Issuer to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section  2.03, as such commitment is set forth on Schedule IV to Amendment No.  4 or if an L/C Issuer has entered into an Assignment and Assumption, the amount set forth for such L/C Issuer as its L/C Commitment in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent.

L/C Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the renewal or increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer ” means MSSF and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America, N.A. and any other Lender that becomes an L/C Issuer in accordance with Section 2.03(j) or 10.07(k), in each case, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

L/C Obligation ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate maximum amount then available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under any such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit) plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts in respect of Letters of Credit, including all L/C Borrowings.

Lender ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph to this Agreement and, as the context requires, includes an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder, each of which is referred to herein as a “Lender”.

Lending Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued hereunder and shall include the Existing Letters of Credit. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

Letter of Credit Application ” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form from time to time in use by the relevant L/C Issuer.

 

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Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $100,000,000 and (b) the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments.

Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any Capitalized Lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan ” means an extension of credit by a Lender to a Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan (including any Incremental Term Loans and any extensions of credit under any Revolving Commitment Increases).

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Notes, (iii) the Guaranty, (iv) the Collateral Documents and (v) each Letter of Credit Application.

Loan Parties ” means, collectively, (i) the Borrower, (ii) Holdings and (iii) each other Guarantor that satisfies the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

Management Stockholders ” means the members of management of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof or any of its Subsidiaries, including the Borrower, who are investors in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof.

Market Capitalization ” means an amount equal to (i) the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common Equity Interests of Holdings on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment multiplied by (ii) the arithmetic mean of the closing prices per share of such common Equity Interests on the principal securities exchange on which such common Equity Interests are traded for the 30 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the date of declaration of such Restricted Payment.

Master Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Swap Contract”.

Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which any of the Loan Parties is a party or (c) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agents under any Loan Document.

Material Domestic Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, each of the Borrower’s Domestic Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 5% of the Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that “Material Domestic Subsidiary” shall also include any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries selected by the Borrower which is required to ensure that all Material Domestic Subsidiaries have in the aggregate (i) total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period that were equal to or greater than 95% of the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries at such date and (ii) gross revenues for such Test Period that were equal to or greater than 95% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Domestic Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided further that in no case shall Material Domestic Subsidiary mean any Domestic Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests of one or more (i) Foreign Subsidiaries that are controlled foreign corporations that are related to the Borrower with the meaning of Section 864(d) of the Code or (ii) Domestic Subsidiaries that are described in this proviso.

 

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Material Foreign Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, each of the Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries (a) whose total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period were equal to or greater than 5% of the Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or greater than 5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that “Material Foreign Subsidiary” shall also include any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries selected by the Borrower which is required to ensure that all Material Foreign Subsidiaries have in the aggregate (i) total assets at the last day of the most recent Test Period that were equal to or greater than 95% of the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries at such date and (ii) gross revenues for such Test Period that were equal to or greater than 95% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

Material Real Property ” means any real property owned by any Loan Party with a book value in excess of $15,000,000.

Material Subsidiary ” means any Material Domestic Subsidiary or any Material Foreign Subsidiary.

Maturity Date ” means (a) with respect to the Dollar Term Loans and the Euro Term Loans, the date that is ten years after the Restatement Effective Date May  20, 2024 ; (b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the date that is eight years after the Restatement Effective Date; (c earlier of (i)  May  17, 2024 and (ii)  the 91st day prior to the maturity of the Dollar Term Loans and/or the Euro Term Loans, as applicable, or any Permitted Refinancing thereof if on such 91st day, any of the Dollar Term Loans and/or the Euro Term Loans, as applicable, remain outstanding; (c)  with respect to the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, the earlier of (i)  May  17, 2026 and (ii)  the 91st day prior to the maturity of the 2024 Senior Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof if on such 91st day, any of the 2024 Senior Notes remain outstanding; (d ) with respect to any tranche of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date applicable thereto as specified in the applicable Revolving Credit Extension Request or Term Loan Extension Request, as applicable, accepted by the respective Lender or Lenders; ( d e ) with respect to any Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date applicable thereto as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment; and ( e f ) with respect to any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, the final maturity date applicable thereto as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment; provided , in each case, that if such date is not a Business Day, then the applicable Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.

Maximum Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.10.

Minority Investment ” means any person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns capital stock.

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

Mortgage ” means each deed of trust, trust deed, hypothec and mortgage, in each case, as amended, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time, made by the Loan Parties in favor or for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (as successor to the Former Agent) on behalf of the Lenders in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement, and any other mortgage executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

Mortgage Amendment ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.15(i).

Mortgage Policies ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.13(b)(ii).

Mortgaged Properties ” has the meaning specified in paragraph (g) of the definition of Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

 

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MSSF ” means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the period since January 1, 2003, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Cash Proceeds ” means:

(a)    with respect to the Disposition of any asset by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Casualty Event, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and, with respect to any Casualty Event, any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of such Casualty Event actually received by or paid to or for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest and other amounts on any Indebtedness that is secured by the asset subject to such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than any asset constituting Collateral) and that is required to be repaid (and is timely repaid) in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees) actually incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Disposition or Casualty Event, (C) taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be actually payable in connection therewith, and (D) any reserve for adjustment in respect of (x) the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP and (y) any liabilities associated with such asset or assets and retained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after such sale or other disposition thereof, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and liabilities related to environmental matters or against any indemnification obligations associated with such transaction and it being understood that “Net Cash Proceeds” shall include (i) any cash or Cash Equivalents received upon the Disposition of any non-cash consideration by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any such Disposition and (ii) upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in clause (D) above or if such liabilities have not been satisfied in cash and such reserve is not reversed within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days after such Disposition or Casualty Event, the amount of such reserve; provided that (x) no net cash proceeds calculated in accordance with the foregoing realized in a single transaction or series of related transactions shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds unless such net cash proceeds shall exceed $30,000,000 and (y) no such net cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds under this clause (a) in any fiscal year until the aggregate amount of all such net cash proceeds in such fiscal year shall exceed $60,000,000 (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds under this clause (a)) and (z) net cash proceeds from Scheduled Dispositions shall not constitute Net Cash Proceeds; and

(b)     (i) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, the excess, if any, of (x) the sum of the cash received in connection with such incurrence or issuance over (y) the investment banking fees, underwriting discounts, commissions, costs and other out-of-pocket expenses and other customary expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such incurrence or issuance and (ii) with respect to any Permitted Equity Issuance by any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the amount of cash from such Permitted Equity Issuance contributed to the capital of the Borrower.

Net Income ” means, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends.

Non-Cash Charges ” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

Non-Consenting Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.07(d).

 

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

Non-Loan Party ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party.

Nonrenewal Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii).

Note ” means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

Not Otherwise Applied ” means, with reference to any amount of Net Cash Proceeds of any transaction or event or of Excess Cash Flow or of the Available Amount that is proposed to be applied to a particular use or transaction, that such amount (a) was not required to be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(b), and (b) has not previously been (and is not simultaneously being) applied to anything other than that such particular use or transaction.

Obligations ” means all (x) advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding, (y) obligations of any Loan Party and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement, and (z) Cash Management Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents (and any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Loan Documents) include (a) the obligation (including guarantee obligations) to pay principal, interest, Letter of Credit commissions, reimbursement obligations, charges, expenses, fees, Attorney Costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any Loan Document and (b) the obligation of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Lender, in its sole discretion, may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary.

Offered Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).

Offered Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).

OID ” means original issue discount.

Organization 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; 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.

Original Effective Date ” means April 10, 2007.

Other Revolving Credit Commitments ” means one or more Classes of revolving credit commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Revolving Credit Loans ” means one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Connection Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

 

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Other Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(b).

Outstanding Amount ” means (a) with respect to the Dollar Term Loans, Euro Term Loans, Dollar Term B-2 Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the outstanding principal Dollar Amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Dollar Term Loans, Euro Term Loans, Dollar Term B-2 Loans, Revolving Credit Loans (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under Letters of Credit or L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the outstanding Dollar Amount thereof on such date after giving effect to any related L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes thereto as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit (including any refinancing of outstanding Unreimbursed Amounts under related Letters of Credit or related L/C Credit Extensions as a Revolving Credit Borrowing) or any reductions in the maximum amount available for drawing under related Letters of Credit taking effect on such date.

Overnight Rate ” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the Federal Funds Rate, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in Euros, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in Euros, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent in the applicable offshore interbank market for Euros to major banks in such interbank market.

Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(e).

Participant Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(g).

Participating Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(2).

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Act ” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as amended.

Pension Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time since January 1, 2003.

Permitted Acquisition ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02(j).

Permitted Equity Issuance ” means any sale or issuance of any Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings (and, after a Qualifying IPO, of any Intermediate Holding Company), in each case to the extent permitted hereunder.

Permitted Holders ” means each of (i) the Sponsor and (ii) the Management Stockholders.

Permitted Other Debt ” means (i) senior unsecured, senior secured, senior subordinated or subordinated debt issued by any Loan Party, (ii) debt securities issued by any Loan Party that are secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking junior to the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or (iii) debt securities issued by any Loan Party that are secured by a Lien ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, (a) the terms of which do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligations, prior to, at the time of incurrence of such Permitted Other Debt, the Maturity Date of the Existing Term Loan Class which is being refinanced by such Permitted Other Debt (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of such Indebtedness (other than interest rates, fees, funding discounts and redemption or prepayment premiums), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive on the Borrower and its Restricted

 

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Subsidiaries than the terms of this Agreement; provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the relevant Loan Party shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements and which shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, (c) if such Indebtedness is senior subordinated or subordinated Indebtedness, the terms of such Indebtedness provide for customary subordination of such Indebtedness to the Obligations, (d) if such Indebtedness is secured, such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any property or assets other than the Collateral, (e) no Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor) is an obligor under such Indebtedness and (f) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, such Indebtedness shall be subject to the “most favored nation” provision contained in Section 2.14.

Permitted Ratio Debt ” means Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as immediately after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and to the use of the proceeds thereof (but without netting the proceeds thereof) (i) no Event of Default shall be continuing or result therefrom and (ii) (x) if such Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, the First Lien Leverage Ratio is no greater than 4.50:1.00, (y) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis to the Facilities, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio is no greater than 6.00:1.00 and (z) if such Indebtedness is unsecured, the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be at least 2.00:1.00; provided that such Indebtedness shall (A) in the case of clause (x) above, have a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, and in the case of clause (y) above, have a maturity date that is at least 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (B) in the case of clause (x) above, have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans and, in the case of clause (y) above, shall not be subject to scheduled amortization prior to maturity, (C) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis by a Loan Party, be subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if the Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, be (x) in the form of debt securities and (y) subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement. (D) in the case of clause (ii)(x) above, be subject to the “most favored nation” provision contained in Section 2.14 and (E) have terms and conditions (other than pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole).

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 by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (c) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing in respect of Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (d) if such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(b), 7.03(u), 7.03(aa) or 7.03(bb) or is Junior Financing, (i) to the extent such Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the 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 and (ii) such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is incurred by the Person who is the obligor of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended.

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Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), other than a Foreign Plan, established by any Loan Party or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.

Pledged Debt ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Pledged Equity ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Post-Acquisition Period ” means, with respect to any Permitted Acquisition or the conversion of any Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary, the period beginning on the date such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated and ending on the last day of the eighth full consecutive fiscal quarter immediately following the date on which such Permitted Acquisition or conversion is consummated.

Pro Forma Adjustment ” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Acquisition Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower, the pro forma increase or decrease in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken during such Post-Acquisition Period for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable and factually supportable cost savings or (b) any additional costs incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, in each case in connection with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, (i) at the election of the Borrower, such Pro Forma Adjustment shall not be required to be determined for any Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary to the extent the aggregate consideration paid in connection with such acquisition was less than $5,000,000, and (ii) so long as such actions are taken during such Post-Acquisition Period or such costs are incurred during such Post-Acquisition Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period; provided further that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be without duplication for cost savings or additional costs already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, for such Test Period.

Pro Forma Balance Sheet ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.05(a)(ii).

Pro Forma Basis ” and “ Pro Forma Effect ” mean, with respect to compliance with any test hereunder, that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Equity Interests in any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction”, shall be included, (b) any retirement of Indebtedness, and (c) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of Pro Forma Adjustment.

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Pro Rata Share ” means, with respect to each Lender at any time a fraction (expressed as a percentage, carried out to the ninth decimal place), the numerator of which is the amount of the Commitments of such Lender under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time and the denominator of which is the amount of the Aggregate Commitments under the applicable Facility or Facilities at such time; provided that if such Commitments have been terminated, then the Pro Rata Share of each Lender shall be determined based on the Pro Rata Share of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Guarantor that, at the time the relevant Guaranty (or grant of the relevant security interest, as applicable) becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation, has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 or otherwise constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act and which may cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” with respect to such Swap Obligation at such time by entering into an agreement pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Qualified Securitization Financing ” means any Securitization Financing of a Securitization Subsidiary that meets the following conditions: (a) the board of directors of the Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Qualified Securitization Financing (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and the Securitization Subsidiary, (b) all sales and/or contributions of Securitization Assets and related assets to the Securitization Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower). The grant of a security interest in any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Securitization Subsidiary) to secure Indebtedness under this Agreement prior to engaging in any Securitization Financing shall not be deemed a Qualified Securitization Financing.

Qualifying IPO ” means the issuance by Holdings, any Intermediate Holding Company, any direct or indirect parent of Holdings or the Borrower of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering).

Qualifying Lender ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).

Ratings Agencies ” means Moody’s and S&P.

Refinancing Amendment ” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower, (b) the Administrative Agent, (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.19.

Refinancing Series ” means all Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same All-In-Yield and, in the case of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments, amortization schedule.

Refinancing Term Commitments ” means one or more Classes of Term Commitments hereunder that are established to fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

 

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Refinancing Term Loans ” means one or more Classes of Term Loans hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(d).

Rejection Notice ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(vi).

Reportable Event ” means with respect to any Plan any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived.

Repricing Event ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a)(i).

Request for Credit Extension ” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Dollar Term Loans, Euro Term Loans , Dollar Term B-2 Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

Required Facility Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to one or more Facilities, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of (a) the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities (with the aggregate Dollar Amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, as applicable, under such Facility or Facilities being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) the aggregate unused Commitments under such Facility or Facilities; provided that the unused Commitments of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings under such Facility or Facilities held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of the Required Facility Lenders; provided , further , that, to the same extent specified in Section 10.07(n) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Facility Lenders unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on the other Lenders.

Required Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate outstanding Dollar Amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition), (b) aggregate unused Term Commitments and (c) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Term Commitment and unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender or the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders; provided , further , that, to the same extent set forth in Section 10.07(n) with respect to determination of Required Lenders, the Loans of any Affiliated Lender shall in each case be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Required Revolving Credit Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders having more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings of all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations (with the aggregate Dollar Amount of each Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings of all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and all L/C Obligations held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders.

Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, vice president, chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer of a Loan Party and, as to any document delivered on the Original Effective Date or the Restatement Effective Date, any secretary or assistant secretary of a Loan Party. 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, limited liability company, 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.

 

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Restatement Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01.

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of the Borrower 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, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to the Borrower’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Persons thereof).

Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Retained Declined Proceeds ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(vii).

Reversion Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.15(b).

Revolving Commitment Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Commitment Increase Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Revolving Credit Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Commitment ” means as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth, and opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01(b) III to Amendment No.  4 under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement (including Section 2.14). The aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders shall be $ 200,000,000 550,000,000 on the Restatement Revolving Effective Date, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans and its Pro Rata Share of the L/C Obligations and the Swing Line Obligations at such time.

Revolving Credit Extension Request ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Revolving Credit Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

Revolving Credit Lender ” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time.

Revolving Credit Loan ” means any Revolving Credit Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(b), Incremental Revolving Credit Loans, Other Revolving Credit Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Loans, as the context may require.

Revolving Credit Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Revolving Credit Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit C-3 hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Revolving Credit Lender resulting from the Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender.

 

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Revolving Effective Date means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section  3 of Amendment No.  4 have been satisfied or waived by the Administrative Agent.

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

Sanctioned Country ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18(b)(ii).

Sanctions ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18(b)(i).

Scheduled Disposition ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.05(k).

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement ” means an intercreditor agreement by and among the Collateral Agent and the collateral agents or other representatives for the holders of Indebtedness secured by Liens that are intended to rank junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and that are otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 providing that all proceeds of Collateral enforcement shall first be applied to repay the Obligations in full prior to being applied to any obligations under the Indebtedness secured by such junior Liens and that until the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment in full (or cash collateralization of Letters of Credit) of all Obligations outstanding under this Agreement or the expiration of a customary standstill period, the Collateral Agent shall have the sole right to exercise remedies against the Collateral (subject to customary exceptions for limited protective actions that may be taken by the holders of such junior Lien Indebtedness) and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Section  2.16 Additional Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(c).

Section  2.18 Additional Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(c).

Secured Hedge Agreement ” means any Swap Contract permitted under Section 7.03(f) that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank.

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, the Supplemental Administrative Agent and each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.01(c).

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933.

Securitization Assets ” means the accounts receivable, royalty or other revenue streams and other rights to payment related to the Specified Contract Rights subject to a Qualified Securitization Financing and the proceeds thereof.

Securitization Fees ” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing.

Securitization Financing ” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Securitization Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Securitization Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any Securitization Assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto,

 

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including all collateral securing such Securitization Assets, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such Securitization Assets, proceeds of such Securitization Assets and other assets that are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving Securitization Assets.

Securitization Repurchase Obligation ” means any obligation of a seller of Securitization Assets in a Qualified Securitization Financing to repurchase Securitization Assets arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller.

Securitization Subsidiary ” means a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Securitization Financing in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower makes an Investment and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower transfers Securitization Assets and related assets) that engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of Securitization Assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contingent and other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person (as provided below) as a Securitization Subsidiary and (a) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, (b) with which none of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Borrower and (c) to which none of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than another Securitization Subsidiary, has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results. Any such designation by the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Borrower or such other Person giving effect to such designation and a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

Security Agreement ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement executed by the Loan Parties on the Original Effective Date substantially in the form of Exhibit G , together with each other Security Agreement Supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.11.

Security Agreement Supplement ” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Senior Notes ” means $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrower’s senior notes due 2018.

Senior Notes Indenture ” means the Indenture for the Senior Notes, dated as of September 18, 2012.

Senior Secured Leverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such Test Period.

Senior Subordinated Notes ” means €225,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Borrower’s senior subordinated notes due 2017.

 

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Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture ” means the Indenture for the Senior Subordinated Notes, dated as of April 10, 2007.

Similar Business ” means (a) any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Restatement Effective Date, and any reasonable extension thereof, or (b) any business or other activities that are reasonably similar, ancillary, incidental, complementary or related to, or a reasonable extension, development or expansion of, the businesses in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or propose to be engaged on the Restatement Effective Date.

Sold Entity or Business ” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

Solicited Discount Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(3).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice ” means a written notice of the Borrower of Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D) substantially in the form of Exhibit J-6 .

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer ” means the irrevocable written offer by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit M-7 , submitted following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice.

Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(1).

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property (for the avoidance of doubt, calculated to include goodwill and other intangibles) of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

SPC ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07(i).

Specified Contract Rights ” means certain intellectual property licenses, agreements or other contracts giving rise to not more than $100,000,000 of annual accounts receivable, royalty or other intellectual property revenue streams or other rights to payment.

Specified Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1).

Specified Discount Prepayment Notice ” means a written notice of the Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment made pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B) substantially in the form of Exhibit J-8 .

Specified Discount Prepayment Response ” means the irrevocable written response by each Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit J-9 , to a Specified Discount Prepayment Notice.

Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(1).

 

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Specified Discount Proration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(3).

Specified Equity Contribution ” means any cash contribution to the common equity of Holdings and/or any purchase or investment in an Equity Interest of Holdings other than Disqualified Equity Interests.

Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.16(a).

Specified Guarantor ” means any Guarantor that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.24).

Specified Person ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.18(b).

Specified Transaction ” means any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, Subsidiary designation, Incremental Term Loan, Revolving Commitment Increase that by the terms of this Agreement requires such test to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect”; provided that a Revolving Commitment Increase, for purposes of this “Specified Transaction” definition, shall be deemed to be fully drawn.

Sponsor ” means The Blackstone Group and its Affiliates and funds or partnerships managed by them or any of their Affiliates, but not including, however, any of their portfolio companies.

Sponsor Management Agreement ” means the management agreement between certain of the management companies associated with the Sponsor or its advisors and the Borrower.

Sponsor Termination Fees ” means the one-time payment under the Sponsor Management Agreement of a termination fee to one or more of the Sponsor and its Affiliates in the event of either a Change of Control or the completion of a Qualifying IPO.

Standard Securitization Undertakings ” means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which the Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary, necessary or advisable in a Securitization Financing.

Submitted Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).

Submitted Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(1).

Subordinated Lien Facility ” means a secured credit facility or note issuance providing for the making of an issuance of debt to the Borrower, which credit facility or note may be secured on a second or more junior priority basis by all or any portion of the Collateral (but not by any other assets) and may be guaranteed by each Guarantor; provided that (a) the Indebtedness under such credit facility or note will not mature prior to the date that is 91 days after the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date of the Term Loans , (b) such credit facility or note shall provide for no scheduled amortization, payments of principal, sinking fund or similar scheduled payments (other than regularly scheduled payments of interest), (c) such credit facility or note has covenant, default and remedy provisions and provisions relating to mandatory prepayment, repurchase, redemption and offers to purchase that, taken as a whole, are consistent with those customarily found in junior lien financings and (d) concurrently with the effectiveness of such credit facility or note issuance, the Subordinated Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall have been entered into and shall at all times thereafter be in full force and effect.

Subordinated Lien Facility Documentation ” means the credit agreement or loan agreement or indenture evidencing the Subordinated Lien Facility, the Subordinated Lien Intercreditor Agreement and all security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements and other agreements or instruments executed in connection therewith.

Subordinated Lien Intercreditor Agreement ” means an intercreditor agreement among Holdings, the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Collateral Agent and the collateral agent under the Subordinated Lien Facility, pursuant to which it is agreed that the Liens on the Collateral securing the obligations under the Subordinated Lien Facility are subordinated to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations on customary terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

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Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guarantor ” means, collectively, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are Guarantors.

Successor Borrower ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.04(d).

Supplemental Administrative Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.13(a) and “ Supplemental Administrative Agents ” shall have the corresponding meaning.

Suspended Covenants ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.15(a).

Suspension Period ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.15(a).

Swap ” means, any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Contract ” 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.

Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined by the Hedge Bank in accordance with the terms thereof and in accordance with customary methods for calculating mark-to-market values under similar arrangements by the Hedge Bank.

Swing Line Borrowing ” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

Swing Line Facility ” means the revolving credit facility made available by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04.

Swing Line Lender ” means MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as successor to the Former Agent) , in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

 

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Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

Swing Line Loan Notice ” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

Swing Line Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all Swing Line Loans outstanding.

Swing Line Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Commitments.

TARGET Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by the Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

Taxes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(a).

Term Borrowing ” means a Dollar Term Borrowing , a Dollar Term B-2 Borrowing and/or a Euro Term Borrowing, as the context may require.

Term Commitment ” means a Dollar Term Commitment , a Dollar Term B-2 Commitment and/or a Euro Term Commitment, as the context may require.

Term Extension Agreement ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(c).

Term Extension Election ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(b).

Term Extension Series ” shall mean all Extended Term Loans that are established pursuant to the same Term Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Term Extension Agreement to the extent such Term Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans, provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Term Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

Term Lender ” means a Dollar Term Lender , a Dollar Term B-2 Lender and/or a Euro Term Lender, as the context may require.

Term Loan ” means a Dollar Term Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i), a Euro Term Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(ii), a Dollar Term B-2 Loan made pursuant to Section  2.01(a)(iii), any Incremental Term Loan, any Refinancing Term Loan or any Extended Term Loan designated as a “Term Loan”, as the context may require.

Term Loan Extension Request ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a).

Term Loan Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

Term Loan Standstill Period ” has the meaning provided in Section 8.01(b).

Term Note ” means a Dollar Term Note , a Dollar Term B-2 Note and/or a Euro Term Note, as the context may require.

Test Period ” in effect at any time shall mean the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which financial statements for each quarter or fiscal year in such period have been or are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b).

 

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A Test Period may be designated by reference to the last day thereof ( i.e ., the “June 30, 2014 Test Period” refers to the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended June 30, 2014), and a Test Period shall be deemed to end on the last day thereof.

Threshold Amount ” means $100,000,000.

Total Assets ” means the total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, as shown on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or for the period prior to the time any such statements are so delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), the financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement.

Total Leverage Ratio ” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of such Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower for such Test Period.

Total Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Transaction ” means, collectively, (a) the funding of the Term Loans on the Restatement Effective Date, (b) the replacement and refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreement with this Agreement, (c) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing, and (d) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing.

Transaction Expenses ” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by Holdings, the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the Transaction, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Type ” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

Unaudited Financial Statements ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(c).

Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of New York or the Uniform Commercial Code (or similar code or statute) of another jurisdiction, to the extent it may be required to apply to any item or items of Collateral.

United States ” and “ U.S. ” mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (i) each Subsidiary of the Borrower listed on Schedule 1.01B , (ii) each Securitization Subsidiary, and (iii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated by the board of directors of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14 subsequent to the date hereof Restatement Effective Date and any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Unsecured Term Loan ” means the $275,000,000 unsecured term loan of the Borrower incurred pursuant to the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement.

Unsecured Term Loan Agreement ” means that certain Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2013, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, MSSF, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto.

Unsecured Term Loan Documentation ” means all documents executed and delivered with respect to the Unsecured Term Loan, including the Unsecured Term Loan Agreement.

USA PATRIOT Act ” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

 

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U.S. Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.15(b).

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

wholly owned ” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Equity Interests of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withdrawal Liability ” mans the liability of 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.

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.

Yield Differential ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a).

SECTION 1.02.     Other Interpretive Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

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

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

(ii)    Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Loan Document in which such reference appears.

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

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

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

(d)    Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(e)    If the covenant set forth in Section 7.14 is applicable as of the last day of any Test Period in accordance with the terms of such Section 7.14, such covenant shall be deemed to be applicable and in effect until such time as the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and/or Letters of Credit (excluding up to $30,000,000 of Letters of Credit and other Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer) that are issued and/or outstanding is equal to or less than 30% of the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

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SECTION 1.03.     Accounting Terms .

(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, for purposes of determining compliance with any test contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction occurs, the Total Leverage Ratio, the First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction on a Pro Forma Basis.

SECTION 1.04.     Rounding . Any financial ratios 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 if there is no nearest number).

SECTION 1.05.     References to Agreements, Laws, Etc . Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Loan Document; and (b) references to any Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

SECTION 1.06.     Times of Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

SECTION 1.07.     Timing of Payment or Performance . When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

SECTION 1.08.     Currency Equivalents Generally .

(a)    Any amount specified in this Agreement (other than in Articles II, IX and X or as set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section) or any of the other Loan Documents to be in Dollars shall also include the equivalent of such amount in any currency other than Dollars, such equivalent amount to be determined at the rate of exchange quoted by the Reuters World Currency Page for the applicable currency at 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day (or, in the event such rate does not appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, 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 agreement, such rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot 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 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later); provided that the determination of any Dollar Amount shall be made in accordance with Section 1.08(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Sections 7.01, 7.02 and 7.03 with respect to any amount of Indebtedness or Investment in a currency other than Dollars, no 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; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.08 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness or Investment may be incurred at any time under such Sections.

 

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(b)    For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 7.02, 7.05 and 7.06, any amount in a currency other than Dollars will be converted to Dollars in a manner consistent with that used in calculating net income in the Borrower’s annual financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a); provided , however , that the foregoing shall not be deemed to apply to the determination of any amount of Indebtedness.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall determine the Dollar Amount or the Euro Amount, as the case may be, of any Credit Extension, Commitment or Outstanding Amount of any Loan as of (A) the Original Effective Date, (B) the Restatement Effective Date, (C) the first day of each Interest Period applicable thereto, (D) as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, and (E) such dates as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably determine or the Required Lenders shall reasonably require, and shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of each Dollar Amount or Euro Amount, as the case may be, so determined by it. Each such determination shall be based on the Exchange Rate (x) on the date of the related Committed Loan Notice for purposes of the initial such determination for any Loan and (y) on the second Business Day prior to the date as of which such Dollar Amount or Euro Amount, as the case may be, is to be determined, for purposes of any subsequent determination.

ARTICLE II

The Commitments and Credit Extensions

SECTION 2.01.     The Loans .

(a)    (i) The Dollar Term Borrowings . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Dollar Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower a single loan denominated in Dollars in a principal amount equal to such Dollar Term Lender’s Dollar Term Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a)(i) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Dollar Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(ii)     The Euro Term Borrowings . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Euro Term Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower a single loan denominated in Euros in a principal amount equal to such Euro Term Lender’s Euro Term Commitment on the Restatement Effective Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a)(ii) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Euro Term Loans shall be Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(iii)       (iii) The Dollar Term B-2 Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Initial Dollar Term B-2 Lender severally agrees to make to the Borrower a single loan denominated in Dollars in a principal amount equal to $950,000,000 on the Amendment No.  4 Effective Date. Amounts borrowed under this Section  2.01(a)(iii) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Dollar Term B-2 Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.

(b)     The Revolving Credit Borrowings . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans to the Borrower as elected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 (each such loan, a “ Revolving Credit Loan ”) from time to time, on any Business Day after the Restatement Revolving Effective Date until the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility , in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05 and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein. Any Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in this Agreement immediately prior to the Revolving Effective Date) outstanding under this Agreement immediately prior to the Revolving Effective Date shall be terminated in accordance with Section  2.06(b).

 

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SECTION 2.02.     Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans .

(a)    Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York, New York time, or London, England time in the case of any Borrowing denominated in Euros) (i) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or any conversion of Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (ii) one (1) Business Day before the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,500,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof in the case of Dollar Term Loans or Dollar Term B-2 Loans (or comparable amounts determined by the Administrative Agent in the case of Euro Term Loans). Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Dollar Term Borrowing, a Dollar Term B-2 Borrowing, a Euro Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Dollar Term Loans, Euro Term Loans , Dollar Term B-2 Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) in the case of a Term Borrowing, the currency in which the Loans to be borrowed are to be denominated, (iii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iv) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (v) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, and (vi) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If, with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars, the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period (or fails to give timely notice requesting a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Euros), it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one (1) month. If no currency is specified, the requested Borrowing shall be in Dollars (and, for the avoidance of doubt, Revolving Credit Loans shall be denominated only in Dollars).

(b)    Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Class of Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans or continuation described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of each Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office for the applicable currency not later than 1:00 p.m., in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, and not later than 1:00 p.m. (London time), in the case of any Loan denominated in Euros, in each case, on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Administrative Agent with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided that if, on the date the Committed Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are Swing Line Loans or L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing shall be applied, first, to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, second, to the payment in full of any such Swing Line Loans, and third, to the Borrower as provided above.

(c)    Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan unless the Borrower pays the amount due, if any, under Section 3.05 in connection therewith. During the existence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may require that no Loans may be converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans.

 

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(d)    The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. The determination of the Eurodollar Rate by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

(e)    After giving effect to all Term Borrowings, all Revolving Credit Borrowings, all conversions of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than fifteen (15) Interest Periods in effect.

(f)    The failure of any Lender to make the Loan to be made by it as part of any Borrowing shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Loan on the date of such Borrowing, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make the Loan to be made by such other Lender on the date of any Borrowing.

(g)    Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may, with the Borrower’s consent, assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with paragraph (b) above, and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If the Administrative Agent shall have so made funds available, then, to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, each of such Lender and the Borrower severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.02(g) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing is not made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days after such the date of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover such amount with interest thereon accruing from the date on which the Administrative Agent made the funds available to the Borrower at the rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans under the relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement, and the Borrower’s obligation to repay the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount pursuant to this Section 2.02(g) shall cease.

SECTION 2.03.     Letters of Credit .

(a)     The Letter of Credit Commitments .

(i)    Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (1) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (x) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Restatement Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date applicable to Letters of Credit issued under the Revolving Credit Facility, to issue Letters of Credit in Dollars for the account of the Borrower ( provided that any Letter of Credit may be for the benefit of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and to amend or renew Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (y) to honor drafts under the Letters of Credit and (2) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.03; provided that no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to make any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, and no Lender shall be obligated to participate in any Letter of Credit if after giving effect to such L/C Credit Extension, (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Lender would exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment or (y , (y)  the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer would exceed such L/C Issuer s L/C Commitment or (z ) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit; provided , further , notwithstanding the foregoing, MSSF each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of America, N.A. shall issue standby letters of credit only. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and

 

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conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Restatement Effective Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof, and with respect to such Existing Letters of Credit, Bank of America, N.A. shall be deemed to be the L/C Issuer.

(ii)    An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)    any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or direct that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Restatement Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Restatement Effective Date (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder);

(B)    subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit (other than the Letters of Credit listed on Schedule 2.03(a)(ii)(B) ) would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last renewal, unless the Required Lenders have approved such expiry date;

(C)    the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the applicable Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(D)    the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any Laws binding upon such L/C Issuer.

(iii)    An L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.

(iv)      The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, reduce the L/C Commitment of any L/C Issuer with the consent of such L/C Issuer (and after notice to the Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower shall not reduce the L/C Commitment of any L/C Issuer if, after giving effect to such reduction, the conditions set forth in clause (i)  above would not be satisfied.

(b)     Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Renewal Letters of Credit .

(i)    Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the relevant L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be; or, in each case, such later date and time as the relevant L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in its sole discretion. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer: (a) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (b) the amount thereof; (c) the expiry date thereof; (d) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (e) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (f) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; and (g) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the relevant L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the relevant L/C Issuer may reasonably request.

 

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(ii)    Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Upon receipt by the relevant L/C Issuer of confirmation from the Administrative Agent that the requested issuance or amendment is permitted in accordance with the terms hereof, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, acquire from the relevant L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii)    If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer shall agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic renewal provisions (each, an “ Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit ”); provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit must permit the relevant L/C Issuer to prevent any such renewal at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “ Nonrenewal Notice Date ”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the relevant L/C Issuer for any such renewal. Once an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit has been issued, the applicable Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the relevant L/C Issuer to permit the renewal of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the applicable Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that the relevant L/C Issuer shall not permit any such renewal if (A) the relevant L/C Issuer has determined that it would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed form under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a)(ii) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five (5) Business Days before the Nonrenewal Notice Date from the Administrative Agent or any Revolving Credit Lender, as applicable, or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied.

(iv)    Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the relevant L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c)     Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .

(i)    Upon funding of a L/C Advance to the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit under such Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall notify promptly the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. On the Business Day on which the Borrower shall have received notice of any payment by an L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (or, if the Borrower shall have received such notice later than 10:00 a.m. on any Business Day, on the immediately following Business Day) (each such date, an “ Honor Date ”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Appropriate Lenders and Revolving Credit Lenders, and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

 

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(ii)    Each Revolving Credit Lender (including any such Lender acting as an L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office for payments in an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Letter of Credit not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant L/C Issuer.

(iii)    With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount in respect of a Letter of Credit that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant L/C Issuer a L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv)    Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such amount shall be solely for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer.

(v)    Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the relevant L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default; or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi)    If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), such L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. A certificate of the relevant L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(vii)    If, at any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with this Section 2.03(c), the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s L/C Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

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to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate.

(d)     Obligations Absolute . The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit issued by it and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii)    the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that any Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the relevant L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii)    any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv)    any payment by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the relevant L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law;

(v)    any exchange, release or nonperfection of any Collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from the Guaranty or any other guarantee, for all or any of the Obligations of any Loan Party in respect of such Letter of Credit; or

(vi)    any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party;

provided that the foregoing shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s gross negligence or willful misconduct when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.

(e)     Role of L/C Issuers . Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the relevant L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Letter of Credit Application. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the

 

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Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, any Agent-Related Person, nor any of the respective correspondents, participants or assignees of any L/C Issuer, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 2.03(e); provided that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful or grossly negligent failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and no L/C Issuer shall be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

(f)     Cash Collateral . (i) If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing and the Administrative Agent or the Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable, require the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to Section 8.02(c) or (ii) an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) or (g) occurs and is continuing, then the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the then Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to such Outstanding Amount determined as of the date of such Event of Default), and shall do so not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on (x) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (i), (1) the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice thereof, if such notice is received on such day prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, or (2) if clause (1) above does not apply, the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice and (y) in the case of the immediately preceding clause (ii), the Business Day on which an Event of Default set forth under Section 8.01(f) or (g) occurs or, if such day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately succeeding such day. For purposes hereof, “ Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the relevant L/C Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances (“ Cash Collateral ”) pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant L/C Issuer (which documents are hereby consented to by the Revolving Credit Lenders). Derivatives of such term have corresponding meanings. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuers and the Revolving Credit Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked accounts at MSSF or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and may be invested in readily available Cash Equivalents. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, forthwith upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited and held in the deposit accounts at MSSF or JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as aforesaid, an amount equal to the excess of (a) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (b) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under applicable Law, to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer. To the extent the amount of any Cash Collateral exceeds the then Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations and so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. If such Event of Default is cured or waived and no other Event of Default is then occurring and continuing, the amount of any Cash Collateral shall be refunded to the Borrower.

(g)     Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share a Letter of Credit fee for each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit). Such letter of credit fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such letter of credit fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date relating to Letters of Credit

 

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and thereafter on demand. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily maximum amount of each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(h)     Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers . The Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by it equal to 0.125% per annum of the daily maximum amount then available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit). Such fronting fees shall be computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fees shall be due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to each L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of demand and are nonrefundable.

(i)     Conflict with Letter of Credit Application . Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in any Letter of Credit Application, in the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Letter of Credit Application, the terms hereof shall control.

(j)     Addition of an L/C Issuer . A Revolving Credit Lender may become an additional L/C Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Revolving Credit Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional L/C Issuer.

SECTION 2.04.     Swing Line Loans .

(a)     The Swing Line . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “ Swing Line Loan ”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day (other than the Restatement Revolving Effective Date) until the Maturity Date of the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that, after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect; provided further that, the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b)     Borrowing Procedures . Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000 (and any amount in excess of $100,000 shall be an integral multiple of $25,000), and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Each such telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any telephonic Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line

 

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Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower.

(c)     Refinancing of Swing Line Loans .

(i)    The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)    If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii)    If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv)    Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

 

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(d)     Repayment of Participations .

(i)    At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Lender its Pro Rata Share of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)    If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Pro Rata Share thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender.

(e)     Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender . The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Pro Rata Share shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f)     Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender . The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

SECTION 2.05.     Prepayments .

(a)     Optional .

(i)    The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (New York, New York time, or London, England time in the case of Loans denominated in Euros) (A) two (2) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Dollars and (B) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Euros and (C) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (2) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $2,500,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof in the case of Dollar Term Loans or Dollar Term B-2 Loans (or comparable amounts determined by the Administrative Agent in the case of Euro Term Loans); (3) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding; and (4) in the case of any Repricing Event (as defined below) with respect to all or any portion of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, a prepayment premium of 1.00% shall apply to any principal amount of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans subject to such Repricing Event during the first six-month period after the Amendment No.  3 4 Effective Date. A “ Repricing Event ” means (A) any prepayment or repayment of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, with the proceeds of, or any conversion of the Dollar Term B-2 Loans into any new or replacement Indebtedness under any credit facility with an All-in Yield less than the All-in Yield applicable to the Dollar Term B-2 Loans and (B) any amendment to this Agreement that reduces the All-in Yield applicable to the Dollar Term B-2 Loans. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Class(es) and Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such prepayment. If such notice is given by a Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of principal of, and interest on, Euro Term Loans shall be made in Euros (even if the Borrower is required to convert currency to do so). Subject to the pro rata application within any Class of Loans, the Borrower may allocate each prepayment of the Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) in its sole discretion among the Class or Classes of Loans as the Borrower may specify; provided that the Borrower may

 

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not prepay Extended Term Loans of any Term Extension Series pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(i) unless such prepayment is accompanied by at least a pro rata prepayment of Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class from which such Extended Term Loans were exchanged (or such Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class have otherwise been repaid in full).

(ii)    The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (1) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (2) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

(iii)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may rescind any notice of prepayment under Section 2.05(a)(i) or 2.05(a)(ii) if such prepayment would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the Facilities, which refinancing shall not be consummated or shall otherwise be delayed.

(iv)    Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, subject to Section 10.01(k) or (l), as applicable, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no proceeds of Revolving Credit Borrowings are applied to fund any such repayment, any Company Party may prepay the outstanding Term Loans (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be automatically and permanently canceled immediately upon such prepayment) (or Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries may purchase such outstanding Term Loans and immediately cancel them) on the following basis:

(A)    Any Company Party shall have the right to make a voluntary prepayment of Term Loans at a discount to par pursuant to a Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment, Borrower Solicitation of Discount Range Prepayment Offers or Borrower Solicitation of Discounted Prepayment Offers (any such prepayment, the “ Discounted Term Loan Prepayment ”), in each case made in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(iv); provided that no Company Party shall initiate any action under this Section 2.05(a)(iv) in order to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment unless (I) at least 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 a Company Party on the applicable Discounted Prepayment Effective Date; or (II) at least three Business Days shall have passed since the date the Company Party was notified that no Term Lender was willing to accept any prepayment of any 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 any Company Party’s election not to accept any Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(B)    (1) Subject to the proviso to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(A) above, any Company Party may from time to time offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by providing the Auction Agent with five 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 Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such offer shall specify the aggregate principal amount offered to be prepaid (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Amount ”) with respect to each applicable tranche, 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 event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)), (III) the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 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 Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Specified Discount Prepayment Notice and a form of the Specified Discount Prepayment Response to be completed and returned by each such Term Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Lenders (the “ Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date ”).

 

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(2)    Each Term Lender receiving such offer and wishing to participate shall notify the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date that it agrees to accept a prepayment of any of its applicable then outstanding Term Loans at the Specified Discount and, if so (such accepting Lender, a “ Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender ”), the amount and the tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans to be prepaid at such offered discount. Each acceptance of a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment by a Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender shall be irrevocable. Any Term Lender whose Specified Discount Prepayment Response is not received by the Auction Agent by the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept the applicable Borrower Offer of Specified Discount Prepayment.

(3)    If there is at least one Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender, the relevant Company Party will make a prepayment of outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B) to each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender in accordance with the respective outstanding amount and tranches of Term Loans specified in such Lender’s Specified Discount Prepayment Response given pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(B)(2) above; provided that, if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans accepted for prepayment by all Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders exceeds the Specified Discount Prepayment Amount, such prepayment shall be made pro rata among the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts accepted to be prepaid by each such Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Specified Discount Proration ”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within three Business Days following the Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such offer, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, and the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date and (III) each Discount Prepayment Accepting Lender of the Specified Discount Proration, if any, and confirmation of the principal amount, tranche and Type of Term Loans of such Lender to be prepaid at the Specified Discount on such date. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the Company Party and such Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(iv)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(J) below).

(C)    (1) Subject to the proviso to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(A) above, any Company Party may from time to time solicit Discount Range Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five 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 such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Term Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate principal amount of the relevant Term Loans (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Amount ”), the tranche or tranches of Term Loans subject to such offer and the maximum and minimum percentage discounts to par (the “ Discount Range ”) of the principal amount of such Term Loans with respect to each relevant tranche of Term Loans willing to be prepaid by such Company Party (it being understood that different Discount Ranges and/or Discount Range Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)), (III) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Discount Range Prepayment Notice and a form of the Discount Range Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to

 

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such Lenders (the “ Discount Range Prepayment Response Date ”). Each Term Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer shall be irrevocable and shall specify a discount to par within the Discount Range (the “ Submitted Discount ”) at which such Lender is willing to allow prepayment of any or all of its then outstanding Term Loans of the applicable tranche or tranches and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Lender’s Term Loans (the “ Submitted Amount ”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Submitted Discount. Any Term Lender whose Discount Range Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined to accept a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount to their par value within the Discount Range.

(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 such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the Applicable Discount and Term Loans to be prepaid at such Applicable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C). The relevant Company Party agrees to accept on the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date all Discount Range Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, in the order from the Submitted Discount that is the largest discount to par to the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par, up to and including the Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range (such Submitted Discount that is the smallest discount to par within the Discount Range being referred to as the “ Applicable Discount ”) which yields a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lower of (I) the Discount Range Prepayment Amount and (II) the sum of all Submitted Amounts. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Discount Range Prepayment Offer to accept prepayment at a discount to par that is larger than or equal to the Applicable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Submitted Amount (subject to any required proration pursuant to the following Section 2.05(a)(iv)(C)(3)) at the Applicable Discount (each such Term Lender, a “ Participating Lender ”).

(3)    If there is at least one Participating Lender, the relevant Company Party will prepay the respective outstanding Term Loans of each Participating Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches specified in such Lender’s Discount Range Prepayment Offer at the Applicable Discount; provided that if the Submitted Amount by all Participating Lenders offered at a discount to par greater than 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 such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Discount Range Proration ”). The Auction Agent shall promptly, and in any case within five Business Days following the Discount Range Prepayment Response Date, notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the respective Term Lenders’ responses to such solicitation, the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount of the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Applicable Discount, and the aggregate principal amount and tranches of

Term Loans to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Participating Lender of the aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Participating Lender of the Discount Range Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to the relevant Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to the Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(iv)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(J) below).

 

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(D)    (1) Subject to the proviso to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(A) above, any Company Party may from time to time solicit Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers by providing the Auction Agent with five 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 such Company Party, to (x) each Term Lender and/or (y) each Lender with respect to any Class of Term Loans on an individual tranche basis, (II) any such notice shall specify the maximum aggregate amount of the Term Loans (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount ”) and the tranche or tranches of Term Loans the Borrower is willing to prepay at a discount (it being understood that different Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amounts may be offered with respect to different tranches of Term Loans and, in such event, each such offer will be treated as a separate offer pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)), (III) the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount shall be in an aggregate amount not less than $10,000,000 and whole increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (IV) each such solicitation by a Company Party shall remain outstanding through the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. The Auction Agent will promptly provide each Appropriate Lender with a copy of such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice and a form of the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer to be submitted by a responding Lender to the Auction Agent (or its delegate) by no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day after the date of delivery of such notice to such Term Lenders (the “ Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date ”). Each Term Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer shall (x) be irrevocable, (y) remain outstanding until the Acceptance Date, and (z) specify both a discount to par (the “ Offered Discount ”) at which such Term Lender is willing to allow prepayment of its then outstanding Term Loan and the maximum aggregate principal amount and tranches of such Term Loans (the “ Offered Amount ”) such Term Lender is willing to have prepaid at the Offered Discount. Any Term Lender whose Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer is not received by the Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date shall be deemed to have declined prepayment of any of its Term Loans at any discount.

(2)    The Auction Agent shall promptly provide the relevant Company Party with a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received on or before the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date. Such Company Party shall review all such Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers and select the largest of the Offered Discounts specified by the relevant responding Term Lenders in the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers that is acceptable to the Company Party (the “ Acceptable Discount ”), if any. If the Company Party elects to accept any Offered Discount as the Acceptable Discount, then as soon as practicable after the determination of the Acceptable Discount, but in no event later than by the third Business Day after the date of receipt by such Company Party from the Auction Agent of a copy of all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D)(2) (the “ Acceptance Date ”), the Company Party shall submit an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice to the Auction Agent setting forth the Acceptable Discount. If the Auction Agent shall fail to receive an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice from the Company Party by the Acceptance Date, such Company Party shall be deemed to have rejected all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers.

(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 Business Days after receipt of an Acceptance and Prepayment Notice (the “ Discounted Prepayment Determination Date ”), the Auction Agent will determine (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of Term Loans (the “ Acceptable Prepayment Amount ”) to be prepaid by the relevant Company Party at the Acceptable Discount in accordance with this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D). If the Company Party elects to accept any Acceptable Discount, then the Company Party agrees to accept all Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offers received by Auction Agent by the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Response Date, in the order from largest Offered Discount to smallest Offered Discount, up to and including the Acceptable Discount. Each Term Lender that has submitted a Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer with an Offered Discount that is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount shall be deemed to have irrevocably consented to prepayment of Term Loans equal to its Offered Amount (subject to any required pro rata reduction pursuant to the following sentence) at the Acceptable Discount (each such Lender, a “ Qualifying Lender ”). The Company Party will prepay outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(iv)(D) to each Qualifying Lender in the aggregate principal amount and of the tranches

 

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specified in such Lender’s Solicited Discounted Prepayment Offer at the Acceptable Discount; provided that, if the aggregate Offered Amount by all Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount exceeds the Solicited Discounted Prepayment Amount, prepayment of the principal amount of the Term Loans for those Qualifying Lenders whose Offered Discount is greater than or equal to the Acceptable Discount (the “ Identified Qualifying Lenders ”) shall be made pro rata among the Identified Qualifying Lenders in accordance with the Offered Amount of each such Identified Qualifying Lender and the Auction Agent (in consultation with such Company Party and subject to rounding requirements of the Auction Agent made in its sole reasonable discretion) will calculate such proration (the “ Solicited Discount Proration ”). On or prior to the Discounted Prepayment Determination Date, the Auction Agent shall promptly notify (I) the relevant Company Party of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date and Acceptable Prepayment Amount comprising the Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and the tranches to be prepaid, (II) each Term Lender of the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date, the Acceptable Discount, and the Acceptable Prepayment Amount of all Term Loans and the tranches to be prepaid to be prepaid at the Applicable Discount on such date, (III) each Qualifying Lender of the aggregate principal amount and the tranches of such Term Lender to be prepaid at the Acceptable Discount on such date, and (IV) if applicable, each Identified Qualifying Lender of the Solicited Discount Proration. Each determination by the Auction Agent of the amounts stated in the foregoing notices to such Company Party and Term Lenders shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes absent manifest error. The payment amount specified in such notice to such Company Party shall be due and payable by such Company Party on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.05(a)(iv)(F) below (subject to Section 2.05(a)(iv)(J) below).

(E)    In connection with any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the Company Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may require as a condition to any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment, the payment of customary fees and expenses from a Company Party in connection therewith.

(F)    If any Term Loan is prepaid in accordance with Sections 2.05(a)(iv)(B) through 2.05(a)(iv)(D) above, a Company Party shall prepay such Term Loans on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date. The relevant Company Party shall make such prepayment to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. (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 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 the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(iv) shall be paid to the Discount Prepayment Accepting Lenders, Participating Lenders, or Qualifying Lenders, as applicable, and shall be applied to the relevant Loans of such Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share. The aggregate principal amount of the tranches and installments of the relevant Term Loans outstanding shall be deemed reduced by the full par value of the aggregate principal amount of the tranches of Term Loans prepaid on the Discounted Prepayment Effective Date in any Discounted Term Loan Prepayment. In connection with each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(iv), the relevant Company Party shall waive any right to bring any action against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such, in connection with any such 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 2.05(a)(iv), established by the Auction Agent acting in its reasonable discretion and as reasonably agreed by the Borrower.

(H)    Notwithstanding anything in any Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of this Section 2.05(a)(iv), 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.

 

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(I)    Each of the Company Parties and the Term Lenders acknowledge and agree that the Auction Agent may perform any and all of its duties under this Section 2.05(a)(iv) 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 2.05(a)(iv) as well as activities of the Auction Agent.

(J)    Each Company Party shall have the right, by written notice to the Auction Agent, to revoke in full (but not in part) its offer to make a Discounted Term Loan Prepayment and rescind the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Notice, Discount Range Prepayment Notice or Solicited Discounted Prepayment Notice therefor at its discretion at any time on or prior to the applicable Specified Discount Prepayment Response Date (and if such offer is revoked pursuant to the preceding clauses, any failure by such Company Party to make any prepayment to a Lender, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 2.05(a)(iv) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default under Section 8.01 or otherwise).

(b)     Mandatory .

(i)    Within five (5) Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to (A) 50% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the “ ECF Percentage ”) of Excess Cash Flow, if any, for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements minus (B) the sum of (i) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due (including the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv) during such time) and (ii) all voluntary prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans during such fiscal year or after year-end and prior to when such Excess Cash Flow prepayment is due to the extent the Revolving Credit Commitments are permanently reduced by the amount of such payments, in the case of each of the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent such prepayments are not funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness; provided that (x) the ECF Percentage shall be 25% if the First Lien Leverage Ratio for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 4.00:1.00 and greater than 3.25:1.00 and (y) the ECF Percentage shall be 0% if the First Lien Leverage Ratio for the fiscal year covered by such financial statements was less than or equal to 3.25:1.00; provided , further , any deductions pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above with respect to prepayments made after the end of a fiscal year shall not be deducted again when calculating the prepayment required to be made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(i) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above.

(ii)    (A) If (1) (x) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary Disposes of any property or assets (other than any Disposition of any property or assets (i) permitted by Section 7.05(a), (b), (c), (d) (to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Loan Party), (e), (g), (h), (i), (l), (m), (n), (o) or (p) or (ii) acquired after the Restatement Effective Date in connection with a sale-leaseback transaction permitted hereunder) or (y) any Casualty Event occurs, which in the aggregate results in the realization or receipt by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary of Net Cash Proceeds, and (2) the First Lien Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 3.75:1.00, the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the date of the realization or receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% (such percentage as it may be reduced as described below, the “ Asset Percentage ”) of all such Net Cash Proceeds realized or received; provided that no such prepayment shall be required pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A) with respect to such portion of such Net Cash Proceeds that the Borrower shall have, on or prior to such date, given written notice to the Administrative Agent of its intent to reinvest in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii)(B) (which notice may only be provided if no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing); provided that the Asset Percentage shall be 75% if the Total Leverage Ratio for the Test Period was less than or equal to 4.50:1.00; provided , further that if any Indebtedness has been issued in compliance with Section 7.01 and 7.03 with Liens ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, then the Borrower may, to the extent required pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, prepay Term Loans and purchase such Indebtedness on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective principal amounts thereof.

 

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(B)    With respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized or received with respect to any Disposition (other than any Disposition specifically excluded from the application of Section 2.05(b)(ii)(A)) or any Casualty Event, at the option of the Borrower, the Borrower may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets useful for its business within (x) fifteen (15) months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (y) if the Borrower enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within fifteen (15) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (1) fifteen (15) months following receipt thereof or (2) one hundred and eighty (180) days of the date of such legally binding commitment; provided that (i) so long as an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall not be permitted to make any such reinvestments (other than pursuant to a legally binding commitment that the Borrower entered into at a time when no Event of Default is continuing) and (ii) if any Net Cash Proceeds are not so reinvested by the deadline specified in clause (x) or (y) above, as applicable, or if any such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after delivery of a notice of reinvestment election, an amount equal to any such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied within five (5) Business Days after such deadline or the date the Borrower reasonably determines that such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested, as the case may be, to the prepayment of the Term Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05;

(iii)    If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs or issues any Indebtedness not expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03 (other than Refinancing Term Loans), the Borrower shall cause to be prepaid an aggregate principal amount of Term Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds; provided , further that if any Indebtedness has been issued in compliance with Section 7.01 and 7.03 with Liens ranking pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations pursuant to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, then the Borrower may, to the extent required pursuant to the terms of the documentation governing such Indebtedness, prepay Term Loans and purchase such Indebtedness on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective principal amounts thereof.

(iv)    If for any reason the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures at any time exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect, the Borrower shall promptly prepay or cause to be promptly prepaid Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations in an aggregate amount equal to such excess; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iv) unless after the prepayment in full of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans such aggregate Outstanding Amount exceeds the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect. Each such prepayment shall be paid to the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares.

(v)    (X) Each prepayment of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied in direct order of maturity to repayments thereof required pursuant to Section 2.07(a); and (Y) each such prepayment shall be paid to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares subject to clause (vi) of this Section 2.05(b).

(vi)    (A) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. Each such notice shall specify the date of such prepayment and provide a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such Appropriate Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the prepayment. Each Appropriate Lender may reject all or a portion of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment (such declined amounts, the “ Declined Proceeds ”) of Term Loans required to be made pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) by providing written notice (each, a “ Rejection Notice ”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) one Business Day after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory prepayment of Term Loans to be rejected by such Lender. If a Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal

 

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amount of the Term Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory repayment of Term Loans. Any Declined Proceeds shall be retained by the Borrower (“ Retained Declined Proceeds ”).

(B)    Subject to the pro rata application within any Class of Term Loans, the Borrower may allocate such prepayment in its sole discretion among the Class or Classes of Term Loans as the Borrower may specify; provided that the Borrower shall not allocate to Extended Term Loans of any Term Extension Series any mandatory prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) unless such prepayment is accompanied by at least a pro rata prepayment of Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class, if any, from which such Extended Term Loans were exchanged (or such Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class have otherwise been repaid in full) ; provided , further that the Borrower shall not allocate to Dollar Term B-2 Loans any mandatory prepayment made pursuant to this Section  2.05(b) unless such prepayment is accompanied by at least a pro rata prepayment of Dollar Term Loans and Euro Term Loans (or such Dollar Term Loans and Euro Term Loans have otherwise been repaid in full) .

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.05(b), (i) to the extent that any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Disposition by a Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to a prepayment event pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) (a “ Foreign Disposition ”), the Net Cash Proceeds of any Casualty Event from a Foreign Subsidiary (a “Foreign Casualty Event”), are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Cash Proceeds so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.05(b) but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the United States (the Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions reasonably required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds is permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be immediately effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds will be promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) to the extent provided herein and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Disposition or any Foreign Casualty Event would have a material adverse tax cost consequence (taking into account any foreign tax credit or benefit received in connection with such repatriation) with respect to such Net Cash Proceeds, the Net Cash Proceeds so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), on or before the date on which any Net Cash Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), (x) the Borrower applies an amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Cash Proceeds had been received by the Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Cash Proceeds had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Cash Proceeds that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary) or (y) such Net Cash Proceeds are applied to the repayment of Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary.

(c)     Interest, Funding Losses, Etc . All prepayments under this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by all accrued interest thereon, together with, in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a date other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, any amounts owing in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 3.05.

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of Section 2.05, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, if any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans is required to be made under this Section 2.05, prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor and less than three months are remaining in such Interest Period, in lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 2.05 in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan prior to the last day of the Interest Period therefor, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, deposit the amount of any such prepayment otherwise required to be made thereunder into a Cash Collateral Account until the last day of such Interest Period, at which time the Administrative Agent shall be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of such Loans in accordance with this Section 2.05. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall also be authorized (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to apply such amount to the prepayment of the outstanding Loans in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Section 2.05.

 

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SECTION 2.06.     Termination or Reduction of Commitments .

(a)     Optional . The Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the unused Commitments of any Class, or from time to time permanently reduce the unused Commitments of any Class, in each case without premium or penalty; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent three (3) Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (iii) if, after giving effect to any reduction of the Commitments, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility, such sublimit shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess. The amount of any such Commitment reduction shall not be applied to the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit unless otherwise specified by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the Facilities, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

(b)     Mandatory . The Term Commitment of each Term Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Term Lender’s Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(i) or , 2.01(a)(ii) . or 2.01(a)(iii). The Revolving Credit Commitments (as defined in this Agreement immediately prior to the Revolving Effective Date of each Revolving Credit Lender (as defined in this Agreement immediately prior to the Revolving Effective Date) shall automatically and permanently terminate on the Revolving Effective Date. The Revolving Credit Commitments shall terminate on the applicable Maturity Date for each such the Revolving Credit Facility.

(c)     Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees . The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of unused portions of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or the Swing Line Sublimit or the unused Commitments of any Class under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of unused Commitments of any Class, the Commitment of each Lender of such Class shall be reduced by such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount by which such Commitments are reduced (other than the termination of the Commitment of any Lender as provided in Section 3.07). All commitment fees accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

(d)     Extended Revolving Credit Commitments . In connection with the establishment on any date of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.16, the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of the applicable Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class of any one or more Lenders providing any such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on such date shall be reduced in an amount at least equal to the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments so extended on such date ( provided that (x) after giving effect to any such reduction and to the repayment of any Revolving Credit Loans made on such date, the Revolving Credit Exposure of any such Lender does not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitment thereof (such Revolving Credit Exposure and Revolving Credit Commitment being determined in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, exclusive of such Lender’s Extended Revolving Credit Commitment and any exposure in respect thereof), (y) such reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of the applicable Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class may be made on a non-pro rata basis among the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, any such repayment of Revolving Credit Loans contemplated by the preceding clause (x) shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 2.13 with respect to the ratable allocation of payments hereunder, with such allocation being determined after giving effect to (1) any exchange pursuant to Section 2.16 of Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Loans, respectively, and (2) any such reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments in respect of the applicable Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class).

SECTION 2.07.     Repayment of Loans .

(a)    (i) Dollar Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Dollar Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of September 2014, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the

 

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aggregate principal amount of all Dollar Term Loans outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05) and (ii) on the Maturity Date for the Dollar Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Dollar Term Loans outstanding on such date. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Dollar Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of December 2014, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2014 Incremental Dollar Term Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05) and (ii) on the Maturity Date for the 2014 Incremental Dollar Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all 2014 Incremental Dollar Term Loans outstanding on such date.

(ii)     Euro Term Loans . The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Euro Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of September 2014, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Euro Term Loans outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05) and (ii) on the Maturity Date for the Euro Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Euro Term Loans outstanding on such date. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Euro Term Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of December 2014, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all 2014 Incremental Euro Term Loans outstanding on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05) and (ii) on the Maturity Date for the 2014 Incremental Euro Term Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all 2014 Incremental Euro Term Loans outstanding on such date.

(iii)     Dollar Term B-2 Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Dollar Term B-2 Lenders (i)  on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the last Business Day of June  30, 2019, an aggregate principal amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Dollar Term B-2 Loans outstanding on the Amendment No.  4 Effective Date (which payments shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section  2.05) and (ii)  on the Maturity Date for the Dollar Term B-2 Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Dollar Term B-2 Loans outstanding on such date.

(iii)     Other Term Loans . In the event any Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans are made, such Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans, as applicable, shall be repaid by the Borrower in the amounts and on the dates set forth in the Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Agreement with respect thereto and on the applicable Maturity Date thereof.

(b)     Revolving Credit Loans . The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Appropriate Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility of a given Class the aggregate principal amount of all of its Revolving Credit Loans of such Class outstanding on such date.

(c)     Swing Line Loans . The Borrower shall repay its Swing Line Loans on the earlier to occur of (i) the date five (5) Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility.

SECTION 2.08.     Interest .

(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Revolving Credit Loans. For the avoidance of doubt, each Euro Term Loan shall be a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

 

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(b)    During the continuance of a Default under Section 8.01(a), the Borrower shall pay interest on past due amounts owing by it hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws; provided that no interest at the Default Rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued and unpaid interest on such amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)    Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

(d)    Interest on each Loan shall be payable in the currency in which each Loan was made.

SECTION 2.09.     Fees . In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(g) and (h):

(a)     Commitment Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each (i) Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, a commitment fee equal to the Applicable Rate with respect to commitment fees times the actual daily amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitment exceeds the sum of (A) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (B) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations; provided that any commitment fee accrued with respect to any of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; and provided , further , that no commitment fee shall accrue on any of the Revolving Credit Commitments of a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. The commitment fees shall accrue at all times from the Restatement Effective Date or the effective date of the relevant Extension Agreement, as applicable, until the Maturity Date for each Revolving Credit Facility, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date or the effective date of the relevant Extension Agreement, as applicable, and on the Maturity Date for each Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b)     Other Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Agents such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever (except as expressly agreed between the Borrower and the applicable Agent).

SECTION 2.10.     Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate .

(a)    All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the “prime lending rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty-five (365) days or three hundred and sixty-six (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 three hundred and sixty (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 2.12(a), bear interest for one (1) 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.

(b)    If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Total Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, (A) the Borrower shall immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Compliance Certificate for the applicable period, (B) the Applicable Rate shall be recalculated

 

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with the Total Leverage Ratio at the corrected level and (C) the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Term Lenders, Revolving Credit Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Term Lenders, any Revolving Credit Lender or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(g) or 2.03(h) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

SECTION 2.11.     Evidence of Indebtedness .

(a)    The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and evidenced by one or more entries in the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent, acting solely for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), as agent for the Borrower, in each case in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be prima facie evidence absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b)    In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records and, in the case of the Administrative Agent, entries in the Register, evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

(c)    Entries made in good faith by the Administrative Agent in the Register pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), and by each Lender in its account or accounts pursuant to Sections 2.11(a) and (b), shall be prima facie evidence of the amount of principal and interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to, in the case of the Register, each Lender and, in the case of such account or accounts, such Lender, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, absent manifest error; provided that the failure of the Administrative Agent or such Lender to make an entry, or any finding that an entry is incorrect, in the Register or such account or accounts shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

SECTION 2.12.     Payments Generally .

(a)    All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and except with respect to principal of and interest on Loans denominated in Euros, all payments by the Borrowers hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder with respect to principal and interest on Loans denominated in Euros shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office in Euros and in immediately available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. (London time) on the dates specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Pro Rata Share (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office.

 

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All payments received by the Administrative Agent (i) after 2:00 p.m., in the case of payments in Dollars, or (ii) after 2:00 p.m. (London time) in the case of payments in Euros, shall, in each case, be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue.

(b)    If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be; provided that, if such extension would cause payment of interest on or principal of Eurodollar Rate Loans to be made in the next succeeding calendar month, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day.

(c)    Unless the Borrower or any Lender has notified the Administrative Agent, prior to the date any payment is required to be made by it to the Administrative Agent hereunder, that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower or such Lender, as the case may be, has timely made such payment and may (but shall not be so required to), in reliance thereon, make available a corresponding amount to the Person entitled thereto. If and to the extent that such payment was not in fact made to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds, then:

(i)    if the Borrower failed to make such payment, each Lender shall forthwith on demand repay to the Administrative Agent the portion of such assumed payment that was made available to such Lender in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the applicable Overnight Rate; and

(ii)    if any Lender failed to make such payment, such Lender shall forthwith on demand pay to the Administrative Agent the amount thereof in immediately available funds, together with interest thereon for the period from the date such amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent (the “ Compensation Period ”) at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate. When such Lender makes payment to the Administrative Agent (together with all accrued interest thereon), then such payment amount (excluding the amount of any interest which may have accrued and been paid in respect of such late payment) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in the applicable Borrowing. If such Lender does not pay such amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor, the Administrative Agent may make a demand therefor upon the Borrower, and the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Administrative Agent, together with interest thereon for the Compensation Period at a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest applicable to the applicable Borrowing. Nothing herein shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its Commitment or to prejudice any rights which the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this Section 2.12(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(d)    If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(e)    The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans and to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan or to fund any such participation on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan or purchase its participation.

(f)    Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

 

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(g)    Whenever any payment received by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Administrative Agent and applied by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 8.04. If the Administrative Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the sum of (a) the Outstanding Amount of all Loans outstanding at such time and (b) the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations outstanding at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower may apply the proceeds of the €380,000,000 4.75% senior unsecured notes due 2024 (the 2024 Senior Notes ) issued by the Borrower on (or within five Business Days prior to) the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date to prepay on a non-ratable basis the Term Loans held by any Term Lender which declines or fails to consent to Amendment No. 2 as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower may apply cash on hand of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to prepay on a non-ratable basis the Term Loans held by any Term Lender which declines or fails to consent to Amendment No. 3 as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may agree.

SECTION 2.13.     Sharing of Payments . If, other than as expressly provided elsewhere herein, any Lender shall obtain on account of the Loans made by it, or the participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans held by it, any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) in excess of its ratable share (or other share contemplated hereunder) thereof, such Lender shall immediately (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Loans made by them and/or such subparticipations in the participations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans held by them, as the case may be, as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment in respect of such Loans or such participations, as the case may be, pro rata with each of them; provided that if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from the purchasing Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.06 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the purchasing Lender in its discretion), such purchase shall to that extent be rescinded and each other Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price paid therefor, together with an amount equal to such paying Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such paying Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered, without further interest thereon. The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender may, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exercise all its rights of payment (including the right of setoff, but subject to Section 10.09) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation. The Administrative Agent will keep records (which shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error) of participations purchased under this Section 2.13 and will in each case notify the Lenders following any such purchases or repayments. Each Lender that purchases a participation pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall from and after such purchase have the right to give all notices, requests, demands, directions and other communications under this Agreement with respect to the portion of the Obligations purchased to the same extent as though the purchasing Lender were the original owner of the Obligations purchased.

SECTION 2.14.     Incremental Credit Extensions .

(a)    The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Restatement Effective Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request (a) one or more new commitments which may be in the same Facility as any outstanding Term Loans of an existing Class of Term Loans (a “ Term Loan Increase ”) or a new Class of term loans (collectively with any Term Loan Increase, the “ Incremental Term Commitments ” and the loans thereunder, the “ Incremental Term Loans ”) and/or (b) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a

 

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Revolving Commitment Increase ”) or the establishment of one or more new revolving credit commitments (any such new commitments, collectively with any Revolving Commitment Increases, the “ Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments ” and the loans thereunder, the “ Incremental Revolving Credit Loans ”; the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, collectively with any Incremental Term Commitments, the “ Incremental Commitments ”), provided that both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below, no Event of Default shall exist and at the time that any such Incremental Commitments are made (and after giving effect thereto) ( provided , however , that if the proceeds of such Incremental Commitments are used to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment permitted by this Agreement (and costs reasonably related thereto), this condition, other than with respect to an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f), may be waived or modified in scope by the Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments). Each Incremental Term Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $20,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 ( provided that such amount may be less than $20,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence) and each Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and shall be in an increment of $1,000,000 ( provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate amount of the Incremental Term Commitments and the Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments shall not exceed the sum of (1) $415,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(w) or 7.03(aa)(i), (2) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans and (to the extent coupled with a permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) of Revolving Credit Loans prior to such time and (3) additional amounts so long as the First Lien Leverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are internally available, as if any Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, available under such Incremental Commitments had been outstanding on the last day of such period, and, in each case (x) with respect to any Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, assuming a borrowing of the maximum amount of Loans available thereunder, and (y) without netting the cash proceeds of any such Incremental Loans, does not exceed 4.50:1.00; provided that for purposes of this clause (3), in the case of any Incremental Commitment effected in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment permitted by this Agreement, the Borrower may elect in writing to the Administrative Agent to calculate the First Lien Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis described herein at the time the definitive documentation of such Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment is entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. The Incremental Term Loans (a) shall rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans, (b) shall not mature earlier than the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date with respect to the Term Loans and (c) shall be treated substantially the same as the Term Loans (in each case, including with respect to mandatory and voluntary prepayments), provided that (i) the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Term Loans may be materially different from those of the Term Loans to the extent such differences are reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the interest rates and amortization schedule applicable to the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders thereof; provided , further, that, as of the date of the incurrence of the Incremental Term Loans, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Incremental Term Loans shall not be shorter than that the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans. The Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall be on terms and pursuant to documentation applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility. The All-In Yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans of each Class shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Amendment; provided , however , that with respect to any Loans under Incremental Term Commitments or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments made on or prior to the date that is 24 months after the Restatement Effective Date, if the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Loans shall be greater than the applicable All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, by more than 50 basis points per annum (the amount of such excess, the “ Yield Differential ”) then the interest rate (together with, as provided in the proviso below, the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor) with respect to each Class of Term Loans or the Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, shall be increased by the applicable Yield Differential; provided , further , that, if any Incremental Term Loans include a Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor that is greater than the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate floor applicable to the Term Loans incurred on the Restatement Effective Date, such differential between interest rate floors shall be included in the calculation of All-In Yield for purposes of this sentence but only to the extent an increase in the Eurodollar Rate or Base Rate Floor applicable to the existing Term Loans would cause an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder, and in such case the Eurodollar

 

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Rate and Base Rate floors (but not the Applicable Rate) applicable to the existing Term Loans shall be increased to the extent of such differential between interest rate floors. Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments. Incremental Term Loans may be made, and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments may be provided, by any existing Lender (and each existing Term Lender will have the right, but not an obligation, to make a portion of any Incremental Term Loan, and each existing Revolving Credit Lender will have the right, but not an obligation, to provide a portion of any Revolving Commitment Increase, in each case on terms permitted in this Section 2.14 and otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) or by any other bank or other financial institution (any such other bank or other financial institution being called an “ Additional Lender ”), provided (i) that the Administrative Agent shall have consented (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s providing such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments if such consent would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Revolving Credit Commitments to such Lender or Additional Lender, (ii) with respect to Incremental Term Commitments, any Affiliated Lender providing an Incremental Term Commitment shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(l) as they would otherwise be subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Term Loans and (iii) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments. Incremental Term Commitments and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments to be provided by an existing Revolving Credit Lender, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Credit Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “ Incremental Amendment ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Administrative Agent. The Incremental 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. The effectiveness of (and, in the case of any Incremental Amendment for an Incremental Term Loan, the borrowing under) any Incremental Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an “ Incremental Facility Closing Date ”) of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (it being understood that all references to “the date of such Credit Extension” or similar language in such Section 4.02 shall be deemed to refer to the effective date of such Incremental Amendment) and such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree ( provided , that if the proceeds of such Incremental Commitments are used to finance a Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment permitted by this Agreement (and costs reasonably related thereto), the condition set forth in Section 4.02(a) may be waived or modified in scope by the Lenders providing such Incremental Commitments, other than with respect to representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.04, 5.13, 5.16 and 5.18). The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Commitments for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. No Lender shall be obligated to provide any Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments, unless it so agrees. Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section, each Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Commitment Increase (each a “ Revolving Commitment Increase Lender ”) in respect of such increase, and each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Revolving Credit Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (i) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (ii) participations hereunder in Swing Line Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Revolving Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and (b) if, on the date of such increase, there are any Revolving Credit Loans outstanding, such Revolving Credit Loans shall on or prior to the effectiveness of such Revolving Commitment Increase be prepaid from the proceeds of additional Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder (reflecting such increase in Revolving Credit Commitments), which prepayment shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the Revolving Credit Loans being prepaid and any costs incurred by any Lender in accordance with Section 3.05. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

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SECTION 2.15.    [ Reserved ].

SECTION 2.16.     Extensions of Revolving Credit Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments

(a)    The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments and any previous extension of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments existing at the time of such request (each, an “ Existing Revolving Credit Commitment ” and any related Revolving Credit Loans under any such facility, “ Existing Revolving Credit Loans ”) be exchanged to extend the termination date thereof with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount thereof (any such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so extended, “ Extended Revolving Credit Commitments ” and any related Revolving Credit Loans, “ Extended Revolving Credit Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.16. Prior to entering into any Extension Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide a notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments) (a “ Revolving Credit Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments from which they are to be extended (the “ Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class ”) except (x) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, (y) the all-in pricing (including, without limitation, margins, fees and premiums) with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be higher or lower than the all-in pricing (including, without limitation, margins, fees and premiums) for the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and (z) the revolving credit commitment fee rate with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be higher or lower than the revolving credit commitment fee rate for Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.16 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of the Extended Revolving Credit Loans under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Revolving Credit Loans (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Revolving Credit Facility), (2) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the assignment and participation provisions set forth in Section 10.07 and (3) no termination of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and no repayment of Extended Revolving Credit Loans accompanied by a corresponding permanent reduction in Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be permitted unless such termination or repayment (and corresponding reduction) is accompanied by at least a pro rata termination or permanent repayment (and corresponding pro rata permanent reduction), as applicable, of the Existing Revolving Credit Loans and Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class (or all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class and related Existing Revolving Credit Loans shall have otherwise been terminated and repaid in full). Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date); provided that any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or Extended Revolving Credit Loans extended may, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Agreement, be designated as an increase to any previously established Extension Series of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments; provided , further that in no event shall there be more than six Classes of revolving credit commitments outstanding at any one time.

(b)    Except as contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.16(b), the Borrower shall provide a Revolving Credit Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Class are requested to respond. Except as contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.16(b), any Lender (an “ Extending Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments (or any earlier extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) of an Existing Class subject to such Revolving Credit Extension Request exchanged into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall notify the Administrative Agent (an “ Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Revolving Credit Extension

 

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Request of the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitments (and/or any earlier extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which it has elected to convert into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments. In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments (and any earlier extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments requested pursuant to the Revolving Credit Extension Request, Revolving Credit Commitments (and any earlier extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) subject to Extension Elections shall be exchanged to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments (and any earlier extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) included in each such Extension Election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be permitted to specify in the Revolving Credit Extension Request, any Lender or Lenders as Extending Lenders (subject to the consent of such Lender or Lenders) and any Lenders not so specified in such Revolving Credit Extension Request shall not have the right to make an Extension Election with respect to such Revolving Credit Extension Request. Notwithstanding the conversion of any Existing Revolving Credit Commitment into an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, such Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall be treated identically to all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class for purposes of the obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender in respect of Swing Line Loans under Section 2.04 and Letters of Credit under Section 2.03, except that the applicable Extension Agreement may provide that the Swing Line maturity date and/or the last day for issuing Letters of Credit may be extended and the related obligations to make Swing Line Loans and issue Letters of Credit may be continued and/or modified (pursuant to mechanics set forth in the applicable Extension Agreement) so long as the Swing Line Lender and/or the applicable L/C Issuer, as applicable, have consented to such extensions (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any such extension).

(c)    Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “ Extension Agreement ”) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.16(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.01, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established thereby) executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.16 and without limiting the generality or applicability of Section 10.01 to any Section 2.16 Additional Agreements, any Extension Agreement may provide for additional terms and/or additional amendments other than those referred to or contemplated above (any such additional amendment, a “ Section  2.16 Additional Agreement ”) to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such Section 2.16 Additional Agreements do not become effective prior to the time that such Section 2.16 Additional Agreements have been consented to (including, without limitation, pursuant to (1) consents applicable to holders of Revolving Commitment Increases provided for in any Incremental Amendment and (2) consents applicable to holders of any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for in any Extension Agreement) by such of the Lenders, Loan Parties and other parties (if any) as may be required in order for such Section 2.16 Additional Agreements to become effective in accordance with Section 10.01. It is understood and agreed that each Lender that has consented to this Agreement has consented and shall at the effective time thereof be deemed to consent to each amendment in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents authorized by this Section 2.16 and the arrangements described above in connection therewith except that the foregoing shall not constitute a consent on behalf of any Lender to the terms of any Section 2.16 Additional Agreement. In connection with any Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (i) as to the enforceability of such Extension Agreement, the Credit Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence) and (ii) to the effect that such Extension Agreement, including without limitation, the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein, does not conflict with or violate the terms and provisions of Section 10.01 of this Agreement.

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SECTION 2.17.    [Reserved].

SECTION 2.18.     Extensions of Term Loans .

(a)    The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of any Class (an “ Existing Term Loan Class ”) be exchanged to extend the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal thereof with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of such Term Loans (any such Term Loans which have been so extended, “ Extended Term Loans ”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.18. Prior to entering into any Term Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Term Loan Class) (a “ Term Loan Extension Request ”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established thereunder, which terms shall be identical to the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Class from which they are to be extended except (x) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended and all or any of the scheduled amortization payments of all or a portion of any principal amount of such Extended Term Loans may be delayed to later dates than the scheduled amortization of principal of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class (with any such delay resulting in a corresponding adjustment to the scheduled amortization payments reflected in Section 2.07 or in the Incremental Amendment, as the case may be, with respect to the Existing Term Loan Class from which such Extended Term Loans were extended, in each case as more particularly set forth in Section 2.18(c) below), (y) all-in pricing (including, without limitation, margins, fees and premiums) with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be higher or lower than the all-in pricing (including, without limitation, margins, fees and premiums) for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Class, in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Term Extension Agreement and (z) the voluntary and mandatory prepayment rights of the Extended Term Loans shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 2.05. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Class exchanged into Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans of any Term Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of Term Loans from the Existing Term Loan Class of Term Loans from which they were extended; provided that any Extended Term Loans extended may, to the extent provided in the applicable Term Extension Agreement, be designated as an increase to any previously established Class of Extended Term Loans; provided that in no event shall there be more than ten Classes of Term Loans outstanding at any time.

(b)    The Borrower shall provide the applicable Term Loan Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Class are requested to respond. Except as provided in the second succeeding sentence, any Lender (an “ Extending Term Lender ”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans of an Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Term Loan Extension Request exchanged into Extended Term Loans shall notify the Administrative Agent (an “ Term Extension Election ”) on or prior to the date specified in such Term Loan Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans which it has elected to convert into Extended Term Loans. In the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loans subject to Term Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans requested pursuant to the Term Loan Extension Request, Term Loans subject to Term Extension Elections shall be exchanged to Extended Term Loans on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Term Loans included in each such Term Extension Election. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be permitted to specify in the Term Loan Extension Request, any Lender or Lenders as Extending Term Lenders (subject to the consent of such Lender or Lenders) and any Lenders not so specified in such Term Loan Extension Request shall not have the right to make a Term Extension Election with respect to such Term Loan Extension Request.

(c)    Extended Term Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “ Term Extension Agreement ”) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.18(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 10.01, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Term Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans established thereby) executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Extending Term Lenders. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.18 and without limiting the generality or applicability of Section 10.01 to any Section 2.18 Additional Agreements, any Term Extension Agreement may provide for additional terms and/or additional amendments other than those referred to or contemplated above (any such additional amendment, a “ Section  2.18 Additional Agreement ”) to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such Section 2.18 Additional Agreements do not become effective prior to the time that such Section 2.18 Additional

 

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Agreements have been consented to (including, without limitation, pursuant to (1) consents applicable to holders of Incremental Term Loans provided for in any Incremental Amendment and (2) consents applicable to holders of any Extended Term Loans provided for in any Term Extension Agreement) by such of the Lenders, Loan Parties and other parties (if any) as may be required in order for such Section 2.18 Additional Agreements to become effective in accordance with Section 10.01. It is understood and agreed that each Lender that has consented to this Agreement has consented and shall at the effective time thereof be deemed to consent to each amendment in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents authorized by this Section 2.18 and the arrangements described above in connection therewith except that the foregoing shall not constitute a consent on behalf of any Lender to the terms of any Section 2.18 Additional Agreement. In connection with any Term Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (i) as to the enforceability of such Term Extension Agreement, the Credit Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence) and (ii) to the effect that such Term Extension Agreement, including without limitation, the Extended Term Loans provided for therein, does not conflict with or violate the terms and provisions of Section 10.01 of this Agreement.

SECTION 2.19.     Refinancing Amendment .

(a)    On one or more occasions after the Restatement Effective Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any other bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans or Other Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with this Section 2.19 (each, an “ Additional Refinancing Lender ”) ( provided that (i) the Administrative Agent, each Swing Line Lender and each L/C Issuer shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Refinancing Lender’s making such Refinancing Term Loans or providing such Other Revolving Credit Commitments to the extent such consent, if any, would be required under Section 10.07(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Lender or Additional Refinancing Lender, (ii) with respect to Refinancing Term Loans, any Affiliated Lender providing any Refinancing Term Loans shall be subject to the same restrictions set forth in Section 10.07(l) as they would otherwise by subject to with respect to any purchase by or assignment to such Affiliated Lender of Term Loans and (iii) Affiliated Lenders may not provide Other Revolving Commitments) in respect of all or any portion of any Class of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans (or unused Revolving Credit Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement, in the form of Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

(b)    The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Original Effective Date or the Restatement Effective Date, as applicable, other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

(c)    Such Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans shall mature no earlier than, and the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable and shall not be shorter than, the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans, Term Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, being refinanced at the such time. Refinancing Term Loans and Other Revolving Credit Loans that are secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities shall be subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and Refinancing Term Loans and Other Revolving Credit Loans that are secured on a junior basis with the Facilities shall be subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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(d)    All other terms applicable to such Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans (other than provisions relating to pricing, original issue discount, upfront fees and interest rates which shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, or Other Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable) shall be substantially identical to, or no more favorable to the Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments, or Other Revolving Credit Loans than, those applicable to the then outstanding Term Loans, Term Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, of the applicable Class except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the latest final maturity of all Classes of Term Loans in effect on the effective date of any such Refinancing Amendment immediately prior to the borrowing of such Refinancing Term Loans, Refinancing Term Commitments, Other Revolving Credit Commitments or Other Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable.

(e)    Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of Section 10.01 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

(f)    This Section 2.19 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or Section 10.01 to the contrary.

SECTION 2.20.     Defaulting Lenders .

(a)     Defaulting Lender Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i)     Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and Required Facility Lenders.

(ii)     Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.09 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; third , to Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.03(f); fourth , 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 such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.03(f); sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lenders against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise

 

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directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowing in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Borrowing owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Borrowing owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Facility without giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.20(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)     Certain Fees . (A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Pro Rata Share of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.03(f).

(C)    With respect to any Commitment Fee or L/C Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv)     Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to Section  10.27 , no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(v)     Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.03(f).

(b)     Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par 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 Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable Facility (without giving effect to Section 2.20(a)(iv), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments

 

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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.

(c)     New Swing Line Loans/Letters of Credit . So long as any Lender is Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Line Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swing Line Loan and (ii) no L/C Issuer shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

ARTICLE III

Taxes, Increased Costs Protection and Illegality

SECTION 3.01.     Taxes .

(a)    Except as provided in this Section 3.01, any and all payments by the Borrower (the term Borrower under Article III being deemed to include any Subsidiary for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued) or any Guarantor to or for the account of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, assessments, fees, withholdings or similar charges, and all liabilities (including additions to tax, penalties and interest) with respect thereto (all such items being hereinafter referred to as “ Taxes ”), except as required by applicable Law. If the Borrower shall be required by any Laws to deduct any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under any Loan Document to any Agent or any Lender, (i) if such Taxes are Taxes other than, (a) in the case of each Agent and each Lender, Taxes imposed on or measured by its net income (including branch profits), and franchise (and similar) Taxes imposed on it in lieu of net income Taxes, by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Laws of which such Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, is organized or maintains a Lending Office, (b) any Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Agent or Lender and the jurisdiction imposing such Taxes (other than a connection arising from such Agent or Lender having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to this Agreement, or sold or assigned an interest in this Agreement) (all such Taxes being hereinafter referred to as “ Other Connection Taxes ”) that are imposed on or measured by net income, franchise Taxes, or branch profits Taxes, and (c) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA (all such excluded Taxes being hereinafter referred to as “ Excluded Taxes ,” and all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document being hereinafter referred to as “ Indemnified Taxes ”), then the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01), each of such Agent and such Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable Laws and (iv) within thirty (30) days after the date of such payment (or, if receipts or evidence are not available within thirty (30) days, as soon as possible thereafter), the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent the original or a facsimile copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof to the extent such a receipt is issued therefor, or other written proof of payment thereof is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(b)    In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary Taxes and any other excise, property, intangible or mortgage recording Taxes or charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document excluding, in each case, such amounts that (a) result from an Assignment and Assumption, grant of a Participation, transfer or assignment to or designation of a new applicable Lending Office or other office for receiving payments under any Loan Document, except to the extent that any such change is requested or required in writing by the Borrower and (b) are Other Connection Taxes (all such non-excluded Taxes described in this Section 3.01(b) being hereinafter referred to as “ Other Taxes ”).

 

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(c)    The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Agent and each Lender for (i) the full amount of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted by any jurisdiction on amounts payable and paid under this Section 3.01) payable by such Agent and such Lender and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority; provided such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, provides the Borrower with a written statement thereof setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts. Payment under this Section 3.01(c) shall be made within ten (10) Business Days after the date such Lender or such Agent provides the Borrower with such a written statement.

(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall not be required pursuant to this Section 3.01 to pay any additional amount to, or to indemnify, any Lender, as the case may be, to the extent that such Lender becomes subject to Taxes subsequent to the Original Effective Date (or, if later, the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) as a result of a change in the place of organization or place of doing business of such Lender or a change in the lending office of such Lender, except to the extent that any such change is requested or required in writing by the Borrower (and provided that nothing in this paragraph (d) shall be construed as relieving the Borrower from any obligation to make such payments or indemnification in the event of a change in lending office or place of organization that precedes a change in Law to the extent such Taxes result from a change in Law).

(e)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except with respect to Taxes imposed under FATCA), if a Lender or an Agent is subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax at a rate in excess of zero percent at the time such Lender or such Agent, as the case may be, first becomes a party to this Agreement, U.S. federal withholding Tax (including additions to tax, penalties and interest imposed with respect to such U.S. federal withholding Tax which is excluded from Indemnified Taxes under this paragraph (e)) imposed by such jurisdiction at such rate shall be considered an Excluded Tax, unless such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, is entitled to a lesser rate of withholding and provides the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon U.S. federal withholding Tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered an Excluded Tax for periods for which such Lender or Agent provides the appropriate forms in a manner that complies with Section 10.15 of this Agreement certifying that such lesser rate applies; provided that, if at the date of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which a Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or a change in Lending Office), the Lender assignor (or such Foreign Lender) was entitled to payments under paragraph (a) of this Section 3.01 in respect of U.S. federal withholding Tax with respect to interest paid at such date, then to such extent, the term Indemnified Taxes shall include the U.S. federal withholding Tax, if any, applicable with respect to the Lender assignee on such date, unless such Lender assignee is entitled to a lesser rate of withholding, whereupon the term Indemnified Taxes shall include U.S. federal withholding Tax only at such lesser rate.

(f)    If any Lender or Agent determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it is entitled to receive a refund in respect of any Taxes as to which indemnification or additional amounts have been paid to it by the Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall use its reasonable best efforts to receive such refund and upon receipt of any such refund shall promptly remit such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower or any Guarantor under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund plus any interest included in such refund by the relevant taxing authority attributable thereto) to the Borrower or such Guarantor, net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund); provided that the Borrower or such Guarantor, upon the request of the Lender or Agent, as the case may be, agrees promptly to return such refund to such party in the event such party is required to repay such refund to the relevant taxing authority. Such Lender or Agent, 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 such Lender or Agent may delete any information therein that such Lender or Agent deems confidential). Nothing herein contained shall interfere with the right of a Lender or Agent to arrange its tax affairs in whatever manner it thinks fit nor oblige any Lender or Agent to claim any tax refund or to make available its tax returns or disclose any information relating to its tax affairs or any computations in respect thereof or require any Lender or Agent to do anything that would prejudice its ability to benefit from any other refunds, credits, reliefs, remissions or repayments to which it may be entitled.

 

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(g)    Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 3.01(a) or (c) with respect to such Lender it will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts (subject to legal and regulatory restrictions) to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.01(g) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.01(a) or (c).

SECTION 3.02.     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 or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate 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, the Borrower shall upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or promptly, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted and all amounts due, if any, in connection with such prepayment or conversion under Section 3.05. Each Lender agrees to designate a different Lending Office if such designation will avoid the need for such notice and will not, in the good faith judgment of such Lender, otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

SECTION 3.03.     Inability to Determine Rates . If the Required Lenders determine that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan, or that the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, or that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and the Interest Period of such Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.

SECTION 3.04.     Increased Cost and Reduced Return; Capital Adequacy; Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans .

(a)    If any Lender reasonably determines that as a result of any Change in Law or such Lender’s compliance therewith, there shall be any increase in the cost to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans or issuing or participating in Letters of Credit, or a reduction in the amount received or receivable by such Lender in connection with any of the foregoing (excluding for purposes of this Section 3.04(a) any such increased costs or reduction in amount resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 3.01, (ii) the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Taxes payable by such Lender or (iii) reserve requirements contemplated by Section 3.04(c)) and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining the Eurodollar Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligations to make any Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, then from time to time within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail such increased costs (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such increased cost or reduction.

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the effect of reducing the rate of return on the capital of such Lender or any corporation controlling such Lender as a consequence of such Lender’s obligations hereunder (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital or liquidity adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital), then from time to time upon demand of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the charge and the calculation of such reduced rate of return (with a copy of such demand to the Administrative Agent given in accordance with Section 3.06), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such demand.

(c)    The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, (i) as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurodollar funds or deposits, additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error), and (ii) as long as such Lender shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement or analogous requirement of any other central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or the funding of the Eurodollar Rate Loans, such additional costs (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs allocated to such Commitment or Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) which in each case shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided the Borrower shall have received at least fifteen (15) days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest or cost from such Lender. If a Lender fails to give notice fifteen (15) days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest or cost shall be due and payable fifteen (15) days from receipt of such notice.

(d)    Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a), (b) or (c) for any such increased cost or reduction incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender demands, or notifies the Borrower of its intention to demand, compensation therefor; provided further that, if the circumstance giving rise to such increased cost or reduction is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(e)    If any Lender requests compensation under this Section 3.04, then such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use commercially reasonable efforts to designate another Lending Office for any Loan or Letter of Credit affected by such event; provided that such efforts are made on terms that, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, cause such Lender and its Lending Office(s) to suffer no material economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage; and provided further that nothing in this Section 3.04(e) shall affect or postpone any of the Obligations of the Borrower or the rights of such Lender pursuant to Section 3.04(a), (b), (c) or (d).

SECTION 3.05.     Funding Losses . Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)    any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan; or

(b)    any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower;

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.

 

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SECTION 3.06.     Matters Applicable to All Requests for Compensation .

(a)    Any Agent or any Lender claiming compensation under this Article III shall deliver a certificate to the Borrower setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder which shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. In determining such amount, such Agent or such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods.

(b)    With respect to any Lender’s claim for compensation under Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04, the Borrower shall not be required to compensate such Lender for any amount incurred more than one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event that gives rise to such claim; provided that, if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof. If any Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under Section 3.04, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another Eurodollar Rate Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case the provisions of Section 3.06(c) shall be applicable); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation so requested.

(c)    If the obligation of any Lender to make or continue from one Interest Period to another any Eurodollar Rate Loan, or to convert Base Rate Loans into Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.06(b) hereof, such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of an immediate conversion required by Section 3.02, on such earlier date as required by Law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i)    to the extent that such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal that would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans; and

(ii)    all Loans that would otherwise be made or continued from one Interest Period to another by such Lender as Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made or continued instead as Base Rate Loans, and all Base Rate Loans of such Lender that would otherwise be converted into Eurodollar Rate Loans shall remain as Base Rate Loans.

(d)    If any Lender gives notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) that the circumstances specified in Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 or 3.04 hereof that gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s Eurodollar Rate Loans pursuant to this Section 3.06 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when Eurodollar Rate Loans made by other Lenders are outstanding, such Lender’s Base Rate Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding Eurodollar Rate Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, interest rate basis, and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

SECTION 3.07.     Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances .

(a)    If at any time (i) any Lender requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04 as a result of any condition described in such Sections or any Lender ceases to make Eurodollar Rate Loans as a result of any condition described in Section 3.02 or Section 3.04, (ii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Lender becomes a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, on ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Lender, replace such Lender by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign pursuant to Section 10.07(b) (with the assignment fee to be paid by the Borrower in such instance) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (or, with respect to clause

 

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(iii) above, all of its rights and obligations with respect to the Class of Loans or Commitments that is the subject of the related consent, waiver or amendment) to one or more Eligible Assignees; provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender or other such Person; and provided further that (A) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable Eligible Assignees shall have agreed to the applicable departure, waiver or amendment of the Loan Documents.

(b)    Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 3.07(a) above shall (i) execute and deliver an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, and (ii) deliver any Notes evidencing such Loans to the Borrower or Administrative Agent. Pursuant to such Assignment and Assumption, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and outstanding Loans and participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Loans and participations so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such assignment and assumption and (C) upon such payment and, if so requested by the assignee Lender, delivery to the assignee Lender of the appropriate Note or Notes executed by the Borrower, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned Loans, Commitments and participations, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender.

(c)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above, any Lender that acts as an L/C Issuer may not be replaced hereunder at any time that it has any Letter of Credit outstanding hereunder unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (including the furnishing of a back-up standby letter of credit in form and substance, and issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer or the depositing of cash collateral into a cash collateral account in amounts and pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to such L/C Issuer) have been made with respect to each such outstanding Letter of Credit and the Lender that acts as the Administrative Agent may not be replaced hereunder except in accordance with the terms of Section 9.09.

(d)    In the event that (i) the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested that the Lenders consent to a departure or waiver of any provisions of the Loan Documents or agree to any amendment thereto, (ii) the consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 or all the Lenders with respect to a certain Class of the Loans and (iii) the Required Lenders have agreed to such consent, waiver or amendment, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment shall be deemed a “Non-Consenting Lender”.

SECTION 3.08.    Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent to Credit Extensions

SECTION 4.01.     Conditions of Restatement . The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant hereto shall become effective on and as of the date (the “Restatement Effective Date”), which shall occur on or prior to May 20, 2014, on which each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or duly waived:

(a)    The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or facsimiles (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its legal counsel:

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(ii)    a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a Note at least two Business Days in advance of the Restatement Effective Date;

(iii)    each Collateral Document set forth on Schedule 1.01A required to be executed on the Restatement Effective Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by each Loan Party, as applicable, thereto, together with:

(A)    to the extent not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, certificates, if any, representing the Pledged Equity referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and instruments evidencing the Pledged Debt indorsed in blank;

(B)    [reserved]; and

(C)    evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Collateral Document as of the Restatement Effective Date that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(iv)    such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party or is to be a party on the Restatement Effective Date;

(v)    an opinion from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York counsel to the Loan Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit H ;

(vi)    [reserved];

(vii)    a certificate attesting to the Solvency of the Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, on the Restatement Effective Date after giving effect to the Transaction, from the Chief Financial Officer or other officer with equivalent duties of the Borrower;

(viii)    to the extent not previously delivered to the Collateral Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, evidence that all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents has been obtained and is in effect and that the Administrative Agent has been named as loss payee and additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance as to which the Administrative Agent shall have requested to be so named;

(ix)    [reserved];

(x)    a Committed Loan Notice or Letter of Credit Application, as applicable, relating to the initial Credit Extension;

(xi)    copies of a recent Lien and judgment search in each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent with respect to the Loan Parties; and

(xii) for any Mortgaged Property located in an area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood or mud slide hazards (a “ Flood Hazard Property ”), (A) the Borrower’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification from the Collateral Agent as to the fact that such Mortgaged Property is a Flood Hazard Property and as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (B) copies of the Borrower’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, or such other evidence of flood insurance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and naming the Collateral Agent as mortgagee and sole loss payee on behalf of the Lenders.

 

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(b)    All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and invoiced on or before the Restatement Effective Date shall have been paid in full in cash or will be paid on the Restatement Effective Date out of the initial Credit Extension.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Audited Financial Statements and the audit report for such financial statements (which shall not be subject to any qualification), (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each subsequent fiscal quarter ended at least forty-five (45) days before the Restatement Effective Date (the “ Unaudited Financial Statements ”), which financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (iii) the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

SECTION 4.02.     Conditions to All Credit Extensions . The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans and other than a Request for Credit Extension for an Incremental Facility which shall be governed by Section 2.14) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)    The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension; 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 and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates.

(b)    No Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds therefrom.

(c)    The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) submitted by a Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b)(or, in the case of a Request for Credit Extension for an Incremental Facility, the conditions specified in Section 2.14) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01.     Existence, Qualification and Power; Compliance with Laws . Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is a Person duly organized or formed, validly existing and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) in the case of the Loan Parties, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) is duly qualified and in good standing (where relevant) under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, (d) is in compliance with all Laws, orders, writs, injunctions and orders and (e) has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to operate its business as currently conducted; except in each case referred to in clause (c), (d) or (e), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.02.     Authorization; No Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party, and the consummation of the Transaction, are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other

 

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organizational action, and do not and will not (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents, (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the creation of any Lien under (other than as permitted by Section 7.01), or require any payment to be made under (i) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any material Law; except with respect to any conflict, breach or contravention or payment (but not creation of Liens) referred to in clause (b)(i), to the extent that such conflict, breach, contravention or payment could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.03.     Governmental Authorization; Other Consents . No material approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the consummation of the Transaction, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the priority thereof) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except for (i) filings necessary to perfect the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Secured Parties, (ii) the approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations, actions, notices and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect and (iii) those approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions, notices or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.04.     Binding Effect . This Agreement and each other Loan Document has been duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is a party thereto. This Agreement and each other Loan Document constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity.

SECTION 5.05.     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect .

(a)    (i) The Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.

(ii)    The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2014 (including the notes thereto) (the “ Pro Forma Balance Sheet ”) and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the 9 month period ending on March 31, 2014 (together with the Pro Forma Balance Sheet, the “ Pro Forma Financial Statements ”), copies of which have heretofore been furnished to the Administrative Agent, have been prepared giving effect (as if such events had occurred on such date or at the beginning of such periods, as the case may be) to the Transaction. The Pro Forma Financial Statements have been prepared in good faith, based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date of delivery thereof, and present fairly in all material respects on a pro forma basis the estimated financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at March 31, 2014 and their estimated results of operations for the periods covered thereby, assuming that the events specified in the preceding sentence had actually occurred at such date or at the beginning of the periods covered thereby.

(b)    Since March 31, 2014, there has been no event or circumstance, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    The forecasts of consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, copies of which have been furnished to the Administrative Agent prior to the Restatement Effective Date in a form reasonably satisfactory to it, have been prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions were believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation of such forecasts, it being understood that actual results may vary from such forecasts and that such variations may be material.

 

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(d)    As of the Restatement Effective Date, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any Indebtedness or other obligations or liabilities, direct or contingent (other than (i) the liabilities reflected on Schedule 5.05, (ii) obligations arising under this Agreement and (iii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business) that, either individually or in the aggregate, have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.06.     Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing or contemplated, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.07.     No Default . Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is in default under or with respect to, or a party to, any Contractual Obligation that could, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.08.     Ownership of Property; Liens . Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record title to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all real property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.09.     Environmental Compliance .

(a)    There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions, suits, or proceedings alleging potential liability or responsibility for violation of, or otherwise relating to, any applicable Environmental Law that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    Except as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (i) there are no and never have been any underground or aboveground storage tanks or any surface impoundments, septic tanks, pits, sumps or lagoons in which Hazardous Materials are being or have been treated, stored or disposed on any property currently owned, leased or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or, to its knowledge, on any property formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (ii) there is no asbestos or asbestos-containing material on any property currently owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (iii) Hazardous Materials have not been released, discharged or disposed of by any of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries at any location in a manner which would give rise to liability under applicable Environmental Laws.

(c)    The properties currently or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries do not contain any Hazardous Materials in amounts or concentrations which (i) constitute a violation of, (ii) require remedial action under, or (iii) could give rise to liability under, applicable Environmental Laws, which violations, remedial actions and liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)    Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is undertaking, and has not completed, either individually or together with other potentially responsible parties, any investigation or assessment or remedial or response action relating to any actual or threatened release, discharge or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any site or location, either voluntarily or pursuant to the order of any Governmental Authority or the requirements of any applicable Environmental Law except for such investigation or assessment or remedial or response action that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(e)    All Hazardous Materials transported from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for off-site disposal have been disposed of in a manner not reasonably expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)    Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries has contractually assumed any liability or obligation under or relating to any applicable Environmental Law.

(g)    Except as would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect, the Loan Parties and each of their Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective businesses, operations and properties are and have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.

SECTION 5.10.     Taxes . Except as set forth in Schedule 5.10 or except as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have (i) timely filed all federal, state, foreign and other tax returns and reports required to be filed, and (ii) have timely paid all federal, state, foreign and other Taxes levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 5.11.     ERISA Compliance .

(a)    Except as set forth in Schedule 5.11(a) or as could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance in with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws.

(b)    (i) No ERISA Event has occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2003 through the date on which this representation is made or deemed made; (ii) no Pension Plan has an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived and, on and after the effectiveness of the Pension Act, no Pension Plan has failed to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan; (iii) 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 Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) 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 Sections 4201 et seq. or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) 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, except, with respect to each of the foregoing clauses of this Section 5.11(b), as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    Except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Foreign Plan has been maintained in substantial compliance with its terms and with the requirements of any and all applicable laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders, and (ii) neither a Loan Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary have incurred any material obligation in connection with the termination of or withdrawal from any Foreign Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Plan which is funded, determined as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal year of a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary (based on the actuarial assumptions used for purposes of the applicable jurisdiction’s financial reporting requirements), did not exceed the current value of the assets of such Foreign Plan, and for each Foreign Plan which is not funded, the obligations of such Foreign Plan are properly accrued.

SECTION 5.12.     Subsidiaries; Equity Interests . As of the Restatement Effective Date, neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party has any Material Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.12 , and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in the Borrower and the Material Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and all Equity Interests owned by Holdings or any other Loan Party are owned free and clear of all Liens except (i) those created under the Collateral Documents and (ii) any nonconsensual

 

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Lien that is permitted under Section 7.01. As of the Restatement Effective Date, Schedule 5.12 (a) sets forth the name and jurisdiction of each Domestic Subsidiary that is a Loan Party, (b) sets forth the ownership interest of Holdings, the Borrower and any Guarantor in each of their Subsidiaries, including the percentage of such ownership and (c) identifies each Person the Equity Interests of which are required to be pledged on the Restatement Effective Date pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

SECTION 5.13.     Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act .

(a)    The Borrower is not engaged nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings or drawings under any Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U.

(b)    None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SECTION 5.14.     Disclosure . To the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, 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 Agent or 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 financial information and pro forma financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of preparation; it being understood that such projections may vary from actual results and that such variances may be material.

SECTION 5.15.     Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc . Each of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries own, license or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, technology, software, know-how database rights, design rights and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “ IP Rights ”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses as currently conducted, and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, without violation of the rights of any Person, except to the extent such violations, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Borrower, no such IP Rights infringe upon any 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 such IP Rights, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.16.     Solvency . On the Restatement Effective Date after giving effect to the Transaction the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

SECTION 5.17.     Subordination of Junior Financing . The Obligations are “Senior Debt”, “Senior Indebtedness”, “Guarantor Senior Debt” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, any Junior Financing Documentation.

SECTION 5.18.     USA Patriot Act, Etc .

(a)    To the extent applicable, each of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable (i) Sanctions and (ii) the USA PATRIOT Act.

 

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(b)    Borrower represents that neither Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “ Company ”) nor to the Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Company, is an individual or entity (“ Specified Person ”) that is, or is owned or controlled by Specified Persons that are:

(i)    the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, including the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury (“ HMT ”), (collectively, “ Sanctions ”), nor

(ii)    located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria (such country, a “ Sanctioned Country ”).

(c)    No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any offer, payment, promise to pay, authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value 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, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”) or any other applicable anti-corruption laws (“ Anti-Corruption Laws ”) or for the purposes of funding, financing or facilitating any activities or business with any Specified Person that, at the time of such financing, is the subject of any Sanctions, or located in a Sanctioned Country or in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Specified Person. The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by Holdings and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. Holdings and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and Holdings and its Subsidiaries will conduct their business in a manner designed to promote and achieve compliance, in all material respects, with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.

ARTICLE VI

Affirmative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.03) cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:

SECTION 6.01.     Financial Statements . Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a)    as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each subsequent fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit other than a going concern qualification resulting solely from an upcoming maturity date under the Facilities occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered;

(b)    as soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related (i) consolidated statements of income or operations for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended and (ii) consolidated statements of cash flows for

 

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the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and

(c)    simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and 6.01(b) above, the related consolidating financial statements reflecting the adjustments necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower that holds all of the Equity Interests of the Borrower or (B) the Borrower’s (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K or 10-Q, as applicable, filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), (i) to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to the Borrower (or such parent), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 6.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit.

SECTION 6.02.     Certificates; Other Information . Deliver to the Administrative Agent for prompt further distribution to each Lender:

(a)    no later than five (5) days after the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) and (b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

(b)    promptly after the same are publicly available, copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower files with the SEC or with any Governmental Authority that may be substituted therefor (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it became effective, is delivered), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statement on Form S-8) and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(c)    promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material requests or material notices received by any Loan Party (other than in the ordinary course of business) or material statements or material reports furnished to any holder of debt securities of any Loan Party or of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate outstanding principal amount greater than the Threshold Amount or pursuant to the terms of any High Yield Notes Documentation, Unsecured Term Loan Documentation, Subordinated Lien Facility Documentation or Junior Financing Documentation, in each case, so long as the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereunder is greater than the Threshold Amount and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other clause of this Section 6.02;

(d)    together with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a), (i) a report setting forth the information required by Section 3.03(c) of the Security Agreement or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the Restatement Effective Date or the date of the last such report), (ii) a description of each event, condition or circumstance during the last fiscal quarter covered by such Compliance Certificate requiring a mandatory prepayment under Section 2.05(b) and (iii) a list of each Subsidiary that identifies each

 

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Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of delivery of such Compliance Certificate or a confirmation that there is no change in such information since the later of the Restatement Effective Date or the date of the last such list;

(e)    (i) promptly following any request therefor, on and after the effectiveness of the Pension Act, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower and any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; provided that if the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Plan or Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower or its ERISA Affiliates shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and

(f)    promptly, such additional information regarding the business, legal, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(c) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 ; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another relevant 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) upon written request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent for further distribution to each Lender until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions ( i.e ., soft copies) of such documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Borrower shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by Section 6.02(a) to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents or requesting delivery of paper copies of such documents from the Administrative Agent and maintaining its copies of such documents.

SECTION 6.03.     Notices . Promptly after obtaining actual knowledge thereof, notify the Administrative Agent:

(a)    of the occurrence of any Default; and

(b)    of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, including such matters arising out of or resulting from (i) breach or non-performance of, or any default or event of default under, a Contractual Obligation of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any dispute, litigation, investigation or proceeding between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Governmental Authority, (iii) the commencement of, or any material development in, any litigation or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws or in respect of IP Rights or the assertion or occurrence of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with, or liability under, any applicable Environmental Law or Environmental Permit, or (iv) the occurrence of any ERISA Event.

Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (x) that such notice is being delivered pursuant to Section 6.03(a) or (b) (as applicable) and (y) setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 6.04.     Payment of Obligations . Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities in respect of taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, except, in each case, to the extent the failure to pay or discharge the same could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.05.     Preservation of Existence, Etc . (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05 and (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges (including its good standing), permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except in the case of clause (a) and (b), (i) to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) pursuant to a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05.

SECTION 6.06.     Maintenance of Properties . Except if the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order, repair and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and casualty or condemnation excepted, and (b) make all necessary renewals, replacements, modifications, improvements, upgrades, extensions and additions thereof or thereto in accordance with prudent industry practice.

SECTION 6.07.     Maintenance of Insurance . Maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance reasonable and customary for similarly situated Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses as the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons.

SECTION 6.08.     Compliance with Laws . Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except if the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 6.09.     Books and Records . 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 consistently applied shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.

SECTION 6.10.     Inspection Rights . Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom (other than the records of the Board of Directors of such Loan Party or a Restricted Subsidiary) and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants, all at the reasonable expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 6.10 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than two (2) times during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one (1) such time shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided further that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 6.10, none of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by Law or any binding agreement or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

 

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SECTION 6.11.     Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security . At the Borrower’s expense, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied, including:

(a)    upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Loan Party, the designation in accordance with Section 6.14 of any existing direct or indirect wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or any Subsidiary becoming a Material Subsidiary:

(i)    within forty five (45) days after such formation, acquisition or designation or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its discretion:

(A)    cause each such Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of the Material Real Properties owned by such Restricted Subsidiary in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(B)    cause each such Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as appropriate) Mortgages, Security Agreement Supplements, Intellectual Property Security Agreement Supplements and other security agreements and documents (including, with respect to Mortgages, the documents listed in Section 6.13(b)), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (consistent with the Mortgages, Security Agreement, Intellectual Property Security Agreements and other Collateral Documents executed and delivered in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement), in each case granting Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(C)    cause each such Domestic Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver any and all certificates representing Equity Interests (to the extent certificated) that are required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, accompanied by undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed in blank (or any other documents customary under local law) and instruments evidencing the intercompany Indebtedness held by such Domestic Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents, indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent;

(D)    take and cause such Restricted Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action (including, in the case of Domestic Subsidiaries, the recording of Mortgages, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and delivery of stock and membership interest certificates) may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law),

(ii)    within forty five (45) days after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), deliver to the Administrative Agent a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to such matters set forth in this Section 6.11(a) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and

(iii)    as promptly as practicable after the request therefor by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent with respect to each Material Real Property, any existing title reports, surveys or environmental assessment reports, to the extent available and in the possession or control of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries; provided , however , that there shall be no obligation to deliver to the Administrative Agent any existing

 

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environmental assessment report whose disclosure to the Administrative Agent would require the consent of a Person other than the Loan Parties or one of their respective Subsidiaries, where, despite the commercially reasonable efforts of the Loan Parties or their respective Subsidiaries to obtain such consent, such consent cannot be obtained.

(b)    after the Restatement Effective Date, not later than ninety (90) days after the acquisition by any Loan Party of any Material Real Property as determined by the Borrower (acting reasonably and in good faith) (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in writing in its discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, which property would not be automatically subject to another Lien pursuant to pre-existing Collateral Documents, cause such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and take, or cause the relevant Loan Party to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and to otherwise comply with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.

SECTION 6.12.     Compliance with Environmental Laws . Except, in each case, to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (a) comply, and take all commercially reasonable actions to cause any lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; (b) obtain and renew all Environmental Permits necessary for its operations and properties; and, (c) in each case to the extent required by applicable Environmental Laws, conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action necessary to remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all applicable Environmental Laws.

SECTION 6.13.     Further Assurances .

(a)    Promptly upon reasonable request by the Administrative Agent (i) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation of any Collateral Document or other document or instrument relating to any Collateral, and (ii) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time in order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Collateral Documents.

(b)    In the case of any Material Real Property, provide the Administrative Agent with Mortgages with respect to such owned real property within ninety (90) days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) of the acquisition of, or, if requested by the Administrative Agent, entry into, or renewal of, a ground lease in respect of, such real property in each case together with:

(i)    evidence that counterparts of the Mortgages have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and are in form suitable for filing or recording in all filing or recording offices that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or desirable in order to create a valid and subsisting perfected Lien on the property and/or rights described therein in favor of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (as appropriate) for the benefit of the Secured Parties and that all filing and recording taxes and fees have been paid or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(ii)    fully paid American Land Title Association Lender’s Extended Coverage title insurance policies or the equivalent or other form available in each applicable jurisdiction (the “ Mortgage Policies ”) in form and substance, with endorsements and in amount, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (not to exceed the value of the real properties covered thereby), issued, coinsured and reinsured by title insurers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, insuring the Mortgages to be valid subsisting Liens on the property described therein, free and clear of all defects and encumbrances, subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01, and providing for such other affirmative insurance (including endorsements for future advances under the Loan Documents) and such coinsurance and direct access reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;

 

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(iii)    opinions of local counsel for the Loan Parties in states in which the real properties are located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and any related fixture filings in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(iv)    for any Flood Hazard Property, (A) the Borrower’s written acknowledgment of receipt of written notification from the Collateral Agent as to the fact that such property is a Flood Hazard Property and as to whether the community in which each such Flood Hazard Property is located is participating in the National Flood Insurance Program and (B) copies of the Borrower’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, or such other evidence of flood insurance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and naming the Collateral Agent as mortgagee and sole loss payee on behalf of the Lenders; and

(v)    such other evidence that all other actions that the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to create valid and subsisting Liens on the property described in the Mortgages has been taken.

SECTION 6.14.     Designation of Subsidiaries . The board of directors of the Borrower may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) immediately before and after such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) other than for purposes of designating a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a Securitization Subsidiary in connection with the establishment of a Qualified Securitization Financing, immediately after giving effect to such designation (or in the case such Subsidiary to be designated is newly acquired, if the Borrower so elect in writing to the Administrative Agent, at the time the definitive documentation of such acquisition is entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), the Interest Coverage Ratio shall exceed 2.00:1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) (and, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of any such designation, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations demonstrating satisfaction of such test) and, (iii) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it is a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of the High Yield Notes, the Unsecured Term Loan or any Junior Financing, as applicable. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the net book value of the Borrower’s investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

SECTION 6.15.     Post-Closing Matters . To the extent such items have not been delivered as of the Restatement Effective Date, within ninety (90) days after the Restatement Effective Date, unless waived or extended by the Collateral Agent in its sole discretion, the applicable Loan Party shall deliver to the Collateral Agent the following:

(i)    evidence that amendments, supplements or restatements, as applicable, of the Existing Mortgages (each, a “ Mortgage Amendment ”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered and are in form suitable for filing and recording in all filing and recording offices that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to maintain or protect the Lien created thereby or priority thereof;

(ii)    record owner and lien searches and modification and date-down endorsements to the existing title insurance policy for each Mortgaged Property confirming ownership by the applicable Loan Party and showing no Liens of record except any Liens expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement;

(iii)    evidence of payment of all applicable title insurance premiums, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of each Mortgage Amendment and issuance of the date-down endorsements referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above;

 

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(iv)    to the extent reasonably available, an affidavit of “no change” with respect to the existing survey of the Mortgaged Property located at 10245 Hickman Mills Drive, Kansas City, MO in form satisfactory to the issuer of the applicable title insurance policy with respect to such Mortgaged Property; and

(v)    favorable written opinions of local counsel for the Loan Parties (A) in the state in which each Mortgaged Property is located, with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgage and any related fixture filings, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (B) in the state in which each Loan Party party to a Mortgage is organized or formed, with respect to the valid existence, corporate power and authority of such Loan Party in the granting of such Mortgage, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 6.16.     Maintenance of Flood Insurance . If any portion of Improvements (as defined in the Mortgage) constituting part of the Mortgaged Properties is a Flood Hazard Property, Borrower will (or will cause the applicable mortgagor to) purchase flood insurance in an amount satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, but in no event less than the maximum limit of coverage available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended or supplemented from time to time, and including the regulations issued thereunder.

ARTICLE VII

Negative Covenants

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder which is accrued and payable shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

SECTION 7.01.     Liens . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a)    Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b)    Liens existing on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date ; provided that any Lien securing Indebtedness in excess of (x) $2,500,000 individually or (y) $10,000,000 in the aggregate (when taken together with all other Liens securing obligations outstanding in reliance on this clause (b) that are not listed on Schedule 7.01(b) ) shall only be permitted to the extent such Lien is listed on Schedule 7.01(b) ;

(c)    Liens for Taxes which are not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or which 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 to the extent required in accordance with GAAP;

(d)    statutory or common law Liens of landlords, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, construction contractors or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or which 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 to the extent required in accordance with GAAP;

(e)     (i) pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) pledges and deposits 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 for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(f)    deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g)    easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property which, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary and any exception on the title polices issued in connection with the Mortgaged Property;

(h)    Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h);

(i)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(e); provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits and (iii) with respect to Capitalized Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets subject to such Capitalized Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;

(j)    leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not (i) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary, taken as a whole, or (ii) secure any Indebtedness;

(k)    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 in the ordinary course of business;

(l)    Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on the items in the course of collection, (ii) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and (iii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(m)    Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(f), (j) or (o) to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 7.05, 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;

(n)    Liens on property of any Foreign Subsidiary securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03;

(o)    Liens in favor of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(d);

(p)    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 (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14), in each case after the date hereof Restatement Effective Date (other than Liens on the Equity Interests of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary); provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary, (ii) 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 subjected to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, 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 (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.03(e) or (g);

(q)    any interest or title of a lessor under leases entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(r)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(s)    Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements under Section 7.02 and reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(t)    Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks or other financial institutions not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(u)    Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

(v)    (i) Liens placed upon the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and (ii) Liens placed upon the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and any of its Subsidiaries to secure Indebtedness (or to secure a Guarantee of such Indebtedness) incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) in connection with such Permitted Acquisition;

(w)    ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

(x)    Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings;

(y)    Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

(z)    Liens on the Collateral (but not any other assets) securing Indebtedness under any Subordinated Lien Facility incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(w) (or any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof); provided such Liens are subject to the Subordinated Lien Intercreditor Agreement (or, in the case of any Permitted Refinancing thereof, another intercreditor agreement containing terms that are at least as favorable to the Secured Parties as those contained in the Subordinated Lien Intercreditor Agreement);

(aa)    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 the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary;

 

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(bb)    Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit or banker’s acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(cc)    Liens securing letters of credit in a currency other than Dollars permitted under Section 7.03(p) in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $20,000,000;

(dd)    Liens on the Securitization Assets arising in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing

(ee)    Liens on assets of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03;

(ff)    Liens on the Collateral (but not any other assets) securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03(y); provided , that, to the extent such Liens are contemplated to be junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, such Liens shall be subject to the Subordinated Lien Intercreditor Agreement and the Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall have been incurred pursuant to the Subordinated Lien Facility; provided , further that (A) if such Liens are on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations, the First Lien Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50:1.00 and such Liens shall be subject to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and (B) if such Liens are junior to the Liens securing the Obligations, the Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 6.00:1.00 and such Liens shall be subject to a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

(gg)    the modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by clauses (b), (i), (p), (v) and (z) of this Section 7.01; provided that (i) the 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 or financed by Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03, and (B) proceeds and products thereof, provided that with respect to such modification, replacement, renewal or extension of any Lien permitted by clause (z) of this Section 7.01, such Liens do not extend to any assets other than the Collateral; and (ii) the renewal, extension or refinancing of the obligations secured or benefited by such Liens is permitted by Section 7.03;

(hh)    other Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $100,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets;

(ii)    Liens securing Permitted Other Debt issued pursuant to Section 7.03(u) so long as such Liens are subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if such Liens are secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations) or a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if such Liens rank junior to the Liens securing the Obligations); and

(jj)    Liens to secure Indebtedness permitted under Sections 7.03(aa) or 7.03(bb) so long as such Liens are subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if such Liens are secured on a pari passu basis with the Liens securing the Obligations) or a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if such Liens rank junior to the Liens securing the Obligations).

SECTION 7.02.     Investments . Make or hold any Investments, except:

(a)    Investments by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in assets that were Cash Equivalents when such Investment was made;

(b)    loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), any Intermediate Holding Company, the Borrower or 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 of Holdings (or any

 

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direct or indirect parent thereof or after a Qualifying IPO, any Intermediate Holding Company or the Borrower) ( provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity) and (iii) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed $20,000,000;

(c)    asset purchases (including purchases of inventory, supplies and materials) and the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(d)    Investments (i) by any Loan Party in any other Loan Party, (ii) by any Non-Loan Party in any other Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) by any Non-Loan Party in any Loan Party, (iv) by any Loan Party in any Non-Loan Party that is a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that all such Investments pursuant to this clause (iv) shall be in the form of intercompany loans and evidenced by notes that have been pledged (individually or pursuant to a global note) to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders ( provided that in order to comply with the laws and regulations of a jurisdiction where such Non-Loan Party is located or organized, Investments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000,000 may be structured as an equity contribution or otherwise in a form other than an intercompany loan);

(e)    Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

(f)    Investments consisting of Liens, Indebtedness, fundamental changes, Dispositions and Restricted Payments permitted under Sections 7.01, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05 and 7.06, respectively;

(g)    Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 7.02(g) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii) existing on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of any Investment permitted pursuant to this Section 7.02(g) is not increased from the amount of such Investment on the Restatement Effective Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Restatement Effective Date or as otherwise permitted by this Section 7.02;

(h)    Investments in Swap Contracts permitted under Section 7.03;

(i)    promissory notes and other noncash consideration received in connection with Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05;

(j)    the purchase or other acquisition of property and assets or businesses of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or Equity Interests in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Subsidiary of the Borrower (including as a result of a merger or consolidation); provided that, with respect to each purchase or other acquisition made pursuant to this Section 7.02(j) (each, a “ Permitted Acquisition ”):

(B)    to the extent required by Section 6.11, any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (and, to the extent required under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the Subsidiaries of such created or acquired Subsidiary) shall be Guarantors and shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11, within the times specified therein (for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (A) shall not override any provisions of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement); and

(C)    immediately after giving effect to such purchase or other acquisition (or if the Borrower so elects in writing to the Administrative Agent, at the time the definitive documentation of such purchase or other acquisition is entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), the Borrower and

 

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the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 7.14 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) for the Test Period in effect at the time such purchase or other acquisition is to occur but only to the extent such Section is applicable;

(k)    [reserved];

(l)    Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of Article III endorsements for collection or deposit and Article IV customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

(m)    Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(n)    loans and advances to the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to the Borrower (or such direct or indirect parent) in accordance with Section 7.06(f), (g) or (k);

(o)    other Investments that do not exceed the greater of $200,000,000 and 5.0% of Total Assets in the aggregate, net of any return representing return of capital in respect of any such investment and valued at the time of the making thereof; provided that such amount shall be increased by (i) the Net Cash Proceeds of Permitted Equity Issuances that are Not Otherwise Applied and (ii) if as of the last day of the immediately preceding Test Period (or if the Borrower so elects in writing to the Administrative Agent, at the time the definitive documentation of such other Investment is entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), the Interest Coverage Ratio exceeds 2.00:1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied;

(p)    advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;

(q)    Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made solely with Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or by the Borrower or any Intermediate Holding Company or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings after a Qualifying IPO of Holdings, the Borrower, such Intermediate Holding Company or such direct or indirect parent of Holdings);

(r)    Investments held by a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Restatement Effective Date or of a Person merged or consolidated into the Borrower or merged or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 7.04 after the Restatement Effective Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

(s)    Guarantees by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary 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;

(t)    (i) Investments in a Securitization Subsidiary or any Investment by a Securitization Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing; provided , however , that any such Investment in a Securitization Subsidiary is in the form of a contribution of additional Securitization Assets or as equity, and (ii) distributions or payments of Securitization Fees and purchases of Securitization Assets pursuant to a Securitization Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Securitization Financing;

 

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(u)    Investments constituting the non-cash portion of consideration received in a Disposition permitted by Section 7.05;

(v)    Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this Section 7.02(v) that are at the time outstanding, without giving effect to the sale of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent the proceeds of such sale do not consist of cash or marketable securities (until such proceeds are converted to Cash Equivalents), in an amount not to exceed the greater of $100,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets (with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that any Investment made by any Loan Party pursuant to this Section 7.03(v) shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Loans;

(w)    any Investment in a Similar Business taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this Section 7.02(w) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $100,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided , however , that if any Investment pursuant to this Section 7.02(w) is made in any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower at the date of the making of such Investment and such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after such date, such Investment shall thereafter be deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 7.02(d) above and shall cease to have been made pursuant to this Section 7.02(w);

(x)    Investments in joint ventures of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this Section 7.03(x) that are at that time outstanding not to exceed the greater of $60,000,000 and 2.0% of Total Assets (in each case, determined on the date such Investment is made, with the fair market value of each Investment being measured at the time made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value);

(y)    any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary so long as the Total Leverage Ratio determined on a Pro Forma Basis is less than or equal to 3.75:1.00; and

(z)    Investments in connection with internal reorganizations and/or restructurings and related activities related to tax planning and reorganizations consisting of the transfer by any Loan Party of the Equity Interests of any Non-Loan Party to another Non-Loan Party in the form of a capital contribution or intercompany note which is not pledged to the Secured Parties.

SECTION 7.03.     Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a)    Indebtedness of the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents;

(b)    (i) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date and listed on Schedule 7.03(b) and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (ii) intercompany Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date and any refinancing thereof with Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the intercompany Indebtedness so refinanced; provided that (x) any amount owed by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to a Loan Party shall be evidenced by an intercompany note and (y) all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Person or Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to an intercompany note;

(c)    Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder (except that a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may not, by virtue of this Section 7.03(c), Guarantee Indebtedness that such Restricted Subsidiary could not otherwise incur under this Section 7.03); provided that (A) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any High Yield Note, the Unsecured Term Loan, any

 

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Subordinated Lien Facility or any Junior Financing shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Obligations substantially on the terms set forth in the Guaranty and (B) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;

(d)    Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary to the extent constituting an Investment permitted by Section 7.02; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Person that is not a Loan Party shall be unsecured and subject to the subordination terms set forth in Section 5.03 of the Security Agreement;

(e)    (i) Attributable Indebtedness and other Indebtedness (including Capitalized Leases) financing the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of fixed or capital assets; provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within three hundred and sixty-five (365) days after the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement in an aggregate amount at any one time not to exceed the greater of $150,000,000 and 5.0% of Total Assets (together with any Permitted Refinancings thereof), (ii) Attributable Indebtedness arising out of sale-leaseback transactions permitted by Section 7.05(f) and (iii) any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii);

(f)    Indebtedness in respect of Swap Contracts designed to hedge against interest rates, foreign exchange rates or commodities pricing risks incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(g)    Indebtedness assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, provided that (x) such Indebtedness (i) was not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (ii) is secured only by the assets acquired in the applicable Permitted Acquisition (including any acquired Equity Interests), (iii) the only obligors with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (g) shall be those Persons who were obligors of such Indebtedness prior to such Permitted Acquisition and (y) both immediately prior and after giving effect thereto no Default shall exist or result therefrom;

(h)    (i) Indebtedness (A) assumed in connection with any Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Permitted Acquisition, or (B) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing of the foregoing; provided , that in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, such Indebtedness and all Indebtedness resulting from any Permitted Refinancing thereof (w) is unsecured or is subordinated to the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination terms set forth in the Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture as of the Restatement Effective Date or as otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (x) both immediately prior and after giving effect thereto no Default shall exist or result therefrom, (y) matures after, and does not require any scheduled amortization or other scheduled payments of principal prior to, the Latest Term Loan Maturity Date of the Term Loans and (z) has terms and conditions (other than interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower as the terms and conditions of the Senior Subordinated Notes as of the Restatement Effective Date or as otherwise consistent with the market for such Indebtedness; provided that notwithstanding anything contained in the Loan Documents to the contrary, (a) the only obligors with respect to any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (A) of this paragraph or any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness in respect thereof shall be those Persons who were obligors of such Indebtedness immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition and (b) Restricted Subsidiaries that are Non-Loan Parties may not incur Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (h) in an aggregate outstanding amount in excess of 3.0% of Total Assets;

(i)    Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(j)    Indebtedness to current or former officers, directors, managers, consultants and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) permitted by Section 7.06;

(k)    Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in a Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or any Disposition, in each case to the extent constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price (including earn-outs) or other similar adjustments;

(l)    Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with the Transaction and Permitted Acquisitions or any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder;

(m)    Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements, overdraft protections and similar arrangements in each case in connection with deposit accounts;

(n)    Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $250,000,000 and 8.0% of Total Assets at any time outstanding; provided that a maximum of the greater of $100,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets in aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness may be incurred by Non-Loan Parties;

(o)    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;

(p)    Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances, warehouse receipts or similar instruments issued or created in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers compensation claims;

(q)    obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

(r)    Indebtedness incurred by a Securitization Subsidiary in a Qualified Securitization Financing that is not recourse (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings) to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(s)    Indebtedness supported by a Letter of Credit, in a principal amount not to exceed the face amount of such Letter of Credit;

(t)    Indebtedness in respect of the High Yield Notes and the Unsecured Term Loan and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

(u)    Indebtedness in respect of (i) any Permitted Other Debt issued or incurred in exchange for, or which modifies, extends, refinances, renews, replaces or refunds or the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom are applied to the prepayment of Term Loans in the manner set forth in Section 2.05(b)(iii) and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing of such Indebtedness; provided that, in the case of this subclause (ii), such Indebtedness otherwise complies with the definition of Permitted Other Debt;

 

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(v)    Indebtedness incurred by a Foreign Subsidiary which, when aggregated with the principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (v) and then outstanding, does not exceed the greater of $300,000,000 and 10% of Total Assets;

(w)    (i) Indebtedness under a Subordinated Lien Facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 at any time outstanding; provided that at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, no Default exists or would result therefrom, and (ii) Permitted Refinancings in respect thereof; provided that the amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (w) shall not exceed at any time outstanding the sum of (1) $415,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments incurred or effected pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(1) and the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(aa) plus (2) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans and (to the extent coupled with a permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) of Revolving Credit Loans prior to such time;

(x)    Unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (A) both immediately prior and after giving Pro Forma Effect to such incurrence no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom and (B) if such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations, it is done so on terms taken as a whole, that are not materially less favorable to the Borrower as the terms and conditions of the Senior Subordinated Notes as of the Restatement Effective Date, as otherwise consistent with the market for such Indebtedness or reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(y)    Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance a Permitted Acquisition; provided that such Indebtedness shall (A) in the case of Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, have a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, and in the case of Indebtedness secured on a junior basis to the Facilities, have a maturity date that is at least 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (B) in the case of Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans and, in the case of Indebtedness secured on a junior basis to the Facilities, shall not be subject to scheduled amortization prior to maturity, (C) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis by a Loan Party, be subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if the Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, be subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (D) in the case of Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, be subject to the “most favored nation” provision contained in Section 2.14 and (E) have terms and conditions (other than pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole);

(z)    to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations in respect of the ‘Subsequent Payment Amount’ (under and as defined in that certain Interest Purchase Agreement dated September 18, 2017 among the Borrower, Cook Pharmica LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of Indiana, Cook Group Incorporated, a corporation incorporated under the laws of Indiana, and the other Persons party thereto, as in effect on the Amendment No. 3 Effective Date);

(aa)    (x) Indebtedness secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, (y) Indebtedness secured on a junior basis to the Facilities or (z) unsecured Indebtedness, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of (i) $415,000,000 minus the aggregate amount of Incremental Term Loans and Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments incurred or effected pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(1) and the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(w) plus (ii) all voluntary prepayments of Term Loans and (to the extent coupled with a permanent reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments) of Revolving Credit Loans prior to such time; provided that such Indebtedness shall (A) in the case of clause (x) above, have a maturity date that is after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, and in the case of clause (y) above, have a maturity date that is at least 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred, (B) in the case of clause (x) above, have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity not shorter than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to

 

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Maturity of the Term Loans and, in the case of clause (y) above, shall not be subject to scheduled amortization prior to maturity, (C) if such Indebtedness is secured on a junior basis by a Loan Party, be subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if the Indebtedness is secured on a pari passu basis with the Facilities, be (x) in the form of debt securities and (y) subject to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (D) in the case of clause (x) above, be subject to the “most favored nation” provision contained in Section 2.14 and (E) have terms and conditions (other than pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption provisions) that in the good faith determination of the Borrower are not materially less favorable (when taken as a whole) to the Borrower than the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents (when taken as a whole); provided that any such Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Section 7.03(bb), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding, the greater of $100,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;

(bb)    Permitted Ratio Debt and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided , further , that any such Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this definition by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, together with any Indebtedness incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party pursuant to Section 7.03(aa), does not exceed in the aggregate at any time outstanding the greater of $100,000,000 and 3.0% of Total Assets, in each case determined at the time of incurrence;

(cc)    all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (bb) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the Dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term debt, or first committed, in the case of revolving credit debt; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred to extend, replace, refund, refinance, renew or defease other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such extension, replacement, refunding, refinancing, renewal or defeasance, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being extended, replaced, refunded, refinanced, renewed or defeased.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.03, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (cc) above, the Borrower shall, in its sole discretion, classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of the above clauses; provided that (i) all Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance only on the exception in clause (a) of Section 7.03 and (ii) all Indebtedness outstanding under the High Yield Notes and the Unsecured Term Loan will be deemed to have been incurred on such date in reliance only on the exception of clause (t) of Section 7.03.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 7.03.

SECTION 7.04.     Fundamental Changes . Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that:

(a)    any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with (i) the Borrower (including a merger, the purpose of which is to reorganize the Borrower into a new jurisdiction); provided that (x) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, and (y) such merger does not result in the Borrower ceasing to be organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Loan Party is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary, a Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

 

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(b)    (i) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate with or into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (ii) (A) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or (B) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may change its legal form if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and if not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

(c)    any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then (i) the transferee must be a Loan Party or (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be a permitted Investment in or Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party in accordance with Sections 7.02 and 7.03, respectively;

(d)    so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “ Successor Borrower ”), (A) the Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof, (B) 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 reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Guaranty confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (D) each Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (E) each mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, and (F) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to this Agreement or any other Loan Document comply with this Agreement; provided further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement;

(e)    so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary or the Borrower, which together with each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Section 6.11;

(f)    so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom and no material assets have been transferred to such Subsidiaries from the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof from the Restatement Effective Date to the date of such dissolution or liquidation, the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 7.04(f) may be dissolved or liquidated; and

(g)    so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom, a merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition, the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 7.05.

 

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SECTION 7.05.     Dispositions . Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:

(a)    Dispositions of obsolete, worn out or surplus property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b)    Dispositions of inventory and immaterial assets in the ordinary course of business (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any immaterial IP Rights to lapse or go abandoned in the ordinary course of business);

(c)    Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is promptly purchased or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

(d)    Dispositions of property to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party (i) the transferee thereof must be a Loan Party or (ii) to the extent such transaction constitutes an Investment, such transaction is permitted under Section 7.02;

(e)    Dispositions permitted by Sections 7.02, 7.04 and 7.06 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01;

(f)    Dispositions of property for fair market value pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions;

(g)    Dispositions in the ordinary course of business of Cash Equivalents;

(h)    leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses (including the provision of software under an open source license), in each case in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(i)    transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Casualty Event;

(j)    Dispositions of property; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no Default exists), no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) such Disposition is for fair market value and (iii) with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (j) for a purchase price in excess of $50,000,000, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received, other than nonconsensual Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and Liens permitted by Section 7.01(a), Section 7.01(l) and clauses (i) and (ii) of Section 7.01(t)); provided , however , that for the purposes of this clause (iii), (A) any liabilities (as shown on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the payment in cash of the Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee with respect to the applicable Disposition and for which all of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have been validly released by all applicable creditors in writing, (B) any securities received by such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by 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 and (C) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received 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 (C) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess of 2.5% of Total Assets at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, 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 Cash Equivalents;

 

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(k)    Dispositions listed on Schedule 7.05(k) (“ Scheduled Dispositions ”);

(l)    Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(m)    Dispositions of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business in connection with the collection or compromise thereof;

(n)    any issuance or sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(o)    the unwinding of any Swap Contract pursuant to its terms;

(p)    any Disposition of Securitization Assets to a Securitization Subsidiary;

(q)    any Disposition of non-core assets or property, including assets or property (i) no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $20,000,000; provided that such Disposition is for fair market value or (ii) acquired pursuant to or in order to effectuate a Permitted Acquisition or Investment which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(r)    any swap of assets in exchange for services or other assets of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as a whole, as determined in good faith by the management of the Borrower;

provided that any Disposition of any property pursuant to this Section 7.05 (except pursuant to Section 7.05(e), (i), (n) and (o) and except for Dispositions from a Loan Party to another Loan Party), shall be for no less than the fair market value of such property at the time of such Disposition. To the extent any Collateral is Disposed of as expressly permitted by this Section 7.05 to any Person other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, such Collateral shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, upon the certification by the Borrower that such Disposition is permitted by this Agreement, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate in order to effect the foregoing.

SECTION 7.06.     Restricted Payments . Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a)    each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests);

(b)    (i) the Borrower may redeem in whole or in part any of its Equity Interests for another class of Equity Interests or rights to acquire its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests, provided that any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders, when taken as a whole, contained in such other class of Equity Interests are at least as advantageous to the Lenders as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby and (ii) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests not otherwise permitted by Section 7.03) of such Person;

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(d)    to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 7.02, 7.04 or 7.08 other than Section 7.08(f);

(e)    repurchases of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) or any Restricted Subsidiary 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;

(f)    the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Borrower (or of any such direct or indirect parent thereof) by any future, present or former employee, director or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower) or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee or director equity plan, employee or director stock option plan or any other employee or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock subscription or shareholder agreement) with any employee, director or consultant of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), any Intermediate Holding Company, Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (f) shall not exceed $60,000,000 in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to the following proviso) of $85,000,000 in any calendar year); provided , further , that such amount in any calendar year may be increased by an amount not to exceed:

(i)    to the extent contributed to the Borrower, the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies, in each case to members of management, directors or consultants of Holdings, the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its direct or indirect parent companies that occurs after the Original Effective Date; plus

(ii)     the Net Cash Proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; less

(iii)     the amount of any Restricted Payments previously made with the cash proceeds described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.06(f);

and provided further that cancellation of Indebtedness owing to the Borrower from members of management of the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies or any of the Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Equity Interests of any of the Borrower’s direct or indirect parent companies will not be deemed to constitute a Restricted Payment for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement.

(g)    the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower:

(i)    the proceeds of which will be used to pay the tax liability to each foreign, federal, state or local jurisdiction in respect of consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated returns for such jurisdiction of the Borrower (or such direct or indirect parent) attributable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries determined as if the Borrower and its Subsidiaries filed separately;

(ii)    the proceeds of which shall be used to pay its operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties), which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business, attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower attributable to the ownership or operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries);

 

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(iii)    the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) corporate existence;

(iv)    to finance any Investment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.02; provided that (A) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) the Borrower shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (1) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests) to be held by it or contributed to a Restricted Subsidiary or (2) the merger (to the extent permitted in Section 7.04) of the Person formed or acquired into a Restricted Subsidiary in order to consummate such Permitted Acquisition, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.11;

(v)    the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary costs, fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful equity or debt offering permitted by this Agreement; and

(vi)    the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent company of the Borrower to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(h)    the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition 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; and

(i)    (i) any Restricted Payment by the Borrower or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower to pay listing fees and other costs and expenses attributable to being a publicly traded company which are reasonable and customary and (ii) Restricted Payments not to exceed the sum of (A) up to 6.0% per annum of the net proceeds received by (or contributed to) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from a Qualifying IPO and (B) Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount per annum not to exceed (x) 3.50% of Market Capitalization, if, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the payment of any such Restricted Payment, the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.00:1.00 and (y) 4.75% of Market Capitalization, so long as, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to the payment of any such Restricted Payment, the Total Leverage Ratio shall be less than or equal to 4.0:1.00;

(j)    payments made or expected to be made by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, manager or consultant (or any spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees of any of the foregoing) and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of stock options;

(k)    in addition to the foregoing Restricted Payments and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of (1) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings made pursuant to Section 7.12(a)(iv) and (2) loans and advances to any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower made pursuant to Section 7.02(n) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (i), not to exceed the sum of (i) the greater of $120,000,000 and 4.0% of Total Assets, (ii) the aggregate amount of the Net Cash Proceeds of Permitted Equity Issuances that are Not Otherwise Applied and (iii) if as of the last day of the immediately preceding Test Period, the Interest Coverage Ratio exceeds 2.00:1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), the amount of the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied; and

 

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(l)    so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments so long as the Total Leverage Ratio (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment does not exceed 3.75:1.00.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted Payment consisting of any proceeds from a Qualified Securitization Transaction.

SECTION 7.07.     Change in Nature of Business . Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date or any business reasonably related or ancillary thereto.

SECTION 7.08.     Transactions with Affiliates . Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than (a) transactions between or among the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction, (b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, (c) the Transaction and the payment of fees and expenses related to the Transaction, (d) transactions with the Captive Insurance Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, (e) the payment of management and monitoring fees to the Sponsor in an aggregate amount in any fiscal year not to exceed the amount permitted to be paid pursuant to the Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date and any Sponsor Termination Fees not to exceed the amount set forth in the Sponsor Management Agreement as in effect on the Original Effective Date and related indemnities and reasonable expenses, (f) equity issuances, repurchases, retirements or other acquisitions or retirements of Equity Interests by the Borrower permitted under Section 7.06, (g) loans and other transactions by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under this Article VII, (h) employment and severance arrangements between the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to stock option plans and employee benefit plans and arrangements, (i) payments by the Borrower (and any direct or indirect parent thereof) and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the tax sharing agreements among the Borrower (and any such direct or indirect parent thereof) and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (j) the payment of customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (k) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements in existence on the Restatement Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 7.08 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect, (l) dividends, redemptions and repurchases permitted under Section 7.06 and Investments permitted under Section 7.02, (m) customary payments by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiaries to the Sponsor made for any financial advisory, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions or divestitures), which payments are approved by the majority of the members of the board of directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the board of directors of the Borrower in good faith and (n) any Disposition of Securitization Assets or related assets in connection with any Qualified Securitization Financing.

SECTION 7.09.     Burdensome Agreements . Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that limits the ability of (a) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to make Restricted Payments to any Loan Party or (b) any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Lenders with respect to the Facilities and the Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations which (i) (x) exist on the date hereof Restatement Effective Date and (to the extent not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.09) are listed on Schedule 7.09 hereto and (y) to the extent Contractual

 

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Obligations permitted by clause (x) are set forth in an agreement evidencing Indebtedness, are set forth in any agreement evidencing any permitted renewal, extension or refinancing of such Indebtedness so long as such renewal, extension or refinancing does not expand the scope of such Contractual Obligation, (ii) are binding on a Restricted Subsidiary at the time such Restricted Subsidiary first becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such Contractual Obligations were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided further that this clause (ii) shall not apply to Contractual Obligations that are binding on a Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14, (iii) represent Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary which is not a Loan Party which is permitted by Section 7.03, (iv) arise in connection with any Lien permitted by Section 7.01(u) or any Disposition permitted by Sections 7.04 or 7.05, (v) are customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted under Section 7.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vi) are negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.03 but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness (and excluding in any event any Indebtedness constituting any Junior Financing) and the proceeds and products thereof, (vii) are customary restrictions on leases, subleases, licenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, (viii) comprise restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(e), 7.03(g), 7.03(n) or 7.03(v) to the extent that such restrictions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or, in the case of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(g) only, to the Restricted Subsidiaries incurring or guaranteeing such Indebtedness, (ix) are customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of any Restricted Subsidiary, (x) are customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xi) are restrictions on cash or other deposits imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (xii) are customary restrictions contained in the High Yield Notes Documentation, the Unsecured Term Loan Documentation or any Subordinated Lien Facility and (xiii) arise in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.01 and 7.02.

SECTION 7.10.     Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Term Borrowing shall be used solely to refinance in full the Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement and to pay any fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction. The Revolving Credit Loans made after the Restatement Effective Date will be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the financing of Permitted Acquisitions. Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit will be used for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 7.11.     Accounting Changes . Make any change in its fiscal year; 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.

SECTION 7.12.     Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness .

(a)    Prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal, interest and mandatory prepayments shall be permitted) the Senior Subordinated Notes, any subordinated Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.03(y) or 7.03(n) or any other Indebtedness that is or is required to be subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents (collectively, “ Junior Financing ”) or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of any Junior Financing Documentation, except (i) the refinancing thereof with the Net Cash Proceeds of any Indebtedness (to the extent such Indebtedness constitutes a Permitted Refinancing and, if applicable, is permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(y)), to the extent not required to prepay any Loans or Facility pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or the prepayment thereof with Declined Proceeds, (ii) the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parents, (iii) the prepayment of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent permitted by the Collateral Documents and (iv) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other payments in respect of Junior Financings prior to their scheduled maturity in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of (1) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06(k) and (2) loans and advances to the

 

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Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) made pursuant to Section 7.02(n), not to exceed the sum of (A) the greater of $120,000,000 and 4.0% of Total Assets, (B) the amount of the Net Cash Proceeds of Permitted Equity Issuances that are Not Otherwise Applied, and (C) if as of the last day of the immediately preceding Test Period, the Interest Coverage Ratio exceeds 2.00:1.00 (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis), the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied.

(b)    Amend, modify or change in any manner materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of any Junior Financing Documentation or Subordinated Lien Facility Documentation without the consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

SECTION 7.13.     Equity Interests of Certain Restricted Subsidiaries . Permit any wholly-owned Domestic Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary to become a non-wholly owned Subsidiary, except to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary continues to be a Guarantor or in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of the assets or all of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary permitted by Section 7.05 or the designation of such Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.14.

SECTION 7.14.     Financial Covenant .

(a)    The Borrower will not permit the First Lien Leverage Ratio as of the last day of a Test Period (commencing with the Test Period ending after the first full fiscal quarter following the Restatement Effective Date) to exceed 6.50:1.00 ( provided that the provisions of this Section 7.14 shall not be applicable to any such Test Period if on the last day of such Test Period the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and/or Letters of Credit (excluding up to $30,000,000 of Letters of Credit and other Letters of Credit which have been Cash Collateralized or backstopped by a letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer) that are issued and/or outstanding is equal to or less than 30% of the Revolving Credit Facility).

(b)    The provisions of this Section 7.14 are for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders only and the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility may amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 7.14 or the defined terms used in this Section 7.14 (solely in respect of the use of such defined terms in this Section 7.14) or waive any Default resulting from a breach of this Section 7.14 without the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.

SECTION 7.15.     Covenant Suspension .

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VII of this Agreement, if on any date (i) the Loans have an Investment Grade Rating from either of the Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing (the occurrence of the events described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) being collectively referred to as a “ Covenant Suspension Event ”), then, beginning on such date and continuing so long as the Loans have an Investment Grade Rating, Sections 7.03, 7.06 and 7.08 (the “ Suspended Covenants ”) will no longer be applicable during such period (the “ Suspension Period ”) until the occurrence of the Reversion Date.

(b)    In the event that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of the foregoing, and on any subsequent date (the “ Reversion Date ”) (i) one or more of the Rating Agencies withdraw their Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the rating assigned to the Loans below an Investment Grade Rating (leaving neither of the Rating Agencies with an Investment Grade Rating for the Loans) and/or (ii) the Borrower enters into an agreement to effect a transaction that would result in a Change of Control and one or more of the Rating Agencies indicate that if consummated, such transaction (alone or together with any related recapitalization or refinancing transactions) would cause such Rating Agency to withdraw its Investment Grade Rating or downgrade the ratings assigned to the Loans below an Investment Grade Rating (in either case leaving neither of the Rating Agencies with an Investment Grade Rating for the Loans), then the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants with respect to future events, including, without limitation, a proposed transaction described in this clause (ii).

(c)    During a Suspension Period, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be entitled to consummate transactions to the extent not prohibited hereunder without giving effect to the Suspended Covenants.

 

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During a Suspension Period, the covenants that are not Suspended Covenants shall be interpreted as though the Suspended Covenants continue to be applicable during such Suspension Period. For illustrative purposes only, even though Section 7.03 will not be in effect during a Suspension Period, Section 7.01(jj) will be interpreted as though Section 7.03(aa) and 7.03(bb) were still in effect during such Suspension Period.

(d)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of any such reinstatement, no action taken or omitted to be taken by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to such reinstatement will give rise to a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that (1) with respect to Restricted Payments made after such reinstatement, the amount available to be made as Restricted Payments will be calculated as though the covenant described above under Section 7.06 had been in effect prior to, but not during, the Suspension Period; (2) all Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Equity Interests issued, during the Suspension Period will be classified to have been incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.03(b)(i); and (3) any transaction with an Affiliate entered into after such reinstatement pursuant to an agreement entered into during any Suspension Period shall be deemed to be permitted pursuant to Section 7.08(k).

ARTICLE VIII

Events of Default and Remedies

SECTION 8.01.     Events of Default . Any of the following events referred to in any of clauses (a) through (m) inclusive of this Section 8.01 shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

(a)     Non-Payment . Any Loan Party fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan, or (ii) within five (5) Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or any other amount payable hereunder or with respect to any other Loan Document; or

(b)     Specific Covenants . The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Sections 6.03(a) or 6.05(a) (solely with respect to the Borrower) or Article VII; provided that the Borrowers’ failure to comply with Section 7.14 shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Term Loans or Term Commitments unless and until the Revolving Credit Lenders have declared all amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility to be immediately due and payable and all outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments to be immediately terminated, in each case in accordance with this Agreement and such declaration has not been rescinded on or before such date (the “ Term Loan Standstill Period ”); provided , further , that a Default as a result of a breach of Section 7.14 is subject to cure pursuant to Section 8.05; or

(c)     Other Defaults . Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Administrative Agent; or

(d)     Representations and Warranties . Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document required to be delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made; or

(e)     Cross-Default . Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) having an aggregate principal amount of not less than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event occurs (other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of Swap Agreements, termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Swap Agreements), the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on

 

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behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (e)(B) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, if such sale or transfer is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness; provided , further , that such failure is unremedied and is not waived by the holders of such Indebtedness; or

(f)     Insolvency Proceedings, Etc . Any Loan Party or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator, administrator, administrative receiver or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for sixty (60) calendar days; or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g)     Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment . (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts in excess of the Threshold Amount as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within sixty (60) days after its issue or levy; or

(h)     Judgments . There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary a final judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not denied or failed to acknowledge coverage thereof) and such judgment or order shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged or stayed or bonded pending an appeal for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or

(i)     ERISA . (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA in an aggregate amount which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any Loan Party 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 which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) a termination, withdrawal or noncompliance with applicable law or plan terms or termination, withdrawal or other event similar to an ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Foreign Plan that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(j)     Invalidity of Loan Documents . Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder (including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) or as a result of acts or omissions by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or the satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party contests in writing the validity or enforceability of any provision of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies in writing that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document (other than as a result of repayment in full of the Obligations and termination of the Aggregate Commitments), or purports in writing to revoke or rescind any Loan Document; or

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(l)     Collateral Documents . (i) Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof pursuant to Section 4.01 or 6.11 shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof including as a result of a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or 7.05) cease to create a valid and perfected lien, with the priority required by the Collateral Documents (or other security purported to be created on the applicable Collateral) on and security interest in any material portion of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01, except to the extent that any such loss of perfection or priority results from the failure of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to maintain possession of certificates actually delivered to it representing securities pledged under the Collateral Documents or to file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements and except 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 or failed to acknowledge coverage, or (ii) any of the Equity Interests of the Borrower ceasing to be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement free of Liens other than Liens created by the Security Agreement or any nonconsensual Liens arising solely by operation of Law; or

(m)     Junior Financing Documentation . (i) Any of the Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents for any reason shall cease to be “Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in any Junior Financing Documentation, (ii) the subordination provisions set forth in any Junior Financing Documentation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of any Junior Financing, if applicable, or (iii) if applicable, the Subordinated Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall, in whole or in part, cease to be effective or otherwise cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the holders of any Indebtedness under the Subordinated Lien Facility.

SECTION 8.02.     Remedies Upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall take any or all of the following actions (or, if an Event of Default under Section 7.14 occurs and is continuing and prior to the expiration of the Term Loan Standstill Period, at the request of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility only, and in such case only with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitments, Swing Line Loans, and any Letters of Credit):

(a)    declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b)    declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c)    require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the then Outstanding Amount thereof); and

(d)    exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents or applicable Law;

provided that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

SECTION 8.03.     Exclusion of Immaterial Subsidiaries . Solely for the purpose of determining whether a Default has occurred under clause (f) or (g) of Section 8.01, any reference in any such clause to any Restricted Subsidiary or Loan Party shall be deemed not to include any Restricted Subsidiary affected by any event or

 

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circumstances referred to in any such clause that is not a Material Subsidiary (it being agreed that all Restricted Subsidiaries affected by any event or circumstance referred to in any such clause shall be considered together, as a single consolidated Restricted Subsidiary, for purposes of determining whether the condition specified above is satisfied).

SECTION 8.04.     Application of Funds . After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.04 and amounts payable under Article III) payable to each Agent in its capacity as such;

Second , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 10.05 and amounts payable under Article III), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans and L/C Borrowings, ratably among the Lenders in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth , to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans and L/C Borrowings, the Swap Termination Value under Secured Hedge Agreements and the Cash Management Obligations, ratably among the Secured Parties in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them;

Fifth , to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuers, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit;

Sixth , to the payment of all other Obligations of the Loan Parties that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last , the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Section 2.03(c), amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.

SECTION 8.05.     Borrower s Right to Cure .

(a)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 8.01 or 8.02, if the Borrower determines that an Event of Default under the covenant set forth in Section 7.14 has occurred or may occur, during the period commencing after the beginning of the last fiscal quarter included in such Test Period and ending 10 Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered hereunder with respect to such fiscal quarter, Holdings may make a Specified Equity Contribution to the Borrower (a “ Designated Equity Contribution ”), and the amount of the net cash proceeds thereof shall be deemed to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such applicable quarter; provided that such net cash proceeds are actually received by the Borrower as cash common equity (including through capital contribution of such net cash proceeds to the Borrower) during the period commencing after the beginning of the last fiscal quarter included in such Test Period by the Borrower

 

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and ending 10 Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such fiscal quarter hereunder. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 8.05(a) may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 7.14 and shall not result in any adjustment to any baskets or other amounts other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA for the purpose of Section 7.14.

(b)    (i) In each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which no Designated Equity Contribution is made, (ii) no more than five Designated Equity Contributions may be made in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, (iii) the amount of any Designated Equity Contribution shall be no more than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis) with Section 7.14 for any applicable period and (iv) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness with the proceeds of any Designated Equity Contribution for determining compliance with Section 7.14 for the fiscal quarter with respect to which such Designated Equity Contribution was made.

ARTICLE IX

Administrative Agent and Other Agents

SECTION 9.01.     Appointment and Authorization of Agents .

(a)    Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints, designates and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere herein or in any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender or participant, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.

(b)    Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each such L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Agents in this Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Agent” as used in this Article IX and in the definition of “Agent-Related Person” included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.

(c)    The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (in its capacities as a Lender, Swing Line Lender (if applicable), L/C Issuer (if applicable) and a potential Hedge Bank) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of (and to hold any security interest created by the Collateral Documents for and on behalf of or on trust for) such Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” (and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.02 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX (including Section 9.07, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 9.02.     Delegation of Duties . The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents or of exercising any rights and remedies thereunder) by or through agents, employees or attorneys-in-fact including for the purpose of any Borrowing or payment, such sub-agents as shall be deemed necessary by the Administrative Agent and shall be entitled to advice of counsel and other consultants or experts concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or sub-agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined in the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).

SECTION 9.03.     Liability of Agents . No Agent-Related Person shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein), or (b) be responsible in any manner to any Lender or participant for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof, contained herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Loan Party or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender or participant to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof.

SECTION 9.04.     Reliance by Agents .

(a)    Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, communication, signature, resolution, representation, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, electronic mail message, statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to any Loan Party), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Agent. Each Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under any Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or such greater number of Lenders as may be expressly required hereby in any instance) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders.

(b)    For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Restatement Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

SECTION 9.05.     Notice of Default . The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default, except with respect to defaults in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Administrative Agent will notify the Lenders of its

 

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receipt of any such notice. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to any Event of Default as may be directed by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article VIII; provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent has received any such direction, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.

SECTION 9.06.     Credit Decision; Disclosure of Information by Agents . Each Lender acknowledges that no Agent-Related Person has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Agent hereafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender as to any matter, including whether Agent-Related Persons have disclosed material information in their possession. Each Lender represents to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by any Agent herein, such Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of any Agent-Related Person.

SECTION 9.07.     Indemnification of Agents . Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand each Agent-Related Person (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of any Loan Party and without limiting the obligation of any Loan Party to do so), pro rata, and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by it; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to any Agent-Related Person of any portion of such Indemnified Liabilities resulting from (x) such Agent-Related Person’s own bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) a material breach of the Loan Documents by such Agent-Related Person, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be required by the Loan Documents) shall be deemed to constitute bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 9.07. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any Indemnified Liabilities, this Section 9.07 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower, provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. The undertaking in this Section 9.07 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, the payment of all other Obligations and the resignation of the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.08.     Agents in their Individual Capacities . MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Equity Interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with each of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates as though MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or its Affiliates may receive information regarding

 

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any Loan Party or any of their Affiliates (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Loan Party or such Affiliate) and acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise such rights and powers as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include MSSF JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in its individual capacity.

SECTION 9.09.     Successor Agents . The Administrative Agent may resign as the Administrative Agent upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent resigns under this Agreement, the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall be consented to by the Borrower at all times other than during the existence of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(f) or (g) (which consent of the Borrower shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrower, a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, the Person acting as such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the term “Administrative Agent”, shall mean such successor administrative agent and/or supplemental administrative agent, as the case may be, and the retiring Administrative Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as the Administrative Agent shall be terminated. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX and Sections 10.04 and 10.05 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Administrative Agent under this Agreement. If no successor agent has accepted appointment as the Administrative Agent by the date which is thirty (30) days following the retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Lenders shall perform all of the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such amendments or supplements to the Mortgages, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Required Lenders may request, in order to (a) continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the Collateral Documents or (b) otherwise ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement is satisfied, the Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, discretion, privileges, and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as the Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.10.     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a)    to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(g) and (h), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

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and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender 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, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agents and their respective agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

SECTION 9.11.     Collateral and Guaranty Matters . The Lenders irrevocably agree:

(a)    that any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document shall be automatically released (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (x) obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements not yet due and payable, (y) Cash Management Obligations not yet due and payable and (z) contingent indemnification obligations not yet accrued and payable), the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit and any other obligation (including a guarantee that is contingent in nature), (ii) at the time the property subject to such Lien is transferred or to be transferred as part of or in connection with any transfer permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Person other than the Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries that are Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) subject to Section 10.01, if the release of such Lien is approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders, or (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty pursuant to clause (c) below;

(b)    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 7.01(i);

(c)    that any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically released from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or becomes an Excluded Subsidiary as a result of a transaction or designation permitted hereunder; provided that no such release shall occur if such Guarantor continues to be a guarantor in respect of the High Yield Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the Unsecured Term Loan or any Permitted Refinancing thereof or any Junior Financing;

(d)    if any Subsidiary Guarantor shall cease to be a Material Subsidiary (as certified in writing by a Responsible Officer), (i) such Subsidiary shall be automatically released from its obligations under any Guaranty and (ii) any Liens granted by such Subsidiary or Liens on the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary shall be automatically released; provided that no such release shall occur if such Subsidiary continues to be a guarantor in respect of the High Yield Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, the Unsecured Term Loan or any Permitted Refinancing thereof or any Junior Financing; and

(e)    (e)(x) the Collateral Agent may, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into or amend (i) a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Permitted Other Debt issued pursuant to Section 7.03(u) or holders of Indebtedness issued or incurred pursuant to Section 7.03(y), (aa) or (bb) that is intended to be secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and/or (ii) a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement with the collateral agent or other representatives of the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking junior to the Lien securing the Obligations that is permitted by Section 7.03, (y) the Collateral Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as to whether any such other Liens are permitted and (z) any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement entered into by the Collateral Agent shall be binding on the Secured Parties.

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release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.11. In each case as specified in this Section 9.11, the Administrative Agent will promptly (and each Lender irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to), at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release or subordination of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents, or to evidence the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.11.

SECTION 9.12.     Other Agents; Arrangers , Amendment No. 4 Arrangers and Managers . None of the Lenders or other Persons identified on the facing page or signature pages of this Agreement as a “joint bookrunner” or , “arranger” , co-manager or documentation agent 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.

SECTION 9.13.     Appointment of Supplemental Administrative Agents .

(a)    It is the purpose of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that there shall be no violation of any Law of any jurisdiction denying or restricting the right of banking corporations or associations to transact business as agent or trustee in such jurisdiction. It is recognized that in case of litigation under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and in particular in case of the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or in case the Administrative Agent deems that by reason of any present or future Law of any jurisdiction it may not exercise any of the rights, powers or remedies granted herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or take any other action which may be desirable or necessary in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to appoint an additional individual or institution selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as a separate trustee, co-trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, administrative sub-agent or administrative co-agent (any such additional individual or institution being referred to herein individually as a “ Supplemental Administrative Agent ” and collectively as “ Supplemental Administrative Agents ”).

(b)    In the event that the Administrative Agent appoints a Supplemental Administrative Agent with respect to any Collateral, (i) each and every right, power, privilege or duty expressed or intended by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to be exercised by or vested in or conveyed to the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral shall be exercisable by and vest in such Supplemental Administrative Agent to the extent, and only to the extent, necessary to enable such Supplemental Administrative Agent to exercise such rights, powers and privileges with respect to such Collateral and to perform such duties with respect to such Collateral, and every covenant and obligation contained in the Loan Documents and necessary to the exercise or performance thereof by such Supplemental Administrative Agent shall run to and be enforceable by either the Administrative Agent or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, and (ii) the provisions of this Article IX and of Sections 10.04 and 10.05 that refer to the Administrative Agent shall inure to the benefit of such Supplemental Administrative Agent and all references therein to the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be references to the Administrative Agent and/or such Supplemental Administrative Agent, as the context may require.

(c)    Should any instrument in writing from any Loan Party be required by any Supplemental Administrative Agent so appointed by the Administrative Agent for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to him or it such rights, powers, privileges and duties, the Borrower shall, or shall cause such Loan Party to, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all such instruments promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent. In case any Supplemental Administrative Agent, or a successor thereto, shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of such Supplemental Administrative Agent, to the extent permitted by Law, shall vest in and be exercised by the Administrative Agent until the appointment of a new Supplemental Administrative Agent.

 

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ARTICLE X

Miscellaneous

SECTION 10.01.     Amendments, Etc . Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided that any amendment or waiver contemplated in clause (h) below, shall only require the consent of such Loan Party and the Required Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility, as applicable; provided , further that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a)    extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender);

(b)    postpone any date scheduled for, or reduce the amount of, any payment of principal or interest under Sections 2.07 or 2.08 without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that the waiver of (or amendment to the terms of) any mandatory prepayment of the Term Loans shall not constitute a postponement of any date scheduled for the payment of principal or interest and it being understood that any change to the definition of “First Lien Leverage Ratio”, “Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” or “Total Leverage Ratio” or, in each case, in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in any rate of interest);

(c)    reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iii) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, it being understood that any change to the definition of “First Lien Leverage Ratio”, “Total Leverage Ratio” or “Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” or in each case in the component definitions thereof shall not constitute a reduction in the rate of interest; provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate;

(d)    change any provision of this Section 10.01, the definition of “Required Revolving Credit Lenders,” “Required Lenders”, “Required Facility Lender” or “Pro Rata Share” or Section 2.05(b)(v)(Y), 2.06(c), 8.04 or 2.13 without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(e)    other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or Section 7.05, release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(f)    other than in a transaction permitted under Section 7.04 or Section 7.05, release all or substantially all of the aggregate value of the Guarantees, without the written consent of each Lender;

(g) amend the definition of the term “Interest Period” so as to permit intervals in excess of six months without regard to availability to all Lenders, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

(h)    amend, waive or otherwise modify Section 7.14 or any definition related thereto (solely in respect of the use of such defined terms in Section 7.14) or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a failure to perform or observe Section 7.14 without the written consent of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility or Facilities with respect to Revolving Credit Commitments (such Required Facility Lenders shall consent together as one Facility); provided , however,

 

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that the amendments, waivers and other modifications described in this clause (h) shall not require the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Revolving Credit Facility or Facilities;

(i)    waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under one or more Revolving Credit Facilities without the consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders; or

(j)    change the currency in which any Loan is denominated of any Loan without the written consent of the Lender holding such Loans;

and provided further that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of an L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Letter of Credit Application relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) Section 10.07(i) may not be amended, waived or otherwise modified without the consent of each Granting Lender all or any part of whose Loans are being funded by an SPC at the time of such amendment, waiver or other modification. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender consent is required to effect any amendment or supplement to any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement that is for the purpose of adding Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03, as expressly contemplated by the terms of such First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, such Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or such other intercreditor agreement or arrangement permitted under this Agreement, as applicable (it being understood that any such amendment or supplement may make such other changes to the applicable intercreditor agreement as, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, are required to effectuate the foregoing and provided that such other changes are not adverse, in any material respect, to the interests of the Lenders); provided , further , that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Dollar Term Loans, the Euro Term Loans , the Dollar Term B-2 Loans and the Revolving Credit Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (b) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement and any other Loan Document may be amended solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment is delivered in order (x) to correct or cure ambiguities, errors, omissions, defects, (y) to effect administrative changes of a technical or immaterial nature or (z) to fix incorrect cross references or similar inaccuracies in this Agreement or the applicable Loan Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.01, guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents executed by 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 other Lender if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local 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.

 

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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may enter into any Incremental Amendment in accordance with Section 2.14, Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.19 and Extension Agreement in accordance with Section 2.16 or 2.18 and such Incremental Amendments, Refinancing Amendments and Extension Agreement shall be effective to amend the terms of this Agreement and the other applicable Loan Documents, in each case, without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document.

SECTION 10.02.     Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies .

(a)     General . Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i)    if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and

(ii)    if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender.

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, four (4) Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of Section 10.02(c)), when delivered; provided that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until actually received by such Person. In no event shall a voice mail message be effective as a notice, communication or confirmation hereunder.

(b)     Effectiveness of Facsimile Documents and Signatures . Loan Documents may be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile or other electronic communication. The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to applicable Law, have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all Loan Parties, the Agents and the Lenders.

(c)     Reliance by Agents and Lenders . The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Committed Loan Notices and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent-Related Person and each Lender from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct. All telephonic notices to the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

SECTION 10.03.     No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies . No failure by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any

 

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right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Law.

SECTION 10.04.     Attorney Costs and Expenses . The Borrower agrees (a) if the Restatement Effective Date occurs, to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent and , the Arrangers and the Amendment No.  4 Arrangers for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, syndication and execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including all Attorney Costs of Shearman & Sterling LLP and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole, and (b) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers , the Amendment No.  4 Arrangers and each Lender for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including all such costs and expenses incurred during any legal proceeding, including any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, and including all Attorney Costs of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and , the Arrangers and the Amendment No.  4 Arrangers ). The foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto, and other (reasonable, in the case of Section 10.04(a)) and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Agent. The agreements in this Section 10.04 shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 10.04 shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail. If any Loan Party fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it hereunder or under any Loan Document, such amount may be paid on behalf of such Loan Party by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

SECTION 10.05.     Indemnification by the Borrower . Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Agent-Related Person, each Lender and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents, trustees, investment advisors and attorneys-in-fact (collectively the “ Indemnitees ”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against any such Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of or in connection with (a) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance or administration of any Loan Document or any other agreement, letter or instrument delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) any Commitment, Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by an L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (c) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any other Loan Party, or (d) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory (including any investigation of, preparation for, or defense of any pending or threatened claim, investigation, litigation or proceeding) and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto (all the foregoing, collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), in all cases, whether or not caused by or arising, in whole or in part, out of the negligence of the Indemnitee; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulted from (x) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or of any affiliate, director, officer, employee, counsel, agent or attorney-in-fact of such Indemnitee, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) a material breach of the Loan Documents by such Indemnitee or of any affiliate, director, officer, employee, counsel, agent or attorney-in-fact of such Indemnitee, as determined by the final non-appealable judgment of a court of

 

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competent jurisdiction. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through IntraLinks or other similar information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement, nor shall any Indemnitee or any Loan Party have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Restatement Effective Date). In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 10.05 applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, stockholders or creditors or an Indemnitee or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnitee is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents is consummated. All amounts due under this Section 10.05 shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days after demand therefor; provided , however , that such Indemnitee shall promptly refund such amount to the extent that there is a final and non-appealable judicial or arbitral determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification or contribution rights with respect to such payment pursuant to the express terms of this Section 10.05. The agreements in this Section 10.05 shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

SECTION 10.06.     Payments Set Aside . To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to any Agent or any Lender, or any Agent or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such Agent or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate.

SECTION 10.07.     Successors and Assigns .

(a)    The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither Holdings nor the Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (except as permitted by Section 7.04) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee (other than a Defaulting Lender) and (A) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is an Affiliated Lender, in accordance with Section 10.07(l), (B) in the case of any Assignee that is Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with Section 10.07(m) or (C) in the case of any Assignee that, immediately prior to or upon giving effect to such assignment, is a Debt Fund Affiliate, in accordance with Section 10.07(p), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(e), (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.07(h) or (iv) to an SPC in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.07(i) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void); provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (x) no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations hereunder to (i) any Person that is a Defaulting Lender, (ii) a natural Person or (iii) to Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates (except with respect to Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(iv), Section 10.07(l) or Section 10.07(m) or to the extent otherwise explicitly permitted hereunder) and (y) no Lender may assign or transfer by participation any of its rights or obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility hereunder without the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld) unless (i) such assignment or transfer is to a Revolving Credit Lender or (ii) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing; provided that the Borrower shall have deemed to have consented to any assignment of Term Loans or participations in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility unless the Borrower shall have objected thereto within fifteen (15) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower having received written notice thereof. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in Section 10.07(e) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Indemnitees) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (“ Assignees ”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.07(b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

( A)      (B) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required (i) in connection with the primary syndication of the Facilities, (ii) for an assignment of all or any portion of the Term Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, (iii) for an assignment related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure to a Revolving Credit Lender, (iv) if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or, solely with respect to the Borrower, Section 8.01(f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing or (v) an assignment of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(l) or Section 10.07(m);

( B)      (B) the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment (i) of all or any portion of a Term Loan to another Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (ii) of all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 10.07(l) or Section 10.07(m);

(C)    each L/C Issuer at the time of such assignment; provided that no consent of the L/C Issuers shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure; and

(D)    the Swing Line Lender; provided that no consent of the Swing Line Lender shall be required for any assignment not related to Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Exposure.

( ii)      (vi) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

( A)      (B) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a 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 date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 (in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility) or $1,000,000 (in the case of a Term Loan) unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents, provided that (1) no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing and (2) such amounts shall be aggregated in respect of each Lender and its Affiliates or Approved Funds, if any;

( B)      (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption; and

( C)      (D) other than in the case of assignments pursuant to Section 10.07(m), the Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

This paragraph (b) shall not prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non-pro rata basis.

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

 

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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 Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. 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 paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(c)    Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, other than in connection with an assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(m) the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04, 3.05, 10.04 and 10.05 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment); provided , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, and the surrender by the assigning Lender of its Note, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this clause (c) 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 10.07(e).

(d)    The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it, each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and each notice of cancellation of any Loans delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 10.07(m) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of the Loans, L/C Obligations (specifying the Unreimbursed Amounts), L/C Borrowings and amounts due under Section 2.03, owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents 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. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Agent and 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 nor shall the Administrative Agent be obligated to monitor the aggregate amount of Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders. Upon request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall (i) promptly (and in any case, not less than five Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01) provide to the Administrative Agent, a complete list of all Affiliated Lenders holding Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans at such time and (ii) not less than five Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior to the proposed effective date of any amendment, consent or waiver pursuant to Section 10.01, provide to the Administrative Agent, a complete list of all Debt Fund Affiliates holding Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans at such time.

(e)    Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Agents 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 this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this

 

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Agreement or the other 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, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that directly affects such Participant. Subject to Section 10.07(f), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 (subject to the requirements of Section 10.15), 3.04 and 3.05 (through the applicable Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 10.07(c). To the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.09 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender.

(f)    A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent.

(g)    Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(h)    Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(i)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “ Granting Lender ”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (an “ SPC ”) the option to provide all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make pursuant to this Agreement; provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to fund any Loan, and (ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to make all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. Each party hereto hereby agrees that (i) neither the grant to any SPC nor the exercise by any SPC of such option shall increase the costs or expenses or otherwise increase or change the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 3.01, 3.04 or 3.05), (ii) no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement for which a Lender would be liable, and (iii) the Granting Lender shall for all purposes, including the approval of any amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of any Loan Document, remain the lender of record hereunder. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any SPC may (i) with notice to, but without prior consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, assign all or any portion of its right to receive payment with respect to any Loan to the Granting Lender and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its funding of Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety or Guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPC.

(j)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (1) any Lender may in accordance with applicable Law create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it and (2) any Lender that is a Fund may create a security interest in all or any portion of the Loans owing to it and the Note, if any, held by it to the trustee for holders of obligations owed, or securities issued, by such Fund as security

 

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for such obligations or securities; provided that unless and until such trustee actually becomes a Lender in compliance with the other provisions of this Section 10.07, (i) no such pledge shall release the pledging Lender from any of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (ii) such trustee shall not be entitled to exercise any of the rights of a Lender under the Loan Documents even though such trustee may have acquired ownership rights with respect to the pledged interest through foreclosure or otherwise.

(k)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender may, upon thirty (30) days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, respectively; provided that on or prior to the expiration of such 30-day period with respect to such resignation, the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have identified, in consultation with the Borrower, a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender willing to accept its appointment as successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable. In the event of any such resignation of an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders willing to accept such appointment a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the relevant L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If an L/C Issuer resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights and obligations of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If the Swing Line Lender resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c).

(l)    Any Lender may, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to a Person who is or will become, after such assignment, an Affiliated Lender through (x) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(a)(iv) or (y) open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis, in each case subject to the following limitations:

(i)    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 J-1 hereto (an “ Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption ”);

(ii)    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 the right to receive notices of prepayments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans or Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to Article II;

(iii)    the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans held at any one time by Affiliated Lenders shall not exceed 25% of the original principal amount of all Term Loans at such time outstanding (such percentage, the “ Affiliated Lender Cap ”); provided that to the extent any assignment to an Affiliated Lender would result in the aggregate principal amount of all Loans held by Affiliated Lenders exceeding the Affiliated Lender Cap, the assignment of such excess amount will be void ab initio; and

(iv)    as a condition to each assignment pursuant to this clause (k), the Administrative Agent shall have been provided a notice in the form of Exhibit J-2 in connection with each assignment to an Affiliated Lender or a Person that upon effectiveness of such assignment would constitute an Affiliated Lender pursuant to which such Affiliated Lender shall waive any right to bring any action in connection with such Term Loans against the Administrative Agent, in its capacity as such.

Each Affiliated Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it acquires any Person who is also a Lender, and each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent promptly (and in any event within 10 Business Days) if it becomes an Affiliated Lender. Such notice shall contain the type of information required and be delivered to the same addressee as set forth in Exhibit J-2 . In addition, any assignment by an Affiliated Lender shall be made pursuant to an Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption.

 

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(m)    Any Lender may, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no proceeds of Revolving Credit Borrowings are applied to fund the consideration for any such assignment, at any time, assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations with respect to Term Loans under this Agreement to Holdings or the Borrower through (x) Dutch auctions open to all Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with procedures of the type described in Section 2.05(a)(iv) or (y) notwithstanding Sections 2.12 and 2.13 or any other provision in this Agreement, open market purchase on a non-pro rata basis; provided that, in connection with assignments pursuant to clause (y) above:

(i)    if Holdings is the assignee, immediately upon such assignment, transfer or contribution, Holdings shall automatically be deemed to have contributed the principal amount of such Term Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower; or

(ii)    if the assignee is the Borrower (including through contribution or transfers set forth in clause (i) above), (A) the principal amount of such Term Loans, along with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, so contributed, assigned or transferred to the Borrower shall be deemed automatically immediately cancelled and extinguished on the date of such contribution, assignment or transfer, (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans of the remaining Lenders shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishing of the Term Loans then held by the Borrower and (C) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such contribution, assignment or transfer of such Term Loans, and the Administrative Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation of the applicable Term Loans in the Register.

(n)    Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Facility Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders and the Required Facility Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, or subject to Section 10.07(o), any plan of reorganization pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document, or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to consent (or not consent), otherwise act or direct or require the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to take (or refrain from taking) any such action and:

(i)    all Term Loans held by any Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether the Required Lenders have taken any actions; and

(ii)    all Term Loans held by Affiliated Lenders shall be deemed to be not outstanding for all purposes of calculating whether all Lenders or all affected Lenders have taken any action unless the action in question affects such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner than its effect on other Lenders.

(o)    Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated Lender hereby agrees that and each Affiliated Lender Assignment and Assumption shall provide a confirmation that, if a proceeding under any Debtor Relief 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 Term 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 Term 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 Obligations held by such Affiliated Lender in a disproportionately adverse manner to such Affiliated Lender than the proposed treatment of similar Obligations held by Term Lenders that are not Affiliated Lenders. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, each Affiliated

 

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Lender hereby agrees that it shall not have any right to make or bring (or participate in, other than as a passive participant in or recipient of its pro rata benefits of) any claim, in its capacity as a Lender, against the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any duties or obligations or alleged duties or obligations of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Loan Documents, except with respect to any claims that Administrative Agent or any Lender is treating such Affiliated Lender, in its capacity as a Lender, in a disproportionate manner relative to the other Lenders (other than as expressly provided herein or in any other Loan Document).

(p)    Notwithstanding anything in Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Required Facility Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders and Required Facility Lenders have (i) consented (or not consented) to any amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any of the terms of any Loan Document or any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Loan Document or (iii) directed or required the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Loan Document, all Total Outstandings and Revolving Credit Commitments held by Debt Fund Affiliates may not account for more than 50% (pro rata among such Debt Fund Affiliates) of the Total Outstandings and Revolving Credit Commitments of consenting Lenders included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any action pursuant to Section 10.01.

SECTION 10.08.     Confidentiality . Each of the Agents and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information and to not use or disclose such information, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority; (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other party to this Agreement; (e) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 10.08 (or as may otherwise be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower), to any pledgee referred to in Section 10.07(h) or 10.07(j), counterparty to a Swap Contract, Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective Eligible Assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement; (f) with the written consent of the Borrower; (g) to the extent such Information becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08 or becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Amendment No.  4 Arrangers, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than a Loan Party or the Sponsor or their respective Affiliates (so long as such source is not known to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers, the Amendment No.  4 Arrangers, such Lender, such L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates to be bound by confidentiality obligations to any Loan Party); (h) to any Governmental Authority or examiner (including the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any other similar organization) regulating any Lender; (i) to any rating agency when required by it (it being understood that, prior to any such disclosure, such rating agency shall undertake to preserve the confidentiality of any Information relating to the Loan Parties received by it from such Lender); or (j) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder. In addition, the Agents and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and 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 Credit Extensions. For the purposes of this Section 10.08, “ Information ” means all information received from any Loan Party or its Affiliates or its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, trustees, investment advisors or agents, relating to Holding, the Borrower or any of their subsidiaries or its business, other than any such information that is publicly available to any Agent or any Lender prior to disclosure by any Loan Party other than as a result of a breach of this Section 10.08; provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party after the date hereof Restatement Effective Date , such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential or (ii) is delivered pursuant to Section 6.01, 6.02 or 6.03 hereof.

SECTION 10.09.     Setoff . In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, each Lender and its Affiliates and each L/C Issuer and its Affiliates is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any other Loan Party, any such notice being waived by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Loan Party

 

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and its Subsidiaries) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other Indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer and its Affiliates, as the case may be, to or for the credit or the account of the respective Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender and its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer and its Affiliates hereunder or under any other Loan Document, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender or Affiliate shall have made demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be contingent or unmatured or denominated in a currency different from that of the applicable deposit or Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.20 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Lender or its Affiliates and no L/C Issuer or its Affiliates shall have a right to set off and apply any deposits held or other Indebtedness owning by such Lender or its Affiliates or such L/C Issuer or its Affiliates, as the case may be, to or for the credit or the account of any Subsidiary of a Loan Party which is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code unless such Subsidiary is not a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower. Each Lender and L/C Issuer agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such set off and application made by such Lender or L/C Issuer, as the case may be; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each L/C Issuer under this Section 10.09 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent, such Lender and such L/C Issuer may have. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts set off from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.

SECTION 10.10.     Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If any Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by an Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

SECTION 10.11.     Counterparts . This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by telecopier or other electronic submission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document. The Agents may also require that any such documents and signatures delivered by telecopier or other electronic submission be confirmed by a manually signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature delivered by telecopier or other electronic submission.

SECTION 10.12.     Integration . This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, comprises the complete and integrated agreement of the parties on the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, on such subject matter. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of any other Loan Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall control; provided that the inclusion of supplemental rights or remedies in favor of the Agents or the Lenders in any other Loan Document shall not be deemed a conflict with this Agreement. Each Loan Document was drafted with the joint participation of the respective parties thereto and shall be construed neither against nor in favor of any party, but rather in accordance with the fair meaning thereof.

 

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SECTION 10.13.     Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by each Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by any Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that any Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

SECTION 10.14.     Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 10.15.     Tax Forms .

(a)    (i) Each Lender and Agent that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (each, a “ Foreign Lender ”) shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date which is ten (10) Business Days after the Restatement Effective Date (or upon accepting an assignment of an interest herein), two duly signed, properly completed copies of either IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or any successor thereto (relating to such Foreign Lender and entitling it to an exemption from, or reduction of, United States withholding tax on all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower or any other Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document) or IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor thereto (relating to all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower or any other Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document) or such other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding tax, including any exemption pursuant to Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code, and in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming such an exemption under Section 881(c) of the Code, a certificate that establishes in writing to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that such Foreign Lender is not (i) a “bank” as defined in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (ii) a 10-percent stockholder within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or (iii) a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower with the meaning of Section 864(d) of the Code. Thereafter and from time to time, each such Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, (A) promptly submit to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such additional duly completed and signed copies of one or more of such forms or certificates (or such successor forms or certificates as shall be adopted from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities) as may then be available under then current United States Laws and regulations to avoid, or such evidence as is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any available exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding taxes in respect of all payments to be made to such Foreign Lender by the Borrower or other Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement, or any other Loan Document, in each case, (1) on or before the date that any such form, certificate or other evidence expires or becomes obsolete, (2) after the occurrence of a change in the Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form, certificate or evidence previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (3) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, and (B) promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any change in the Lender’s circumstances which would modify or render invalid any claimed exemption or reduction.

(ii)    Each Foreign Lender, to the extent it does not act or ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any sums paid or payable to such Foreign Lender under any of the Loan Documents, shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on the date when such Foreign Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of any such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (in either case, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), (A) two duly signed completed copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Foreign Lender as set forth above, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Foreign Lender acts for its own account that is not subject to United States federal withholding tax, and (B) two duly signed completed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor thereto), together with any information such Foreign Lender is required to transmit with such form, and any other certificate or statement of exemption required under the Code, to establish that such Foreign Lender is not acting for its own account with respect to a portion of any such sums payable to such Foreign Lender.

 

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(iii)    The Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amount or any indemnity payment under Section 3.01 to (A) any Foreign Lender if such Foreign Lender shall have failed to satisfy the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.15(a) or 10.15(c), or (B) any U.S. Lender if such U.S. Lender shall have failed to satisfy the provisions of Section 10.15(b) or 10.15(c); provided that (i) if such Lender shall have satisfied the requirement of this or Section 10.15(b), as applicable, on the date such Lender became a Lender or ceased to act for its own account with respect to any payment under any of the Loan Documents, nothing in this Section 10.15(a) or Section 10.15(b) shall relieve the Borrower of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 3.01 in the event that, as a result of any change in any applicable Law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order, or any change in the interpretation, administration or application thereof, such Lender is no longer properly entitled to deliver forms, certificates or other evidence at a subsequent date establishing the fact that such Lender or other Person for the account of which such Lender receives any sums payable under any of the Loan Documents is not subject to withholding or is subject to withholding at a reduced rate and (ii) nothing in this Section 10.15(a) shall relieve the Borrower of its obligation to pay any amounts pursuant to Section 3.01 in the event that the requirements of 10.15(a)(ii) have not been satisfied if the Borrower is entitled, under applicable Law, to rely on any applicable forms and statements required to be provided under this Section 10.15 by the Foreign Lender that does not act or has ceased to act for its own account under any of the Loan Documents.

(iv)    The Administrative Agent may deduct and withhold any taxes required by any Laws to be deducted and withheld from any payment under any of the Loan Documents.

(b)    Each Lender and Agent that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (each, a “ U.S. Lender ”) shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower two duly signed, properly completed copies of IRS Form W-9, or any successor thereto, certifying that such U.S. Lender is entitled to an exemption from United States backup withholding tax (i) on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date (or on or prior to the date it becomes a party to this Agreement), (ii) on or before the date that such form expires or becomes obsolete, (iii) after the occurrence of a change in the Lender’s circumstances requiring a change in the most recent form previously delivered by it to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and (iv) from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent. If such U.S. Lender fails to deliver such forms, then the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to such U.S. Lender an amount equivalent to the applicable backup withholding tax imposed by the Code.

(c)    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 Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the 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 Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 10.15, “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

SECTION 10.16.     GOVERNING LAW .

(a)    THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED THEREIN).

(b)     ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, SHALL BE

 

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BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY OR OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF SUCH STATE, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS AND AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE OR SUPPORT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER, HOLDINGS, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR OTHER DOCUMENT RELATED THERETO.

SECTION 10.17.     WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO OR ANY OF THEM WITH RESPECT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 10.17 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

SECTION 10.18.     Binding Effect . This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and Holdings and the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by each Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer that each such Lender, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer has executed it and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Lenders except as permitted by Section 7.04.

SECTION 10.19.    [ Reserved ].

SECTION 10.20.     Lender Action . Each Lender agrees that it shall not take or institute any actions or proceedings, judicial or otherwise, for any right or remedy against any Loan Party or any other obligor under any of the Loan Documents or the Secured Hedge Agreements (including the exercise of any right of setoff, rights on account of any banker’s lien or similar claim or other rights of self-help), or institute any actions or proceedings, or otherwise commence any remedial procedures, with respect to any Collateral or any other property of any such Loan Party, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The provision of this Section 10.20 are for the sole benefit of the Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Loan Party.

SECTION 10.21.     USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.

SECTION 10.22.     Agent for Service of Process . The Borrower agrees that promptly following request by the Administrative Agent it shall cause each Material Foreign Subsidiary or for whose account a Letter of Credit is issued to appoint and maintain an agent reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent to receive service of process in New York City on behalf of such Material Foreign Subsidiary.

SECTION 10.23.     Amendment and Restatement; No Novation; Reaffirmation .

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constitute a novation of any indebtedness or other obligations owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement based on facts or events occurring or existing prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement. On the Restatement Effective Date, the credit facilities described in the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in their entirety by the credit facilities described herein, and all loans and other obligations of the Borrower outstanding as of such date under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be loans and obligations outstanding under the facilities described herein, without any further action by any Person, except that the Administrative Agent shall make such transfers of funds as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of such advances, together with any advances funded on the Restatement Effective Date, reflect the respective Commitment of the Lenders hereunder.

(b)    On the Restatement Effective Date, (i) all advances and commitments of any Person that is a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement which is not a Lender hereunder (each, an “ Exiting Lender ”) shall be deemed to have been assigned to the Lenders hereunder (including via any fronting arrangement with any of the Arrangers and any of the Amendment No.  4 Arrangers ), and any Peron that is a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement which is a Lender hereunder (including via any fronting arrangement with any of the Arrangers and any of the Amendment No.  4 Arrangers ) shall be deemed to continue their outstanding advances and commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement as advances and commitments hereunder in their respective Classes, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall make such transfers of funds (all such transfers are deemed in compliance with the Loan Documents and shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.05, 2.13, 10.01 or 10.07 to the contrary) as are necessary in order that the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans, as applicable, are in accordance with the Pro Rata Share of the Revolving Credit Commitments and Term Commitments, as applicable, of each of the Lenders hereunder, (iii) there shall have been paid in cash in full all principal owed to the Exiting Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement, and all accrued but unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to the Administrative Agent and any lender under the Existing Credit Agreement and (iv) all outstanding Letters of Credit under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be Letters of Credit hereunder.

(c)    Each Loan Party (i) agrees that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not limit or diminish the obligations of such Person under, or release such Person from any obligations under, any Guaranty, the Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document to which it is a party, (ii) confirms and reaffirms its obligations under the Guaranty, the Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document to which it is a party and (iii) agrees that the Guaranty, the Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document to which it is a party remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. In furtherance of the reaffirmations set forth in this Section 10.23(c), each Loan Party hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all Collateral and all proceeds thereof as security for the Obligations, in each case subject to any applicable terms and conditions set forth in the Guaranty, the Security Agreement and each other Collateral Document to which it is a party.

SECTION 10.24.     Cross-Guaranty . Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Guarantor as may be needed by such Specified Guarantor from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of any Swap Obligation ( provided , however , that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 10.24 for up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such Qualified ECP Guarantor’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 10.24 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this Section 10.24 shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and all Commitments have been terminated. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 10.24 constitute, and this Section 10.24 shall be deemed to constitute, an agreement for the benefit of each Specified Guarantor for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

SECTION 10.25.     No Fiduciary Duty . Each Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “ Lenders ”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Loan Parties, their stockholders and/or their affiliates. Each Loan Party agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and such Loan Party, its stockholders or its affiliates, on the other. The Loan

 

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Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Loan Party, its stockholders or its affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise any Loan Party, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to any Loan Party except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of any Loan Party, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. Each Loan Party agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to such Loan Party, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

SECTION 10.26.     Judgment Currency . If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder or any other Loan Document in one currency into another currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the first currency with such other currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Borrower in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “ Judgment Currency ”) other than that in which such sum is denominated in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement (the “ Agreement Currency ”), be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Administrative Agent may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent from any Borrower in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Administrative Agent or the Person to whom such obligation was owing against such loss. If the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is greater than the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent in such currency, the Administrative Agent agrees to return the amount of any excess to the Borrower (or to any other Person who may be entitled thereto under applicable Law).

SECTION 10.27.     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

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

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

 

CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS, INC.

as Borrower,

By:

 

/s/ Matthew Walsh

 

Name:  Matthew Walsh

 

Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

PTS INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC

as Holdings,

By:

 

/s/ Matthew Walsh

 

Name:  Matthew Walsh

 

Title:   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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Catalent Completes Acquisition of Gene Therapy Leader Paragon Bioservices, Inc. for $1.2 Billion

SOMERSET, N.J. – May  20, 2019 — Catalent, Inc. (NYSE: CTLT), the leading global provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, today announced that it has completed the $1.2 billion acquisition of Paragon Bioservices, Inc., a leading viral vector development and manufacturing partner for gene therapies.

With the addition of Paragon’s specialized expertise in adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors, the most commonly used vector to deliver DNA to cells, Catalent is positioned to capitalize on strong industry tailwinds in the potentially $40 billion addressable market for gene therapies. Paragon also brings to Catalent its unique and differentiated scientific, development, and manufacturing capabilities, which will fundamentally enhance Catalent’s biologics business and end-to-end integrated biopharmaceutical solutions for customers.

Paragon recently announced the opening of its new, state-of-the-art commercial manufacturing center near the Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) airport, which is equipped with several 500-liter and 2,000-liter single-use bioreactors for clinical through commercial material production. The new large-scale production campus – now combined with a recently leased second building which will be built out for commercial GMP manufacturing – has the potential for more than 425,000 square feet of manufacturing space upon completion.


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Paragon has GMP manufacturing projects underway with more than half of the top 40 leading gene therapy developers worldwide. Catalent is committed to continuing the resource dedication for Paragon’s customers and maintaining a flexible and reliable development and manufacturing partnership for its clients. The company currently employs over 380 individuals at its two Baltimore-area sites, all of whom will join the existing Catalent team of over 11,000 employees.

In connection with the acquisition of Paragon, Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., as borrower, and certain other wholly owned subsidiaries of Catalent entered into an amendment, dated as of May 17, 2019, to its existing credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, to provide for, among other things, $950 million of incremental term loans and a $350 million increase to its revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the incremental term loans were used to fund a portion of the acquisition consideration and for general working capital purposes, to pay fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, for capital expenditures of Paragon and to prepay a portion of the existing term loans.

Also in connection with the acquisition of Paragon, Catalent completed the issuance of $650 million of a new series of convertible preferred stock to funds affiliated with Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. Effective as of the closing of the acquisition, Peter Zippelius, a partner at Leonard Green & Partners, joined Catalent’s Board of Directors.

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About Catalent

Catalent is the leading global diversified provider of advanced delivery technologies and development solutions for drugs, biologics and consumer health products. With more than 85 years serving the industry, Catalent has proven expertise in bringing more customer products to market faster, enhancing product performance and ensuring reliable clinical and commercial product supply. Catalent employs over 11,000 people, including over 1,800 scientists, at more than 30 facilities across five continents, and in fiscal year 2018 generated approximately $2.5 billion in annual revenue. Catalent is headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey. For more information, visit www.catalent.com .

About Catalent Biologics

Catalent Biologics provides advanced technologies and integrated solutions for biologic development and manufacturing, including antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bi- and multi-specific antibodies, biosimilars and gene therapies, from DNA to fill/finish and commercial supply. With more than 20 years’ experience, Catalent Biologics has worked with 600+ monoclonal antibodies and 80+ recombinant proteins with 115+ clinical trials in progress and 11 marketed products utilizing GPEx ® cell line engineering technology, and 20 commercially approved products through fill/finish. For more information on Catalent Biologics, visit www.catalent.com/biologics .

More products. Better treatments. Reliably supplied.

About Leonard Green & Partners

Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. is a leading private equity investment firm founded in 1989 and based in Los Angeles. The firm partners with experienced management teams and often with founders to invest in market-leading companies. Since inception, LGP has invested in over 90 companies in the form of traditional buyouts, going-private transactions, recapitalizations, growth equity, and selective public equity and debt positions. LGP primarily focuses on companies providing services, including consumer, business, and healthcare services, as well as retail, distribution, and industrials. Select past and current investments include IQVIA, MultiPlan, Aspen Dental, Whole Foods Market, Shake Shack, Activision, and Petco. Its most recent fund, Green Equity Investors VII, L.P., closed in 2016 with $9.6 billion of committed capital. For more information, please visit www.leonardgreen.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of statements that include phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “foresee,” “likely,” “may,” “will,” “would,” or other words or phrases with similar meanings. Similarly, statements that describe our objectives, plans, or goals are, or may be, forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from our expectations and projections. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the following: our integration of Paragon Bioservices, Inc. into our overall operations or realizing on the anticipated business from the acquisition; changes to our business, our industry, or the overall economic climate that limit our ability to obtain the desired deleveraging, general industry conditions and competition; product or other liability risk inherent in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of our offerings; inability to enhance our existing or introduce new technology or services in a timely manner; economic conditions, such as interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations; technological advances and patents attained by competitors; and our substantial debt and debt service requirements that restrict our operating and financial flexibility and impose significant interest and financial costs; or difficulty in integrating other acquisitions into our existing business, thereby reducing or eliminating the anticipated benefits of the acquisition. For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors, see the information under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release or as of the date they are made, and Catalent does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments except to the extent required by law.

 

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