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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 7, 2020

RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

001-37754

 

47-5081182

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 495-3000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

         

Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

RRR

 

NASDAQ Stock Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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

 

Indenture

On February 7, 2020, Red Rock Resorts, Inc.’s consolidated subsidiary, Station Casinos LLC (the “Company”), issued $750 million aggregate principal amount of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of February 7, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Interest on the Notes will be paid every six months in arrears on February 15 and August 15, commencing August 15, 2020.

The Notes and the guarantees are the Company’s and the Guarantors’ general senior unsecured obligations. The Notes and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The Notes and the guarantees are effectively junior to any of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future debt that is secured by senior or prior liens on the collateral, including indebtedness under the Company’s existing credit facility and other secured debt permitted to be incurred pursuant to the terms of the indenture governing the Notes, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations. The Notes and the guarantees are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes.

On or after February 15, 2023, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on February 15 of the years indicated below:

  Year

 

Percentage

 

  2023

   

102.250%

 

  2024

   

101.125%

 

  2025 and thereafter

   

100.000%

 

If the Company experiences certain change of control events (as defined in the indenture governing the Notes), it must offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable repurchase date.

If the Company sells assets under certain circumstances and does not use the proceeds for specified purposes, the Company must offer to repurchase the Notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable repurchase date.

The Indenture governing the Notes contains certain covenants limiting, among other things, the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability and the ability of its subsidiaries (other than its unrestricted subsidiaries) to:

  pay dividends or distributions (other than customary tax distributions) or make certain other restricted payments or investments;

  incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified stock or create subordinated indebtedness that is not subordinated to the Notes or the guarantees;

  create liens;

  transfer and sell assets;

  merge, consolidate, or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

  enter into certain transactions with affiliates;

  engage in lines of business other than its core business and related businesses; and

  create restrictions on dividends or other payments by our restricted subsidiaries.

These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the Indenture governing the Notes. The Indenture governing the Notes also provides for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on such Notes to be declared due and payable.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes to (a) to repay a portion of the amounts outstanding under its senior secured credit facilities, (b) to pay fees and costs associated with the offering and (c) for general corporate purposes.


The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture governing the Notes, filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Credit Facility Amendment

On February 7, 2020 (the “Sixth Amendment Effective Date”), the Company, Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Station Holdco LLC, the guarantor subsidiaries of the Company, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto entered into the Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 6 and Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) pursuant to which that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2016 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the “Credit Agreement”) was amended to, among other things, (a) extend the maturity date under each of the term A loan facility and the revolving credit facility to February 7, 2025 and extend the maturity date under the term B loan facility to February 7, 2027; (b) increase the outstanding borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility to approximately $1.03 billion; (c) (i) reduce the applicable margin under the term B loan facility from 2.50% to 2.25%, (ii) reduce the LIBOR “floor” under the term B loan facility from 0.75% to 0.25% and (iii) provide for benchmark replacement mechanics in respect of the discontinuation of LIBOR; (d) increase the consolidated total leverage ratios at which the applicable margin under the term A loan facility and the revolving credit facility step-down from 3.50:1.00 to 4.00:1.00; (e) increase the consolidated total leverage ratios at which the applicable excess cash flow prepayment percentages under the term B loan facility step-down from 4.50:1.00 to 5.00:1.00 in case of the step-down from 50% to 25% and from 3.75:1.00 to 4.50:1.00 in the case of the step-down from 25% to 0%; (f) adjust the application, availability, calculation and sizing of certain covenants; and (g) modify the requirement that the Company maintain, throughout the term of the Credit Agreement (as amended by the Amendment) and measured at the end of each fiscal quarter, a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio of not more than (i) 6.50:1.00 for the first fiscal quarter ending after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, (ii) 6.25:1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022, (iii) 6.00:1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2022 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022, (iv) 5.75:1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2022 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2023, (v) 5.50:1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 and (vi) 5.25:1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2023 and each fiscal quarter thereafter.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

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

The information contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

    (d) Exhibits

The following material is being furnished as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 8-K.

    Exhibit Number    

 

Description

4.1

 

Indenture dated as of February 7, 2020 among Station Casinos LLC, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

     

10.1

 

Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 6 and Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of February 7, 2020 among Station Casinos LLC, the guarantor subsidiaries party thereto, Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Station Holdco LLC, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.

     

104

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

 

Red Rock Resorts, Inc.

 

          

                 

Date:     February 7, 2020

 

 

By:      

 

/s/ Stephen L. Cootey

 

 

 

 

Stephen L. Cootey

 

 

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer

 

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

STATION CASINOS LLC

THE GUARANTORS

named herein

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

4.500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2028

INDENTURE

Dated as of February 7, 2020

 

 


CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE*

 

Trust Indenture Act Section    Indenture Section

310(a)(1)

   7.10

(a)(2)

   7.10

(a)(3)

   N.A.

(a)(4)

   N.A.

(a)(5)

   7.10

(b)

   7.10

(c)

   N.A.

311(a)

   7.11

(b)

   7.11

(c)

   N.A.

312(a)

   2.05

(b)

   13.03

(c)

   13.03

313(a)

   7.06

(b)(2)

   7.06; 7.07

(c)

   7.06; 13.02

(d)

   7.06

314(a)

   4.03; 13.02; 13.05

(c)(1)

   13.04

(c)(2)

   13.04

(c)(3)

   N.A.

(e)

   13.05

(f)

   N.A.

315(a)

   7.01

(b)

   7.05; 12.02

(c)

   7.01

(d)

   7.01

(e)

   6.11

316(a)(last sentence)

   2.09

(a)(1)(A)

   6.05

(a)(1)(B)

   6.04

(a)(2)

   N.A.

(b)

   6.07

(c)

   2.12

317(a)(1)

   6.08

(a)(2)

   6.09

(b)

   2.04

318(a)

   13.01

(b)

   N.A.

(c)

   13.01

N.A. means not applicable.

  

 

* 

This Cross-Reference Table is not part of the Indenture.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

        Page  
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE      1  

Section 1.01

  

Definitions

     1  

Section 1.02

  

Other Definitions

     40  

Section 1.03

  

Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act

     40  

Section 1.04

  

Rules of Construction

     41  
ARTICLE 2 THE NOTES      41  

Section 2.01

  

Form and Dating

     41  

Section 2.02

  

Execution and Authentication

     42  

Section 2.03

  

Registrar and Paying Agent

     42  

Section 2.04

  

Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust

     43  

Section 2.05

  

Holder Lists

     43  

Section 2.06

  

Transfer and Exchange

     43  

Section 2.07

  

Replacement Notes

     56  

Section 2.08

  

Outstanding Notes

     56  

Section 2.09

  

Treasury Notes

     57  

Section 2.10

  

Temporary Notes

     57  

Section 2.11

  

Cancellation

     57  

Section 2.12

  

Defaulted Interest

     57  

Section 2.13

  

CUSIP Numbers

     58  
ARTICLE 3 REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT      58  

Section 3.01

  

Notices to Trustee

     58  

Section 3.02

  

Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased

     58  

Section 3.03

  

Notice of Redemption

     59  

Section 3.04

  

Effect of Notice of Redemption

     60  

Section 3.05

  

Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price

     60  

Section 3.06

  

Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part

     60  

Section 3.07

  

Optional Redemption

     61  

Section 3.08

  

Mandatory Redemption

     61  

Section 3.09

  

Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds

     61  
ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS      63  

Section 4.01

  

Payment of Notes

     63  

Section 4.02

  

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     63  

Section 4.03

  

Provision of Financial Information

     64  

Section 4.04

  

Compliance Certificate

     66  

Section 4.05

  

Taxes

     66  

Section 4.06

  

Stay, Extension and Usury Laws

     67  

Section 4.07

  

Restricted Payments

     67  

 

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Section 4.08

  

Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries

     72  

Section 4.09

  

Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock

     74  

Section 4.10

  

Asset Sales

     78  

Section 4.11

  

Transactions with Affiliates

     81  

Section 4.12

  

Liens

     83  

Section 4.13

  

Lines of Business

     83  

Section 4.14

  

Legal Existence

     84  

Section 4.15

  

Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control

     84  

Section 4.16

  

Covenant Termination

     85  

Section 4.17

  

Additional Subsidiary Guarantees

     86  

Section 4.18

  

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

     86  

Section 4.19

  

No Layering

     87  

Section 4.20

  

Mandatory Disposition Pursuant to Gaming Laws

     87  

Section 4.21

  

Financial Calculations for Limited Condition Acquisitions

     87  
ARTICLE 5 SUCCESSORS      88  

Section 5.01

  

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

     88  

Section 5.02

  

Successor Person Substituted

     89  
ARTICLE 6 DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES      90  

Section 6.01

  

Events of Default

     90  

Section 6.02

  

Acceleration

     91  

Section 6.03

  

Other Remedies

     92  

Section 6.04

  

Waiver of Past Defaults

     92  

Section 6.05

  

Control by Majority

     93  

Section 6.06

  

Limitation on Suits

     93  

Section 6.07

  

Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment

     93  

Section 6.08

  

Collection Suit by Trustee

     94  

Section 6.09

  

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     94  

Section 6.10

  

Priorities

     94  

Section 6.11

  

Undertaking for Costs

     95  

Section 6.12

  

Remedies Subject to Applicable Law

     95  
ARTICLE 7 TRUSTEE      95  

Section 7.01

  

Duties of Trustee

     95  

Section 7.02

  

Rights of Trustee

     96  

Section 7.03

  

Individual Rights of Trustee

     98  

Section 7.04

  

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     98  

Section 7.05

  

Notice of Defaults

     98  

Section 7.06

  

Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes

     99  

Section 7.07

  

Compensation and Indemnity

     99  

Section 7.08

  

Replacement of Trustee

     100  

Section 7.09

  

Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

     101  

Section 7.10

  

Eligibility; Disqualification

     101  

Section 7.11

  

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company

     101  

 

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ARTICLE 8 LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE      102  

Section 8.01

  

Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance

     102  

Section 8.02

  

Legal Defeasance and Discharge

     102  

Section 8.03

  

Covenant Defeasance

     103  

Section 8.04

  

Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance

     103  

Section 8.05

   Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions      104  

Section 8.06

  

Repayment to Company

     105  

Section 8.07

  

Reinstatement

     105  
ARTICLE 9 AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER      106  

Section 9.01

  

Without Consent of Holders of Notes

     106  

Section 9.02

  

With Consent of Holders of Notes

     107  

Section 9.03

  

Compliance with Trust Indenture Act

     108  

Section 9.04

  

Revocation and Effect of Consents

     108  

Section 9.05

  

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     108  

Section 9.06

  

Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

     109  
ARTICLE 10 [RESERVED]      109  
ARTICLE 11 NOTE GUARANTIES      109  

Section 11.01

  

Guaranty

     109  

Section 11.02

  

Limitation on Guarantor Liability

     110  

Section 11.03

  

Execution and Delivery of Guaranty

     110  

Section 11.04

  

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of Guarantors

     111  

Section 11.05

  

Successor Corporation Substituted

     112  

Section 11.06

  

Releases

     112  

ARTICLE 12 SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

     113  

Section 12.01

  

Satisfaction and Discharge

     113  

Section 12.02

  

Application of Trust Money

     114  

ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS

     114  

Section 13.01

  

Trust Indenture Act Controls

     114  

Section 13.02

  

Notices

     115  

Section 13.03

  

Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes

     116  

Section 13.04

  

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

     116  

Section 13.05

  

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

     116  

Section 13.06

  

Rules by Trustee and Agents

     117  

 

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Section 13.07

  

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

     117  

Section 13.08

  

Governing Law

     117  

Section 13.09

  

No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements

     117  

Section 13.10

  

Successors

     117  

Section 13.11

  

Severability

     118  

Section 13.12

  

Counterpart Originals

     118  

Section 13.13

  

Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

     118  

Section 13.14

  

Force Majeure

     118  

Section 13.15

  

Patriot Act

     118  

Section 13.16

  

Waiver of Jury Trial

     118  

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A

   -     

Form of Note

Exhibit B

   -     

Form of Certificate of Transfer

Exhibit C

   -     

Form of Certificate of Exchange

Exhibit D

   -     

Form of Certificate of Acquiring Institutional Accredited Investor

Exhibit E

   -     

Form of Notation of Guaranty

Exhibit F

   -     

Form of Supplemental Indenture

 

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INDENTURE dated as of February 7, 2020 among Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), the Guarantors (as defined) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee.

The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders (as defined) of the 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”):

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION

BY REFERENCE

Section 1.01    Definitions.

144A Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A.

Acquired Debt means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness of another Person and any of such other Person’s Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or at the time it merges or consolidates with such Person or any of such Person’s Subsidiaries or is assumed by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person and in each case not Incurred by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person or such other Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or such acquisition, merger or consolidation.

Additional Notes means additional Notes (other than the Initial Notes) issued under this Indenture in accordance with Sections 2.02 and 4.09 hereof, as part of the same series as the Initial Notes.

Affiliate means, when used with reference to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the referent Person. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “affiliated,” “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative of the foregoing.

Agent” means any Registrar, co-registrar, Paying Agent or additional paying agent.

Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream that apply to such transfer or exchange.


Applicable Premium means with respect to any Note on any Redemption Date, as determined by the Company, the greater of:

(1)      1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; and

(2)      the excess of:

(A)      the present value at such Redemption Date of (i) the Redemption Price of the Note at February 15, 2023 (as set forth in Paragraph 5 of the Note) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the Note through February 15, 2023 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

(B)      the principal amount of the Note.

Asset Acquisition” means:

(1)      an Investment by any Obligor in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor or shall be merged into, or with any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor; or

(2)      the acquisition by any Obligor of assets of any Person comprising a division or line of business of such Person or all or substantially all of the assets of such Person.

Asset Sale” means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other disposition (for purposes of this definition, each a “disposition”) by any Obligor (including, without limitation, pursuant to any sale and leaseback transaction or any merger or consolidation of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with or into another Person (other than another Obligor) whereby such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to any Person of:

(1)      any property or assets of any Obligor (other than Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent that any such disposition is not in the ordinary course of business of such Obligor; or

(2)      any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by law to be held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary),

other than, in both cases:

(A)      any disposition to the Company;

(B)      any disposition to any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary;

(C)      any disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is made in accordance with Section 4.07 hereof;

 

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(D)      any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in Net Cash Proceeds to such Obligor of less than $75 million;

(E)      any transaction that is consummated in accordance with Article V hereof;

(F)      the sale or discount, in each case without recourse (direct or indirect), of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof;

(G)      any Permitted Lien or any other pledge, assignment by way of collateral security, grant of security interest, hypothecation or mortgage, permitted by this Indenture or any foreclosure, judicial or other sale, public or private, by the pledgee, assignee, mortgagee or other secured party of the subject assets;

(H)      transfers of damaged, worn-out or obsolete equipment or assets that, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, are no longer used or useful in the business of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including the abandonment or other disposition of intellectual property that is, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries);

(I)      sales or grants of licenses or sublicenses to use the patents, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual property, and licenses, leases or subleases of other assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not materially interfering with the business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(J)      any exchange of like property pursuant to Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for use in a Related Business;

(K)      sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(L)      any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind that occur in the ordinary course of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business;

(M)      an issuance of Capital Stock by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary;

(N)      foreclosures, condemnation or any similar action on assets or the granting of Liens not prohibited by this Indenture;

(O)      any leases of retail, restaurant or entertainment venues and other similar spaces within a Casino; or

(P)      any transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility in connection with the occurrence of a Trigger Event.

 

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Bank Credit Agreement” means the credit facility provided to the Company pursuant to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2016, by and among the Company, the financial institutions from time to time named therein, and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as Administrative Agent, including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, in each case as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors or other purchasers), modified, substituted or otherwise restructured (including, but not limited to, the inclusion of additional borrowers thereunder), in whole or in part from time to time whether or not with the same agent, trustee, representative lenders or holders and irrespective of any changes in the terms and conditions thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Bank Credit Agreement” shall include agreements in respect of Interest Swap Obligations and other Hedging Obligations with lenders party to the Bank Credit Agreement or their Affiliates.

Bankruptcy Law” means the United States Bankruptcy Code and any other bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or similar law providing relief to debtors, in each case, as from time to time amended and applicable to the relevant case.

Board” means (1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board; (2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors (or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board) or other similar governing body of the controlling general partner of the partnership; (3) with respect to a limited liability company, the Person or Persons who are the managing member, members or managers or any controlling committee or managing member, members or managers thereof; and (4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee or other body of such Person serving a similar function.

Business Day” means any day other than a Legal Holiday.

Capital Stock” means:

(1)      with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, rights, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and preferred stock of such Person; and

(2)      with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person.

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, as to any Person, the discounted rental stream payable by such Person that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease obligation under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligation at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that any Permitted Leases will be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capitalized Lease Obligation. The final maturity of any such obligation shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without penalty.

 

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Cash Equivalents” means:

(1)      Government Securities;

(2)      marketable direct obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s;

(3)      time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking Subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(4)      investments in commercial paper maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

(5)      fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (2) and (3) above and entered into with a commercial bank described in clause (3) above; and

(6)      Investments in money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

Casino” means any gaming establishment and other property or assets directly ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including any building, restaurant, hotel, theater, parking facilities, retail shops, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marina, vessel, barge, ship and equipment.

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

(1)      the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to a Permitted Holder;

(2)      the adoption, or, if applicable, the approval of any requisite percentage of the Company’s stockholders of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

 

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(3)      the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above) other than any combination of Permitted Holders becomes the “beneficial owner” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), other than in connection with any transaction or transactions in which the Company shall become the wholly owned Subsidiary of a parent company and, thereafter, the foregoing shall instead apply to such parent company.

Change of Control Triggering Event” means both a Change of Control and a Rating Decline; provided, however, that a Change of Control Triggering Event shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Company effects a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance of the Notes prior to a Rating Decline.

Company Tax Payments” means payments by the Company to Holdco to enable Holdco to make Tax Distributions (as defined in the Holdco LLC Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date or as may be amended, modified or replaced from time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially adverse to Holders of the Notes) to its members pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Holdco LLC Agreement (as in effect on the Issue Date or as may be amended, modified or replaced from time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not materially adverse to holders of the Notes); provided that Company Tax Payments in respect of Holdco’s members’ actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any period shall be permitted solely to the extent of payments received from (or credits used by) Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement with respect to such period.

Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, S.A.

Company” means Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and any and all successors thereto that become party to this Indenture in accordance with its terms.

Consolidated Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person on any Determination Date, the ratio of:

(1)      Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date; to

(2)      Consolidated Interest Expense during such period (other than non-cash Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to the Notes and loans under the Bank Credit Agreement);

provided that the Consolidated Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect, as of the beginning of the applicable period, to any Asset Acquisition, Incurrence, repayment or redemption of Indebtedness (including the Notes), issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock, Asset Sale, designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, at any time during or subsequent to such period, but on or prior to the applicable Determination Date.

 

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In making such computation, Consolidated Interest Expense:

(1)      attributable to any Indebtedness bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rate in effect on the date of computation had been the applicable rate for the entire period (except that such interest on Indebtedness, to the extent covered by agreements relating to Interest Swap Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements); or

(2)      attributable to interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving Credit Facility shall be computed on a pro forma basis based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness outstanding during the applicable period.

It is understood that the Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial reports even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements. For avoidance of doubt, any action taken or not taken in compliance with a covenant in this Indenture which is based upon or made in reliance on a computation of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio by the Company based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements shall be deemed to continue to comply with the applicable covenant, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal or publicly reported financial statements.

For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense of the Company for the most recently completed period of four full fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the last quarter for which internal financial statements are available (such period of four fiscal quarters, the “Measurement Period”), not more than 135 days prior to the transaction or event giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Interest Expense;

(1)      any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period;

(2)      any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period;

(3)      if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner:

(A)      acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business or commenced operation of any Project during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date; or

(B)      disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date,

 

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such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business or operation of such Project, all such transactions had been consummated or effected on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that (i) such pro forma adjustment shall not give effect to the Consolidated EBITDA of any acquired Person to the extent that such Person’s net income would be excluded pursuant to clause (8) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income and (ii) such pro forma adjustment shall give effect to any pro forma cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies that have occurred or are reasonably expected to be initiated within the 12-month period following the consummation of the transaction, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company (regardless of whether such expense or cost savings could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto); and

(4)      any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum (without duplication) of:

(1)      the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period; plus

(2)      to the extent that any of the following shall have been taken into account in determining such Consolidated Net Income, and without duplication:

(A)      all income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to extraordinary or nonrecurring gains or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business);

(B)      the consolidated interest expense of such Person for such period, whether paid or accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations and the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations;

(C)      depreciation and amortization expense (including the amortization of deferred financing charges) and any amortization or write-off of goodwill or other intangible assets and depreciation expense for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period;

 

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(D)      all other non-cash items (other than non-cash interest) of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than any non-cash item for such period that requires the accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period;

(E)      any net after-tax losses from all sales or dispositions of assets outside of the ordinary course of business;

(F)      any net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring losses and losses on early extinguishment of debt;

(G)      any non-recurring costs or expenses of an acquired company or business incurred in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business by such Person (including any restructuring expenses or charges) and any non-recurring adjustments necessary to conform the accounting policies of the acquired company or business to those of such Person;

(H)      the amount of interest expense attributable to minority equity interests of third parties in any non-wholly owned Subsidiary to the extent paid by third parties;

(I)      any losses attributable to Interest Swap Obligations and Hedging Obligations permitted to be Incurred by clause (7) of Permitted Indebtedness;

(J)      non-cash charges relating to compensation expense in connection with benefits provided under employee stock option plans, restricted stock plans and other equity compensation arrangements;

(K)      all non-cash losses from investments recorded using the equity method;

(L)      any cost, charge, fee or expense (including discounts and commissions and including fees and charges incurred in respect of letters of credit or bankers acceptance financings) (or any amortization of any of the foregoing) associated with any issuance (or proposed issuance) of debt, or equity or any refinancing transaction (or proposed refinancing transaction) or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument; and

(M)      any charges, fees and expenses (or any amortization thereof) related to any acquisition, Investment or disposition (or any such proposed acquisition, Investment or disposition) (including amortization or write offs of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties), in each case, whether or not successful, less

(3)      (A) all non-cash items of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, (B) all cash payments during such period relating to non-cash items that were added back in determining Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period and (C) solely for the purpose of calculating the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio distributions made by the Company to the Holding Companies during such period pursuant to clause (12) under Section 4.07(b); plus

 

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(4)      pre-opening expenses; plus

(5)      without duplication, the sum of (A) the New Property EBITDA, (B) Expansion Capital Expenditures EBITDA and (C) Development Project EBITDA to the extent that such New Property, property subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Project has not been subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary that owns such New Property, property subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Project, as applicable; plus

(6)      solely for the purpose of calculating the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio, the amount of any restructuring charges or reserve (including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one-time compensation charges), costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives, other business optimization expenses (including incentive costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and signing, retention and completion bonuses) and any unusual or non-recurring charges or items of loss or expense (including, without limitation, losses on asset sales (other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business); plus

(7)      Company Tax Payments paid or accrued for such period.

Consolidated EBITDA shall be further adjusted (to the extent not reflected under clauses (1) through (7) above, without duplication):

(A)      to include, if otherwise excluded from Consolidated EBITDA due to the operation of paragraph (3) above, the amount of insurance proceeds received during such period or after such period and on or prior to the date the calculation is made with respect to such period, attributable to any property which has been closed or had operations curtailed for such period; provided that such amount of insurance proceeds shall only be included pursuant to this clause (A) to the extent of the amount of insurance proceeds plus Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property for such period (without giving effect to this clause (A)) does not exceed Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the most recently completed four fiscal quarters for which financial results are available that such property was fully operational (or if such property has not been fully operational for four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial results are available prior to such closure or curtailment, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the period prior to such closure or curtailment (for which financial results are available) annualized over four fiscal quarters); and

(B)      in any fiscal quarter during which a purchase of property that prior to such purchase was subject to any operating lease that will be terminated in connection with such purchase shall occur and during the three (3) following fiscal quarters, by increasing Consolidated EBITDA by an amount equal to the quarterly payment in respect of such lease (as if such purchase did not occur) times (a) four (4) (in the case of the quarter in which such purchase occurs), (b) three (3) (in the case of the quarter following such purchase), (c) two (2) (in the case of the second quarter following such purchase) and (d) one (1) (in the case of the third quarter following such purchase), all as determined on a consolidated basis for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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Consolidated Indebtedness” means, as at any date of determination, (a) an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such Indebtedness that has been discharged or defeased) on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on such date prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of capital leases, purchase money Indebtedness, Indebtedness of the kind described in clause (4) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and guarantees in respect of any of the foregoing (to be included only to the extent set forth in clause (iii) below); provided that (i) Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit, except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder or (B) Indebtedness of the type described in clause (5) of the definition thereof, (ii) the amount of Consolidated Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary, shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount (if any) by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced (including through the calculation of Consolidated Net Income) in respect of such non-controlling interest in such Restricted Subsidiary owned by a Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) the amount of Consolidated Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Guarantor and which Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Obligor or Holding Company shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced due to the undistributed earnings of such Subsidiary being excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (7) or (8) thereof and (iv) Consolidated Indebtedness shall exclude Indebtedness not in excess of $500 million at any one time outstanding, which constitutes Development Expenses, or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness constitutes Development Expenses); less (b) Excess Cash.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of:

(1)      the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period (including the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations or Interest Swap Obligations); provided, however, that Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include (w) amortization or write-offs of debt issuance costs and deferred financing costs (including, without limitation, related to the original issuance of the Notes or any financing consummated prior thereto), (x) any expensing of commitment or other financing fees, (y) write-offs relating to termination of interest rate swap arrangements related to the original issuance of the Notes, or (z) any capitalized interest or any interest portion of payments in connection with any Permitted Lease; and

(2)      the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period; and

(3)      any interest accruing on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

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(4)      the product of:

(a)      all dividend payments on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock); provided that with respect to any series of preferred stock that did not pay cash dividends during such period but that is required to pay cash dividends during any period prior to the maturity date of the Notes, cash dividends shall be deemed to have been paid with respect to such series of preferred stock during the period of accrual for purposes of this clause (4); times

(b)      a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory income tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated Interest Expense shall exclude interest expense in respect of Indebtedness that is excluded from Consolidated Indebtedness by reason of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the proviso thereof, to the extent of such exclusion.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person on any Determination Date, the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Indebtedness (or, in the case of Indebtedness issued at less than its principal amount at maturity, the accreted value thereof) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such Determination Date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date (the “Measurement Period”), provided that:

(1)      any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period;

(2)      any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period;

(3)      if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner:

(a)      acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business or commenced operation of any Project during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date; or

(b)      disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date,

 

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such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business or operation of such Project, all such transactions had been consummated or effected on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that (i) such pro forma adjustment shall not give effect to the Consolidated EBITDA of any acquired Person to the extent that such Person’s net income would be excluded pursuant to clause (8) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income and (ii) such pro forma adjustment shall give effect to any pro forma cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies that have occurred or are reasonably expected to be initiated within the 12-month period following the consummation of the transaction, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company (whether or not such expense or cost savings could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto); and

(4)      any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be excluded therefrom:

(1)      net after-tax gains and losses from all sales or dispositions of assets;

(2)      net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses and losses on early extinguishment of debt;

(3)      any after-tax effect of income (loss) from the early extinguishment, conversion or cancellation of debt, Interest Swap Obligations, Hedging Obligations or other derivative instruments;

(4)      any impairment charge or asset write-off, in each case pursuant to GAAP, and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP;

(5)      the effect of marking to market Interest Swap Obligations and Hedging Obligations permitted to be Incurred by clause (7) of Permitted Indebtedness;

(6)      the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles;

 

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(7)      any net income or net loss of any other Person if such other Person is not a Subsidiary and is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that such Person’s equity in the net income of any such other Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value of property actually distributed by such other Person during such period to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (subject, in case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation that such amount so paid to a Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that such amount could not at that time be paid to the Company due to the restrictions set forth in clause (8) below);

(8)      solely for the purpose of determining the amount available for Restricted Payments under clause (3)(A) of the second paragraph under Section 4.07(a), any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, by contract, operation of law, pursuant to its charter or otherwise on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person except that:

(A)      such Person’s equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been paid or distributed during such period to such Person as a dividend or other distribution (provided that such ability is not due to a waiver of such restriction); and

(B)      such Person’s equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income regardless of any such restriction;

(9)      any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Issue Date;

(10)      income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued);

(11)      in the case of a successor to such Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of such Person’s assets, any net income or loss of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets;

(12)      non-cash charges relating to compensation expense in connection with benefits provided under employee stock option plans, restricted stock plans and other equity compensation arrangements;

(13)      any net unrealized gains and losses resulting from Hedging Obligations and the application of ASC Topic 815 will be excluded;

(14)      any expenses, charges or losses that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted under this Indenture, to the extent actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that a reasonable basis exists for indemnification or reimbursement and only to the extent that such amount is in fact indemnified or reimbursed within 365 days of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so indemnified or reimbursed within such 365 days);

 

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(15)      to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as the Company has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such determination (with a deduction in the applicable future period for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within such 365 days), expenses, charges or losses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption;

(16)      the net income (but not loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, except that the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s equity in the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution;

(17)      any fees, expenses, premiums and other charges in connection with the issuance of the Notes, the incurrence of Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement or any other issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction, amendment or other modification of any debt instrument, acquisition, investment or asset disposition;

(18)      payments made by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement;

(19)      gains and losses resulting solely from fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effect; and

(20)      any net income of a Restricted Subsidiary (or former Restricted Subsidiary) with respect to which a Trigger Event has occurred following the occurrence and during the continuation of such Trigger Event;

provided further that Consolidated Net Income shall be reduced by all Corporate Expense Payments and Company Tax Payments paid or accrued for such period.

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, as of any Determination Date, the total amount of assets that would appear on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available, less the sum of (i) the goodwill, net, and other intangible assets and (ii) all current liabilities (other than any current portion of long-term Indebtedness), in each case as they would appear on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements are available, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

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Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Person on any Determination Date, the ratio of (a) the aggregate amount of Consolidated Indebtedness (or, in the case of Indebtedness issued at less than its principal amount at maturity, the accreted value thereof) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such Determination Date that is secured by a lien on the assets or property of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (provided that for purposes of calculating such Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio any Indebtedness Incurred under clause (ii) of the proviso in Section 4.09(b)(3) shall be deemed to be secured by a lien on the assets or property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries) to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date (the “Measurement Period”), provided that:

(1)      any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period;

(2)      any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period;

(3)      if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner:

(A)      acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business or commenced operation of any Project during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date; or

(B)      disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date,

such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business or operation of such Project, all such transactions had been consummated or effected on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that (i) such pro forma adjustment shall not give effect to the Consolidated EBITDA of any acquired Person to the extent that such Person’s net income would be excluded pursuant to clause (8) of the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” and (ii) such pro forma adjustment shall give effect to any pro forma cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies that have occurred or are reasonably expected to be initiated within the 12-month period following the consummation of the transaction, in the reasonable judgment of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company (regardless of whether such expense or cost savings could then be reflected in pro forma financial statements in accordance with Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of the SEC related thereto); and

 

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(4)      any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period.

For purposes of this definition, in calculating Consolidated EBITDA and the aggregate amount of secured Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Consolidated EBITDA and secured Indebtedness attributable to discontinued operations will be excluded.

Core Businesses” means (a) the gaming, card club, racing, sports, entertainment, amusement, lodging, restaurant, retail operations, service station operations, riverboat operations, real estate development and all other businesses and activities necessary for or reasonably related or incident thereto, including, without limitation, related acquisition, construction, development or operation of related truck stop, transportation, retail and other facilities designed to enhance any of the foregoing and (b) any of the types of pre-existing businesses being operated on land acquired (whether by purchase, lease or otherwise) by an Obligor, or similar types of businesses conducted by such Obligor after such acquisition of land, and all other businesses and activities necessary for or reasonably related or incident thereto, provided that such land was acquired by such Obligor for the purpose, determined in good faith by the Company, of ultimately conducting a business or activity described in clause (a) above at some time in the future.

Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee” will be at the address of the Trustee specified in Section 13.02 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company.

Credit Facilities” means, with respect to any Obligor, one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Bank Credit Agreement), indentures or commercial paper facilities with any combination of banks, other institutional lenders or other institutional lenders or accredited or institutional investors, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, terms debt, debt securities, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise), refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors), modified, substituted or otherwise restructured (including, but not limited to, the inclusion of additional borrowers thereunder), in whole or in part from time to time by the same or different institutional investors or other purchasers. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Credit Facilities” shall include agreements in respect of Interest Swap Obligations and other Hedging Obligations with lenders party to the Credit Facilities or their affiliates.

Custodian” means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto.

 

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Default” means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default.

Definitive Note” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto.

Depositary” means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.03 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provision of this Indenture.

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an officer’s certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a financial officer of the Company, less the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

Determination Date” means, with respect to any calculation, the date on or as of which such calculation is made in accordance with the terms hereof.

Development Expenses” means, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount, not to exceed $500 million at any time, of outstanding Indebtedness incurred after the Issue Date, the proceeds of which, at the time of determination, have been applied or are required or intended to be used to fund, (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a Development Project or (iii) interest, fees or related charges with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (A) the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary or other Person that owns assets subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, is diligently pursuing the completion thereof and has not at any time ceased construction of such Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event or inability to obtain requisite Gaming Approvals or other governmental authorizations, so long as, in the case of any such Gaming Approvals or other governmental authorizations, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or other applicable Person is diligently pursuing such Gaming Approvals or governmental authorizations) and (B) no such Indebtedness shall constitute Development Expenses with respect to an Expansion Capital Expenditure project or a Development Project from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the earlier of (x) opening for business, and (y) completion of construction of the applicable Expansion Capital Expenditure project or Development Project.

Development Project” means Investments, directly or indirectly, (a) in any joint ventures in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has control or with whom it has a management or similar contract and in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interests of such joint venture, or (b) in, or expenditures with respect to, casinos, “racinos,” full-service

 

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casino resorts or non-gaming resorts or Persons that own casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts (including casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts in development or under construction that are not presently opening or operating) with respect to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will directly manage the development thereof or (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a management or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management or similar contract) and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time of such Investment, though it may be subject to regulatory approvals, in each case, used to finance, or made for the purpose of allowing such joint venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort, as the case may be, to finance, the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that develops, adds to or significantly improves the property of such joint venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort and assets ancillary or related thereto, or the construction and development of a casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort or assets ancillary or related thereto and including pre-opening expenses with respect to such joint venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort and other fees and payments to be made to such joint venture or the owners of such casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort.

Development Project EBITDA” means, in the event of any opening of any business representing a Development Project occurs during a period, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project (as determined by the Company); provided that, for any period, if the business representing a Development Project was not opened on the first day of such period, then the Development Project EBITDA for such period shall be equal to (i) the actual Consolidated EBITDA for such business representing a Development Project during such period as determined above, divided by (ii) the number of days during such period from and after the opening of the business representing a Development Project, times (iii) the total number of days in such period.

Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is, by its terms, convertible or for which it is, by its terms, exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any specified event (other than a Change of Control), is required to be redeemed or is redeemable (at the option of the holder thereof) at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes or is exchangeable at the sole option of the holder (except upon a Change of Control) thereof for Indebtedness at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes.

Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Person organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

Equity Offering means any public or private sale of Qualified Capital Stock.

 

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Euroclear” means Euroclear Bank, S.A./N.V., or its successor, as operator of the Euroclear system.

Event of Default means the occurrence of any of the events described in Section 6.01 hereof after giving effect to any applicable grace periods or notice requirements.

Excess Cash” means the cash and Cash Equivalents of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, less $50 million; provided, however, that in the event that Excess Cash is less than zero, Excess Cash shall be deemed to be zero.

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

Expansion Capital Expenditures” means any capital expenditure by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that, in the Company’s reasonable determination, adds to or significantly improves (or is reasonably expected to add to or significantly improve) the property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding any such capital expenditures financed with Net Cash Proceeds of an Asset Sale and excluding capital expenditures made in the ordinary course made to maintain, repair, restore or refurbish the property of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in its then existing state or to support the continuation of such Person’s day to day operations as then conducted.

Expansion Capital Expenditures EBITDA” means, in the event of any opening of any business representing Expansion Capital Expenditures occurs during a period, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures (as determined by the Company); provided that, for any period, if the business representing Expansion Capital Expenditures was not opened on the first day of such period, then the Expansion Capital Expenditures EBITDA for such period shall be equal to (i) the actual Consolidated EBITDA for such business representing Expansion Capital Expenditures during such period as determined above, divided by (ii) the number of days during such period from and after the opening of the business representing Expansion Capital Expenditures, times (iii) the total number of days in such period.

Fertitta Family Entity means any trust or entity one hundred percent (100%) owned and controlled by or established for the sole benefit of, or the estate of, any of Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or their spouses or lineal descendants (including, without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants).

Fertitta Holder means (a) Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or any of their spouses or lineal descendants (including, without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants) or (b) a Fertitta Family Entity.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, as in effect from time to time; provided that, except as otherwise specifically provided, all calculations made for purposes of determining

 

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compliance with the terms of this Indenture shall utilize GAAP as in effect as of the Issue Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (a) any Permitted Lease and any guarantees thereof shall not constitute Indebtedness or a capital lease, a financing lease or a Capitalized Lease Obligation (or terms of similar effect) regardless of how such Permitted Lease may be treated under GAAP, (b) any payments in connection with such Permitted Lease shall not constitute consolidated interest expense of the Company and (c) Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated by deducting, without duplication of amounts otherwise deducted, rent, insurance, property taxes and other amounts and expenses actually paid in cash under Permitted Lease in the applicable period, and no other deductions in calculating Consolidated Net Income shall occur as a result of imputed interest, amounts under any Permitted Lease not paid in cash during the relevant period or other non-cash amounts incurred in respect of any Permitted Lease; provided that any “true-up” of rent paid in cash pursuant to any Permitted Lease shall be accounted for in the fiscal quarter to which such payment relates as if such payment were originally made in such fiscal quarter.

Gaming Approval means any governmental approval, license, permit, registration, qualification or finding of suitability relating to any gaming business, operation or enterprise.

Gaming Authority means any applicable governmental, regulatory or administrative state or local agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever involved in the supervision or regulation of casinos, gaming and gaming activities, including, without limitation, in the State of Nevada, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and any of their respective successors or replacements.

Gaming Facility” shall mean any gaming establishment and other property or assets ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any casinos, hotels, resorts, race tracks, off-track wagering sites, theaters, parking facilities, recreational vehicle parks, timeshare operations, retail shops, restaurants, other buildings, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment.

Gaming Law” means all Laws pursuant to which a Gaming Authority possesses licensing, permit or regulatory authority over casinos, gaming and gaming activities conducted within its jurisdiction, or the ownership of an entity engaged therein.

Global Note” means a permanent global note in registered form deposited with the Trustee, as a custodian for The Depository Trust Company or any other designated depositary, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto, issued in accordance with Section 2.01, 2.06(b)(3), 2.06(b)(4), 2.06(d)(1), 2.06(d)(2) or 2.06(d)(3) hereof.

Global Note Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(2) hereof, which is required to be placed on all Global Notes issued under this Indenture.

 

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Government Securities” means marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

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, including, without limitation, all Gaming Authorities.

Guarantee” means a guarantee by a Guarantor of the Obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes.

Guarantor” means each Material Restricted Subsidiary of the Company in existence on the Issue Date, any future Material Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and any future Subsidiary that is a guarantor under the Bank Credit Agreement, in each case which has guaranteed the obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes as required by this Indenture; provided that any Person constituting a Guarantor as described above shall cease to constitute a Guarantor when its respective Guarantee is released in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

Hedging Obligations” means all obligations of the Obligors or any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor arising under or in connection with any rate or basis swap, forward contract, commodity swap or option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond, note or bill option, interest rate option, foreign currency exchange transaction, cross currency rate swap, currency option, cap, collar or floor transaction, swap option, synthetic trust product, synthetic lease or any similar transaction or agreement.

Holdco means Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor thereto.

Holdco LLC Agreement” means that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdco, dated as of April 28, 2016.

Holder” means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the books of the Registrar.

Holding Company means Holdco and each other Person that owns a direct or indirect interest in any such Holding Company.

IAI Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that shall be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors.

 

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Incur” means, with respect to any Indebtedness of any Person or any Lien, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or Lien or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness on the balance sheet of such Person (and “Incurrence,” “Incurred,” “Incurrable” and “Incurring” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

Indebtedness” means with respect to any Person, without duplication, whether contingent or otherwise,

(1)      any obligations for money borrowed;

(2)      any obligation evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments;

(3)      Letter of Credit Obligations and obligations in respect of other similar instruments;

(4)      any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, including Capitalized Lease Obligations (it being understood that the obligations of such Person under any Permitted Lease shall not constitute Indebtedness);

(5)      the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of Disqualified Capital Stock;

(6)      Indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above, secured by a Lien on the assets of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, valued, in such cases where the recourse thereof is limited to such assets, at the lesser of the principal amount of such Indebtedness or the fair market value of the subject assets;

(7)      Indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above, guaranteed by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(8)      the net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations and Interest Swap Obligations,

provided that the amount of any Indebtedness at any date shall be calculated as the outstanding balance of all unconditional obligations and the maximum liability supported by any contingent obligations at such date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Indebtedness” shall not be construed to include trade payables, deferred payments in respect of services by employees, credit on open account, accrued liabilities, provisional credit, daylight overdrafts or similar items. For purposes of this definition, the “maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price” of any Disqualified Capital Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were repurchased on the date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Board of the issuing Person. Unless otherwise specified in this Indenture, the amount outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount is the full amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as determined in conformity with GAAP.

 

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Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant.

Initial Notes” means the first $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under this Indenture on the date hereof.

Institutional Accredited Investor” means an institution that is an “accredited investor” as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act that is not also a QIB.

Interest Payment Date” means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes.

Interest Swap Obligations” means the net obligations of any Person under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future, interest rate option, interest rate swap, interest rate cap, collar or floor transaction or other interest rate Hedging Obligation.

Investment” by any Person means, without duplication, any direct or indirect:

(1)      loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (valued at the fair market value thereof as of the date of contribution or transfer) (by means of transfers of cash or other property or services for the account or use of other Persons, or otherwise, other than a Permitted Lien under clause (15) of the definition of Permitted Liens);

(2)      purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person (whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise and whether or not purchased directly from the issuer of such securities or evidences of Indebtedness); and

(3)      guarantee or assumption of any Indebtedness or any other obligation of any other Person (except for any assumption of Indebtedness for which the assuming Person receives consideration at the time of such assumption in the form of property or assets with a fair market value at least equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness assumed); and

(4)      all other items that would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the purchase or acquisition of any securities, Indebtedness or Productive Assets of any other Person solely with Qualified Capital Stock shall not be deemed to be an Investment. The term “Investments” shall also exclude extensions of trade credit and advances to customers and suppliers to the extent made in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms. The amount of any non-cash Investment shall be the fair market value of such Investment, as determined in good faith by management of the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, unless the fair market value of such Investment

 

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exceeds $20 million, in which case the fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Board of such Person as of the time such Investment is made or such other time as specified in this Indenture. Unless otherwise required by this Indenture, the amount of any Investment shall not be adjusted for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs subsequent to the date such Investment is made with respect to such Investment.

Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s or BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P or an equivalent rating by any other Rating Agency.

Investment Grade Status” means any time at which the ratings of the Notes by each of Moody’s (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) and S&P (or any successor to the rating agency business thereof) are Investment Grade Ratings.

Issue Date” means February 7, 2020.

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, in each case whether or not having the force of law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Law).

Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue on such payment for the intervening period.

Letter of Credit Obligations” means Obligations of an Obligor arising under or in connection with letters of credit.

Lien” means, with respect to any assets, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof). In no event shall an operating lease or any Permitted Lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

Limited Condition Acquisition means any acquisition or other Investment, including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation or similar transaction, by the Company or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, with respect to which the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiaries have entered into an agreement or is otherwise contractually committed to consummate and the consummation of which is not expressly conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

LTM EBITDA” means Consolidated EBITDA of the Company measured for the period of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the date of such determination for which consolidated financial statements are available (which may be internal financial

 

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statements), in each case with such pro forma adjustments giving effect to such Investments, acquisitions, dispositions, mergers, consolidations and discontinued operations, as applicable, since the start of such four quarter period and as are consistent with the pro forma adjustments set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio.”

Material Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which is both a Material Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary.

Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, other than a Non-Material Subsidiary.

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

Native American Investments means any Investment made pursuant to any management, construction, development, support or similar agreement by and between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and a Native American Tribe or instrumentality thereof.

Native American Subsidiary means each Subsidiary of the Company that is engaged exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Native American tribe, band or other forms of government and does not own any interest in any principal property of the Company or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself a Native American Subsidiary.

Net Cash Proceeds” means with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by any Obligor from such Asset Sale, net of:

(1)      reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, fees and other direct costs relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions);

(2)      taxes, or tax distributions, paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements;

(3)      repayment of Indebtedness (other than any intercompany Indebtedness) that is required by the terms thereof to be repaid or pledged as cash collateral, or the holders of which otherwise have a contractual claim that is legally superior to any claim of the holders (including a restriction on transfer) to the proceeds of the subject assets, in connection with such Asset Sale; and

 

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(4)      appropriate amounts to be provided by any applicable Obligor, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by any applicable Obligor including, without limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment to the sale price received in such Asset Sale for so long as such reserve is held.

New Property” means, with respect to any period, any new hotel and/or casino and related amenities (as opposed to any expansion to existing properties) owned or managed by the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries and opened for business to the public during such period.

New Property EBITDA” means, with respect to any New Property for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such New Property (determined as if references to the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to the Person that owns such New Property and its applicable Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such New Property; provided that, for any period, if the New Property was not opened on the first day of such period, then the New Property EBITDA for such period shall be equal to (i) the actual Consolidated EBITDA for such New Property during such period as determined above, divided by (ii) the number of days during such period from and after the opening of such New Property, times (iii) the total number of days in such period.

Non-Material Subsidiaries” means all Restricted Subsidiaries designated by the Company to the Trustee as Non-Material Subsidiaries; provided, that (i) no such Restricted Subsidiary may have assets (attributable to the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ equity interest in such entity) having a fair market value in excess of $25 million and (ii) all such Restricted Subsidiaries may not in the aggregate at any time have assets (attributable to the Company’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ equity interest in such entity) constituting more than 3.0% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets based on the Company’s most recent internal financial statements.

Non-U.S. Person” means a Person who is not a U.S. Person.

Notes” has the meaning assigned to it in the preamble to this Indenture. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall be treated as a single class for all purposes under this Indenture, and unless the context otherwise requires, all references to Notes shall include the Initial Notes and any Additional Notes.

Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

Obligor” means the Company or any Guarantor, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively.

Officer” means, (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or any Vice-President of such Person and (ii) with respect to any other Person, the individuals selected by the Board or corresponding governing or managing body of such Person to perform functions similar to those of the officers listed in clause (i).

 

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Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Section 13.05 hereof.

Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel that meets the requirements of Sections 13.04 and 13.05 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or such other counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee.

Participant” means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Clearstream, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Clearstream).

Permitted Holder means (i) one or more Fertitta Holders and (ii) any group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act or any successor provision) of which any of the foregoing are members; provided that, in the case of such group and without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, the Fertitta Holders, collectively, have beneficial ownership of at least 49.9% of the Voting Stock of the Company or any of its direct or indirect parent companies. Any Person or group whose acquisition of beneficial ownership constitutes a Change of Control in respect of which a Change of Control Offer is made in accordance with the requirements of this Indenture will thereafter, together with its Affiliates, constitute an additional Permitted Holder.

Permitted Investments” means, without duplication, each of the following:

(1)      Investments in cash (including deposit accounts with major commercial banks) and Cash Equivalents;

(2)      Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that is or will immediately become upon giving effect to such Investment, or as a result of which, such Person is merged, consolidated or liquidated into, or conveys substantially all of its assets to, an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary;

(3)      Investments existing on the Issue Date;

(4)      accounts receivable created or acquired in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on ordinary business terms;

(5)      Investments arising from transactions by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with trade creditors, contract parties, lessees or customers in the ordinary course of business (including any such Investment received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement pursuant to the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors, contract parties, lessees or customers or otherwise in settlement of a claim);

(6)      Investments made as the result of non-cash consideration received from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with Section 4.10 hereof;

 

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(7)      Investments consisting of advances to (or guarantees of third party loans to) officers, directors and employees of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for travel, entertainment, relocation, purchases of Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary permitted by this Indenture and analogous ordinary business purposes, not to exceed $10 million;

(8)      Hedging Obligations and Interest Swap Obligations otherwise in compliance with this Indenture;

(9)      any guarantee of Indebtedness permitted by Section 4.09 hereof;

(10)      Investments consisting of the licensing or contribution of intellectual property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with other Persons in the ordinary course of business;

(11)      [Reserved];

(12)      Investments the payment of which consists of Equity Interests of the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company (exclusive of Disqualified Capital Stock) or proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests; provided that such Equity Interests will not increase the amount available for Investments under clause (3) of the second paragraph under Section 4.07(a);

(13)      other Investments in any Person having an aggregate fair market value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (13) that are at the time outstanding (after giving effect to any such Investments that are returned to the Company or any Subsidiary that made such prior Investment, without restriction, in cash on or prior to the date of any such calculation, but only up to the amount of the Investment made under this clause (13) in such Person), not to exceed the greater of (x) $550 million and (y) 110.0% of LTM EBITDA;

(14)      any Investment if after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Company on a pro forma basis is less than 4.75 to 1.00;

(15)      advances of payroll payments to employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(16)      guarantees consisting of Support Agreements of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(17)      Native American Investments in an amount up to $20 million in any fiscal year; provided, however, that, if the aggregate amount of such Native American Investments made in any fiscal year is less than $20 million, such amount may be carried over once to be available for such Native American Investments in the next succeeding fiscal year; and provided, further, that, in addition to the foregoing, payments according to existing contractual arrangements with any Native American Tribe may be made pursuant to existing contractual arrangements, such payments not to exceed $25 million in the aggregate;

 

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(18)      Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Issue Date or of a Person merged into the Company or merged or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Article V after the Issue 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;

(19)      Investments consisting of payments by the Company or Restricted Subsidiary to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to any Related Party Agreements; and

(20)      the occurrence of a Reverse Trigger Event under any applicable Transfer Agreement.

Permitted Lease” means any lease granting the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries the right (whether in connection with an acquisition or sale and leaseback transaction) to occupy and use real property, vessels or similar assets for, or in connection with a Core Business or a Related Business.

Permitted Liens” means:

(1)      Liens in favor of the Company or Liens on the assets of any Guarantor so long as such Liens are held by another Obligor;

(2)      Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such acquisition, merger or consolidation (other than as permitted pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(20)) and do not extend to any assets other than those of the acquired Person or the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable;

(3)      Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such acquisition;

(4)      Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto) permitted by clause (6) of Section 4.09(b), attaching to or encumbering only the subject assets and directly related property such as proceeds (including insurance proceeds) and products thereof and accessions, replacements and substitutions thereof;

(5)      Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business, including Liens securing letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry practice in connection therewith;

(6)      Liens created by “notice” or “precautionary” filings in connection with operating leases or other transactions pursuant to which no Indebtedness is Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(7)      Liens to secure Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto) permitted by clause (3) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(8)      Liens existing on the Issue Date (other than Liens described in clause (7) above);

(9)      Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims (including, without limitation, Liens securing the performance of workers compensation, social security, or unemployment insurance obligations) that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor;

(10)      Liens on shares of any equity security or any warrant or option to purchase an equity security or any security which is convertible into an equity security issued by any Obligor that holds, directly or indirectly through a holding company or otherwise, a license under any applicable Gaming Laws; provided that this clause (10) shall apply only so long as such Gaming Laws provide that the creation of any restriction on the disposition of any of such securities shall not be effective and, if such Gaming Laws at any time cease to so provide, then this clause (10) shall be of no further effect;

(11)      Liens on securities constituting “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to the extent that (i) prohibiting such Liens would result in the classification of the obligations of the Company under the Notes as a “purpose credit” and (ii) the Investment by any Obligor in such margin stock is permitted by this Indenture;

(12)      Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto); provided that any such Lien attaches only to the assets encumbered by the predecessor Indebtedness (and customary obligations related thereto), unless the Incurrence of such Liens is otherwise permitted under this Indenture;

(13)      Liens securing stay and appeal bonds or judgment Liens in connection with any judgment not giving rise to an Event of Default under clause (5) of Section 6.01;

(14)      statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business, in respect of obligations that are not yet delinquent, are bonded or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that adequate reserves shall have been established therefor in accordance with GAAP;

(15)      easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, reservations, covenants, encroachments and other similar charges or encumbrances in respect of real property which do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the conduct of business by any Obligor;

(16)      any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation permitted to be incurred hereunder;

 

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(17)      Liens upon specific items of inventory or equipment and proceeds thereof, Incurred to secure obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or equipment;

(18)      Liens securing Letter of Credit Obligations permitted to be Incurred hereunder Incurred in connection with the purchase of inventory or equipment by an Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and secured only by such inventory or equipment, the documents issued in connection therewith and the proceeds thereof;

(19)      Liens of a collection bank under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash in favor of banks and other depository institutions;

(20)      Liens in favor of the Trustee arising under this Indenture;

(21)      Liens securing Interest Swap Obligations or Hedging Obligations that are permitted under this Indenture;

(22)      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 Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(23)      deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money and capitalized leases), 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;

(24)      leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not (x) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or (y) secure any Indebtedness;

(25)      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;

(26)      Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on 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 institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

 

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(27)      Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to the covenant described under Section 4.07 and to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment, and (ii) consisting of an agreement to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any property in a transaction permitted under Section 4.10;

(28)      any interest or title of a lessor under leases entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (in their capacities as lessee) in the ordinary course of business;

(29)      Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Agreement;

(30)      Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements; provided that such Liens do not extend to any assets other than those that are the subject of such repurchase agreement;

(31)      Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(32)      Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(33)      Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement permitted hereunder;

(34)      Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(35)      Liens securing customary cash management obligations not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

(36)      Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to obligations that do not exceed the greater of (x) $250 million at any one time outstanding and (y) 9.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(37)      Liens with respect to obligations that are incurred at a time that the Company’s Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio is no greater than 4.75 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such obligations;

(38)      Liens created by the applicable Transfer Agreement;

 

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(39)      Permitted Vessel Liens; and

(40)      encumbrances or restrictions with respect to or in connection with any Permitted Lease.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Permitted Indebtedness of such Person arising under clause (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (13), (16) or (22) of Section 4.09(b) or Indebtedness Incurred under the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test in Section 4.09(a) (any such Indebtedness, “Existing Indebtedness”); provided that:

(1)      the principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount and accrued interest of such Existing Indebtedness (plus the amount of prepayment penalties, fees, premiums and expenses incurred or paid in connection with the refinancing of such Indebtedness), except to the extent that the Incurrence of such excess is otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(2)      such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date on 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, such Existing Indebtedness;

(3)      if such Existing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date on or later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the Holders of the Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being repaid, redeemed, extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and

(4)      such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary obligated under such Existing Indebtedness, unless otherwise permitted by this Indenture.

Permitted Vessel Liens” shall mean maritime Liens on ships, barges or other vessels for damages arising out of a maritime tort, wages of a stevedore, when employed directly by a Person listed in 46 U.S.C. § 31341, crew’s wages, salvage and general average, whether now existing or hereafter arising and other maritime Liens which arise by operation of law during normal operations of such ships, barges or other vessels.

Person” means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or any other entity.

Private Placement Legend” means the legend set forth in Section 2.06(g)(1) hereof to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture.

 

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Productive Assets” means assets (including assets owned directly or indirectly through Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary) of a kind used or usable in the businesses of the Obligors as they are conducted on the date of the Asset Sale or on any other Determination Date and any Related Business.

Project” means any new facility developed or being developed by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any expansion, renovation or refurbishment of a facility owned by the Company or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries which expansion, renovation or refurbishment is reasonably expected to cost $40 million or more.

QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A.

Qualified Capital Stock” means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Rating Agency” means (a) Moody’s or S&P or (b) if Moody’s or S&P or both shall not make a rating on the Notes publicly available, a nationally recognized statistical rating agency or agencies, as the case may be, selected by the Company (as certified by a resolution of the Company’s Board) which shall be substituted for Moody’s or S&P or both, as the case may be.

Rating Decline” shall have occurred if at any date within 90 calendar days after the date of public disclosure of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period will be extended for so long as the Company’s debt ratings are under publicly announced review for possible downgrading (or without an indication of the direction of a possible ratings change) by either Moody’s or S&P or their respective successors), the ratings of the Notes by each of the Rating Agencies decreases by one or more gradation (including gradations within rating categories as well as between rating categories); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, a Rating Decline shall not be deemed to have occurred so long as the Notes have Investment Grade Status.

Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.

Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the price fixed for such redemption, payable in immediately available funds, pursuant to this Indenture and the Notes.

Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation S Global Note” means a Global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S.

Related Business” means the gaming (including pari-mutuel betting) business and/or any and all businesses that in the good faith judgment of the Company are reasonably related to, necessary for, in support or anticipation of ancillary or complementary to or in preparation for (or required by a Gaming Authority to be developed, constructed, improved or acquired in

 

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connection with the licensing approval of such Casino or Casinos), the gaming business including, without limitation, the development, expansion or operation of any Casino (including any land-based, dockside, riverboat or other type of Casino), owned, or to be owned, by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries.

“Related Party Agreements” means the Holdco LLC Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time so long as such amendment, modification or replacement is not more disadvantageous to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect than the agreement in place at the time of such amendment, modification or replacement.

Responsible Officer” when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Restricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

Restricted Global Note” means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend.

Restricted Investment” means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment.

Restricted Period” means the 40-day distribution compliance period as defined in Regulation S.

Restricted Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. If no referent Person is specified, “Restricted Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company.

Reverse Trigger Event” shall mean the transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility from trust or other similar arrangement to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 144A” means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 903” means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Rule 904” means Rule 904 promulgated under the Securities Act.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services LLC, a division of S&P Global Inc., and its successors.

 

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SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor statute or statutes thereto, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Obligor, other than the Company, that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation S-X is in effect on the date of this Indenture.

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

Subsidiary” with respect to any Person, means:

(1)        any corporation or comparably organized entity, a majority of whose voting stock (defined as any class of capital stock having voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the Board of such Person) is owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the Obligors; and

(2)        any other Person (other than a corporation) in which any one or more of the Obligors, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership interest entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof or of which such Obligor is the managing general partner.

If no referent Person is specified, “Subsidiary” means a subsidiary of the Company.

Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement” means each of the (i) Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NP Landco Holdco LLC, dated June 16, 2011, (ii) tax sharing agreement, dated November 16, 2012, by and between NP Opco LLC and Fertitta Interactive LLC and (iii) each other tax sharing agreement between the Company and an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into after the Issue Date in substantially the same form as the foregoing agreements.

Support Agreement means (a) the guaranty by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the completion of the development, construction and opening of a new gaming facility by any Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Company (including a Native American Subsidiary) or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by any such Affiliate or Subsidiary and/or (b) the agreement by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to advance funds, property or services to or on behalf of an Affiliate or Subsidiary (including a Native American Subsidiary) in order to maintain the financial condition or level of any balance sheet item of such Subsidiary or Affiliate (including “keep well” or “make well” agreements) in connection with the development, construction and operations of a new gaming facility by such Subsidiary or Affiliate (or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by such Subsidiary or Affiliate).

 

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TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb).

Transfer Agreement” shall mean any trust or similar arrangement required by any Gaming Authority from time to time with respect to the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that was a Restricted Subsidiary) or any Gaming Facility.

Treasury Rate means, as of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity as of such Redemption Date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to February 15, 2023; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to February 15, 2023 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Tribal Receivable means advances by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians or any other Native American tribe with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a management, development, construction or other support agreement.

Trigger Event” shall mean the transfer of shares of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility into trust or other similar arrangement required by any Gaming Authority from time to time.

Trustee” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder.

Unrestricted Definitive Note” means a Definitive Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

Unrestricted Global Note” means a Global Note that does not bear and is not required to bear the Private Placement Legend.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” of any Person means, with respect to any Person:

(1)      any Subsidiary of such Person that at the time of determination shall be or continue to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of such Person in the manner provided below; and

(2)      any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

The Board may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary owns any Capital Stock of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Company or any other Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated; provided that:

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(2)      each Subsidiary to be so designated and each of its Subsidiaries has not at the time of designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

For purposes of making the determination of whether any such designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary complies with Section 4.07, the portion of the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary of the Company at the time that such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is represented by the interest of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of the Company, shall be deemed to be an Investment. Such designation will be permitted only if such Investment would be permitted at such time under Section 4.07.

No Unrestricted Subsidiary may create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender (or the Unrestricted Subsidiary) has recourse to any of the assets of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Board may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary only if:

(1)      (i) the Company could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described above under Section 4.09 or (ii) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company is no less than the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions; and

(2)      immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any such designation by the Board shall be evidenced to the Trustee by promptly filing with the Trustee a copy of the resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers’ Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions.

U.S. Person” means a U.S. Person as defined in Rule 902(k) promulgated under the Securities Act.

Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the Company’s calculations of the number of years obtained by dividing:

(1)      the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into;

(2)      the total of the products obtained by multiplying:

 

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(A)      the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by;

(B)      the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment.

Section 1.02    Other Definitions.

 


Term

   Defined in
Section    

“Affiliate Transaction”

   4.11

“Authentication Order”

   2.02

“Change of Control Offer”

   4.15

“Change of Control Payment”

   4.15

“Change of Control Payment Date”

   4.15

“Covenant Defeasance”

   8.03

“DTC”

   2.03

“Event of Default”

   6.01

“Legal Defeasance”

   8.02

“Net Proceeds Offer”

   4.10

“Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”

   4.10

“Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date”

   4.10

“Offer Period”

   3.09

“Paying Agent”

   2.03

“Payment Default”

   6.01

“Payment Restriction”

   4.08

“Permitted Indebtedness”

   4.09

“Registrar”

   2.03

“Restricted Payments”

   4.07

Section 1.03    Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act.

Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture.

The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings:

indenture securities” means the Notes;

indenture security Holder” means a Holder of a Note;

indenture to be qualified” means this Indenture;

indenture trustee” or “institutional trustee” means the Trustee; and

 

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

Section 1.04    Rules of Construction.

Unless the context otherwise requires:

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

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

(3)      “or” is not exclusive;

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

(5)      “will” shall be interpreted to express a command;

(6)      provisions apply to successive events and transactions;

(7)      references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act will be deemed to include substitute, replacement of successor sections or rules adopted by the SEC from time to time; and

(8)      references to any contract, instrument or agreement shall be deemed to include any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or restatements thereof not prohibited hereby, through the date of reference thereto.

ARTICLE 2

THE NOTES

Section 2.01    Form and Dating.

(a)      General. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule or usage. Each Note will be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples $1,000 in excess thereof. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

The terms and provisions contained in the Notes will constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling.

 

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(b)      Global Notes. Notes issued in global form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form will be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the “Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note” attached thereto). Each Global Note will represent such of the outstanding Notes as will be specified therein and each shall provide that it represents the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby will be made by the Trustee or the Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.06 hereof.

Section 2.02    Execution and Authentication.

At least one Officer must sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note will nevertheless be valid.

A Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature will be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture.

The Trustee will, upon receipt of a written order of the Company signed by two Officers (an “Authentication Order”), authenticate Notes for original issue up to the aggregate principal amount that may be validly issued under this Indenture, including any Additional Notes.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with Holders or an Affiliate of the Company.

Section 2.03    Registrar and Paying Agent.

The Company will maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (“Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (“Paying Agent”). The Registrar will keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term “Registrar” includes any co-registrar and the term “Paying Agent” includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.

 

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The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Custodian to hold the Global Notes on behalf of the DTC.

Section 2.04    Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust.

The Company will require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) will have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it will segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee will serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

Section 2.05    Holder Lists.

The Trustee will preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company will furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA § 312(a).

Section 2.06    Transfer and Exchange.

(a)      Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.

(1)        All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if:

(A)      the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary; or

 

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(B)      the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee; and

(2)      a Person holding a beneficial interest in a Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note if there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes and the Registrar has received a written request from such Person to issue a Definitive Note;

provided that in no event shall the Regulation S Global Note be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes prior to (y) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (z) the receipt by the Registrar of any certificates required pursuant to Rule 903(c)(3)(ii)(B) under the Securities Act. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (1) or (2) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.07 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.06 or Sections 2.07 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.06(a), provided, however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.06(b) or (c) hereof.

(b)      Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be effected through the Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act or by the provisions of this Indenture. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also will require compliance with either subparagraph (1) or (2) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(1)      Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.06(b)(1).

(2)      All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.06(b)(1) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either:

 

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(A)      both:

(i)      a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged; and

(ii)      instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase; or

(B)      both:

(i)      a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged (and given at a time when the Definitive Notes are issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof); and

(ii)      instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above.

(3)      Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:

(A)      if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(B)      if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(C)      if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications and certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, as applicable.

(4)      Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any

 

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Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.06(b)(2) above and the Registrar receives the following:

(A)      if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or

(B)      if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above.

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note.

(c)      Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes.

(1)      Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation at a time when the Definitive Notes are issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof:

(A)      if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

 

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(B)      if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C)      if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D)      if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(E)      if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

(F)      if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(G)      if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof,

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(1) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

 

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(2)      Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if Definitive Notes are then issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof and the Registrar receives the following:

(A)      if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

(B)      if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(3)      Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, in each case at a time when Definitive Notes are issuable under Section 2.01(a) hereof, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.06(b)(2) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.06(h) hereof, and the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Registrar from or through the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee will deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.06(c)(3) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.

(d)      Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests.

(1)      Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation:

(A)      if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

 

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(B)      if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(C)      if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(D)      if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof;

(E)      if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable;

(F)      if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or

(G)      if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, and, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note.

(2)      Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if the Registrar receives the following:

(A)      if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or

 

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(B)      if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case, if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.06(d)(2), the Trustee will cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note.

(3)      Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes.

If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (2)(B), (2)(D) or (3) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred.

(e)      Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.06(e), the Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.06(e).

 

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(1)      Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

(A)      if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(B)      if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(C)      if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable.

(2)      Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following:

(A)      if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof;

(B)      if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof,

and, in each such case, if the Company or the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(3)      Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

 

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(f)      [Reserved].

(g)      Legends. The following legends will appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

(1)      Private Placement Legend. (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY, MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS EXCEPT AS SET FORTH BELOW. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER (1) REPRESENTS THAT (A) IT IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS SECURITY IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (C) IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR (AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1), (2), (3), OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”), (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT (A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY SUBSIDIARY THEREOF, (B) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR THAT, PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, FURNISHES (OR HAS FURNISHED ON ITS BEHALF BY A U.S. BROKER-DEALER) TO THE TRUSTEE A SIGNED LETTER CONTAINING CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY (THE FORM OF WHICH LETTER CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TRUSTEE FOR THIS SECURITY), (D) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (E) PURSUANT TO THE EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION PROVIDED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (F) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), OR (G) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND (3) AGREES THAT IT WILL GIVE TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY, IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR, THE HOLDER MUST, PRIOR TO SUCH

 

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TRANSFER, FURNISH TO THE TRUSTEE AND THE COMPANY SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS EITHER OF THEM MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION,” “UNITED STATES” AND “U.S. PERSON” HAVE THE MEANING GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

(B)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(4), (c)(2), (c)(3), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2) or (e)(3) of this Section 2.06 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) will not bear the Private Placement Legend.

(2)      Global Note Legend. Each Global Note will bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON (OTHER THAN A TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITARY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY TO THE DEPOSITARY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITARY OR BY THE DEPOSITARY OR ANY SUCH NOMINEE TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE OF SUCH SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY) UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS MAY BE REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.”

 

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(3)      Gaming Law Legend. Each Global Note and Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form:

“THE NOTES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER IMPOSED BY APPLICABLE GAMING LAWS AND SECTION 4.20 OF THE INDENTURE (WHICH IS SUMMARIZED ON THIS CERTIFICATE).”

(4)      Original Issue Discount Legend. Each Note issued hereunder that has more than a de minimis amount of original issue discount for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS NOTE WAS ISSUED WITH “ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT” WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTIONS 1271 ET SEQ. OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (“OID”). THE ISSUE DATE OF THE NOTE IS           . FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE ISSUE PRICE, THE AMOUNT OF OID AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMPANY AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: STATION CASINOS LLC, 1505 SOUTH PAVILION CENTER DRIVE, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89135, ATTENTION: GENERAL COUNSEL.”

(h)      Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note will be retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(i)      General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges.

(1)      To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company will execute and the Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof or at the Registrar’s request.

(2)      No service charge will be made to a Holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.06, 3.09, 4.10, 4.15 and 9.05 hereof).

 

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(3)      The Registrar will not be required to register the transfer or exchange of any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part.

(4)      All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes will be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(5)      Neither the Registrar nor the Company will be required:

(A)      to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes for redemption under Section 3.02 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing;

(B)      to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part; or

(C)      to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.

(6)      Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered on the books of the Registrar as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(7)      The Trustee will authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.02 hereof.

(8)      The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions or transfer imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Note (including any transfers between or among Agent Members or Beneficial Owners of interest in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentations or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

(9)      All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.06 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile.

 

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(j)      Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Trustee nor the Note Registrar shall be responsible for ascertaining whether any transfer complies with the registration provisions of or exemptions from the Securities Act, applicable state securities laws, or other applicable laws; provided that if a certificate is specifically required by the express terms of this Section 2.06 to be delivered to a Trustee by a purchaser or transferee of a Note, the Trustee shall be under a duty to receive and examine the same to determine whether on its face it conforms to the express terms of this Indenture and shall promptly notify the party delivering the same if such transfer does not comply with such terms. Neither the Trustee nor any Agent shall have any responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken by the Depositary.

Section 2.07      Replacement Notes.

If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Company or the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company will issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, will authenticate a replacement Note if the Company’s or the Trustee’s requirements are met. If required by the Trustee or the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Trustee and the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note (including Trustee’s fees and expenses).

Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder.

Section 2.08      Outstanding Notes.

The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section 2.08 as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.09 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.

If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.07 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser.

If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.01 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue.

If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes will be deemed to be no longer outstanding and will cease to accrue interest.

 

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Section 2.09      Treasury Notes.

In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company or any Guarantor, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company or any Guarantor, will be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee will be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned will be so disregarded.

Section 2.10      Temporary Notes.

Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee will authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes will be substantially in the form of certificated or temporary global Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as may be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company will prepare and the Trustee will authenticate, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, definitive Notes or permanent global Notes in exchange for temporary Notes.

Holders of temporary Notes will be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture.

Section 2.11      Cancellation.

The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent will forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else will cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and will dispose of such canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act and the policies of the Trustee) in accordance with its customary manner. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation.

Section 2.12      Defaulted Interest.

If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the Company shall pay the defaulted interest then borne by the Notes, (plus interest on the defaulted interest to the extent lawful), in any lawful manner. The Company will pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof. The Company will notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company will fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date; provided that no such special record date may be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission) to each affected Holder a notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such defaulted interest to be paid.

 

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Section 2.13      CUSIP Numbers.

The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the “CUSIP” numbers.

ARTICLE 3

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 3.01      Notices to Trustee.

If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.07 hereof, it must furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers’ Certificate setting forth:

(1)      the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur;

(2)      the redemption date;

(3)      the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed;

(4)      the redemption price; and

(5)      the applicable CUSIP numbers.

Section 3.02      Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed or Purchased.

If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased pursuant to this Indenture (except as provided in Section 4.20) at any time, the Trustee will select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased among the Holders as follows:

(1)      if the Notes are listed, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed; or

(2)      if the Notes are not so listed, by lot, on a pro rata basis (in the case of a partial redemption) or in accordance with the procedures of DTC. If a partial offer is made with the proceeds of an Equity Offering, the Trustee will select the Notes by lot or in accordance with the Applicable Procedures of DTC.

In the event of partial redemption or purchase by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed or purchased will be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption or purchase date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption or purchase.

 

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The Trustee will promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption or purchase and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption or purchase, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed or purchased. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less may be redeemed in part and portions of Notes selected will be in whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not $2,000 or a multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, shall be redeemed or purchased. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption or purchase also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase.

Section 3.03      Notice of Redemption.

Subject to the provisions of Section 3.09 hereof and except for a redemption effected pursuant to Section 4.20 or otherwise required pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws or by Gaming Authorities, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be sent more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant to Articles 8 or 12 hereof.

The notice will identify the Notes (including the CUSIP numbers) to be redeemed and will state:

(1)      the redemption date;

(2)      the redemption price;

(3)      if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original Note representing the same indebtedness to the extent not redeemed will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Notes upon cancellation of the original Note;

(4)      the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(5)      that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price;

(6)      that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment and interest, if any, on Notes called for redemption, ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date, subject to the satisfaction of any condition to such redemption;

(7)      the paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and

 

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(8)      that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes;

At the Company’s request, the Trustee will give the notice of redemption in the Company’s name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company has delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date (unless a shorter period is acceptable to the Trustee), an Officers’ Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph.

Section 3.04      Effect of Notice of Redemption.

Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.03 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption. A notice of redemption may be conditional in that the Company may, notwithstanding the giving of the notice of redemption, condition the redemption of the Notes specified in the notice of redemption upon the completion of other transactions, such as refinancings or acquisitions (whether of the Company or by the Company). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder of the Notes in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given.

Section 3.05      Deposit of Redemption or Purchase Price.

On or before 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the redemption or purchase date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all Notes to be redeemed or purchased on that date. The Trustee or the Paying Agent will promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption or purchase price of, and accrued interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed or purchased.

If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption or purchase date, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions to such redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption or purchase. If a Note is redeemed or purchased on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related interest payment date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption or purchase is not so paid upon surrender for redemption or purchase because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption or purchase date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.01 hereof.

Section 3.06      Notes Redeemed or Purchased in Part.

Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed or purchased in part, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, the Trustee will authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed or unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered.

 

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Section 3.07      Optional Redemption.

(a)      The Company has the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices set forth in Paragraph 5 of the form of Note set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date.

(b)      Any redemption pursuant to this Section 3.07 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

By accepting a Note, each Holder or beneficial owner of a Note will be agreeing to comply with all requirements of the Gaming Laws and Gaming Authorities in each jurisdiction where the Company and its Affiliates are licensed or registered under applicable Gaming Laws or conduct gaming activities, and that the Notes held by such Holder or owner will be subject to redemption pursuant to Section 4.20 hereof or as otherwise required pursuant to applicable Gaming Laws or by Gaming Authorities.

Section 3.08      Mandatory Redemption.

Except as described under Sections 4.10 and 4.15 hereof, the Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

Section 3.09      Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds.

In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof, the Company is required to commence a Net Proceeds Offer, it will follow the procedures specified below.

The Net Proceeds Offer will remain open for a period of at least 20 Business Days following its commencement and not more than 30 Business Days, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the “Offer Period”). The Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date shall be no later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period. On the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made.

If the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date.

Upon the commencement of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Company will send, by first class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission), a notice to each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice will contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer. The notice, which will govern the terms of the Net Proceeds Offer, will state:

 

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(1)      that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.09 and Section 4.10 hereof and the length of time the Net Proceeds Offer will remain open;

(2)      the amount of the Excess Proceeds in the Net Proceeds Offer, the purchase price and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date;

(3)      that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment will continue to accrue interest;

(4)      that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer will cease to accrue interest, if any, after the Net Proceeds Purchase Date;

(5)      that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to an Net Proceeds Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in the minimum amount equal to $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof;

(6)      that Holders electing to have Notes purchased pursuant to any Net Proceeds Offer will be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” attached to the Notes completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer in accordance with the procedures of DTC, to the Company, the Depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days before the Net Proceeds Purchase Date;

(7)      that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased or submit such withdrawal in accordance with the procedures of DTC;

(8)      that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered by Holders thereof exceeds the Excess Proceeds in the Net Proceeds Offer, the Company will select the Notes and other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis based on the principal amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness surrendered (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000, or integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, will be purchased); and

(9)      that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer) representing the same indebtedness to the extent not repurchased.

On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount (less any pro rata portion thereof attributable to other pari passu Indebtedness) of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer, or if less than the Net Proceeds

 

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Offer Amount attributable to the Notes has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes properly accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.09. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, will promptly mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company will promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company, will authenticate and mail or deliver (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Net Proceeds Offer on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date.

Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.09, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.01 through 3.06 hereof.

ARTICLE 4

COVENANTS

Section 4.01      Payment of Notes.

The Company will pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on, the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest, if any, will be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. With respect to certificated notes, if any, presentment is due at maturity.

The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful.

Section 4.02      Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company will maintain an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be sent. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company fails to maintain any such required office or agency or fails to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or sent to the office of the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee.

 

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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission will in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency required under Section 2.03 hereof. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.03 hereof.

Section 4.03      Provision of Financial Information.

So long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes:

(1)      (a) all annual and quarterly reports containing substantially all the information that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Forms 10-K (including Items 1 through 3, Items 6 through 9 and Item 13 thereof) and 10-Q (including Part I and Items 1, 1A, 3, 5 and 6 of Part II thereof), solely with respect to the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year), if the Company were required to file such forms and (b) with respect to the annual reports only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm; and

(2)      within the time period specified for filing current reports on Form 8-K by the SEC, current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Items 1, 2, 4, 5.01, 5.02 (other than compensation information) and 5.03, 7 and 9 of Form 8-K if the Company had been required to file Current Reports on Form 8-K.

All such annual reports will be furnished within 105 days after the end of the fiscal year to which they relate, and all such quarterly reports will be furnished within 60 days after the end of the fiscal quarter to which they relate. The Trustee shall have no responsibility whatsoever to determine if such filing or posting has occurred. Delivery of the reports and documents described above to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants contained in the Indenture (as to which the Trustee is entitled to conclusively rely on an Officers’ Certificate).

All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with the information requirements applicable to such report; provided, however,

(a)      in no event will such reports be required to comply with Section 302, Section 404 or Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or related Items 307, 308 and 308T of Regulation S-K;

 

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(b)      in no event will such reports be required to comply with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC or contain separate financial statements for the Company, the Guarantors or other Subsidiaries the shares of which may be pledged to secure the Notes or any Guarantee that would be required under (i) Section 3-09 of Regulation S-X or (ii) Section 3-16 of Regulation S-X, respectively, promulgated by the SEC;

(c)      in no event with such reports be required to comply with Items 402 (except that such reports will be required to present executive compensation and beneficial ownership information only to the extent that and in the same general style of presentation as such information is included in and presented in a customary Rule 144A offering memorandum for a company not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC;

(d)      in no event shall such reports be required to include any exhibits that would have been required to be filed pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K (other than agreements evidencing material Indebtedness, agreements evidencing material acquisitions or dispositions, or historical and pro forma financial statements); and

(e)      in no event will such reports be required to comply with Regulation G under the Exchange Act or Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC with respect to any non-GAAP financial measures contained therein.

The Company will deliver to the Trustee such information and such reports as required under this Indenture, and make available to any Holder of Notes and, upon request, to any beneficial owner of the Notes, in each case by posting such information on its website, on Intralinks or any comparable password-protected online data system that will require a confidentiality acknowledgment, and will make such information readily available to any Holder of Notes, any bona fide prospective investor in the Notes (which prospective investors will be limited to “qualified institutional buyers” within the meaning of Rule 144A of the Securities Act that certify their status as such to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company), any bona fide securities analyst (to the extent providing analysis of investment in the Notes to investors and prospective investors therein) or any bona fide market maker in the Notes who agrees to treat such information as confidential or accesses such information on Intralinks or any comparable password-protected online data system that will require a confidentiality acknowledgment; provided, the Company will post such information thereon and make readily available any password or other login information to any such holder of Notes, prospective investor, securities analyst or market maker.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports referred to above to the Trustee and the holders of the Notes if it has filed (or, in the case of a Form 8-K, furnished) such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system and such reports are publicly available.

The Company shall participate in quarterly conference calls (which may be a single conference call together with investors holding other securities or loans of the Company and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries) to discuss operating results and related matters. The Company shall issue a press release which will provide the date and time of any such call and will direct Holders of the Notes, prospective investors and securities analysts to contact the investor relations office of the Company to obtain access to the conference call.

 

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The Company shall be permitted to satisfy its obligations under this Section 4.03 with respect to financial information relating to the Company by furnishing financial information relating to any Holding Company instead of the Company and causing such Holding Company to file such information with the SEC, to the extent that the SEC is accepting such filing, or to furnish such information pursuant to the third paragraph of this Section 4.03 and to conduct such quarterly conference calls; provided that to the extent financial information related to such Holding Company is provided, such information shall include additional disclosure explaining in reasonable detail the differences between the information of such Holding Company, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand.

Section 4.04      Compliance Certificate.

(a)      The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 105 days after the end of each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, an Officers’ Certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto).

(b)      Except with respect to a default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes as described in Section 4.01 hereof, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the Company’s covenants in this Article 4 and the Trustee shall not be deemed to have knowledge of, or be required to act (including the sending of any notice), based on any event, any Default or Event of Default unless such Trustee receives written notification or obtains actual knowledge in writing; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve the Trustee of its obligations under Article 7 of this Indenture.

Section 4.05      Taxes.

The Company will pay, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

 

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Section 4.06      Stay, Extension and Usury Laws.

The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it will not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted.

Section 4.07      Restricted Payments.

(a)      Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly:

(i)      declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) in respect of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than any payment made relating to any Transfer Agreement);

(ii)      purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or of any direct or indirect parent of the Company (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary);

(iii)      make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, except (i) a payment of principal, interest or other amounts required to be paid at Stated Maturity or (ii) a payment made to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; or

(iv)      make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments),

(each of the foregoing prohibited actions set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) being referred to as a “Restricted Payment”).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may make any Restricted Payment so long as, at the time of such proposed Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto:

 

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(1)      no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

(2)      the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio would be greater than 2.00 to 1.00; and

(3)      the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (the amount expended for such purposes, if other than in cash, being the fair market value of such property as determined in the good faith reasonable judgment of the Company) do not exceed or would not exceed the sum, without duplication, of:

(A)      50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries during the period (treating such period as a single accounting period) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company ending immediately prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment for which internal financial statements are available ending not more than 135 days prior to the Determination Date; plus

(B)      100% of the fair market value of the aggregate net proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than from a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or the amount by which Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced by the conversion or exchange of debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock into or for Qualified Capital Stock (to the extent that proceeds of the issuance of such Qualified Capital Stock would have been includable in this clause if such Qualified Capital Stock had been initially issued for cash) subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment (excluding any Qualified Capital Stock of the Company the purchase price of which has been financed directly or indirectly using funds (i) borrowed from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, unless and until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid, or (ii) contributed, extended, guaranteed or advanced by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, in respect of any employee stock ownership or benefit plan)); provided that such aggregate net proceeds are limited to cash, Cash Equivalents and other assets used or useful in a Related Business or the Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Related Business; plus

(C)      100% of the aggregate cash received by the Company subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment upon the exercise of options or warrants to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; plus

 

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(D)      to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents, or otherwise liquidated or repaid for value, or any dividends, distributions, interest payments, principal repayments or returns of capital are received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Restricted Investment, the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board) of proceeds of such sale, liquidation, repayment, dividend, distribution, principal repayment or return of capital, in each such case valued at the cash or marked-to-market value of Cash Equivalents received with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), and to the extent that any Restricted Investment consisting of a guarantee or other contingent obligation that was made after the Issue Date is terminated or cancelled, the excess, if any, of (x) the amount by which such Restricted Investment reduced the sum otherwise available for making Restricted Payments under this second paragraph under Section 4.07(a), over (y) the aggregate amount of payments made (including costs incurred) in respect of such guarantee or other contingent obligation, provided that such proceeds are limited to cash, Cash Equivalents and other assets used or useful in a Related Business of the Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Related Business; plus

(E)      to the extent that any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date the Issue Date, the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the Restricted Investment of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person as of the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or in such Unrestricted Subsidiary on the date of redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the fair market value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such Restricted Investment was originally made in such Person or, in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary which Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, the amount of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Restricted Investment therein as determined under this Section 4.07, plus the aggregate fair market value of any additional Restricted Investments (each valued as of the date made) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date;

(b)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in Section 4.07(a) will not prohibit the following Restricted Payments:

(1)      the payment of any dividend or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution if the making thereof would have been permitted on the date of declaration; provided such dividend will be deemed to have been made as of its date of declaration for purposes of this clause (1);

(2)      the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Capital Stock of the Company either (a) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (b) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; provided that such aggregate net proceeds are limited to cash, Cash Equivalents and other assets used or useful in a Related Business or the Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Related Business;

 

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(3)      the payment, redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of Indebtedness of any Obligor that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees (a) solely in exchange for (i) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, or (b) through the application of the net proceeds of a sale (other than to an Obligor) within 45 days of such sale of (i) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness or (c) within one year of the scheduled final maturity thereof; provided that such aggregate net proceeds are limited to cash, Cash Equivalents and other assets used or useful in a Related Business or the Capital Stock of a Person engaged in a Related Business;

(4)      any Restricted Payment if after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of the Company on a pro forma basis is less than 4.75 to 1.00; provided that after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom;

(5)      other Restricted Payments not to exceed the greater of (x) $550 million in the aggregate made on or after the Issue Date and (y) 110% of LTM EBITDA (measured at the time any such payment is made); provided that after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom;

(6)      repurchases by the Company of, or distributions to Holdco to permit one or more of the Holding Companies to, repurchase its common stock, membership interests, profit units, options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into such common stock, membership interests or profit units in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10 million in any fiscal year; provided, that any amounts not used in any fiscal year may be carried forward for up to two succeeding fiscal year periods until used;

(7)      the payment or distribution of any amounts in respect of Equity Interests by any Restricted Subsidiary organized as a partnership or a limited liability company or other pass-through entity:

(A)      to the extent of capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary (other than capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary); or

(B)      to the extent required by applicable law;

provided, that except in the case of clause (b), no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom, and provided further that, except in the case of clause (b), such distributions are made pro rata in accordance with the respective Equity Interests contemporaneously with the distributions paid to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates holding an interest in such Equity Interests;

 

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(8)      the payment of any dividend or distributions by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;

(9)      distributions to Holdco to fund the repurchase by the Holding Companies of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock options, or upon the vesting of restricted stock, restricted stock units or performance share units to the extent necessary to satisfy tax withholding obligations attributable to such vesting;

(10)      the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends or distributions to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company issued on or after the Issue Date in accordance with the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described in Section 4.09(a);

(11)      that portion of Restricted Payments the payment for which consists exclusively of the Company’s Qualified Capital Stock or proceeds from the substantially concurrent sale of the Company’s Qualified Capital Stock; provided that the amount of any such payment shall be excluded from clause (3) of the preceding paragraph;

(12)      the declaration and payment of dividends by the Company to, or the making of loans to, Holdco in amounts not to exceed $50.0 million during any fiscal year to permit the Holding Companies to pay (the “Corporate Expense Payments”);

(A)      franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain their corporate or limited liability company existence;

(B)      customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers and employees of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries (and, to the extent of the amount actually received from its Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in amounts required to pay such expenses to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of such Unrestricted Subsidiaries);

(C)      general corporate overhead expenses of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company to the extent such expenses are attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, plus any amount of indemnification claims made by any director or officer of any direct or indirect parent company of the Company; and

(D)      reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with any debt or equity offering by such direct or indirect parent company of the Company;

(13)      so long as the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary is taxed as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal, state or local income tax purposes, Company Tax Payments;

 

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(14)      so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the repurchase of Indebtedness subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or any Guarantee with any Excess Net Proceeds as provided in Section 4.10 and Section 4.15 hereof; provided that all Notes tendered by holders thereof in connection with a Change of Control Offer or Net Proceeds Offer have been repurchased, redeemed or acquired for value; and

(15)      Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed the amount paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash in respect of any Tribal Receivable, including any interest on the principal amount thereof.

(c)      In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date, Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (3)(a)(ii), (3)(b)(ii), 3(c), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14) and (15) of Section 4.07(b) shall, in each case, be excluded from such calculation.

For purposes of this Section 4.07, it is understood that the Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial statements even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements. For avoidance of doubt, any Restricted Payment that complied with the conditions of this Section 4.07, made in reliance on such calculation by the Company based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements, shall be deemed to continue to comply with the conditions of this Section 4.07, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal financial or publicly reported statements.

Section 4.08    Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:

(1)      pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock;

(2)      make loans or advances to or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to the Company or to any other Restricted Subsidiary; or

(3)      transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or to any Restricted Subsidiary

Each such encumbrance or restriction in clauses (1), (2) or (3) above, a “Payment Restriction.

 

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However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(a)      applicable law or required by any Gaming Authority;

(b)      this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees and other Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary ranking pari passu with the Notes; provided that such restrictions are no more restrictive taken as a whole than those imposed by this Indenture;

(c)      customary non-assignment provisions of any contract, license or lease of any Restricted Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Restricted Subsidiary;

(d)      any instrument governing Acquired Debt Incurred in connection with an acquisition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Indenture as the same was in effect on the date of such Incurrence; provided that such encumbrance or restriction is not, and will not be, applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets, including directly related assets, such as accessions and proceeds so acquired or leased;

(e)      any restriction or encumbrance contained in contracts for the sale of Equity Interests of any Subsidiary or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary to be consummated in accordance with this Indenture solely in respect of Equity Interests (or assets of such Restricted Subsidiary) or assets to be sold pursuant to such contract;

(f)      any restrictions of the nature described in clause (3) above with respect to the transfer of assets secured by a Lien that is permitted by this Indenture to be Incurred;

(g)      any encumbrance or restriction contained in Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no less favorable to the Holders of the Notes in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(h)      agreements governing Indebtedness of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Issue Date, and any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacement or refinancings are no more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of this Indenture, taken as a whole;

 

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(i)      any restriction imposed by Indebtedness incurred under the Credit Facilities; provided that such restriction or requirement is no more restrictive taken as a whole than that imposed by the Bank Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date;

(j)      provisions with respect to the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, stock sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements and other similar agreements not prohibited by this Indenture;

(k)      any restriction on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers or lessors or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies, in each case under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(l)      any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending the sale or other disposition;

(m)      agreements in existence with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary at the time it is so designated, so long as such agreements are not entered into in anticipation or contemplation of such designation; or

(n)      restrictions contained in Indebtedness used to finance, or incurred for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures and/or Development Projects and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, provided, that such restrictions apply only to the asset (or the Person owning such asset) being financed pursuant to such Indebtedness.

Section 4.09    Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.

(a)      The Company will not, directly or indirectly:

(1)      Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock; or

(2)      cause or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock, in each case, other than Permitted Indebtedness; provided, however, that the Company may issue Disqualified Capital Stock and may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt), and any Guarantor may issue preferred stock or Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt), if immediately after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Incurrence or issuance and the receipt and application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio would be at least 2.00 to 1.00.

(b)      This Section 4.09 will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following (collectively, “Permitted Indebtedness”):

(1)      Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date (other than Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement) as reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereof;

 

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(2)      Indebtedness Incurred by the Company under the Initial Notes and by the Guarantors under the Guarantees;

(3)      Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement or other Credit Facilities; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (3) as of any date of Incurrence (after giving pro forma effect to the application of the proceeds of such Incurrence), including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (3), shall not exceed the greater of (i) $3.5 billion and (ii) the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that could be Incurred such that after giving effect to such Incurrence, the Company’s Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio would be no greater than 4.75 to 1.00, to be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales applied by an Obligor to repay Indebtedness under the Credit Facilities pursuant to Section 4.10 hereof;

(4)      Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company or any Guarantor, or of the Company to any Guarantor, for so long as such Indebtedness is held by an Obligor; provided that if as of any date any Person other than an Obligor acquires any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness (other than a Permitted Lien), such acquisition or holding shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (4) by the issuer of such Indebtedness;

(5)      Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

(6)      Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary solely to finance the construction or acquisition or improvement of, or consisting of Capitalized Lease Obligations Incurred to acquire rights of use in, property or assets or any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including all contract rights, income or revenue rights, real property interests, trademarks, trade names, equipment or Equity Interests or ownership of any other Person useful in any Core Business, not to exceed the greater of (x) $75 million or (y) 25% of LTM EBITDA, in each case in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time (including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (6)) for all of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(7)      Hedging Obligations and Interest Swap Obligations entered into not as speculative Investments but as hedging transactions designed to protect the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates in connection with Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder or against exchange rate risk or commodity pricing risk;

 

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(8)      Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in respect of (x) performance bonds, completion guarantees and similar arrangements (to the extent that the Incurrence thereof does not result in the Incurrence of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money of others), in the ordinary course of business; provided, that such Indebtedness shall be Incurred solely in connection with the development, construction, improvement or enhancement of assets useful in the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or the development, improvement or enhancement of the operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) Support Agreements;

(9)      Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, worker’s compensation claims, payment obligations in connection with self-insurance or similar obligations, surety bonds and appeal bonds (to the extent that the Incurrence thereof does not result in the Incurrence of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money of others), in the ordinary course of business, in amounts and for the purposes customary in such Person’s industry;

(10)      the guarantee by a Guarantor of Indebtedness of the Company or of any other Guarantor, or the guarantee by a Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary, provided such Indebtedness was outstanding on the Issue Date or was, at the time it was incurred, permitted to be incurred by the Company or such Guarantor or Restricted Subsidiary under this Indenture; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the Notes, then the guarantee may only be incurred by a Guarantor and shall be subordinated to or pari passu with, as applicable, the Notes to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

(11)      the issuance by any of the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:

(A)      any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such preferred stock being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; and

(B)      any sale or other transfer of any such preferred stock to a Person that is not either the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company

will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an issuance of such preferred stock by such Restricted Subsidiary that was not permitted by this clause (11);

(12)      Indebtedness arising from agreements of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Subsidiary otherwise permitted by this Indenture;

(13)      the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock;

 

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(14)      [Reserved];

(15)      guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business supporting obligations of suppliers, lessees and vendors;

(16)      Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount outstanding under this clause (16) as of any date of Incurrence, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (16), not to exceed the greater of (a) $550 million and (b) 110% of LTM EBITDA;

(17)      Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(18)      Indebtedness consisting of obligations of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred by such Person in connection with any Investment expressly permitted under Section 4.07;

(19)      Indebtedness consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;

(20)      Acquired Debt and other Indebtedness of Persons outstanding on the date on which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or was acquired by, or merged into, the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or incurred or issued to finance a merger, consolidation or other acquisition; provided, however, that (A) at the time such Person is acquired, either (i) the Company would have been able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to Section 4.09(a) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the incurrence of such Acquired Debt or Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (20) or (ii) on a pro forma basis, the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries would be higher than such ratio immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or acquisition or (B) such Indebtedness is Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof;

(21)      Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock of the Company to the extent the net proceeds thereof are promptly deposited to defease the Notes as described under Article 8 of this Indenture; and

(22)      Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Support Agreements) used to finance, or incurred or issued for the purpose of (or in the case of Support Agreements, incurred in connection with) financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects (including Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof) in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness Incurred to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund any Indebtedness Incurred pursuant to this clause (22), not to exceed $500 million at any time outstanding provided that no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom.

 

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For purposes of this definition, it is understood that the Company may rely on internal or publicly reported financial reports even though there may be subsequent adjustments (including review and audit adjustments) to such financial statements. For avoidance of doubt, any incurrence of Permitted Indebtedness which is based upon or made in reliance on a computation based on such internal or publicly reported financial statements shall be deemed to continue to comply with the applicable covenant, notwithstanding any subsequent adjustments that may result in changes to such internal or publicly reported financial statements. All Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement outstanding on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been incurred under clause (b)(3) of this Section 4.09 and the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be permitted to reclassify all or any portion of such Indebtedness.

Any Indebtedness of any Person existing at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of capital stock or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred as of the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 4.09, a guarantee of Indebtedness of the Company or of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary will not constitute a separate incurrence, or amount outstanding, of Indebtedness so long as the Indebtedness so guaranteed was incurred in accordance with the terms of this Indenture.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 4.09, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (22) of such definition or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b) hereof, the Company will, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this Section 4.09 and such item of Indebtedness will be treated as having been Incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses or pursuant to Section 4.09(b) hereof. The Company may reclassify such Indebtedness from time to time in its sole discretion and may classify any item of Indebtedness in part under one or more of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness and/or in part as Indebtedness entitled to be Incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b) hereof.

Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of principal amount or dividends, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the same terms or the payment of dividends on any Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional Disqualified Capital Stock with the same terms will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock for purposes of this Section 4.09. Any increase in the amount of Indebtedness solely by reason of currency fluctuations will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of determining compliance with this covenant. A change in GAAP that results in an obligation existing at the time of such change, not previously classified as Indebtedness, becoming Indebtedness will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.09.

Section 4.10    Asset Sales.

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(1)      consummate an Asset Sale unless such entity receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or of which other disposition is made (as determined in good faith by the Board of such entity); and

(2)      consummate or enter into a binding obligation to consummate an Asset Sale unless at least 75% of the consideration received by such entity from such Asset Sale will be cash or Cash Equivalents. For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be deemed to be cash:

(A)      any liabilities as shown on such entity’s most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto) (other than Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets; and

(B)      to the extent of the cash received, any notes or other obligations or securities received by such Obligor from such transferee that are converted by such entity into cash within 180 days of receipt.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with the foregoing provisions if:

(1)      such entity receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or other property sold, issued or otherwise disposed of (as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of such entity); and

(2)      the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes (x) Productive Assets; provided that any non-cash consideration not constituting Productive Assets received by such entity in connection with such Asset Sale that is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash or Cash Equivalents at any time within 360 days after such Asset Sale shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions set forth above or (y) Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in such Asset Sale having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (y) that is at the time outstanding, not to exceed $75 million 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.

(c) Upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary will be required to apply an amount equal to all Net Cash Proceeds (excluding amounts received and considered as “cash” pursuant to Section 4.10 (a)(2)(A)) that are received from such Asset Sale within 360 days of the receipt thereof either:

(1)      to reinvest (or enter into a binding commitment to invest, if such investment is effected within 360 days after the date of such commitment) in Productive Assets or in Asset Acquisitions not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture;

 

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(2)      to repay Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement (or other Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, secured by a Lien), and, in the case of any such repayment under any revolving credit or other facility that permits future borrowings, effect a permanent reduction in the availability or commitment under such facility;

(3)      to (x) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Notes including (i) as provided under Section 3.07 hereof, (ii) making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for a Net Proceeds Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased or (iii) purchasing Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, in a manner that complies with this Indenture and applicable securities law or (y) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase any other pari passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor; provided that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so repay or prepay any such other pari passu Indebtedness, the Company will reduce (or offer to reduce) Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) as provided in the immediately preceding clause (x), subject to the applicable procedures of DTC;

(4)      to improve real property or make a capital expenditure; or

(5)      any combination of the foregoing;

provided, however, that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary contractually commits within such 360-day period to apply such Net Cash Proceeds within 180 days following such contractual commitment in accordance with the foregoing clauses (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 4.10(c) and such Net Cash Proceeds are subsequently applied as contemplated in such contractual commitment, then the requirement for application of Net Cash Proceeds as set forth in this paragraph shall be considered satisfied.

Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may temporarily reduce revolving Indebtedness or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture.

Any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale that are not applied pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall constitute “Excess Net Proceeds.”    No later than 20 Business Days following the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Net Proceeds exceeds $75 million (the “Net Proceeds Trigger Date”), the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”), on a date (the “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Net Proceeds of (a) Notes, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, and (b) other pari passu

 

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Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, in each case to the extent required by the terms thereof. If at any time within 360 days after an Asset Sale any non-cash consideration received by the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale (other than non-cash consideration deemed to be cash as provided in Section 4.10(a)(2)(B)) is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, then such conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied in accordance with this Section 4.10. To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes or other pari passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Excess Net Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use any remaining proceeds of such Asset Sales for general corporate purposes (but subject to the other terms of this Indenture). Upon completion of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Excess Net Proceeds relating to such Net Proceeds Offer will be deemed to be zero for purposes of any subsequent Asset Sale. In the event that a Restricted Subsidiary consummates an Asset Sale, only that portion of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom (including any Net Cash Proceeds received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash proceeds received in connection with an Asset Sale) that are distributed to or received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will be required to be applied by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.10.

The Company will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder and all applicable federal and state securities laws, and will include all instructions and materials necessary to enable holders to tender their Notes and, to the extent that the provisions of any such laws or rules conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.10, the Company’s compliance with such laws and rules shall not in and of itself cause a breach of the Company’s obligations under Section 3.09 or this Section 4.10.

Section 4.11    Transactions with Affiliates.

The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $10 million (each, an “Affiliate Transaction”) unless:

(1)      such Affiliate Transaction is, considered in light of any series of related transactions of which it comprises a part, on terms no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might reasonably have been obtained at such time in a comparable transaction or series of related transactions on an arm’s-length basis from a Person that is not such an Affiliate; and

(2)      with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate consideration of $35 million or more to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of the Company (and of any other affected Restricted Subsidiary, where applicable) shall, prior to the consummation of any portion of such Affiliate Transaction, have approved such Affiliate Transaction, as evidenced by a resolution of its Board.

 

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The foregoing restrictions will not apply to:

(1)      reasonable fees, compensation and benefit arrangements (including any such compensation in the form of Equity Interests not derived from Disqualified Capital Stock, together with loans and advances, the proceeds of which are used to acquire such Equity Interests) paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Company or its Subsidiaries as determined in good faith by the Board or senior management;

(2)      any transaction solely between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or between two or more Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent any such transaction is otherwise in compliance with, or not prohibited by, this Indenture;

(3)      any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.07 hereof or any Permitted Investment;

(4)      sales of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) to any of the Company’s Affiliates;

(5)      the pledge of the Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures to support the Indebtedness thereof;

(6)      any transactions between the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Affiliate of the Company the Equity Interests of which Affiliate are owned solely by the Company or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and by persons who are not Affiliates of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the other hand;

(7)      payments and transactions contemplated by the Related Party Agreements;

(8)      transactions pursuant to agreements existing on the Issue Date and any modification thereto or any transaction contemplated thereby in any replacement agreement therefor so long as such modification or replacement is not more disadvantageous to the Company or any of our Restricted Subsidiaries in any material respect than the respective agreement existing on the Issue Date;

(9)      transactions with joint ventures and Subsidiaries thereof and Unrestricted Subsidiaries relating to the provision of management services, overhead, sharing of customer lists and customer loyalty programs or that are approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Company’s Board (or by the audit committee or any committee of the Board consisting of disinterested members of the Board) (a director shall be disinterested if he or she has no interest in such joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary other than through the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that no Affiliate of the Company (other than the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries) has an interest (other than indirectly through the Company and other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries or such joint ventures) in any such joint venture or Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

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(10)      any transaction with respect to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries obtains an opinion as to the fairness to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing;

(11)      transactions between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Person, which is an Affiliate solely due to a director or directors of such Person (or a parent company of such Person) also being a director of the Company; provided, however, that any such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company on any matter involving such other Person;

(12)      [Reserved];

(13)      transactions with a Person who is not an Affiliate immediately before the consummation of such transaction that becomes an Affiliate as a result of such transaction; and

(14)      transactions contemplated by Transfer Agreements.

Section 4.12    Liens.

No Obligor will, directly or indirectly, create, Incur or assume any Lien, except a Permitted Lien, on or with respect to any of its property or assets including any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any income, profits or proceeds therefrom, unless:

(1)      in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees, the Notes or the Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Lien as long as such Indebtedness is secured by such Lien; and

(2)      in all other cases, the Notes or the Guarantees, as the case may be, are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the obligations secured by such Lien for so long as such obligations are secured by such Lien.

With respect to any Lien securing Indebtedness that was permitted to secure such Indebtedness at the time of the incurrence or issuance of such Indebtedness, such Lien shall also be permitted to secure any Increased Amount of such Indebtedness. The “Increased Amount” of any Indebtedness shall mean any increase in the amount of such Indebtedness that is not deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of Section 4.09 hereof.

Section 4.13    Lines of Business.

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Section 4.14    Legal Existence.

Subject to Article 5 hereof, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect:

(1)      its legal existence, and subject to Section 4.10 hereof, the corporate, partnership or other existence of each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of the Company or any such Subsidiary; and

(2)      the rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, if the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes.

Section 4.15    Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.

(a)      Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; provided that no Note of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be repurchased in part) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”) at an offer price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will send a notice to the Trustee and each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute a Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice. The Change of Control Offer may be made up to 60 days prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control, conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of making of the Change of Control Offer. The Company will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder and all applicable federal and state securities laws, and will include all instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender their Notes. To the extent that the provisions of any such laws or rules conflict with the provisions of this Section 4.15, the Company’s compliance with such laws and rules shall not in and of itself cause a breach of the Company’s obligations under this Section 4.15.

(b)      On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful:

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(2)      on or prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time, deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered; and

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

The Paying Agent will promptly send to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered by such Holder, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

The Change of Control provisions described above will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of this Indenture are applicable.

(c)      The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Triggering Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in this Section 4.15 and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer.

(d)      If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a Change of Control Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer in lieu of the Company as described above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such Holders, the Company or such third party will have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer described above, to redeem all Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of record of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date).

Section 4.16    Covenant Termination.

If on any date following the Issue Date: (i) the Notes have Investment Grade Ratings from both of the Rating Agencies and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Indenture, then beginning on that date and continuing at all times thereafter regardless of any subsequent changes in the ratings of the Notes or the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, the Company and its Subsidiaries will not be subject to Sections 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.13 and 5.01(a)(2) of this Indenture (collectively, the “Terminated Covenants” and, such event, the “Covenant Termination Event”).

 

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Upon and following a Covenant Termination Event, no Default or Event of Default or breach of any kind will be deemed to have occurred or exist under the indenture or the Notes with respect to the Terminated Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall bear any liability for, any actions taken or failed to be taken, or any events occurring, upon and following a Covenant Termination Event, regardless of whether such actions, failure to act or event would have been permitted if the applicable Terminated Covenants remained in effect (it being understood that any provisions in the definition of “Permitted Liens” which may refer to one or more Terminated Covenants shall be interpreted as though such applicable Terminated Covenant(s) were still in effect). The Trustee shall have no obligation to independently determine or verify if a Covenant Termination Event has occurred or notify the Holders of the continuance of such Covenant Termination Event.

Section 4.17    Additional Subsidiary Guarantees.

The Company shall cause (i) any Material Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor and (ii) any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor that becomes a guarantor under the Bank Credit Agreement after the Issue Date, to:

(1)      execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s obligations under the Notes and this Indenture on the terms set forth in this Indenture; and

(2)      deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that all conditions precedent to the execution of the supplemental indenture have been complied with and the supplemental indenture is permitted under the indenture and an Opinion of Counsel that such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Restricted Subsidiary and constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of such Restricted Subsidiary.

Thereafter, such Restricted Subsidiary shall be a Guarantor for all purposes of this Indenture.

Section 4.18    Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

The Board of the Company may designate any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries if such designation would not cause a Default. For purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Obligors (except to the extent repaid in cash or in kind) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under Section 4.07(a) to the extent that such deemed Restricted Payments would not be excluded from such calculation under Section 4.07(b). All such outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the fair market value of such Investments at the time of such designation (as determined in the good faith reasonable judgment of the Company).

Such designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at such time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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Section 4.19    No Layering.

The Company will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to, incur or suffer to exist Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of the Company or such Guarantor, as the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or such Guarantor’s Guarantee, as the case may be.

Section 4.20    Mandatory Disposition Pursuant to Gaming Laws.

If a record or a beneficial owner of a Note is required by any Gaming Authority to be found suitable, the owner shall apply for a finding of suitability within 30 days after the request of such Gaming Authority or within such other time prescribed by such Gaming Authority. The applicant for a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the investigation for such finding of suitability. If a holder or beneficial owner is required to be found suitable and is not found suitable by such Gaming Authority, (i) such owner shall, upon request of the Company, dispose of such owner’s Notes within 30 days or within that time prescribed by such Gaming Authority, whichever is earlier, or (ii) the Company may, at its option, redeem such owner’s Notes at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof or (y) the price at which the Notes were acquired by such owner, together with, in either case, accrued interest to the date of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Authority, or (z) such other amount required by such Gaming Authority.

Section 4.21    Financial Calculations for Limited Condition Acquisitions.

When calculating the availability under any basket or ratio under this Indenture, in each case in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof), the date of determination of such basket or ratio and of any Default or Event of Default may, at the option of the Company, be the date the definitive agreement(s) for such Limited Condition Acquisition is entered into. Any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis, including with such adjustments as are appropriate and consistent with the pro forma adjustment provisions set forth in the definition of “Consolidated Coverage Ratio,” after giving effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had been consummated at the beginning of the applicable period for purposes of determining the ability to consummate any such Limited Condition Acquisition; provided that if the Company elects to make such determination as of the date of such definitive agreement(s), then (x) the Company shall be deemed to be in compliance with such ratios or baskets solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock and the use of proceeds thereof), is permitted under the indenture, and (y) such ratios or baskets shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition or related transactions; provided, further, that if the Company elects to have such determinations occur at the time of entry into such definitive agreement(s), any such transactions (including any incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred

 

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stock and the use of proceeds thereof) shall be deemed to have occurred on the date the definitive agreement(s) is entered into and shall be deemed outstanding thereafter for purposes of calculating any ratios or baskets under the indenture after the date of such definitive agreement(s) and before the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, unless such definitive agreement(s) is terminated or such Limited Condition Acquisition or incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock or such other transaction to which pro forma effect is being given does not occur.

ARTICLE 5

SUCCESSORS

Section 5.01    Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets.

(a) The Company may not, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person unless:

(1)      either

(A)      in the case of a consolidation or merger, the Company, or any successor thereto, is the surviving or continuing corporation; or

(B)      the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of the properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) shall be a corporation or limited liability company organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest and duration fees on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Notes and this Indenture on the part of the Company to be performed or observed;

(2)      in the event that such transaction involves (a) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of additional Indebtedness (and treating any Indebtedness not previously an obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of such transaction) and/or (b) the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(ii) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), then immediately after giving effect to such incurrence and/or assumption under clauses (a) and (b), (i) the Company, or any such other Person assuming the obligations of the Company through the operation of clause (1)(B) above,

 

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could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described above under Section 4.09(a) or (ii) the Consolidated Coverage Ratio of the Company (or such other Person assuming the obligations of the Company through the operation of clause (1)(B) above) is no less than the Company’s Consolidated Coverage Ratio immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions; and

(3)      immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(ii) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.

(b) Notwithstanding clause (2) or (3) above:

(A)      any Guarantor may consolidate with, or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Company or to another Guarantor; and

(B)      the Company or any Subsidiary may consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to any Person that has conducted no business and Incurred no Indebtedness or other liabilities if such transaction is solely for the purpose of effecting a change in the state of incorporation or form of organization of the Company or such Subsidiary.

For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company.

Section 5.02    Successor Person Substituted.

Upon any consolidation or merger or any transfer of all or substantially all the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 5.01, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which such transfer is made shall succeed to and (except in the case of a lease) be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor corporation had been named herein as the Company and (except in the case of a lease) the Company shall be released from the obligations under the Notes and this Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE 6

DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 6.01    Events of Default.

Each of the following constitutes an “Event of Default”:

(1)      default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes or the Guarantees;

(2)      default in payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes or the Guarantees when due and payable, at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise;

(3)      failure by any Obligor to comply with any of its other agreements in this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or by Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class with a copy to the Trustee;

(4)      default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, which default:

(A)    is caused by a failure to pay principal of such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”); or

(B)    results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity (which acceleration has not been rescinded, annulled or cured within 20 Business Days of receipt by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company of such notice),

and, in each case, the due and payable principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the due and payable principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $100 million or more;

(5)      failure by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $100 million, net of any applicable insurance, the carrier or underwriter with respect to which has acknowledged liability in writing, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable;

 

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(6)      the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries:

(A)      commences a voluntary case;

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

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

(D)      makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; and

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

(A)      is for relief against the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;

(B)      appoints a custodian of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or

(C)      orders the liquidation of the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries;

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

Section 6.02    Acceleration.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to clauses (6) and (7) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries), occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and premium, if any, on all the Notes and Guarantees then outstanding to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a “notice of acceleration” and upon delivery of such notice the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and premium, if any, on all Notes and Guarantees then outstanding will become immediately due and payable. Upon the occurrence of specified Events of Default specified in clause (6) or (7) of Section 6.01 hereof with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest and premium and liquidated damages, if any, will immediately and automatically become due and payable, without the necessity of notice or any other action by the Trustee or any Holder. Holders of the Notes may not enforce this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided in this Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or

 

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powers at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses, losses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest, if any) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.

Notwithstanding clause (3) of Section 6.01 or any other provision of this Indenture, any failure to perform, or breach of, any covenant or agreement pursuant to Section 4.03, shall not be a Default or an Event of Default until the 121st day after the Company has received the notice referred to in clause (3) of Section 6.01 (at which point, unless cured or waived, such failure to perform or breach shall constitute an Event of Default). Prior to such 121st day, remedies against the Company for any such failure or breach will be limited to liquidated damages at a rate per year equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the Notes from the 60th day following such notice to and including the 120th day following such notice. References in this Indenture to interest due in respect of the Notes shall include any liquidated damages payable pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by written notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of all of the Holders of all the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or the Guarantees.

Section 6.03    Other Remedies.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture.

The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law.

Section 6.04    Waiver of Past Defaults.

The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under this Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or the Guarantees (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted solely from such acceleration). Upon any waiver granted or deemed granted in accordance with the terms hereof, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and waived for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon.

 

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Section 6.05    Control by Majority.

Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes (it being understood that the Trustee shall not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any such direction is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any other Holder) or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability.

Section 6.06    Limitation on Suits.

A Holder may pursue a remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if:

(1)      such Holder gives to the Trustee written notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2)      Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3)      such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, cost, liability or expense;

(4)      the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(5)      during such 60-day period, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request.

A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note (it being understood that the Trustee does not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not such actions or forbearances are unduly prejudicial to such Holders).

Section 6.07    Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment.

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

 

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Section 6.08    Collection Suit by Trustee.

If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(1) or (2) hereof occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel.

Section 6.09    Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company (or any other Obligor upon the Notes), its creditors or its property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.07 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding.

Section 6.10    Priorities.

If the Trustee collects any money or property pursuant to this Article 6, it shall, pay out the money or property in the following order:

First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due to it hereunder, including under Section 7.07 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expenses and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection;

Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and interest, respectively; and

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The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10.

Section 6.11    Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section 6.11 does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.07 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes.

Section 6.12    Remedies Subject to Applicable Law.

All rights, remedies and powers provided by this Article 6 may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provision of law, and all the provisions of this Indenture are intended to be subject to all applicable laws, including applicable Gaming Laws, and to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render this Indenture invalid, unenforceable or not entitled to be recorded, registered or filed under the provisions of any applicable law.

ARTICLE 7

TRUSTEE

Section 7.01    Duties of Trustee.

(a)        If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee will exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

(b)        Except during the continuance of an Event of Default:

(1)        the duties of the Trustee will be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and

(2)        in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of certificates or opinions specifically required by any provision hereof to be furnished to it, the Trustee will examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of mathematical calculations or other facts stated therein).

 

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(c)        The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

(1)        this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.01;

(2)        the Trustee will not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and

(3)        the Trustee will not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.05 hereof.

(d)        Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section 7.01.

(e)        No provision of this Indenture will require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder has offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

(f)        The Trustee will not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

(g)        The Trustee shall reasonably cooperate with any Gaming Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts or proposes to conduct gaming and shall produce any document or information in the possession of the Trustee relating to the Company or the Notes as any of them may reasonably request at the expense of the Company.

Section 7.02    Rights of Trustee.

(a)        The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document (whether in original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document.

(b)        Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it shall be entitled to receive an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers’ Certificate and Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its own selection and the written or verbal advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel will be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

 

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(c)        The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and will not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care.

(d)        The Trustee will not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it reasonably and, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, prudently believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture.

(e)        Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from the Company will be sufficient if signed by an Officer of the Company.

(f)        The Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to it against the losses, liabilities and expenses that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g)        In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

(h)        The Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Default or Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which is in fact such a Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the Notes and this Indenture.

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

(j)        The Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officers’ Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officers’ Certificate, including any person specified as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

(k)        The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for the actions or omissions of, or any inaccuracies in the records of, any non-Affiliated custodian, clearing agency, common depository, Euroclear or Clearstream (provided that, in the case of any such Person appointed by the Trustee, such Person was appointed with due care) or for the acts or omissions of the Company or any Guarantor.

 

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(l)        Nothing herein shall be construed to impose an obligation on the part of the Trustee to recalculate, evaluate or (absent manifest error) verify any report, certificate or information received from the Company.

(m)        No obligation to pursue any action that is not in accordance with applicable law.

(n)        The permissive rights or powers of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty of the Trustee.

(o)        Under no circumstances shall the Trustee be liable in its individual capacity for the obligations evidenced by the Notes.

(p)        The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety in respect of the performance of its powers and duties hereunder.

Section 7.03    Individual Rights of Trustee.

The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee (if this Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof.

Section 7.04    Trustees Disclaimer.

The Trustee will not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company’s use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to the Company or upon the Company’s direction under any provision of this Indenture, it will not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it will not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication.

Section 7.05    Notice of Defaults.

If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is actually known to a Responsible Officer of the Trustee, the Trustee will mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after the Trustee obtained actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as it in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes.

 

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Section 7.06    Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.

(a)        Within 60 days after each July 15 beginning with the July 15, 2020 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee will mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA § 313(a) (but if no event described in TIA § 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also will comply with TIA § 313(b)(2). The Trustee will also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA § 313(c).

(b)        A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes will be mailed by the Trustee to the Company and filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA § 313(d). The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange or delisted therefrom.

Section 7.07    Compensation and Indemnity.

(a)        The Company will pay to the Trustee from time to time such compensation for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder as agreed in writing. The Trustee’s compensation will not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company will reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses will include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee’s agents and counsel.

(b)        The Company and the Guarantors, jointly and severally, will indemnify the Trustee against any and all losses, costs, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and court costs) incurred in connection with any action, claim or suit brought to enforce the Trustee’s right to indemnification incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture against the Company and the Guarantors (including this Section 7.07) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by the Company, the Guarantors, any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be determined to have been caused by its negligence or willful misconduct as adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Trustee will notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company will not relieve the Company or any of the Guarantors of their obligations hereunder. The Company or such Guarantor will, upon request of the Trustee, defend the claim and the Trustee will cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Company will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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(c)      The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Section 7.07 will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture and the resignation and removal of the Trustee.

(d)      To secure the Company’s and the Guarantors’ payment obligations in this Section 7.07, the Trustee will have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien will survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

(e)      When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(6) or (7) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law.

(f)      The Trustee will comply with the provisions of TIA § 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable.

Section 7.08    Replacement of Trustee.

(a)      A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee will become effective only upon the successor Trustee’s acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.08.

(b)      The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing with 30 days’ notice. The Company may remove the Trustee if:

(1)      the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof;

(2)      the Trustee is adjudged a bankrupt or an insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law;

(3)      a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(4)      the Trustee becomes incapable of acting.

(c)      If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company will promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company.

(d)      If a successor Trustee does not take office within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee at the expense of the Company.

 

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(e)        If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

(f)        A successor Trustee will deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee will become effective, and the successor Trustee will have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee will mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee will promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided for in Section 7.07 hereof. Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.08, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.07 hereof will continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

Section 7.09    Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.

Any business entity into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

Section 7.10    Eligibility; Disqualification.

There will at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50.0 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition.

This Indenture will always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA § 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA § 310(b).

Section 7.11    Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company.

The Trustee is subject to TIA § 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA § 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA § 311(a) to the extent indicated therein.

 

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ARTICLE 8

LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE

Section 8.01    Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Obligations of the Company and the Guarantors under this Indenture, the Notes and the Guarantees will terminate (other than certain Obligations that by their terms survive such termination) and will be released upon payment in full of all the Notes issued under this Indenture. The Company may at any time, at the option of its Board evidenced by a resolution set forth in an Officers’ Certificate, elect to have either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article 8.

Section 8.02    Legal Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.02, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from their obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes (including the Guarantees) and cured all then existing Events of Default with respect to the Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, “Legal Defeasance”). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors will be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes (including the Guarantees), which will thereafter be deemed to be “outstanding” only for the purposes of Section 8.05 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in clauses (1) and (2) below, and to have satisfied all their other obligations under such Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which will survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder:

(1)        the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to in Section 8.04 hereof;

(2)        the Company’s obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.02 hereof;

(3)        the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company’s obligations in connection therewith; and

(4)        this Section 8.02.

Subject to compliance with this Article 8, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.02, notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.03 hereof.

 

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Section 8.03    Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, the Company and each of the Guarantors will, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, be released from each of their obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 3.09, 4.03, 4.05, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.15, 4.17, 4.18 and 4.19 hereof and Section 5.01(a)(2) and (3) hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof are satisfied (hereinafter, “Covenant Defeasance”), and the Notes will thereafter be deemed not “outstanding” for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but will continue to be deemed “outstanding” for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes will not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes and Guarantees, the Company and the Guarantors may omit to comply with and will have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply will not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.01 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes and Guarantees will be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company’s exercise under Section 8.01 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.03, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.04 hereof, Sections 6.01(3) through 6.01(5) hereof will not constitute Events of Default.

Section 8.04    Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance under either Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof:

(1)        the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and duration fees on the outstanding Notes on the stated maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;

(2)        in the case of an election under Section 8.02 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that:

(A)        the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling; or

(B)        since the Issue Date, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law;

 

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(C)        in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3)        in the case of an election under Section 8.03 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the beneficial owners of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4)        no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from transactions occurring contemporaneously with the borrowing of funds, or the borrowing of funds, to be applied to such deposit);

(5)        such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound (other than that resulting with respect to any Indebtedness being defeased from any borrowing of funds to be applied to make the deposit required to effect such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance and any similar and simultaneous deposit relating to such Indebtedness, and the granting of Liens in connection therewith);

(6)        the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and

(7)        the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

Section 8.05    Deposited Money and Government Securities to Be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to Section 8.06 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.05, the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes will be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including any Obligor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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The Company will pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.04 hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding anything in this Article 8 to the contrary, the Trustee will deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.04 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.04(1) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

Section 8.06    Repayment to Company.

Subject to any applicable abandonment laws, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) will be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note will thereafter be permitted to look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, will thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national edition), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which will not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

Section 8.07    Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any U.S. dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Guarantees will be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.02 or 8.03 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company will be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

 

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ARTICLE 9

AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER

Section 9.01    Without Consent of Holders of Notes.

Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Obligors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees without the consent of any Holder of Notes:

(1)      to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency as evidenced in an Officers’ Certificate;

(2)      to provide for uncertificated Notes or Guarantees in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or Guarantees;

(3)      to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes and Guarantees by a successor to the Company or such Guarantor pursuant to Article 5 or Article 11 hereof;

(4)      to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder;

(5)      to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA;

(6)      to comply with requirements of applicable Gaming Laws or to provide for requirements imposed by applicable Gaming Authorities;

(7)      to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in this Indenture as of the date hereof; or

(8)      to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Notation of Guaranty with respect to the Notes; or

(9)      provide for the acceptance or appointment of a successor Trustee.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee will not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

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Section 9.02    With Consent of Holders of Notes.

Except as provided below in this Section 9.02, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including, without limitation, Section 3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof and the defined terms used therein) and the Notes and the Guarantees with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, Additional Notes, if any) voting as a single class (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Section 2.08 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be “outstanding” for purposes of this Section 9.02.

Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 7.02 hereof, the Trustee will join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture unless such amended or supplemental indenture directly affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but will not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture.

It is not necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.02 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver, but it is sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 becomes effective, the Company will send to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, will not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.04 and 6.07 hereof, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by any Obligor with any provision of this Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section 9.02 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder):

(1)      reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

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(2)      reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or change the optional redemption dates or optional redemption price of the Notes from those stated under Paragraph 5 of the Note;

(3)      reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note;

(4)      waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

(5)      make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes;

(6)      make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest, on the Notes;

(7)      waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by one of the conditions described in Sections 3.09, 4.10 and 4.15 hereof); or

(8)      make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions.

Section 9.03    Compliance with Trust Indenture Act.

Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes will be set forth in an amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect.

Section 9.04    Revocation and Effect of Consents.

Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date upon which the requisite consents for the applicable amendment, supplement or waiver have been obtained. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder.

Section 9.05    Notation on or Exchange of Notes.

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

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

 

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Section 9.06    Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc.

The Trustee will sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article 9 if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Company may not sign an amended or supplemental indenture until the Board of the Company approves it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee will be provided with and (subject to Section 7.01 hereof) will be fully protected in conclusively relying upon, in addition to the documents required by Section 13.04 hereof, an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and Guarantors, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE 10

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE 11

NOTE GUARANTIES

Section 11.01    Guaranty.

(a)      Subject to this Article 11, each of the Guarantors hereby, jointly and severally, unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of a Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, irrespective of the validity and enforceability of this Indenture, the Notes or the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:

(1)      the principal of, premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Notes will be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and

(2)      in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise.

Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so guaranteed for whatever reason, the Guarantors will be jointly and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection.

 

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(b)      The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder are unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever and covenant that this Guaranty will not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture.

(c)      If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guaranty, to the extent theretofore discharged, will be reinstated in full force and effect.

(d)      Each Guarantor agrees that it will not be entitled to any right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (1) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Guaranty, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (2) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) will forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guaranty. The Guarantors will have the right to seek contribution from any non-paying Guarantor so long as the exercise of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Guaranty.

Section 11.02 Limitation on Guarantor Liability.

Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guaranty of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guaranty. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 11, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guaranty not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

Section 11.03 Execution and Delivery of Guaranty.

To evidence its Guaranty set forth in Section 11.01 hereof, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Guaranty substantially in the form attached as Exhibit E hereto will be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture will be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by one of its Officers.

 

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Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guaranty set forth in Section 11.01 hereof will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Guaranty.

If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Guaranty no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Guaranty is endorsed, the Guaranty will be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, will constitute due delivery of the Guaranty set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors.

Section 11.04 Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets of Guarantors.

No Guarantor may, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person (other than the Company or another Guarantor) unless:

(1)      either:

(A)      in the case of a consolidation or merger, the Guarantor, or any successor thereto, is the surviving or continuing corporation; or

(B)      the Person (if other than the Guarantor) formed by such consolidation or into which the Guarantor is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of the properties and assets of the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, all the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guarantee, on a senior unsecured basis, on the terms set forth in this Indenture; and

(2)      immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(b)(ii) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing.

This Section does not apply to transactions subject to Section 11.06(a) hereof.

 

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Section 11.05 Successor Corporation Substituted.

Upon any consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance described in Section 11.04 hereof, and upon the assumption by the successor Person, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to the Trustee, of any Guarantee previously signed by the Guarantor and the due and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions hereof to be performed by the Guarantor, such successor Person shall succeed to and be substituted for the Guarantor with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Guarantor. Such successor Person thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the Guarantees to be issuable hereunder by such Guarantor and delivered to the Trustee. All the Guarantees so issued shall in all respects have the same legal rank and benefit under this Indenture as the Guarantees theretofore and thereafter issued in accordance with the terms hereof as though all of such Guarantees had been issued at the date of the execution of such Guarantee by such Guarantor. When a successor Person assumes all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and this Indenture pursuant to this Article 11, the applicable predecessor shall be released from the obligations so assumed.

Section 11.06 Releases.

(a)      In the event of any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition (including by way of liquidation permitted hereunder) of all of the Capital Stock of any Guarantor, in each case to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transactions) the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, then such Guarantor (in the event of a sale or other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the Capital Stock of such Guarantor) or the Person acquiring the property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such Guarantor) will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guaranty; provided that the Net Cash Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 hereof. Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 hereof, the Trustee will execute any documents reasonably required in order to acknowledge evidence the release of any Guarantor from its obligations under its Guaranty.

(b)      Upon designation of any Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, such Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guaranty.

(c)      Upon Legal Defeasance in accordance with Article 8 hereof or satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture in accordance with Article 12 hereof, each Guarantor will be released and relieved of any obligations under its Guaranty.

Any Guarantor not released from its obligations under its Guaranty as provided in this Section 11.06 will remain liable for the full amount of principal of and interest and premium on the Notes and for the other obligations of any Guarantor under this Indenture as provided in this Article 11.

 

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ARTICLE 12

SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE

Section 12.01  Satisfaction and Discharge.

This Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights or registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes) as to all Notes issued hereunder, when:

(1)      either:

(A)      all Notes that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes that have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the Company or discharged from such trust), have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(B)      all Notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption (and all conditions to such redemption having been satisfied or waived) or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year (or are to be irrevocably called for redemption within one year), and the Company or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

(2)      the Company or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under this Indenture; and

(3)      the Company has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under this Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the Notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Company must deliver an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

 

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Upon compliance with the foregoing and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall execute proper instrument(s) acknowledging the satisfaction and discharge of all the Company’s and the Guarantors’ obligations under the Notes, the Guarantees and this Indenture.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, if money has been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (b) of clause (1) of this Section 12.01, the provisions of Sections 12.02 and 8.06 hereof will survive. In addition, nothing in this Section 12.01 will be deemed to discharge those provisions of Section 7.07 hereof, that, by their terms, survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture.

Section 12.02  Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of Section 8.06 hereof, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal (and premium, if any) and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee; but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or Government Securities in accordance with Section 12.01 hereof by reason of any legal proceeding or by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, the Company’s and any Guarantor’s obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 12.01 hereof; provided that if the Company has made any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on, any Notes because of the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money or Government Securities held by the Trustee or Paying Agent.

ARTICLE 13

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.01  Trust Indenture Act Controls.

If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA §318(c), the imposed duties will control.

 

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Section 13.02  Notices.

Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the others is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), facsimile transmission or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the others’ address:

If to the Company and/or any Guarantor:

STATION CASINOS LLC

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Facsimile No.: 702-495-4245

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

If to the Trustee:

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

333 S. Grand Avenue, 5th Floor, Suite 5A

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Facsimile No.: (213) 253-7598

Attention: Corporate Trust Services – Station Casinos Administrator

The Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the others, may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) will be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when receipt acknowledged, if mailed; when receipt acknowledged, if transmitted by facsimile; and when receipt acknowledged, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon facsimile transmission of written instructions and/or directions pursuant to this Indenture given by the Company, provided, however, that: (i) the Company, subsequent to such facsimile transmission of written instructions and/or directions, shall provide the originally executed instructions and/or directions to the Trustee in a timely manner and (ii) such originally executed instructions and/or directions shall be signed by an authorized Officer of the Company.

Any notice or communication to a Holder will be mailed by first class mail, certified or registered, return receipt requested, or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication will also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA § 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it will not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders.

Where this Indenture provides for notice of any event to a Holder of a Global Note, such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary for such Note (or its designee), pursuant to the applicable procedures of such Depositary, if any, prescribed for the giving of such notice.

If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

 

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If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it will mail a copy to the Trustee at the same time.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or any Note, where this Indenture or any Note provides for notice of any event (including any notice of redemption or repurchase) to a Holder of a Global Note (whether by mail or otherwise), such notice shall be sufficiently given if given to the Depositary (or its designee) pursuant to the standing instructions from the Depositary or its designee, including by electronic mail in accordance with Applicable Procedures.

Section 13.03 Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes.

Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA § 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, any Guarantor, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA § 312(c).

Section 13.04 Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent.

Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture (except that no Opinion of Counsel shall be delivered upon the initial authentication and delivery of the Notes on the Issue Date) the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(1)      an Officers’ Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and

(2)      an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which must include the statements set forth in Section 13.05 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied. Such counsel may rely on representations, warranties and certificates of other Persons as to matters of fact, and may qualify the Opinion of Counsel with customary assumptions and exceptions.

Section 13.05    Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion.

Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA § 314(a)(4)) must comply with the provisions of TIA § 314(e) and must include:

(1)      a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(2)      a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

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(3)      a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him or her to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and

(4)      a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied.

Section 13.06  Rules by Trustee and Agents.

The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions.

Section 13.07  No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders.

No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any Guarantor (or of any stockholder of the Company), in such capacity, will have any liability for any obligations of any Obligor under the Notes, this Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Guarantees.

Section 13.08  Governing Law.

THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTIES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

Section 13.09  No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements.

This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of the Company or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture.

Section 13.10  Successors.

All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes will bind its successors. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture will bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture will bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 11.06 hereof.

 

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Section 13.11  Severability.

In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

Section 13.12  Counterpart Originals.

The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy will be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

Section 13.13  Table of Contents, Headings, etc.

The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and will in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

Section 13.14  Force Majeure.

In no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, acts of war or terrorism, civil or military disturbances, nuclear or natural catastrophes or acts of God, and interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; it being understood that the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts which are consistent with accepted practices in the banking industry to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.

Section 13.15  Patriot Act.

The parties hereto acknowledge that in accordance with Section 326 of the USA Patriot Act the Trustee, like all financial institutions and in order to help fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering, is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person or legal entity that establishes a relationship or opens an account. The parties to this agreement agree that they will provide the Trustee with such information as it may request in order to satisfy the requirements of the USA Patriot Act.

Section 13.16  Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE COMPANY, EACH GUARANTOR AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS INDENTURE, THE NOTES, THE GUARANTEES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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(Signatures on following page)

 

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STATION CASINOS LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Stephen L. Cootey

Title:

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer & Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


CV PROPCO, LLC

FERTITTA ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FIESTA PARENTCO, L.L.C.

FP HOLDINGS, L.P.

FP HOLDCO, L.L.C.

NP BOULDER LLC

NP CENTERLINE HOLDINGS LLC

NP DURANGO LLC

NP FIESTA LLC

NP INSPIRADA LLC

NP IP HOLDINGS LLC

NP LAKE MEAD LLC

NP LANDCO HOLDCO LLC

NP MT. ROSE LLC

NP OPCO HOLDINGS LLC

NP OPCO LLC

NP PALACE LLC

NP RED ROCK LLC

NP RENO CONVENTION CENTER LLC

NP RANCHO LLC

NP SANTA FE LLC

NP SONOMA LAND HOLDINGS LLC

NP SUNSET LLC

NP TEXAS LLC

NP TOWN CENTER LLC

NP TROPICANA LLC

PALMS LEASECO LLC

PALMS PLACE, LLC

PPII HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

RRR PALMS LLC

STATION GVR ACQUISITION, LLC

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Stephen L. Cootey

Title:

 

Authorized Person

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


SC MADERA DEVELOPMENT, LLC

SC MADERA MANAGEMENT, LLC

SC MICHIGAN, LLC

SC SONOMA DEVELOPMENT, LLC

SC SONOMA MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:               
Name:   Frank J. Fertitta III
Title:   President & Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


THE TRUSTEE

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

By:  

 

Name:   Maddy Hughes
Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


EXHIBIT A

[Face of Note]

CUSIP No. 144A: [      ]/REG S: [        ]

ISIN No. 144A: [          ] /REG S: [      ]

4.500% Senior Notes due 2028

 

No.               $                

STATION CASINOS LLC promises to pay to _________ or registered assigns, the principal sum of ___________________ DOLLARS on February 15, 2028.

Interest Payment Dates:            February 15 and August 15

Record Dates:                            February 1 and August 1

Dated: ________________________, 20____

 

STATION CASINOS LLC
By:                                       
Name:  
Title:  

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture:

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

Authorized Signatory

Dated: ________________________

 

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[Back of Note]

4.500% Senior Notes due 2028

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

[Insert the Private Placement Legend, if applicable pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture]

THE NOTES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER IMPOSED BY APPLICABLE GAMING LAWS AND SECTION 4.20 OF THE INDENTURE (WHICH IS SUMMARIZED ON THIS CERTIFICATE).

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

(1)      INTEREST. Station Casinos LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 4.500% per annum. The Company will pay interest semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year commencing August 15, 2020, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each, an “Interest Payment Date”). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided further that the first Interest Payment Date shall be August 15, 2020. The Company will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is equal to the rate then in effect to the extent lawful; it will pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest, if any (without regard to any applicable grace periods), from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

(2)      METHOD OF PAYMENT. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest), if any, to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the February 1 and August 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, if any, and interest at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest, if any, may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium, if any, on all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which will have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment will be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts.

 

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(3)      PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR. Initially, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity.

(4)      INDENTURE. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of February 7, 2020 (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company. The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that may be issued thereunder.

(5)      OPTIONAL REDEMPTION.

(a)      Except as set forth below and under paragraph 6 and paragraph 7, the Company does not have the option to redeem the Notes prior to February 15, 2023. Thereafter, the Company has the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on February 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

   Percentage

2023

   102.250%

2024

   101.125%

2025 and thereafter

   100.000%

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, at any time prior to February 15, 2023, redeem up to 35% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings of the Company at a Redemption Price in cash of 104.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to the Redemption Date; provided that (1) at least 65% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; (2) notice of any such redemption shall be given by the Company to the holders and the Trustee within 30 days after the consummation of any such Equity Offering; and (3) such redemption shall occur within 60 days of the date of such notice.

In addition, at any time prior to February 15, 2023, the Company may also redeem all or any part of the Notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice mailed by first-class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission) to each holder’s registered address, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

 

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(b)      By accepting a Note, each Holder or beneficial owner of a Note will be agreeing to comply with all requirements of the Gaming Law and Gaming Authorities in each jurisdiction where the Company and its Affiliates are licensed or registered under applicable Gaming Law or conduct gaming activities and that the Notes held by such Holder or owner will be subject to redemption pursuant to Section 4.20 hereof or as otherwise required pursuant to applicable Gaming Law or by Gaming Authorities.

(6)        MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes.

(7)        REPURCHASE AT THE OPTION OF HOLDER.

(a)        Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, each Holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; provided that no Note of a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be repurchased in part) of such Holder’s Notes pursuant to the offer described in Section 4.15 of the Indenture (the “Change of Control Offer”) at an offer price in cash (the “Change of Control Payment”) equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following a Change of Control Triggering Event, the Company will send a notice to the Trustee and each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute a Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice.

(b)        Upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary will be required to apply an amount equal to all Net Cash Proceeds (excluding amounts received and considered as “cash” pursuant to Section 4.10(a)(2)(A) of the Indenture) that are received from such Asset Sale within 360 days of the receipt thereof either (1) to reinvest (or enter into a binding commitment to invest, if such investment is effected within 360 days after the date of such commitment) in Productive Assets or in Asset Acquisitions not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture, or (2) to repay Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement (or other Indebtedness of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, secured by a Lien, and, in the case of any such repayment under any revolving credit or other facility that permits future borrowings, effect a permanent reduction in the availability or commitment under such facility, (3) to (x) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase Notes including (i) as provided under Section 3.07 of the Indenture, (ii) making an offer (in accordance with the procedures set forth below for a Net Proceeds Offer) to all Holders to purchase their Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased or (iii) purchasing Notes at a purchase price of at least 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus the amount of accrued but unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to the principal amount of Notes to be repurchased, through privately negotiated transactions or open market purchases, in a manner that complies with this Indenture and applicable securities law or (y) prepay, repay, redeem or purchase any other pari passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor; provided that if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall so repay or prepay any such other pari passu

 

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Indebtedness, the Company will reduce (or offer to reduce) Obligations under this Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees on a pro rata basis (based on the amount so applied to such repayments or prepayments) as provided in the immediately preceding clause (x), subject to the applicable procedures of DTC, (4) to improve real property or make a capital expenditure, or (5) any combination of the foregoing.

(c)        Any Net Cash Proceeds from an Asset Sale that are not applied pursuant to the preceding paragraph shall constitute “Excess Net Proceeds.” No later than 20 Business Days following the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Net Proceeds exceeds $75 million (the “Net Proceeds Trigger Date”), the Company shall make an offer to purchase (the “Net Proceeds Offer”), on a date (the “Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date”) not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal amount equal to the Excess Net Proceeds of Notes, at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, and (b) other pari passu Indebtedness of the Company or any Guarantor, in each case to the extent required by the terms thereof. If at any time within 360 days after an Asset Sale any non-cash consideration received by the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale (other than non-cash consideration deemed to be cash as provided in Section 4.10(a)(2)(B) of the Indenture) is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, then such conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied in accordance with Section 4.10. To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes or other pari passu Indebtedness tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Excess Net Proceeds, the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary may use any remaining proceeds of such Asset Sales for general corporate purposes (but subject to the other terms of the Indenture). Upon completion of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Excess Net Proceeds relating to such Net Proceeds Offer will be deemed to be zero for purposes of any subsequent Asset Sale. In the event that a Restricted Subsidiary consummates an Asset Sale, only that portion of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom (including any Net Cash Proceeds received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash proceeds received in connection with an Asset Sale) that are distributed to or received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary will be required to be applied by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of section 4.10 of the Indenture.

(8)        NOTICE OF REDEMPTION. Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail (or in the case of Notes held in book entry form, by electronic transmission) at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes or a satisfaction or discharge of the Indenture. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. A notice of redemption may be conditional in that the Company may, notwithstanding the giving of the notice of redemption, condition the redemption of the Notes specified in the notice of redemption upon the completion of other transactions, such as refinancings or acquisitions (whether of the Company or by the Company).

 

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(9)        DENOMINATIONS, TRANSFER, EXCHANGE. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date. The registered holder of a note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. The transferor shall also provide or cause to be provided to the Trustee all information necessary to allow the Trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation, any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045. The Trustee may rely on any such information provided to it and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.

(10)        PERSONS DEEMED OWNERS. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes.

(11)        AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class, and any existing Default or Event or Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes including Additional Notes, if any, voting as a single class. Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes or the Guarantees may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency as evidenced in an Officers’ Certificate, to provide for uncertificated Notes or Guarantees in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or Guarantees, to provide for the assumption of the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to the Holders of the Notes and Guarantees in case of a merger, consolidation or disposition of all or substantially all assets, to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not materially adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA, to comply with the requirements of applicable Gaming Laws or to provide for requirements imposed by applicable Gaming Authorities, to conform the Indenture or the Notes to the “Description of Notes” section relating to the issuance of the Notes issued on the Issue Date, to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as of February 7, 2020, to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture to the Indenture and/or a Notation of Guaranty with respect to the Notes, or to provide for the acceptance or appointment of a successor Trustee.

 

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(12)     DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. Events of Default include: (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes or the Guarantees; (ii) default in payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes or the Guarantees when due and payable, at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise, (iii) failure by any Obligor to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees for 60 days after written notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class; (iv) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, which default is caused by a failure to pay principal on such Indebtedness at the stated final maturity thereof prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”), or results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity (which acceleration has not been rescinded, annulled or cured within 20 Business Days of receipt by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary of such notice) and, in each case, the due and payable principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the due and payable principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $100 million or more; (v) certain final judgments for the payment of money that remain undischarged for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company or any of its Significant Subsidiaries. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and premium, if any, on all the Notes and Guarantees to be due and payable immediately; provided that if the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes declare such acceleration, they shall provide a copy of the acceleration notice to the Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest, if any) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium on, or the principal of, the Notes. References herein to interest due in respect of the Notes shall include any liquidated damages payable pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Indenture.

(13)     TRUSTEE DEALINGS WITH THE COMPANY AND RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee.

 

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(14)     NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of the Company or any of the Guarantors (or of any stockholder of the Company), as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Company or the Guarantors under the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes.

(15)     AUTHENTICATION. This Note will not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent.

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

(17)     [Reserved].

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

(19)     GOVERNING LAW. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE INDENTURE, THIS NOTE AND THE GUARANTIES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

 

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

Station Casinos LLC

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Attention: General Counsel

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

Station Casinos LLC 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:  
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:  
(Insert assignee’s legal name)  
   
   
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)  
   
   
   
   
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
and irrevocably appoint  
   
to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.
Date:                                                                          
  Your Signature:
                                                                                        
 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of

this Note)

  Tax Identification No.:                                                 
Signature Guarantee:  
   
Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

Station Casinos LLC 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028

 

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If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or 4.15 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below:

☐ Section 4.10 ☐ Section 4.15 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.10 or Section 4.15 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased:

 

Date:                                                                                              $                                                          
                                                                                          
  

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of

this Note)

   Tax Identification No.:                                                  
Signature Guarantee:   
    
Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE1

The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

Date of Exchange   Amount of decrease in
Principal Amount of
this Global Note
  Amount of increase in
Principal Amount of
this Global Note
  Principal Amount of
this Global Note
following such
decrease (or increase)
  Signature of
authorized signatory
of Trustee or
Custodian

 

 

1 This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form.

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

MAC N9300-070

600 South Fourth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Attention: Bondholder Communications

Re:   4.500% Senior Notes due 2028

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among Station Casinos LLC, as issuer (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

______________________ (the “Transferor”) owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Transfer”), to ________ (the “Transferee”), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1.            ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

2.            ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction

 

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was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

3.            ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note or a Restricted Definitive Note pursuant to any provision of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one):

(a)            ☐ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act;

or

(b)            ☐ such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a subsidiary thereof; or

(c)            ☐ such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act;

or

(d)            ☐ such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) if such Transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note or the Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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5.            ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

(a)            ☐ Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(b)            ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture.

(c)            ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:          
 

Name:

  Title:

Signature Guarantee:                                                     

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

1.        The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

(a)        ☐ a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i)       144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (ii)       Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (iii)       IAI Global Note (CUSIP __________), or

(b)        ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note.

2.        After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

[CHECK ONE]

(a)        ☐ a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i)       144A Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (ii)       Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (iii)       IAI Global Note (CUSIP __________), or
  (iv)       Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP __________), or

(b)        ☐ a Restricted Definitive Note.

(c)        ☐ an Unrestricted Definitive Note.

in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

MAC N9300-070

600 South Fourth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Attention: Bondholder Communications

Re:  4.500% Senior Notes due 2028

(CUSIP ________)

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among Station Casinos LLC, as issuer (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

_____________________ (the “Owner”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the “Exchange”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

1.            Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Note

(a)          ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(b)          ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

 

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(c)        ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(d)        ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

2.              Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes

(a)        ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

(b)        ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] 144A Global Note, IAI Global Note, Regulation S Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company.

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]
By:        
  Name:
  Title:

Dated:                                                                          

Signature Guarantee:                                                  

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF

ACQUIRING INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR

Station Casinos LLC

1505 South Pavilion Center Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89135

Attention: General Counsel

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

MAC N9300-070 600

South Fourth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Attention: Bondholder Communications

Re: 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2020 (the “Indenture”), among Station Casinos LLC, as issuer (the “Company”), the guarantors party thereto from time to time and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

In connection with our proposed purchase of $          aggregate principal amount of:

 

 

a beneficial interest in a Global Note, or

 

 

a Definitive Note, we confirm that:

1.         We understand that any subsequent transfer of the Notes or any interest therein is subject to certain restrictions and conditions set forth in the Indenture and the undersigned agrees to be bound by, and not to resell, pledge or otherwise transfer the Notes or any interest therein except in compliance with, such restrictions and conditions and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

2.         We understand that the offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, and that the Notes and any interest therein may not be offered or sold except as permitted in the following sentence. We agree, on our own behalf and on behalf of any accounts for which we are acting as hereinafter stated, that if we should sell the Notes or any interest therein, we will do so only (A) to the Company or any subsidiary thereof, (B) in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act to a “qualified institutional buyer” (as defined therein), (C) to an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined below) that, prior to such transfer, furnishes (or has furnished on its behalf by a U.S. broker-dealer) to you a signed letter substantially in the form of this letter and, if such transfer is in respect of a principal amount of Notes, at the time of transfer of less than $250,000, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act, (D) outside the United States in accordance with Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (E) pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144(d) under the Securities Act or (F)

 

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pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, and we further agree to provide to any Person purchasing the Definitive Note or beneficial interest in a Global Note from us in a transaction meeting the requirements of clauses (A) through (E) of this paragraph a notice advising such purchaser that resales thereof are restricted as stated herein.

3.         We understand that, on any proposed resale of the Notes or beneficial interest therein, we will be required to furnish to you such certifications, legal opinions and other information as you may reasonably require to confirm that the proposed sale complies with the foregoing restrictions. We further understand that the Notes purchased by us will bear a legend to the foregoing effect.

4.         We are an institutional “accredited investor” (as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act) and have such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of our investment in the Notes, and we and any accounts for which we are acting are each able to bear the economic risk of our or its investment.

5.         We are acquiring the Notes or beneficial interest therein purchased by us for our own account or for one or more accounts (each of which is an institutional “accredited investor”) as to each of which we exercise sole investment discretion.

You are entitled to rely upon this letter and are irrevocably authorized to produce this letter or a copy hereof to any interested party in any administrative or legal proceedings or official inquiry with respect to the matters covered hereby.

 

 
[Insert Name of Accredited Investor]
By:    

 

  Name:
  Title:

Dated:                                                                      

Signature Guarantee:                                               

Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee).

 

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EXHIBIT E

[FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTY]

For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture dated as of February 7, 2020 (the “Indenture”) among Station Casinos LLC (the “Company”), the Guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), (a) the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium and interest on, the Notes, whether at maturity, by acceleration, redemption or otherwise, the due and punctual payment of interest on overdue principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and the due and punctual performance of all other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee all in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and (b) in case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that the same will be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee pursuant to the Guaranty and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article 11 of the Indenture (which is hereby incorporated by reference) and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Guaranty. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

 

[NAME OF GUARANTOR(S)]

By:    

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT F

[FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

TO BE DELIVERED BY SUBSEQUENT GUARANTORS]

SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of _______, 20[__], among ______________ (the “Guarantying Subsidiary”), a subsidiary of Station Casinos LLC (or its permitted successor), a Nevada limited liability company (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 7, 2020 providing for the issuance of 4.500% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guarantying Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guarantying Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Guaranty”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guarantying Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1.         CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.         AGREEMENT TO GUARANTY. The Guarantying Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide, and does hereby provide, an unconditional Guaranty on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Guaranty and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 11 thereof (which is hereby incorporated by reference).

4.         NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of the Guarantying Subsidiary (or of any stockholder of the Company), as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guarantying Subsidiary under the Notes, any Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.

 

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5.         NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

6.         COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

7.         EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

8.         THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guarantying Subsidiary and the Company.

 

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

Dated: ______________, 20__

 

[GUARANTYING SUBSIDIARY]
By:    

 

  Name:
  Title:
STATION CASINOS LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[EXISTING GUARANTORS]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
WELLS FARGO BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

INCREMENTAL JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. 6 AND

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This INCREMENTAL JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. 6 AND SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Sixth Amendment”), dated as of February 7, 2020 and effective as of the Effective Date (as hereinafter defined), is made and entered into by and among STATION CASINOS LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the GUARANTORS party hereto, RED ROCK RESORTS, INC. (“RRR”), STATION HOLDCO LLC (“Holdco”, and together with the Borrower, the Guarantors party hereto and RRR, the “Station Parties”), each of the INCREMENTAL REVOLVING FACILITY LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, each of the EXTENDING REVOLVING LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, each of the EXTENDING TERM A-4 FACILITY LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, each of the EXTENDING TERM B FACILITY LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, each of the L/C LENDERS (as hereinafter defined) party hereto, the SWINGLINE LENDER party hereto and DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as administrative agent under the Existing Credit Agreement referred to below (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2016 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017, that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2017, that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 2 and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 3, dated as of May 10, 2017, that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 4 and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2017, and that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 5 and Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2019, and as it may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the banks, financial institutions and other entities from time to time party thereto as lenders (including the L/C Lenders and the Swingline Lender), Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as collateral agent, and the other parties thereto;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.04(a)(vii) of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Required Pro Rata Lenders may amend, waive or modify any provision of Section 10.08 of the Existing Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.15 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested that those certain financial institutions party hereto and listed on Schedule D hereto (the “Extending Term B Facility Lenders”) provide in the aggregate $1,533,174,118.00 in Other Term Loan Commitments (the “Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments” and the loans made thereunder, the “Term B-1 Facility Loans”);


WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders party hereto agree to amend the Existing Credit Agreement subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein to, among other things, (i) provide for the amendment and extension of the existing Term A-4 Facility Loans held by each Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender to have the terms and conditions set forth for (and to be designated as) the Term A-5 Facility Loans in this Sixth Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), and (ii) provide for the amendment and extension of (x) the existing Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder) held by each Extending Revolving Lender party hereto and (y) the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments provided hereunder by the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders, to have the terms and conditions set forth for (and to be designated as) the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments in this Sixth Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.04(b), the Borrower may either (i) require any existing Term A-4 Facility Lender and existing Revolving Lender holding Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments that does not consent to this Sixth Amendment to assign all of its existing Term A-4 Facility Loans and existing Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder) to one or more Replacement Lenders or (ii) terminate the Commitment and/or repay the Loans of any existing Term A-4 Facility Lender and existing Revolving Lender holding Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments that does not consent to this Sixth Amendment;

WHEREAS, immediately upon giving effect to the amendment of the Term A-4 Facility Loans into the Term A-5 Facility Loans, the amendment of the Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments into the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments and the refinancing of a portion of the Term B Facility Loans with the proceeds of the Term B-1 Facility Loans pursuant to this Sixth Amendment, the Borrower desires to voluntarily terminate all of the existing Closing Date Revolving Commitments and voluntarily repay in full all of the existing Term A-3 Facility Loans, all of the existing Term A-4 Facility Loans that are not amended into Term A-5 Facility Loans and all of the existing Term B Facility Loans that are not refinanced with the proceeds of the incurrence of the Term B-1 Facility Loans;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement as amended and consented by this Sixth Amendment, the Borrower has requested that those certain financial institutions party hereto and listed on Schedule A hereto (the “Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders”) provide in the aggregate $258,268,956.97 in Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments having the same terms as the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments established under this Sixth Amendment (the “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” and the loans made thereunder, the “Incremental Revolving Facility Loans”);

WHEREAS, each Incremental Revolving Lender, Extending Revolving Lender, Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender, Extending Term B Facility Lender, L/C Lender and Swingline Lender party hereto and the Administrative Agent is willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below, to enter into this Sixth Amendment and to consent to the amendments of and waivers under this Sixth Amendment, including the Amended Credit Agreement described herein.

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

 

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ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1 Definitions. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, capitalized terms used in this Sixth Amendment (including in the Recitals and the introductory paragraph above) shall have the meanings given in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below), and the rules of construction set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement shall apply to this Sixth Amendment.

ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SECTION 2.1 Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement.

(a)       Subject to the conditions and upon the terms set forth in this Sixth Amendment and in reliance on the representations and warranties of the Station Parties set forth in this Sixth Amendment, the Borrower, the other Station Parties, each of the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders, L/C Lenders, Swingline Lender, Extending Revolving Lenders, Extending Term A-4 Facility Lenders and Extending Term B Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent agree that on the Effective Date, simultaneously with the effectiveness of the provisions of Articles III, IV, V, VI and VII below, the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto (double underlining indicates new language and strikethrough indicates language that has been deleted) (the Existing Credit Agreement, as so amended by this Sixth Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).

(b)       The corresponding Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby restated as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE III

AGREEMENT TO MODIFY TERM A-4 FACILITY LOANS INTO TERM A-5

FACILITY LOANS

SECTION 3.1 Term Loans Modified. Each Term A-4 Facility Lender party hereto (each such Term A-4 Facility Lender with respect to its Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans (as defined below), an “Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender”) hereby severally agrees that effective on the Effective Date, the existing Term A-4 Facility Loans of such Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender in the amount set forth on Schedule B hereto (such Term A-4 Facility Loans, the “Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans”) shall automatically, and without further action by such Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender, be modified to be designated as the “Term A-5 Facility Loans” having the terms and conditions set forth therefor in this Sixth Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement. On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall revise the Register to reflect the modification of the Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans of the Extending Term A-4 Facility Lenders into Term A-5 Facility Loans.

 

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SECTION 3.2 Agreements of Extending Term A-4 Facility Lenders. Each Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon its execution of this Sixth Amendment that (i) such Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender shall on and as of the Effective Date, but solely with respect to its Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans, become a “Term A-5 Facility Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder, and (ii) all of its Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans shall automatically, and without further action by such Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender, be modified to Term A-5 Facility Loans and have all of the terms therefor set forth in this Sixth Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement. Each Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender has delivered herewith to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender may be required to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.06 of the Amended Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

ARTICLE IV

AGREEMENT TO MODIFY FIFTH AMENDMENT REVOLVING COMMITMENTS

INTO SIXTH AMENDMENT REVOLVING COMMITMENTS

SECTION 4.1 Revolving Commitments Modified. Each Revolving Lender party hereto (each such Revolving Lender with respect to its Extending Revolving Commitments (as defined below), an “Extending Revolving Lender”) hereby severally agrees that effective on the Effective Date, the existing Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments of such Extending Revolving Lender in the amount forth on Schedule C hereto (such Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments, the “Extending Revolving Commitments”) shall automatically, and without further action by such Extending Revolving Lender, be modified to be designated as the “Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments” having the terms and conditions set forth therefor in this Sixth Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement. On the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall revise the Register to reflect the modification of the Extending Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder) of the Extending Revolving Lenders into Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder).

SECTION 4.2 Agreements of Extending Revolving Lenders. Each Extending Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon its execution of this Sixth Amendment that (i) such Extending Revolving Lender shall on and as of the Effective Date, but solely with respect to its Extending Revolving Commitments, become a “Sixth Amendment Extending Revolving Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder, and (ii) all of its Extending Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder) shall automatically, and without further action by such Extending Revolving Lender, be modified to Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder) and have all of the terms therefor set forth in this Sixth Amendment and the

 

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Amended Credit Agreement. Each Extending Revolving Lender has delivered herewith to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Extending Revolving Lender may be required to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.06 of the Amended Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.3 Consent of L/C Lenders and Swingline Lender. Each L/C Lender and each Swingline Lender hereby consents to the extension and modification of the Extending Revolving Commitments of the Extending Revolving Lenders into Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments as set forth in this Sixth Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE V

AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE TERM B-1 FACILITY LOAN COMMITMENTS

SECTION 5.1 Agreement to Provide Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments. Pursuant to Section 2.15 of the Existing Credit Agreement, each Extending Term B Facility Lender hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to provide its respective Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitment as set forth on Schedule D annexed hereto on the terms set forth in this Sixth Amendment, and its Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitment shall be binding as of the Effective Date.

SECTION 5.2 Other Term Loans. The Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitment of each Extending Term B Facility Lender is in addition to such Extending Term B Facility Lender’s existing Loans and Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, if any (which shall continue under and be subject in all respects to the Amended Credit Agreement), and, immediately after giving effect to the amendments contemplated hereby, will be subject in all respects to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement (and, in each case, the other Credit Documents).

SECTION 5.3 Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments.

(a)       This Sixth Amendment represents the Borrower’s request for Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments to be provided on the terms set forth herein on the Effective Date and for the Term B-1 Facility Loans to be made thereunder on the Effective Date in accordance with the Amended Credit Agreement.

(b)       The Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments may be drawn on the Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.01(i) of the Amended Credit Agreement and shall terminate as set forth in Section 2.04(a)(viii) of the Amended Credit Agreement. The Term B-1 Facility Loans borrowed under the Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments shall be repaid in accordance with Section 3.01(c) of the Amended Credit Agreement.

(c)       The proceeds of the Term B-1 Facility Loans made on the Effective Date shall be applied on the Effective Date to refinance in part the existing Term B Facility Loans.

 

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ARTICLE VI

TERMINATION OF COMMITMENTS AND PREPAYMENT OF LOANS

SECTION 6.1 Termination of Closing Date Revolving Commitments. Immediately upon the effectiveness of the provisions of Articles III, IV, V and VI, the Borrower hereby voluntarily terminates all of the Closing Date Revolving Commitments effective as of the Effective Date.

SECTION 6.2 Prepayment of Term A-3 Facility Loans. Immediately upon the effectiveness of the provisions of Articles III, IV, V and VI, the Borrower shall voluntarily prepay in full (without any premium or penalty) all of the outstanding Term A-3 Facility Loans on the Effective Date.

SECTION 6.3 Prepayment of Term A-4 Facility Loans. Immediately upon the effectiveness of the provisions of Articles III, IV, V and VI, the Borrower shall voluntarily prepay in full (without any premium or penalty) all of the outstanding Term A-4 Facility Loans that are not Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans modified into Term A-5 Facility Loans on the Effective Date.

SECTION 6.4 Prepayment of Term B Facility Loans. Immediately upon the effectiveness of the provisions of Articles III, IV, V and VI, the Borrower shall voluntarily prepay in full (without any premium or penalty) all of the outstanding Term B Facility Loans that are not refinanced with the proceeds of the Term B-1 Facility Loans on the Effective Date.

SECTION 6.5 Lender Consents. Each of the Lenders party hereto consents to each of the terminations and prepayments set forth in this Article VII, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Existing Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE INCREMENTAL REVOLVING FACILITY

COMMITMENTS

SECTION 7.1 Consent to Incurrence of Incremental Revolving Commitments. Each Lender party hereto that was a Lender immediately prior to the Effective Date and the Extending Term B Facility Lenders, which collectively constitute the Required Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Sixth Amendment immediately after giving effect to Articles II, IV, V and VI hereof and prior to giving effect to this Article VII, hereby consent to the terms of this Article VII.

SECTION 7.2 Agreement to Provide Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments. Pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended and consented to under this Sixth Amendment, each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender hereby agrees, severally and not jointly, to provide its respective Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment as set forth on Schedule A annexed hereto on the terms set forth in this Sixth Amendment, and its Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment shall be binding as of the Effective Date.

 

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SECTION 7.3 New Loans and Commitments. The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitment of each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender is in addition to such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender’s existing Loans and Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, if any (which shall continue under and be subject in all respects to the Amended Credit Agreement), and, immediately after giving effect to the amendments contemplated hereby, will be Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement (and, in each case, the other Credit Documents).

SECTION 7.4 Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments.

(a)      This Sixth Amendment represents the Borrower’s request for Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments to be provided as additional Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments on the terms set forth herein on the Effective Date and for the Incremental Revolving Facility Loans to be made thereunder to be funded from time to time after the Effective Date in accordance with the Amended Credit Agreement.

(b)      The Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments may be drawn from time to time after the Effective Date in accordance with Section 2.01(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement and shall terminate as set forth in Section 2.04(a)(iv) of the Amended Credit Agreement. The Incremental Revolving Facility Loans borrowed under the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments shall be repaid in accordance with Section 3.01(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement. To the extent necessary for the Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans to be held by the Revolving Lenders and the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment, the Revolving Lenders and Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders shall assign, transfer or purchase, as applicable, interests in the Revolving Loans, L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans in accordance with Section 2.12(d) of the Amended Credit Agreement as if the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments were Incremental Revolving Commitments incurred on the Effective Date.

SECTION 7.5 Agreements of Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders. Each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon its execution of this Sixth Amendment that such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender shall on and as of the Effective Date become, or continue to be, a “Revolving Lender” and a “Sixth Amendment Revolving Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder, and shall make available such amount to fund its ratable share of outstanding Incremental Revolving Facility Loans from time to time after the Effective Date in accordance with the Amended Credit Agreement. Each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender has delivered herewith to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as such Incremental Revolving Facility Lender may be required to deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.06 of the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce (a) the Extending Term A-4 Facility Lenders to modify Term A-4 Facility Loans into Term A-5 Facility Loans, (b) the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders to provide the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments, (c) the Extending Revolving Lenders to modify Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments and Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments into Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments, (d) the Extending Term B Facility Lenders to provide the Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments and (e) the L/C Lenders, the Swingline Lender and each Lender party hereto to agree to this Sixth Amendment, the Station Parties represent to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders, the Swingline Lender, the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders, the Extending Revolving Lenders, the Extending Term A-4 Facility Lenders and the Extending Term B Facility Lenders that, as of the Effective Date and giving effect to all of the transactions occurring on the Effective Date:

SECTION 8.1 Corporate Existence. Borrower and each other Station Party (a) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (b)(i) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority, and (ii) has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its Property and carry on its business as now being conducted; and (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary; except, in the case of clauses (b)(ii) and (c) where the failure thereof individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.2 Action; Enforceability. Borrower and each other Station Party has all necessary corporate or other organizational power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Sixth Amendment and to consummate the transactions herein contemplated; the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and each other Station Party of this Sixth Amendment and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other organizational action on its part; and this Sixth Amendment has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Station Party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each Station Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

SECTION 8.3 No Breach; No Default.

(a)      None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Station Party of this Sixth Amendment nor the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated do or will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent (which has not been obtained and is in full force and effect) under (x) any Organizational Document of any Station Party or (y) any applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any

 

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Gaming Law) or (z) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on any Station Party, or tortiously interfere with, result in a breach of, or require termination of, any term or provision of any Contractual Obligation of any Station Party or (ii) constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such Contractual Obligation or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any Property of any Station Party pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, except with respect to (i)(y), (i)(z), (ii) or (iii) which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(b)      No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 8.4 Credit Document Representations. Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower or any of the other Station Parties in or pursuant to the Credit Documents to which such entity is a party, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect,” in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects), as applicable, with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect,” in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects)).

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE

This Sixth Amendment shall become effective on the date (the “Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions is satisfied or waived:

SECTION 9.1 Execution of Counterparts. The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of this Sixth Amendment from (a) each Station Party, (b) the L/C Lenders, (c) the Swingline Lender, (d) the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders and the Extending Term B Facility Lenders and (e) the Lenders who have consented hereto (constituting collectively the Required Tranche Lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement with respect to the Fifth Amendment Revolving Facility and the Term A-4 Facility prior to giving effect hereto).

SECTION 9.2 Corporate Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(a)      certified true and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of each Station Party and of all corporate or other authority for each Station Party (including board of directors (or other applicable governing authority) resolutions and evidence of the incumbency, including specimen signatures, of officers) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Sixth Amendment and the extensions of credit hereunder, certified as of the Effective Date as complete and correct copies thereof by the secretary or an assistant secretary of each such Station Party (provided that, in lieu of attaching such

 

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Organizational Documents and/or evidence of incumbency, such certificate may certify that (x) since the Closing Date (or such later date on which the applicable Station Party became party to the Credit Documents), there have been no changes to the Organizational Documents of such Station Party and (y) no changes have been made to the incumbency certificate of the officers of such Station Party delivered on the Closing Date (or such later date referred to above));

(b)      a certificate as to the good standing of each Station Party as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State (or other applicable Governmental Authority) of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and

(c)      a customary closing certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying to the foregoing.

SECTION 9.3 Opinions of Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion of (i) Milbank LLP, special New York, Delaware and California counsel for the Station Parties, (ii) Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, local Nevada counsel for the Station Parties and (iii) Reid Rubinstein & Bogatz, gaming counsel for the Station Parties, in each case (A) dated the Effective Date, (B) addressed to Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (C) in a form reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.4 Fees, Costs and Expenses. All of the fees payable to the Sixth Amendment Arrangers and the Lenders in connection with this Sixth Amendment in accordance with separate fee letters (if any) entered into by the Borrower and the Sixth Amendment Arrangers and all of the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Latham & Watkins LLP and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Agents) incurred by the Agents in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Sixth Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been or concurrently will be paid.

SECTION 9.5 No Default or Event of Default; Representations and Warranties True. Both immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment and all of the transactions contemplated in connection therewith:

(a)      no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(b)      each of the representations and warranties made by the Station Parties in Article VIII hereof and in Article VI of the Existing Credit Agreement and in Article VI of the Amended Credit Agreement and in each of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date (it being understood and agreed that any such representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of an earlier date shall be required to be true and correct in all material respects only as such earlier date, and that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the applicable date).

 

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SECTION 9.6 Flood Insurance Requirements. Administrative Agent shall have received from Borrower (i) a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by Borrower and the applicable Station Party relating thereto) and (ii) if any portion of any Mortgaged Real Property is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the applicable Station Party shall have, with a financially sound and reputable insurer (determined at the time such insurance was obtained), flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such Flood Insurance Laws and deliver evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.7 Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with respect to the Term B-1 Facility Loans, duly completed and complying with Section 4.05 of the Existing Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE X

POST-CLOSING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 10.1      Post-Closing Real Property. Borrower shall as soon as practicable, but not later than sixty (60) days after the Effective Date (or such later date as Administrative Agent may determine in its reasonable discretion), deliver or cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent the following items with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent:

(a)       an amendment to each Mortgage encumbering a Mortgaged Real Property to include the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder), the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder),the Term A-4 Facility Loans and the Term B-1 Facility Loans in the obligations secured by such Mortgage (the “Mortgage Amendments”), each duly executed and delivered by an authorized officer of each Credit Party party thereto and in form suitable for filing and recording in all filing or recording offices that Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable unless Administrative Agent is satisfied in its reasonable discretion that Mortgage Amendments are not required in order to secure the applicable Credit Party’s obligations as modified hereby;

(b)       such endorsements as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Mortgaged Properties, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (it being acknowledged that, if requested by Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), the aggregate amount of the coverage under the title insurance policies with respect to the Mortgaged Properties shall be reasonably increased to, or confirmed as not less than, the amount so requested by Administrative Agent); and

(c)       with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, legal opinions, each of which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the effective date of such Mortgage Amendment and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type.

 

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SECTION 10.2        Collateral Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, filing and recordation of the Mortgage Amendments, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, title insurance premiums, filing and recording fees, title insurance company coordination fees, documentary stamp, mortgage and intangible taxes, if any, and title search charges and other charges incurred in connection with the recordation of the Mortgage Amendments and the other matters described in Section 10.1.

ARTICLE XI

VALIDITY OF OBLIGATIONS AND LIENS

SECTION 11.1        Validity of Obligations. Borrower and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that, both before and after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment, Borrower and each Guarantor is, jointly and severally, indebted to the Lenders and the other Secured Parties for the Obligations (including the Obligations in respect of the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments), Term A-5 Facility Loans provided or modified pursuant to this Sixth Amendment and the Term B-1 Facility Loans provided or modified pursuant to this Sixth Amendment), without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind. The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby ratifies and reaffirms the validity, enforceability and binding nature of such Obligations both before and after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity).

SECTION 11.2        Validity of Liens and Credit Documents. Borrower and each other Station Party hereby ratifies and reaffirms the validity and enforceability (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity) of the Liens and security interests granted to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure all of the Obligations (including the Obligations in respect of the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments), Term A-5 Facility Loans provided or modified pursuant to this Sixth Amendment and the Term B-1 Facility Loans provided or modified pursuant to this Sixth Amendment) by Borrower and each other Station Party pursuant to the Credit Documents to which any of Borrower or such other Station Party is a party and hereby confirms and agrees that notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Sixth Amendment, and except as expressly amended by this Sixth Amendment, each such Credit Document is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and each is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

 

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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 12.1        Notice. For purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement, the initial notice address of each Incremental Revolving Facility Lender (other than any Incremental Revolving Facility Lender that, immediately prior to the execution of this Sixth Amendment, is a “Lender” under the Existing Credit Agreement) shall be as set forth below its signature to this Sixth Amendment.

SECTION 12.2        Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Sixth Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (acting at the direction of such Lenders as may be required under Section 13.04 of the Amended Credit Agreement).

SECTION 12.3        Entire Agreement. This Sixth Amendment, the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

SECTION 12.4        GOVERNING LAW. THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT, AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, DISPUTES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON OR RELATING TO THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

SECTION 12.5        SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT SECTION 13.09(b) OF THE EXISTING CREDIT AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY TO THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT MUTATIS MUTANDIS.

SECTION 12.6        Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Sixth Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Sixth Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Sixth Amendment.

SECTION 12.7        Counterparts. This Sixth Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Sixth Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including portable document format (“.pdf”) or similar format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 12.8        Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners. The Borrower has appointed (a) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities,

 

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LLC to act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Extending Revolving Commitments and the Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans and (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC to act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Term B-1 Facility Loans (collectively, the “Sixth Amendment Arrangers”). Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Sixth Amendment Arrangers shall have no powers, duties or responsibilities under this Sixth Amendment or any of the other Credit Documents, except in their respective capacities, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, a Lender or a L/C Lender thereunder.

SECTION 12.9        Credit Document. This Sixth Amendment shall constitute a “Credit Document” as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement.

SECTION 12.10        No Novation. This Sixth Amendment shall not extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or discharge or release the priority of any Credit Document (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) or any other security therefor. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or the instruments, documents and agreements securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect. Nothing in this Sixth Amendment shall be construed as a release or other discharge of the Borrower or any other Station Party from any of its obligations and liabilities under the Existing Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement).

SECTION 12.11        Additional Agreements of Lenders. Each Lender party hereto (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into this Sixth Amendment; (b) confirms that it has received a copy of the Amended Credit Agreement, this Sixth Amendment and the other Credit Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Sixth Amendment; (c) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (d) appoints and authorizes each applicable Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers and discretion under the Amended Credit Agreement, the other Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto as are delegated to each such Agent, as applicable, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto; (e) hereby affirms the acknowledgements and representations of such Lender as a Lender contained in Section 12.07 of the Amended Credit Agreement; (f) agrees that it will be bound by the provisions of the Amended Credit Agreement and will perform in accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement all the obligations which by the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender, including its obligations pursuant to Section 13.05 of the Amended Credit Agreement and (e) waives the right to receive payment of any amounts from Borrower under Section 5.05(a)(4) of the Amended Credit Agreement in connection with this Sixth Amendment and the transactions herein contemplated.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Sixth Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written, to be effective as of the Effective Date.

 

Borrower:
STATION CASINOS LLC
By:    
Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


Guarantors:
CV PROPCO, LLC
NP BOULDER LLC
NP CENTERLINE HOLDINGS LLC
NP DURANGO LLC
NP FIESTA LLC
NP INSPIRADA LLC
NP IP HOLDINGS LLC
NP LAKE MEAD LLC
NP LANDCO HOLDCO LLC
NP MT. ROSE LLC
NP OPCO HOLDINGS LLC
NP OPCO LLC

NP PALACE LLC

NP RED ROCK LLC

NP RENO CONVENTION CENTER LLC

NP RANCHO LLC

NP SANTA FE LLC

NP SONOMA LAND HOLDINGS LLC

NP SUNSET LLC

NP TEXAS LLC

NP TOWN CENTER LLC

NP TROPICANA LLC

STATION GVR ACQUISITION, LLC

By:    
Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Senior Vice President & Treasurer

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


Guarantors:

 

SC MADERA DEVELOPMENT, LLC

SC MADERA MANAGEMENT, LLC

SC MICHIGAN, LLC

SC SONOMA DEVELOPMENT, LLC

SC SONOMA MANAGEMENT, LLC

By:    
Name:   Frank J. Fertitta III
Title:   President

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


Guarantors:

 

FERTITTA ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FIESTA PARENTCO, L.L.C.

FP HOLDINGS, L.P.

FP HOLDCO, L.L.C.

PALMS LEASECO LLC

PALMS PLACE, LLC

PPII HOLDINGS, L.L.C.

RRR PALMS LLC

By:    
Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Authorized Person

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


RED ROCK RESORTS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer & Treasurer

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


STATION HOLDCO LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Stephen L. Cootey
Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer & Treasurer

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


Acknowledged and Agreed by:   

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS

BRANCH, as Administrative Agent

  
By:                                                                                          
Name:                                                                                     
Title:                                                                                       
By:                                                                                          
Name:                                                                                     
Title:                                                                                       

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


The undersigned Lender hereby consents to this Sixth Amendment with respect to 100% of the commitments and outstanding principal amount of the Term A-4 Facility Loan, Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitment (including Revolving Loans thereunder), Swingline Commitment and L/C Commitment, as applicable, and to retaining 100% of the commitments and outstanding principal amount of the Term A-4 Facility Loan, Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitment (including Revolving Loans thereunder), Swingline Commitment and L/C Commitment, as applicable, in each case held by such Lender on the Effective Date for the Sixth Amendment:

 

[_______________],   
as [Term A-4 Facility Lender][Revolving Lender
holding Fifth Amendment Revolving
Commitments][L/C Lender][Swingline Lender]
  
By:                                                                                         
Name:                                                                                    
Title:                                                                                      
If a second signature is necessary:   
By:                                                                                         
Name:                                                                                    
Title:                                                                                      
Notice Information:   
Address:   
Telephone:   
Fax:   
Email:   

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


[_______________],   
as [Incremental Revolving Facility
Lender][Extending Term B Facility Lender]
  
By:                                                                                         
Name:                                                                                    
Title:                                                                                      
If a second signature is necessary:   
By:                                                                                         
Name:                                                                                    
Title:                                                                                      
Notice Information:   
Address:   
Telephone:   
Fax:   
Email:   

[Signature Page to Sixth Amendment]


SCHEDULE A

Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments

 

 

   

 

 

 

Name of Incremental Revolving Facility Lender

 

  

 

  Amount

 

     
   
 

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

 

    

 

$12,392,940.04

 

 

 

 
   
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$28,689,648.90

 

 

 

 
   
 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

    

 

$29,510,874.55

 

 

 

 
   
 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$28,262,500.00

 

 

 

 
   
 

Fifth Third Bank

 

    

 

$29,848,471.93

 

 

 

 
   
 

Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$3,363,222.77

 

 

 

 
   
 

Citibank, N.A.

 

    

 

$50,000,000.00

 

 

 

 
   
 

Truist Bank

 

    

 

$56,201,298.78

 

 

 

 
   
 

KeyBank National Association

 

    

 

$20,000,000.00

 

 

 

 
   
        

 

Total:      $258,268,956.97

 

 

 

 


SCHEDULE B

Term A-4 Facility Loans modified into Term A-5 Facility Loans

 

 

      Name of Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender   

 

  Term A-4 Facility Loans

  modified into Term A-5

  Facility Loans

 

     
   
 

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

 

    

 

$26,361,638.71

 

 

 

 
   
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$25,064,929.85

 

 

 

 
   
 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

    

 

$24,243,704.20

 

 

 

 
   
 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$25,737,500.00

 

 

 

 
   
 

Fifth Third Bank

 

    

 

$26,058,121.48

 

 

 

 
   
 

Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$17,680,733.27

 

 

 

 
   
 

Truist Bank

 

    

 

$43,798,701.22

 

 

 

 
   
        

 

Total:      $188,945,328.73

 

 

 

 


SCHEDULE C

Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments modified into Sixth Amendment Revolving

Commitments

 

    Name of Extending Revolving Lender   

 

  Fifth Amendment
  Revolving Commitments
  modified into Sixth
  Amendment Revolving
  Commitments

 

     
   
 

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

 

    

 

$111,245,421.25

 

 

 

 
   
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$96,245,421.25

 

 

 

 
   
 

Bank of America, N.A.

 

    

 

$96,245,421.25

 

 

 

 
   
 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$96,000,000.00

 

 

 

 
   
 

Fifth Third Bank

 

    

 

$94,093,406.59

 

 

 

 
   
 

BNP Paribas

 

    

 

$100,000,000.00

 

 

 

 
   
 

Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$78,956,043.96

 

 

 

 
   

 

 

Citibank, N.A.

 

    

 

$25,000,000.00

 

 

 

 
   
 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

    

 

$50,000,000.00

 

 

 

 
   
 

KeyBank National Association

 

    

 

$25,000,000.00

 

 

 

 
   
        

 

Total:      $772,785,714.30

 

 

 

 


SCHEDULE D

Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments

 

   

Name of Extending Term B Facility Lender

 

  

  Amount

 

     
   
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$1,533,174,118.00

 

 

 

 
   

 

        

 

Total:      $1,533,174,118.00

 

 

 

 


EXHIBIT A

Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement

[See Attached]


CONFORMED FOR FIRST AMENDMENT,

SECOND AMENDMENT, THIRD AMENDMENT,

FOURTH AMENDMENT AND, FIFTH AMENDMENT

AND SIXTH AMENDMENT

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 8, 2016

(as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017,

the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2017,

the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017,

the Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 4 and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement,

dated as of September 21, 2017 and, the Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 5 and Fifth Amendment to

Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2019 and the Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 6 and Sixth

Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2020),

among

STATION CASINOS LLC,

as Borrower,

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER PARTY HERETO,

as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

THE L/C LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent,

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., FIFTH THIRD BANK, GOLDMAN

SACHS BANK USA, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.,

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC. AND WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A. and UBS SECURITIES LLC,

as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners for the Sixth Amendment Revolving Facility and the Term AA-5

Facility,

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK,

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA)JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.,

BOFA SECURITIES, INC., CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A.,

UBS DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES LLC

INC., FIFTH THIRD BANK, as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners for the Term B Facility,

and


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH and FIFTH THIRD BANK,

as Syndication Agents

and

GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, CITIGROUP GLOBALKEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.,

SUNTRUST ROBINSON HUMPHREY, INC. AND WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,

as Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners for the Term B-1 Facility

MACQUARIE CAPITAL (USA) INC., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., UBS SECURITIES LLC and

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,

as Documentation Agents

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

SECTION 1.01.    Certain Defined Terms      1  
SECTION 1.02.    Accounting Terms and Determinations      6667  
SECTION 1.03.    Classes and Types of Loans      6767  
SECTION 1.04.    Rules of Construction      6768  
SECTION 1.05.    Pro Forma Calculations      6868  
SECTION 1.06.    Letter of Credit Amounts      6969  
SECTION 1.07.    Divisions      70  
SECTION 1.08.    Effect of Benchmark Transition Event      70  

ARTICLE II.

  

CREDITS

  
SECTION 2.01.    Loans      6971  
SECTION 2.02.    Borrowings      7477  
SECTION 2.03.    Letters of Credit      7577  
SECTION 2.04.    Termination and Reductions of Commitment      8284  
SECTION 2.05.    Fees      8385  
SECTION 2.06.    Lending Offices      8486  
SECTION 2.07.    Several Obligations of Lenders      8486  
SECTION 2.08.    Notes; Register      8486  
SECTION 2.09.    Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans      8486  
SECTION 2.10.    Mandatory Prepayments      8688  
SECTION 2.11.    Replacement of Lenders      9092  
SECTION 2.12.    Incremental Loan Commitments      9193  
SECTION 2.13.    Extensions of Loans and Commitments      9698  
SECTION 2.14.    Defaulting Lender Provisions      99100  
SECTION 2.15.    Refinancing Amendments      100102  
SECTION 2.16.    Cash Collateral      102104  

ARTICLE III.

  

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

  
SECTION 3.01.    Repayment of Loans      103105  
SECTION 3.02.    Interest      104106  

ARTICLE IV.

  

PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.

  
SECTION 4.01.    Payments      105107  
SECTION 4.02.    Pro Rata Treatment      106107  
SECTION 4.03.    Computations      106108  
SECTION 4.04.    Minimum Amounts      106108  
SECTION 4.05.    Certain Notices      107108  
SECTION 4.06.    Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent      108109  

 

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SECTION 4.07.    Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc.      108109  

ARTICLE V.

  

YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

  
SECTION 5.01.    Additional Costs      109110  
SECTION 5.02.    Inability to Determine Interest Rate      110111  
SECTION 5.03.    Illegality      111112  
SECTION 5.04.    Treatment of Affected Loans      111112  
SECTION 5.05.    Compensation      112112  
SECTION 5.06.    Net Payments      112113  

ARTICLE VI.

  

GUARANTEES

  
SECTION 6.01.    The Guarantees      115115  
SECTION 6.02.    Obligations Unconditional      115116  
SECTION 6.03.    Reinstatement      117117  
SECTION 6.04.    Subrogation; Subordination      117118  
SECTION 6.05.    Remedies      118118  
SECTION 6.06.    Continuing Guarantee      118118  
SECTION 6.07.    General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations      118118  
SECTION 6.08.    Release of Guarantors      118118  
SECTION 6.09.    Keepwell      118118  
SECTION 6.10.    Right of Contribution      118119  

ARTICLE VII.

  

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

  
SECTION 7.01.    Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit      119119  
SECTION 7.02.    Conditions to All Extensions of Credit      122122  

ARTICLE VIII.

  

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  
SECTION 8.01.    Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law      123123  
SECTION 8.02.    Financial Condition; Etc.      124123  
SECTION 8.03.    Litigation      124124  
SECTION 8.04.    No Breach; No Default      124124  
SECTION 8.05.    Action      124124  
SECTION 8.06.    Approvals      125124  
SECTION 8.07.    ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters      125125  
SECTION 8.08.    Taxes      126125  
SECTION 8.09.    Investment Company Act; Other Restrictions      126126  
SECTION 8.10.    Environmental Matters      126126  
SECTION 8.11.    Use of Proceeds      127127  
SECTION 8.12.    Subsidiaries      128127  
SECTION 8.13.    Ownership of Property; Liens      128127  
SECTION 8.14.    Security Interest; Absence of Financing Statements; Etc.      128128  
SECTION 8.15.    Licenses and Permits      129128  
SECTION 8.16.    Disclosure      129128  
SECTION 8.17.    Solvency      129128  

 

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SECTION 8.18.    Senior Obligations      129129  
SECTION 8.19.    Intellectual Property      129129  
SECTION 8.20.    [Reserved]      130129  
SECTION 8.21.    Regulation H      130129  
SECTION 8.22.    Insurance      130129  
SECTION 8.23.    Real Estate      130129  
SECTION 8.24.    Leases      130130  
SECTION 8.25.    Mortgaged Real Property      131130  
SECTION 8.26.    Material Adverse Effect      132131  
SECTION 8.27.    Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions      132131  
SECTION 8.28.    Beneficial Ownership Certificate      132131  

ARTICLE IX.

  

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

  
SECTION 9.01.    Existence; Business Properties      132131  
SECTION 9.02.    Insurance      133132  
SECTION 9.03.    Taxes; Performance of Obligations      133132  
SECTION 9.04.    Financial Statements, Etc.      134133  
SECTION 9.05.    Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections      137136  
SECTION 9.06.    Use of Proceeds      137136  
SECTION 9.07.    Compliance with Environmental Law      138136  
SECTION 9.08.    Pledge or Mortgage of Real Property and Vessels      138137  
SECTION 9.09.    Security Interests; Further Assurances      140139  
SECTION 9.10.    VoteCo SPE Reorganization      141139  
SECTION 9.11.    Additional Credit Parties      141139  
SECTION 9.12.    Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries      142140  
SECTION 9.13.    Limitation on Designation of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Native American Subsidiaries      143141  
SECTION 9.14.    Ratings      144142  
SECTION 9.15.    Post-Closing Matters      144142  

ARTICLE X.

  

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

  
SECTION 10.01.    Indebtedness      145143  
SECTION 10.02.    Liens      148146  
SECTION 10.03.    [Reserved]      151149  
SECTION 10.04.    Investments, Loans and Advances      151149  
SECTION 10.05.    Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets      154151  
SECTION 10.06.    Restricted Payments      156153  
SECTION 10.07.    Transactions with Affiliates      158155  
SECTION 10.08.    Financial Covenants      159156  
SECTION 10.09.    Certain Payments of Indebtedness; Amendments to Certain Agreements      160157  
SECTION 10.10.    Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries      162159  
SECTION 10.11.    Limitation on Lines of Business; Holding Companies; RRR      163160  
SECTION 10.12.    Limitation on Changes to Fiscal Year      164160  

ARTICLE XI.

  

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

  
SECTION 11.01.    Events of Default      164161  
SECTION 11.02.    Application of Proceeds      167164  
SECTION 11.03.    Borrower’s Right to Cure      168164  

 

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ARTICLE XII.

  

AGENTS

  
SECTION 12.01.    Appointment      168165  
SECTION 12.02.    Rights      169165  
SECTION 12.03.    Exculpatory Provisions      169165  
SECTION 12.04.    Reliance by Agents      170166  
SECTION 12.05.    Delegation of Duties      170167  
SECTION 12.06.    Resignation of Administrative Agent      170167  
SECTION 12.07.    Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders      172168  
SECTION 12.08.    Indemnification      172168  
SECTION 12.09.    No Other Duties      173169  
SECTION 12.10.    Holders      173169  
SECTION 12.11.    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      173169  
SECTION 12.12.    Collateral Matters      173170  
SECTION 12.13.    Withholding Tax      174170  
SECTION 12.14.    Secured Cash Management Agreements and Swap Contracts      174170  
SECTION 12.15.    Certain ERISA Matters      171  

ARTICLE XIII.

  

MISCELLANEOUS

  
SECTION 13.01.    Waiver      175171  
SECTION 13.02.    Notices      175172  
SECTION 13.03.    Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.      176173  
SECTION 13.04.    Amendments and Waiver      178175  
SECTION 13.05.    Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations      185181  
SECTION 13.06.    Survival      191186  
SECTION 13.07.    Captions      191186  
SECTION 13.08.    Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness      191187  
SECTION 13.09.    Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.      191187  
SECTION 13.10.    Confidentiality      192188  
SECTION 13.11.    Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants      193188  
SECTION 13.12.    Severability      193188  
SECTION 13.13.    Gaming Laws      193189  
SECTION 13.14.    USA Patriot Act      194189  
SECTION 13.15.    Waiver of Claims      194189  
SECTION 13.16.    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      194189  
SECTION 13.17.    Lender Action      195190  
SECTION 13.18.    Interest Rate Limitation      195190  
SECTION 13.19.    Payments Set Aside      196191  
SECTION 13.20.    VoteCo SPE Reorganization      196191  
SECTION 13.21.    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions      196191  
SECTION 13.22.    Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs      192  

 

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ANNEXES:

           
ANNEX A-1    -      Revolving Commitments on FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date
ANNEX A-2    -      Term A Facility Commitments
ANNEX A-32    -      Term A-35 Facility Loans on FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date
ANNEX A-43    -      Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans on FifthCommitments on Sixth Amendment Effective Date
ANNEX A-5    -      Term B Facility Commitments
ANNEX B    -      Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, Term A-3 Facility Loans and Term A-45 Facility Loans
ANNEX C    -      Amortization Payments - Term A-35 Facility Loans
ANNEX D    -      Amortization Payments - Term A-4 Facility Loans

SCHEDULES:

           
SCHEDULE 1.01(A)    -      Excluded Subsidiary Agreements
SCHEDULE 1.01(B)    -      Guarantors
SCHEDULE 1.01(C)    -      Initial Mortgaged Real Property
SCHEDULE 1.01(D)    -      Designated Lenders
SCHEDULE 1.01(E)    -      Native American Contracts
SCHEDULE 1.01(F)    -      Disqualified Lenders
SCHEDULE 2.03(n)    -      Existing Letters of Credit

SCHEDULE 7.01

   -      Jurisdictions of Local Counsel Opinions

SCHEDULE 8.03

   -      Litigation
SCHEDULE 8.07    -      ERISA
SCHEDULE 8.08    -      Taxes
SCHEDULE 8.10    -      Environmental Matters
SCHEDULE 8.12(a)    -      Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.12(b)    -      Immaterial Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.12(c)    -      Unrestricted Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.12(d)    -      Native American Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 8.13(a)    -      Ownership
SCHEDULE 8.15    -      Licenses and Permits
SCHEDULE 8.19    -      Intellectual Property
SCHEDULE 8.21    -      Regulation H
SCHEDULE 8.23(a)    -      Real Property
SCHEDULE 8.23(b)    -      Real Property Takings, Etc.
SCHEDULE 8.25(a)    -      No Certificates of Occupancy; Violations, Etc.
SCHEDULE 8.25(b)    -      Encroachment, Boundary, Location, Possession Disputes
SCHEDULE 9.12    -      Designated Unrestricted Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 9.15    -      Post-Closing Matters
SCHEDULE 10.01    -      Existing Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 10.02    -      Certain Existing Liens
SCHEDULE 10.04    -      Investments
SCHEDULE 10.04(u)    -      Native American Investments
SCHEDULE 10.04(w)    -      Real Estate to be Invested by Native American Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 10.07    -      Transactions with Affiliates

EXHIBITS:

           

EXHIBIT A-1

   -      Form of Revolving Note
EXHIBIT A-2    -      Form of Term AA-5 Facility Note
EXHIBIT A-3    -      Form of Term BB-1 Facility Note
EXHIBIT A-4    -      Form of Swingline Note
EXHIBIT B    -      Form of Notice of Borrowing

 

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EXHIBIT C    -      Form of Notice of Continuation/Conversion
EXHIBIT D    -      Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT E    -      Form of Foreign Lender Certificate
EXHIBIT F    -      Form of Pledge Agreement
EXHIBIT G    -      Form of Solvency Certificate
EXHIBIT H    -      Form of Security Agreement
EXHIBIT I    -      Form of Mortgage
EXHIBIT J    -      [Reserved]
EXHIBIT K    -      Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT L    -      Form of Letter of Credit Request
EXHIBIT M    -      Form of Joinder Agreement
EXHIBIT N    -      Form of Perfection Certificate
EXHIBIT O    -      Form of Auction Procedures
EXHIBIT P    -      Form of Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT Q    -      Form of Term Loan Extension Amendment
EXHIBIT R    -      Form of Revolving Extension Amendment
EXHIBIT S    -      Form of Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement
EXHIBIT T    -      Form of Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
EXHIBIT U    -      Form of Custodian Agreement
EXHIBIT V    -      Form of Compliance Certificate

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of June 8, 2016 (this “Agreement”), among STATION CASINOS LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Borrower”); the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time; the LENDERS from time to time party hereto; the L/C LENDERS party hereto; DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as swingline lender (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “Swingline Lender”); DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”); and DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “Collateral Agent”).

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide first lien revolving credit and term loan facilities, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend, and the L/C Lender has indicated its willingness to issue letters of credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS, ACCOUNTING MATTERS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 1.01.      Certain Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“2020 Senior Unsecured Notes” shall mean the outstanding 4.500% senior unsecured notes due 2028 of Borrower in the original aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million.

ABR Loans” shall mean Loans that bear interest at rates based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

Acquisition” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any transaction or series of related transactions for the (a) acquisition of all or substantially all of the Property of any other Person, or of any business or division of any other Person (other than any then-existing Company), (b) acquisition of more than 50% of the Equity Interests of any other Person, or otherwise causing any other Person to become a Subsidiary of such Person or (c) merger or consolidation of such Person or any other combination of such Person with any other Person (other than any of the foregoing between or among any then-existing Companies).

Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.14.

Additional Credit Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.11.

Adjusted Maximum Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

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

Affected Classes” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.04(b)(A).

“Affected Financial Institution” shall mean (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affiliate” shall mean:

(a) 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; provided that as to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, the term “Affiliate” shall expressly exclude the Persons constituting Lenders as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and their respective Affiliates (determined as provided herein without regard to this proviso); and


(b) with respect to any Credit Party or any Subsidiary thereof, (i) Frank J. Fertitta III and his spouse, their respective parents and grandparents and any lineal descendants (including adopted children and their lineal descendants) of any of the foregoing, (ii) Lorenzo J. Fertitta and his spouse, their respective parents and grandparents and any lineal descendants (including adopted children and their lineal descendants) of any of the foregoing, (iii) any Affiliate (determined in accordance with this definition without regard to this clause (iii)) of any Person described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), and (iv) any personal investment vehicle, trust or entity owned by, or established for the benefit of, or the estate of, any Person described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii). “Control” means the possession; provided that no Person described in this clause (b) shall constitute an “Affiliate” of any Credit Party or Subsidiary thereof solely due to this clause (b) if all Persons described in this clause (b), in the aggregate, possess, directly or indirectly, of the power to (x) vote more than fifty percent (50%) (or, for purposes of Section 10.07 and the definition of Station Permitted Assignee,less than ten percent (10%)) of the outstanding voting interests of a Person or (y) 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. For purposes of this Agreement, each of Holdco, RRR and, from and after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, the VoteCo SPE shall be deemed to Control the Borrower.in RRR.

Affiliated Lender” means a Lender that is a Station Permitted Assignee.

Agent” shall mean any of Administrative Agent, Auction Manager, Collateral Agent, Lead Arrangers, Syndication Agent and/or Documentation Agent, as applicable.

Agent Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.02(e).

Agent Related Parties” shall mean each Agent and any sub-agent thereof and their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof, whether in the form of interest rate, margin, original issue discount, upfront fees, a LIBO Rate floor (to the extent the LIBO Rate floor applicable to the applicable Incremental Term Loans is greater than the LIBO Rate floor for the Term BB-1 Facility and is in excess of the three-month LIBO Rate at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loan) or Alternate Base Rate floor (to the extent the Alternate Base Rate floor applicable to the applicable Incremental Term Loans is greater than the Alternate Base Rate floor for the Term BB-1 Facility and is in excess of the Alternate Base Rate at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loan) or otherwise, in each case, incurred or payable by Borrower generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness; provided that original issue discount and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include arrangement, structuring, commitment, underwriting, amendment or other similar fees (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all lenders) or other fees not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness.

Alternate Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 12 of 1% and (c) the LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period beginning on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1.0%; provided that, the LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day; provided, further, that with respect to the Term BB-1 Facility Loans only, the Alternate Base Rate shall not be less than 1.751.25%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the LIBO Rate, respectively.

Amortization Payment” shall mean each scheduled installment of payments on the Term Loans as set forth in Sections 3.01(b), 3.01(c) and 3.01(d).

ANC” means the American Nevada Company, a Nevada corporation.

 

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Anti-Corruption Laws” shall mean the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, the UK Bribery Act 2010, as amended, and all other laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

Applicable ECF Percentage” shall mean, for any fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162020, (a) 50% if the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is greater than 4.505.00 to 1.00, (b) 25% if the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 4.505.00 to 1.00 and greater than 3.754.50 to 1.00 and (c) 0% if the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal year is equal to or less than 3.754.50 to 1.00.

Applicable Fee Percentage” shall mean: (a) with respect to Unutilized R/C Commitments in respect of Closing Date Revolving Commitments, 0.30%, (b) with respect to Unutilized R/C Commitments in respect of FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments, 0.30% and (cb) with respect to any Unutilized R/C Commitments in respect of any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments, 0.50% (or the percentage per annum set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment).

Applicable Lending Office” shall mean, for each Lender and for each Type of Loan, the “Lending Office” of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) (a) that is a lender on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, designated for such Type of Loan on Annexes A-1 through A-43 hereof, (b) set forth on such Lender’s signature page to an Incremental Joinder Agreement for any Lender making any Incremental Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12, (c) set forth on such Lender’s signature page to any Refinancing Amendment for any Lender providing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.15, (d) set forth in the Assignment Agreement for any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or (e) such other office of such Lender (or of an Affiliate of such Lender) as such Lender may from time to time specify to Administrative Agent and Borrower as the office by which its Loans of such Type are to be made and maintained.

Applicable Margin shall mean:

(a) for each Type and Class of Loan, other than any Term BB-1 Facility Loan, (i) prior to the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, the respective percentage per annum set forth at Level II as set forth on Annex B (or the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment) for such Type and Class of Loan; and (ii) on and after the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, the applicable percentage per annum as set forth on Annex B (or the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment) for such Type and Class of Loan, set forth opposite the relevant Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio in Annex B (or as otherwise set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment) determined as of the most recent Calculation Date. After the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date, any change in the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be effective to adjust the Applicable Margin on and as of the date of receipt by Administrative Agent of the Section 9.04 Financials resulting in such change until the date immediately preceding the next date of delivery of Section 9.04 Financials resulting in another such change. If (i) Borrower fails to deliver the Section 9.04 Financials within the times specified in Section 9.04(a) or 9.04(b), as applicable, or (ii) an Event of Default is continuing and the Required Pro Rata Lenders have directed the application of Level I, such ratio shall be deemed to be at Level I as set forth in Annex B (or as otherwise set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment) from the date of any such failure to deliver until Borrower delivers such Section 9.04 Financials in the case of clause (i) or the date of delivery of such direction in the case of clause (ii) until such Event of Default is no longer continuing or the Required Pro Rata Lenders have otherwise agreed that such Level I is no longer applicable, as applicable (or as otherwise set forth in the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment). In the event that any financial statement or certification delivered pursuant to Section 9.04 is shown to be inaccurate (an “Inaccuracy Determination”), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an “Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period”) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, then Borrower shall promptly (i) deliver to the Administrative Agent corrected Section 9.04 Financials for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, (ii) determine the Applicable Margin for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period based upon the corrected Section 9.04 Financials and (iii) pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period, which payment shall be promptly

 

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applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.01. It is acknowledged and agreed that nothing contained herein shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents, including their rights under Section 3.02 and Article XI and their other respective rights under this Agreement; and

(b) for each Term BB-1 Facility Loan, (i) 2.502.25% per annum, with respect to LIBOR Loans and (ii) 1.501.25% per annum, with respect to ABR Loans.

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

Asset Sale” shall mean (a) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition (including by way of merger or consolidation and including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any Property (including accounts receivable and Equity Interests of any Person owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries but not any Equity Issuance) (whether owned on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date or thereafter acquired) by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to any Person (other than (i) with respect to any Credit Party, to any Credit Party, and (ii) with respect to any other Company, to any Company) and (b) any issuance or sale by any Restricted Subsidiary of its Equity Interests to any Person (other than to Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary); provided that the following shall not constitute an “Asset Sale”: (v) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of inventory, in any case in the ordinary course of business, (w) Real Property leases and other leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses, in each case, granted to others in the ordinary course of business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, (x) any conveyance, sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of obsolete or worn out assets or assets no longer useful in the business of the Credit Parties, (y) licenses of Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business and (z) any conveyance, sale, transfer or other disposition of cash and/or Cash Equivalents.

Assignment Agreement” shall mean an Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit K hereto.

Auction Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Exhibit O hereto.

Auction Manager” shall mean Deutsche Bank, or another financial institution as shall be selected by Borrower in a written notice to Administrative Agent, in each case in its capacity as Auction Manager.

Auction Procedures” shall mean, collectively, the auction procedures, auction notice, return bid and Borrower Assignment Agreement in substantially the form set forth as Exhibit O hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Auction Manager and Borrower so long as the same are consistent with the provisions hereof; provided, however, Auction Manager, with the prior written consent of Borrower, may amend or modify the procedures, notices, bids and Borrower Assignment Agreement in connection with any Borrower Loan Purchase (but excluding economic terms of a particular auction after any Lender has validly tendered Term Loans requested in an offer relating to such auction, other than to increase the Auction Amount or raise the Discount Range applicable to such auction); provided, further, that no such amendments or modifications may be implemented after 24 hours prior to the date and time return bids are due in such auction.

Auto-Extension Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided by Section 2.03(b).

Available Amount” shall mean, on any date, an amount not less than zero, equal to:

(a) the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow for all fiscal years (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, the aggregate amount of Excess Cash Flow attributable to the period from and including the first day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date through December 31, 2016) ending after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (not less than zero) (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 20162020) and prior to such date minus the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been (or is, or previously was, required to be) applied to prepay the Loans after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) (except for the portion thereof constituting Declined Amounts) minus, without

 

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duplication, any voluntary prepayments of Loans after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date referenced in Section 2.10(a)(iv)(y) that previously reduced the amount of the required prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv), minus, without duplication, any voluntary prepayments of the Other First Lien Indebtedness after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date referenced in Section 2.10(a)(iv)(y) that previously reduced the amount of the required prepayment pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv), minus, without duplication, any reduction in the amount of Excess Cash Flow required to be prepaid after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) by reason of Section 2.10(a)(vii), in each case, in the aggregate for all fiscal years (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, for the period from the first day of the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date through December 31, 2016) ending after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 20162020) and prior to such date; plus

(b)   in the event of (i) the Revocation after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date of a Subsidiary that was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (ii) the merger, consolidation or amalgamation after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date of an Unrestricted Subsidiary with or into Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (where the surviving entity is Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) or (iii) the transfer or other conveyance of assets after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date of an Unrestricted Subsidiary to, or liquidation after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into, Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, an amount equal to the sum of (x) the fair market value of the Investments deemed made by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, plus (y) the amount of the Investments of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made after such designation and prior to the time of such Revocation, merger, consolidation, amalgamation, conveyance or transfer (or of the assets transferred or conveyed, as applicable), other than, in the case of this clause (y), to the extent such Investments funded Investments by such Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Person that, after giving effect to the transaction described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, will be an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, that clauses (x) and (y) shall not be duplicative of any reductions in the amount of such Investments pursuant to the proviso to the definition of “Investments”; plus

(c)   an amount equal to the returns or refunds of Qualifying Investments (excluding (i) any interest, earnings, returns or other gains in respect of such Qualifying Investments determined in the manner set forth in Section 1.02(b) and (ii) Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns) received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Credit Parties after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income; plus

(d)   the aggregate amount of Equity Issuance Proceeds (including upon conversion or exchange of a debt instrument into or for any Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock)) received by Borrower from Permitted Equity Issuances (other than Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to Section 11.03) after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date; plus

(e)   the aggregate fair market value of assets or Property acquired in exchange for Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of Borrower (other than Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to Section 11.03) after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date; minus

(f)   the aggregate amount of any (i) Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(l), (ii) Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(j) and (iii) Junior Prepayments pursuant to Section 10.09(a)(ii) (in each case, in reliance on the then-outstanding Available Amount) made since the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date; minus.

(g) the aggregate amount of any Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(o).

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

Bail-In Legislation” shall mean, (a) 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, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule. and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act

 

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2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bankruptcy Code” shall mean the Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now or hereinafter in effect, or any successor statute thereto.

Bankruptcy Proceedings” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.07(i).

“Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate (which may be a SOFR-Based Rate) that has been selected by Administrative Agent and Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest as a replacement to the LIBO Rate for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that if the Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, then the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement; provided further that any such Benchmark Replacement shall be administratively feasible as determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” shall mean the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected by Administrative Agent and Borrower giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBO Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the LIBO Rate with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time (for the avoidance of doubt, but without limiting the first parenthetical in this definition, such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall not be in the form of a reduction to the Applicable Margin).

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” shall mean, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters) that Administrative Agent decides in its reasonable discretion in consultation with Borrower may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Administrative Agent reasonably decides in consultation with Borrower that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if Administrative Agent reasonably determines in consultation with Borrower that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as Administrative Agent decides in consultation with Borrower is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).

“Benchmark Replacement Date” shall mean the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to the LIBO Rate:

(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide the LIBO Screen Rate; or

(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein.

“Benchmark Transition Event” shall mean the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the LIBO Rate:

 

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(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBO Screen Rate, permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBO Screen Rate;

(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate, the U.S. Federal Reserve System, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBO Screen Rate, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for the LIBO Screen Rate or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for the LIBO Screen Rate, in each case which states that the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate has ceased or will cease to provide the LIBO Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide the LIBO Screen Rate; and/or

(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of the LIBO Screen Rate announcing that the LIBO Screen Rate is no longer representative.

“Benchmark Transition Start Date” shall mean (a) in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event, the earlier of (i) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (ii) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as stated in such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication) and (b) in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the date specified by Administrative Agent or Required Lenders, as applicable, by notice to (and in consultation with) Borrower, Administrative Agent (in the case of such notice by Required Lenders) and the Lenders.

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” shall mean, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the LIBO Rate and solely to the extent that the LIBO Rate has not been replaced with a Benchmark Replacement, the period (x) beginning at the time that such Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBO Rate for all purposes hereunder in accordance with Section 1.08 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the LIBO Rate for all purposes hereunder pursuant to Section 1.08.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Borrower Assignment Agreement” shall mean, with respect to any assignment to Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 13.05(d) consummated pursuant to the Auction Procedures, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement substantially in the form of Annex C to the Auction Procedures (as may be modified from time to time as set forth in the definition of Auction Procedures).

Borrower Loan Purchase” shall mean any purchase of Term Loans by Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 13.05(d).

Borrower Materials” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

 

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

Business Day” shall mean any day, except a Saturday or Sunday, (a) on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York and (b) if such day relates to a borrowing of, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, a continuation or conversion of or into, or an Interest Period for, a LIBOR Loan or a notice by Borrower with respect to any such borrowing, payment, prepayment, continuation, conversion or Interest Period, that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

Calculation Date” means the last day of the most recent Test Period.

Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period any expenditures by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries for the acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets (including Capital Lease Obligations) that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and any expenditures by such Person for maintenance, repairs, restoration or refurbishment of the condition or usefulness of Property of such Person that should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP; provided that the following items shall not constitute Capital Expenditures: (a) 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 (or transfers in lieu thereof) of the assets being replaced; (b) the purchase price of assets purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing assets solely to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such assets for the asset being traded in at such time; (c) the purchase of property or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of asset sales or other dispositions outside the ordinary course of business that are not required to be applied to prepay the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iii); (d) expenditures that constitute Permitted Acquisitions or other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder; (e) any capitalized interest expense reflected as additions to property in the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including in connection with sale-leaseback transactions not prohibited hereunder); (f) any non-cash compensation or other non-cash costs reflected as additions to property in the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; and (g) capital expenditures relating to the construction or acquisition of any property or equipment which has been transferred to a Person other than Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction not prohibited hereunder and capital expenditures arising pursuant to sale-leaseback transactions.

Capital Lease” as applied to any Person, shall mean any lease of any Property by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP, is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease, finance lease or financial obligation on the balance sheet of that Person; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of the Closing Date and any similar lease entered into after the Closing Date by any Person may, in the sole discretion of Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease.

Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean, for any Person, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a Capital Lease, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is accounted for by any Person as an operating lease as of the Closing Date and any similar lease entered into after the Closing Date by any Person may, in the sole discretion of Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capital Lease.

Cash Collateralize” shall mean, in respect of an obligation, to provide and pledge (as a first priority perfected security interest) cash collateral in Dollars or other credit support, in each case, at a location and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to (a) Administrative Agent, (b) in the case of obligations owing to an L/C Lender, such L/C Lender, and (c) in the case of obligations owing to the Swingline Lender, Swingline Lender (and “Cash Collateral” and “Cash Collateralization” have corresponding meanings).

Cash Equivalents” shall mean, for any Person: (a) direct obligations of the United States, or of any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States, or by any agency thereof, in either case maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person; (b) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances (including eurodollar deposits) issued by (i) any bank or trust company organized

 

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under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and having capital, surplus and undivided profits of at least $500.0 million that is assigned at least a “B” rating by Thomson Financial BankWatch or (ii) any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (c) commercial paper maturing not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof by such Person and (i) issued by any Lender or bank holding company owning any Lender or (ii) rated at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, respectively, (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than thirty (30) days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above or (e) below entered into with a bank meeting the qualifications described in clause (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (e) securities with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or by any foreign government, and rated at least “A” by S&P or “A” by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) above (in each case, at the time of acquisition); (g) money market mutual funds that invest primarily in the foregoing items (determined at the time such investment in such fund is made); or (h) solely with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, (i) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business, or issued by any agency of such country and backed by the full faith and credit of such country, and rated at least “A” or the equivalent thereof by S&P or “A2” or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s (in each case, at the time of acquisition), (ii) time deposits, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances issued by any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business, or payable to a Company promptly following demand and maturing within one year of the date of acquisition and (iii) other customarily utilized high-quality or cash equivalent-type Investments in the country where such Foreign Subsidiary maintains its chief executive office or principal place of business.

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card, electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.

Cash Management Bank” shall mean (a) any Person that is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if such Person was, at the date of entering into such Cash Management Agreement, an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender and (b) any Person that is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that was in effect on the Closing Date or the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, if such Person becomes an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or a Lender within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date or the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, as applicable, and in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), such Person executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Person (i) appoints Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Credit Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 12.03.

Casualty Event” shall mean any loss of title or any loss of or damage to or destruction of, or any condemnation or other taking (or settlement in lieu thereof) (including by any Governmental Authority) of, any Property. “Casualty Event” shall include, but not be limited to, any taking of all or any part of any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any part thereof, in or by condemnation or other eminent domain proceedings pursuant to any Law (or settlement in lieu thereof), or by reason of the temporary requisition of the use or occupancy of all or any part of any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any part thereof by any Governmental Authority, civil or military.

CERCLA” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in

 

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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.

Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(a)        Holdco and RRR at any time shall cease to own directly (or, with respect to RRR after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, indirectly) one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests in Borrower;

(b)        any “Person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act (but excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of such Person or its subsidiaries, any Person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, or any Person formed as a holding company for Borrower (in a transaction where the Voting Stock of Borrower outstanding prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for the Voting Stock of the surviving or transferee Person constituting all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance)) and (ii) the Fertitta Holders)), becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a Person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such Person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of Borrower on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “Person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right) which Voting Stock represents, at any time, voting power that is equal to or more than the voting power represented by the Voting Stock “beneficially owned,” directly or indirectly (and taking into account all such securities that the Fertitta Holders have the right to acquire pursuant to any option right), by the Fertitta Holders at such time;

(c)        RRR shall cease to hold, directly (or after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, indirectly through the VoteCo SPE) 100% of the voting power in Borrower;

(d)        any “change of control” (or any comparable term) in any document pertaining to (w) the Senior Unsecured Notes, (x) the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes, (y) any other Junior Financing or (z) any other Indebtedness of any Holding Company, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary constituting Material Indebtedness;

(e)        at any time after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, RRR at any time shall cease to own directly one hundred percent (100%) of the Equity Interests in the VoteCo SPE; or

(f)        at any time after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, the VoteCo SPE shall cease to hold, directly or indirectly, one hundred percent (100%) of the voting power in Borrower.

Charges” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.

Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.05(i)(i).

Class” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the initial extension of credit is made hereunder, which date is June 8, 2016.

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“Closing Date Revolving Commitment” means, collectively, (a) from the Closing Date through the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (i) a Revolving Commitment established on the Closing Date and (ii) the Fourth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments established on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and (b) after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, a Revolving Commitment referred to in clause (a) that is not a Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitment.

“Closing Date Revolving Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments.

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

Collateral” shall mean all of the Pledged Collateral, the Mortgaged Real Property, the Mortgaged Vessels (if any), all Property encumbered pursuant to Sections 9.08, 9.11 and 9.15, and all other Property of a Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR whether now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien securing the Obligations is granted or purported to be granted under any Security Document. “Collateral” shall not include any assets or Property that has been released (in accordance with the Credit Documents) from the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Documents, unless and until such time as such assets or Property are required by the Credit Documents to again become subject to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent.

Collateral Account” shall mean (a) a Deposit Account (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower with respect to which Collateral Agent has “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC) or (b) a Securities Account (as defined in the UCC) of Borrower with respect to which Collateral Agent has “control” (as defined in Section 9-106 of the UCC).

Collateral Agent” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

Commitments” shall mean the Revolving Commitments, the Term Loan Commitments, the Swingline Commitment, any Other Commitments and any New Term Loan Commitments.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Companies” shall mean Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and “Company” shall mean any one of them.

“Compliance Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).

“Compounded SOFR” shall mean the compounded average of SOFRs for the applicable Corresponding Tenor, with the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate (which may include compounding in arrears with a lookback and/or suspension period as a mechanism to determine the interest amount payable prior to the end of each Interest Period) being established by Administrative Agent in accordance with:

 

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the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded SOFR; provided that:

 

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if, and to the extent that, Administrative Agent determines that Compounded SOFR cannot be determined in accordance with clause (1) above, then the rate, or methodology for this rate, and conventions for this rate that Administrative Agent determines in its reasonable discretion are substantially consistent with any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining compounded SOFR for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;

provided, further, that if Administrative Agent reasonably decides in consultation with Borrower that any such rate, methodology or convention determined in accordance with clause (1) or clause (2) is not administratively feasible for Administrative Agent, then Compounded SOFR will be deemed unable to be determined for purposes of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement.”

 

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Consolidated Cash Interest Expense” shall mean, for any Test Period, Consolidated Interest Expense paid in cash with respect to such Test Period net of cash interest income (other than cash interest income in respect of notes receivable and similar items), of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, minus the sum (without duplication) of any of the following to the extent deemed to be included in Consolidated Interest Expense and paid in cash with respect to such Test Period: (a) payments received under Swap Contracts relating to interest rates with respect to such Test Period, (b) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees and similar financing fees, original issue discount, and redemption or prepayment premiums payable during or with respect to such Test Period, (c) interest payable during or with respect to such Test Period with respect to Indebtedness that has been Discharged, (d) any cash costs associated with breakage or termination in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates payable during such Test Period and costs and fees associated with obtaining Swap Contracts and fees payable thereunder and (e) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions. Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall exclude interest expense in respect of (a) Indebtedness that is excluded from Consolidated Indebtedness by reason of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv) of the proviso thereof, to the extent of such exclusion or (b) Indebtedness not in excess of $500.0 million at any one time outstanding, which constitutes Development Expenses, or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness or such funded expenses, as the case may be, constitute Development Expenses). For purposes of determining Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for any Test Period that includes any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Cash Interest Expense shall be an amount equal to actual Consolidated Cash Interest Expense from the Closing Date through the date of determination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Closing Date through the date of determination.

Consolidated Current Assets” means, with respect to any Person at any date, the total consolidated current assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), other than (x) cash and Cash Equivalents and (y) the current portion of deferred income tax assets.

Consolidated Current Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person at any date, all liabilities of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) at such date that would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as current liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person and its Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries), other than (x) the current portion of any Indebtedness and (y) the current portion of deferred income taxes.

Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum (without duplication) of Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period; plus

(a)     in each case to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income:

(i)     provisions for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, plus franchise or similar taxes, of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period;

(ii)     Consolidated Interest Expense (net of interest income (other than interest income in respect of notes receivable and similar items)) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, whether paid or accrued and whether or not capitalized;

(iii)     any cost, charge, fee or expense (including discounts and commissions and including fees and charges incurred in respect of letters of credit or bankers acceptance financings) (or any amortization of any of the foregoing) associated with any issuance (or proposed issuance) of debt, or equity or any refinancing transaction (or proposed refinancing transaction) or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument;

(iv)    depreciation and amortization (including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior Test Period);

 

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(v)     any Pre-Opening Expenses;

(vi)    the amount of any restructuring charges or reserve (including those relating to severance, relocation costs and one-time compensation charges), costs incurred in connection with any non-recurring strategic initiatives, other business optimization expenses (including incentive costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and signing, retention and completion bonuses) and any unusual or non-recurring charges or items of loss or expense (including, without limitation, losses on asset sales (other than asset sales in the ordinary course of business));

(vii)   any charges, fees and expenses (or any amortization thereof) (including, without limitation, all legal, accounting, advisory or other transaction-related fees, charges, costs and expenses and any bonuses or success fee payments related to the Transactions) related to the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investment (including any other Acquisition) or disposition (or any such proposed acquisition, Investment or disposition) (including amortization or write offs of debt issuance or deferred financing costs, premiums and prepayment penalties), in each case, whether or not successful;

(viii)  any losses resulting from mark to market accounting of Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments;

(ix)    expenses actually reimbursed in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement;

(x)     Restricted Payments made by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(p) (net of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments);

(xi)    to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, non-cash items decreasing such Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, and other than any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any prior Test Period subsequent to the issue date which was not added back to Consolidated EBITDA when accrued; minus

(b)  each of the following:

 

  (i)

to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, and other than any items which represent the reversal of any accrual of, or cash reserve for, anticipated cash charges for any prior Test Period subsequent to the issue date which was not added back to Consolidated EBITDA when accrued;

 

  (ii)

to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, the amount of any gains resulting from mark to market accounting of Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments;

 

  (iii)

to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, any unusual or non-recurring items of income or gain to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income for such Test Period; and

 

  (iv)

distributions made by Borrower to the Holding Companies during such period pursuant to Sections 10.06(m) and (n); plus

(c)   the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated (in the good faith determination of Borrower) during such Test Period (or with respect to (x) the Transactions, are reasonably expected to be initiated within twelve (12) months of the Closing Date, or (y) Specified Transactions, are reasonably expected to be initiated within twelve (12) months of the closing date of the Specified Transaction), including in connection with the Transactions or any Specified Transaction (calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized during

 

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the entirety of such Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such Test Period from such actions; provided that (i) a duly completed Officer’s Certificate of Borrower shall be delivered to Administrative Agent together with the applicable Section 9.04 Financials, providing reasonable detail with respect to such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies and certifying that such savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are reasonably expected to be realized within twelve (12) months of the taking of such specified actions and are factually supportable in the good faith judgment of Borrower, (ii) such actions are to be taken within (A) in the case of any such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies in connection with the Transactions, twelve (12) months after the Closing Date and (B) in all other cases, within twelve (12) months after the consummation of such Specified Transaction, restructuring or implementation of an initiative that is expected to result in such cost savings, expense reductions or synergies, (iii) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such Test Period, and (iv) projected amounts (and not yet realized) may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent more than twelve (12) months have elapsed after the specified action taken in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies; provided, that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period pursuant to this clause (c) and Section 1.05(c) shall not (i) exceed 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (after giving effect to this clause (c) and Section 1.05(c)) or (ii) be duplicative of one another; plus

(d) to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income or, if otherwise excluded from Consolidated EBITDA due to the operation of clause (b)(iii) above, the amount of insurance proceeds received during such Test Period or after such Test Period and on or prior to the date the calculation is made with respect to such Test Period, attributable to any property which has been closed or had operations curtailed for such Test Period; provided that such amount of insurance proceeds shall only be included pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent of the amount of insurance proceeds plus Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property for such Test Period (without giving effect to this clause (d)) does not exceed Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the most recently completed four fiscal quarters for which financial results are available that such property was fully operational (or if such property has not been fully operational for four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial results are available prior to such closure or curtailment, the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such property during the Test Period prior to such closure or curtailment (for which financial results are available) annualized over four fiscal quarters); plus

(e) cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not representing Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Income in any Test Period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (b) above for any previous Test Period and not added back.

Consolidated EBITDA shall be further adjusted:

(A) to include the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (including a management agreement or similar agreement) (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) acquired by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period and (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is revoked and converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period, in each case, based on the Consolidated EBITDA of such Person (or attributable to such property, business or asset) for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or Revocation), determined as if references to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries; provided, that, without duplication of clause (D) below, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of any Tribal Gaming Opening Date, the Tribal Management Fees (excluding any one time development fees) received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from the corresponding Tribe after such Tribal Gaming Opening Date and during the applicable Test Period and included in Consolidated Net Income shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the applicable Tribal Gaming Opening Date through the end of such Test Period;

 

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(B) to exclude the Consolidated EBITDA of (i) any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such Test Period and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such Test Period, in each case based on the actual Consolidated EBITDA of such Person for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closing, classification or conversion), determined as if references to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Consolidated Net Income and other defined terms therein were to such Person and its Subsidiaries;

(C) in the event of any Expansion Capital Expenditures that were opened for business during such Test Period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures (as determined by Borrower) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following opening of the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditures by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Expansion Capital Expenditures during the quarter in which the business representing such Expansion Capital Expenditure opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter);

(D) in the event of any Development Project that was opened for business during such Test Period, by multiplying the Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project (as determined by Borrower) in respect of the first three (3) complete fiscal quarters following opening of the business representing such Development Project by: (x) 4 (with respect to the first such quarter), (y) 2 (with respect to the first two such quarters), and (z) 4/3 (with respect to the first three such quarters) and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding Consolidated EBITDA attributable to such Development Project during the quarter in which such Development Project opened (unless such business opened on the first day of a fiscal quarter); and

(E) in any fiscal quarter during which a purchase of property that prior to such purchase was subject to any operating lease that will be terminated in connection with such purchase shall occur and during the three (3) following fiscal quarters, by increasing Consolidated EBITDA by an amount equal to the quarterly payment in respect of such lease (as if such purchase did not occur) times (a) four (4) (in the case of the quarter in which such purchase occurs), (b) three (3) (in the case of the quarter following such purchase), (c) two (2) (in the case of the second quarter following such purchase) and (d) one (1) (in the case of the third quarter following such purchase), all as determined on a consolidated basis for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be $111,116,277 for the fiscal quarter ended on June 30, 2015; $97,271,265 for the fiscal quarter ended on September 30, 2015; $124,148,274 for the fiscal quarter ended on December 31, 2015; and $133,825,737 for the fiscal quarter ended on March 31, 2016.

Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is secured by Liens on property or assets of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date that ranks pari passu or senior to the Liens securing the Obligations to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date.

Consolidated Indebtedness” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any such Indebtedness that has been Discharged) on such date, in an amount that would be reflected on a balance sheet on such date prepared on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, consisting of Indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations in respect of Capital Leases, purchase money Indebtedness, Indebtedness of the kind described in clause (d) of the definition of “Indebtedness”, Indebtedness evidenced by promissory notes and similar instruments and Contingent Obligations in respect of any of the foregoing (to be included only to the extent set forth in clause (iii) below); provided that (i) Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include (A) Indebtedness in respect of letters of credit (including Letters of Credit), except to the extent of unreimbursed amounts thereunder or (B) Indebtedness of the type described in clause (i) of the definition thereof, (ii) the amount of Consolidated Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount (if any) by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced (including through the calculation of Consolidated Net Income) in respect of such non-controlling interest in such Restricted Subsidiary owned by a Person other than Borrower or any of its Restricted

 

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Subsidiaries, (iii) Consolidated Indebtedness shall not include Contingent Obligations (except for Contingent Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(s) constituting guarantees permitted by Section 10.04(v)), provided, however, that if and when any such Contingent Obligation that does not constitute Consolidated Indebtedness (other than the LandCo Support Agreement) is demanded for payment from Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, then the amounts of such Contingent Obligation shall be included in such calculations of Consolidated Indebtedness, (iv) the amount of Consolidated Indebtedness, in the case of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Guarantor and which Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR shall be reduced by an amount directly proportional to the amount by which Consolidated EBITDA was reduced due to the undistributed earnings of such Subsidiary being excluded from Consolidated Net Income pursuant to clause (d) thereof and (v) Consolidated Indebtedness shall exclude Indebtedness not in excess of $500.0 million at any one time outstanding, which constitutes Development Expenses, or the proceeds of which were applied to fund Development Expenses (but only for so long as such Indebtedness constitutes Development Expenses). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with Section 10.08 at any time a Default Quarter is included in the Test Period then most recently ended prior to a date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans repaid pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(v) with the proceeds of a Permitted Equity Issuance consummated in reliance on Section 11.03 during such Default Quarter shall be deemed to be outstanding and included as “Consolidated Indebtedness” at such time.

Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any Test Period, the sum of interest expense of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus, to the extent deducted in arriving at Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (a) the interest portion of payments on Capital Leases, (b) amortization of financing fees, debt issuance costs and interest or deferred financing or debt issuance costs, (c) arrangement, commitment or upfront fees, original issue discount, redemption or prepayment premiums, (d) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, (e) interest with respect to Indebtedness that has been Discharged, (f) the accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities during such period, (g) interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments, (h) net payments made under Swap Contracts relating to interest rates with respect to such Test Period and any costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates, (i) all interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations and financing fees, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (j) fees and expenses associated with the consummation of the Transactions, (k) annual or quarterly agency fees paid to Administrative Agent and (l) costs and fees associated with obtaining Swap Contracts and fees payable thereunder.

Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any Test Period, the aggregate of the net income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that, without duplication:

(a) any gain or loss (together with any related provision for taxes thereon) realized in connection with (i) any asset sale or (ii) any disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded;

(b) any extraordinary gain or loss (together with any related provision for taxes thereon) shall be excluded;

(c) the net income of any Person that (i) is not a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, (iii) is an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (iv) is a Restricted Subsidiary (or former Restricted Subsidiary) with respect to which a Trigger Event has occurred following the occurrence and during the continuance of such Trigger Event shall be excluded; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including management fees) that are actually paid or are payable in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period by such Persons (or to the extent converted into cash) (other than, for avoidance of doubt, payments made by Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements and the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements, and Project Reimbursements and other Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments);

 

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(d) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Guarantor (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Unrestricted Subsidiary) or any Joint Venture that is not a Subsidiary to the extent that, on the date of determination the payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Subsidiary or Joint Venture (or loans or advances by such subsidiary to any parent company) are not permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than under any Credit Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary or Joint Venture shall be excluded, unless such restrictions with respect to the payment of cash dividends and other similar cash distributions have been waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments (including management fees) that are actually paid or are payable in cash to Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (not subject to such restriction) thereof in respect of such period by such Subsidiaries or Joint Ventures (or to the extent converted into cash) (other than, for avoidance of doubt, payments made by Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements and the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements, and Project Reimbursements and other Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments);

(e) any goodwill or other asset impairment charges or other asset write-offs or write downs, including any resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Nos. 350 and No. 360, and any expenses or charges relating to the amortization of intangibles as a result of the application of Accounting Standards Codification No. 805, shall be excluded;

(f) any non-cash charges or expenses related to the repurchase of stock options to the extent not prohibited by this Agreement, and any non-cash charges or expenses related to the grant, issuance or repricing of, or any amendment or substitution with respect to, or otherwise in respect of, stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, or other Equity Interests or other equity based awards or rights or equivalent instruments, shall be excluded;

(g) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles shall be excluded;

(h) any expenses or reserves for liabilities shall be excluded to the extent that Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is entitled to indemnification therefor under binding agreements; provided that any such liabilities for which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is not actually indemnified shall reduce Consolidated Net Income for the period in which it is determined that Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary will not be indemnified (to the extent such liabilities would otherwise reduce Consolidated Net Income without giving effect to this clause (h));

(i) losses, to the extent covered by insurance and actually reimbursed, or, so long as Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer and only to the extent that such amount is (i) not denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days and (ii) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days), expenses with respect to liability or casualty events or business interruption shall be excluded;

(j) gains and losses resulting solely from fluctuations in currency values and the related tax effects shall be excluded, and charges relating to Accounting Standards Codification Nos. 815 and 820 shall be excluded;

(k) the net income (or loss) of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall be included in an amount proportional to Borrower’s economic ownership interest therein; and

(l) the amount of any Project Reimbursements received by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be excluded.

Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period most recently ended prior to such date; provided, however that for purposes of (i) Section 2.09(b)(ii), (ii) determining whether Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis under the Financial Maintenance Covenants pursuant to Sections 10.04(m), 10.06(i), 10.06(j), 10.06(k), 10.09(a)(i), 10.09(a)(ii) and 10.09(a)(iii), (iii) determining whether the maximum

 

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permitted Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is satisfied pursuant to Sections 10.04(m), 10.06(j), 10.06(k), 10.09(a)(ii) and 10.09(a)(iii) and (iv) determining the Applicable ECF Percentage for any fiscal year, the amount described in clause (a) above shall be calculated without giving effect to clause (v) of the second proviso of the definition of Consolidated Indebtedness.

Contingent Obligation” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor; (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation; or (d) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business and any lease guarantees executed by any Company in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated potential liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

Contractual Obligation” shall mean as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, pledge agreement, promissory note, indenture, credit or loan agreement, guaranty, securities purchase agreement, instrument, lease, contract, agreement or other contractual obligation to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Property is bound or subject.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to (x) vote more than fifty percent (50%) (or, for purposes of Section 10.07 and the definition of Station Permitted Assignee, ten percent (10%)) of the outstanding voting interests of a Person or (y) 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. For purposes of this Agreement, each of Holdco, RRR and, from and after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, the VoteCo SPE shall be deemed to Control the Borrower.

Core Property” means, collectively, (a) the hotel, resort and casino properties commonly known as Palace Station, Boulder Station, Sunset Station, Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Casino and Spa, Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel, Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino and Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel and (b) each casino or hotel property hereafter owned or operated by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any such property that is (i) owned by an Unrestricted Subsidiary or (ii) so long as not owned by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, operated by an Unrestricted Subsidiary) whose individual Consolidated EBITDA (determined in a manner acceptable to the Administrative Agent) for the then most recently ended twelve-month period for which financial statements are then available exceeds $15,000,000, excluding any real property or improvements that have been released from the Liens of the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to a Benchmark Replacement means a tenor (including overnight) having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as the applicable tenor for the applicable Interest Period with respect to the LIBO Rate.

“Covered Entity” shall mean any of the following: (a) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (b) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (c) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

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Covered Taxes” shall mean (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR under this Agreement, any Note, any Guarantee or any other Credit Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the foregoing clause (a), Other Taxes.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt or (d) other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment (including, without limitation, Other Term Loans and Other Revolving Loans), in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, then-existing Term Loans, Revolving Loans (and/or unused Revolving Commitments) and/or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Refinanced Debt”); provided that (i) such Indebtedness has the same or a later maturity (provided that if such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations or secured by a junior lien on the Collateral or is unsecured, then its maturity shall be no earlier than the 91st day after the Final Maturity Date) and, except in the case of any Indebtedness consisting of a revolving credit facility, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than, the Refinanced Debt, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not have a greater principal amount than the principal amount of the Refinanced Debt, plus, accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon, plus, other fees and expenses associated with the refinancing (including any upfront fees and original issue discount), (iii) such Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, defeased or satisfied and discharged on a dollar-for-dollar basis, and all accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained, (iv) to the extent such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness consists of a revolving credit facility, the Revolving Commitments shall be reduced and/or terminated, as applicable, such that the Total Revolving Commitments (after giving effect to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and such reduction or termination) shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments immediately prior to the incurrence of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, plus, accrued interest, fees and premiums (if any) thereon, plus, other fees and expenses associated with the refinancing (including any upfront fees and original issue discount), (v) the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of such Indebtedness are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement, (vi) Borrower shall be the sole borrower thereunder and no Subsidiary of Borrower shall guaranty such Indebtedness unless such Subsidiary is also a Guarantor hereunder, and (vii) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by any Liens, except Liens on the Collateral.

Credit Documents” shall mean (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the L/C Documents, (d) the Security Documents, (e) any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (f) any Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (g) any Incremental Joinder Agreement, (h) any Extension Amendment, (i) any Refinancing Amendment, and (j) each other agreement entered into by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR with Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and/or any Lender, in connection herewith or therewith evidencing or governing the Obligations (other than the Engagement Letters), all as amended from time to time, but shall not include a Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreement.

Credit Parties” shall mean Borrower and the Guarantors.

Credit Swap Contracts” shall mean any Swap Contract between Borrower and/or any or all of its Restricted Subsidiaries and a Swap Provider (excluding any Swap Contract of the type described in the last sentence of the definition of Swap Contract).

Creditor” shall mean each of (a) each Agent, (b) each L/C Lender and (c) each Lender.

Custodian Agreement” means that certain Custodian Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among Wilmington Trust, National Association, as custodian, Collateral Agent and the Credit Parties and Holding Companies named therein, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Debt Issuance” shall mean the incurrence by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (other than as permitted by Section 10.01). The issuance or sale of any debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall be deemed a Debt Issuance for purposes of Section 2.10(a).

 

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

Declined Amounts” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.10(b).

Default” shall mean any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that would become, with notice or lapse of time or both, an Event of Default.

Default Quarter” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.03.

Default Rate” shall mean a per annum rate equal to, (i) in the case of principal on any Loan, the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate borne by such Loan immediately prior to the respective payment default or other Event of Default, and (ii) in the case of any other Obligations, the rate which is 2% in excess of the rate otherwise applicable to ABR Loans which are Revolving Loans from time to time (determined based on a weighted average if multiple Tranches of Revolving Commitments are then outstanding).

“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

Defaulting Lender” shall mean, subject to Section 2.14(b), any Lender that (i) has failed to (A) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender has notified Administrative Agent and Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding has not been satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, will be specifically identified in such writing), or (B) comply with its obligations under this Agreement to make a payment to the L/C Lender in respect of a L/C Liability, make a payment to Swingline Lender in respect of a Swingline Loan, and/or make a payment to a Lender of any amount required to be paid to it hereunder, in each case within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (ii) has notified Borrower, Administrative Agent, a L/C Lender or the Swingline Lender in writing, or has stated publicly, that it will not comply with any such funding obligation hereunder, unless such writing or statement states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding cannot be satisfied (which conditions precedent, together with the applicable default, if any, will be specifically identified in such writing or public statement), or has defaulted generally (excluding bona fide disputes) on its funding obligations under other loan agreements or credit agreements or other similar agreements, (iii) a Lender Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to such Lender or its Parent Company, (iv) any Lender that has, for three or more Business Days after written request of Administrative Agent or Borrower, failed to confirm in writing to Administrative Agent and Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (iv) upon Administrative Agent’s and Borrower’s receipt of such written confirmation) or (v) becomes the subject of a Bail-in Action. Any determination of a Defaulting Lender under clauses (i) through (v) above will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

Designated Junior Indebtedness” means, as of any date of determination, Other Junior Indebtedness of the Credit Parties owned on such date by any Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

Designated Junior Indebtedness Deduction” shall have the meaning provided in 10.08(a).

“Designated Junior Indebtedness Principal Proceeds shall have the meaning provided in 10.08(a).

Designated Lender” means a Station Permitted Assignee that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit or securities in the ordinary course and with respect to which no Affiliate of any Credit Party, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct or cause the direction of the investment policies of such Station Permitted Assignee; provided that such Station Permitted Assignee has been identified by Borrower on Schedule 1.01(D) or has been notified to Administrative Agent by Borrower and approved by Administrative Agent.

 

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Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration received by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale that is so designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to an Officers’ Certificate setting forth the basis of such valuation, executed by a financial officer of Borrower, minus the amount of cash or Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on such Designated Non-Cash Consideration.

Designation” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(a).

Designation Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(a)(ii).

Development Expenses” means, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount, not to exceed $500 million at any time, of outstanding Indebtedness incurred after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, the proceeds of which, at the time of determination, as certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower, have been applied or are required or intended to be used to fund, (i) Expansion Capital Expenditures of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a Development Project or (iii) interest, fees or related charges with respect to such Indebtedness; provided that (A) Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary or other Person that owns assets subject to the Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, is diligently pursuing the completion thereof and has not at any time ceased construction of such Expansion Capital Expenditure or Development Project, as applicable, for a period in excess of 90 consecutive days (other than as a result of a force majeure event or inability to obtain requisite Gaming Approvals or other governmental authorizations, so long as, in the case of any such Gaming Approvals or other governmental authorizations, Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary or other applicable Person is diligently pursuing such Gaming Approvals or governmental authorizations) and (B) no such Indebtedness shall constitute Development Expenses with respect to an Expansion Capital Expenditure project or a Development Project from and after the end of the first full fiscal quarter after the earlier of (x) opening for business, and (y) completion of construction of the applicable Expansion Capital Expenditure project or Development Project.

Development Project” shall mean Investments, directly or indirectly, (a) in any Joint Ventures in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, has control or with whom it has a management or similar contract and in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest of such Joint Venture, or (b) in, or expenditures with respect to, casinos, “racinos,” full service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts or Persons that own casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts (including casinos, “racinos,” full-service casino resorts or non-gaming resorts in development or under construction that are not presently opening or operating) with respect to which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will directly manage the development thereof or (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has entered into a management or similar contract (or an agreement to enter into such a management or similar contract) and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time of such Investment, though it may be subject to regulatory approvals, in each case, used to finance, or made for the purpose of allowing such Joint Venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort, as the case may be, to finance, the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that develops, adds to or significantly improves the property of such Joint Venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort and assets ancillary or related thereto, or the construction and development of a casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort, non-gaming resort or assets ancillary or related thereto and including Pre-Opening Expenses with respect to such Joint Venture, casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort and other fees and payments to be made to such Joint Venture or the owners of such casino, “racino,” full-service casino resort or non-gaming resort.

Discharged” shall mean Indebtedness that has been defeased (pursuant to a contractual or legal defeasance) or discharged pursuant to the prepayment or deposit of amounts sufficient to satisfy such Indebtedness as it becomes due or irrevocably called for redemption (and regardless of whether such Indebtedness constitutes a liability on the balance sheet of the obligors thereof); provided, however, that the Indebtedness shall be deemed Discharged if the payment or deposit of all amounts required for defeasance or discharge or redemption thereof have been made even if certain conditions thereto have not been satisfied, so long as such conditions are reasonably expected to be satisfied within 95 days after such prepayment or deposit.

 

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Discount Range” shall have the meaning provided in Exhibit O hereto.

Disqualified Capital Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable or redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (other than solely (x) for Qualified Capital Stock or upon a sale of assets, casualty event or a change of control, in each case, subject to the prior payment in full of the Obligations, (y) as a result of a redemption required by Gaming Law or (z) as a result of a redemption that by the terms of such Equity Interest is contingent upon such redemption not being prohibited by this Agreement), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than solely for Qualified Capital Stock) or exchangeable or convertible into debt securities of the issuer thereof at the sole option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 181 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance thereof.

Disqualified Lenders” shall mean any banks, financial institutions or other Persons separately identified by Borrower on Schedule 1.01(F).

Documentation Agents” means Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., UBS Securities LLC and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, in their capacities as documentation agents hereunder.

Dollars” and “$” shall mean the lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person incorporated, organized or formed in the United States or any state or territory thereof or the District of Columbia.

DQ List” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.05(k)(iv).

“Early Opt-in Election” shall mean the occurrence of:

(1) (i) a determination by Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower or (ii) a notification by Required Lenders in consultation with Borrower to Administrative Agent (with a copy to Borrower) that Required Lenders have determined that U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities being executed at such time, or that include language similar to that contained in Section 1.08 are being executed or amended, as applicable, to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the LIBO Rate, and

(2) (i) the election by Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower or (ii) the election by Required Lenders in consultation with Borrower to declare that an Early Opt-in Election has occurred due to the occurrence of an event in clause (1) above and the provision, as applicable, by Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to (and in consultation with) Borrower and Lenders or by Required Lenders of written notice of such election to Administrative Agent.

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

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

 

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EEA Resolution Authority” shall mean any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Assignee” shall mean and include (i) a commercial bank, an insurance company, a finance company, a financial institution, any fund that invests in loans or any other “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D), (ii) solely for purposes of Borrower Loan Purchases, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) solely for purposes of Section 13.05(e), Station Permitted Assignees; provided, however, that (x) other than as set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this definition, neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries shall be an Eligible Assignee, (y) Eligible Assignee shall not include any Person that is a Disqualified Lender as of the applicable Trade Date unless consented to in writing by Borrower and (z) Eligible Assignee shall not include any Person who is a Defaulting Lender.

Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity.

Engagement Letters” shall mean, collectively, each of the engagement letters and fee letters entered into between Borrower and the Agents prior to the Closing Date relating to the Transactions.

Environment” shall mean ambient air, surface water and groundwater (including potable water, navigable water and wetlands), the land surface or subsurface strata, natural resources, the workplace or as otherwise defined in any Environmental Law.

Environmental Action” shall mean (a) any notice, claim, demand or other written or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, oral communication alleging liability of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for investigation, remediation, removal, cleanup, response, corrective action or other costs, damages to natural resources, personal injury, property damage, fines or penalties resulting from, related to or arising out of (i) the presence, Release or threatened Release in or into the Environment of Hazardous Material at any location or (ii) any violation of Environmental Law, and shall include, without limitation, any claim seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from, related to or arising out of the presence, Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material or alleged injury or threat of injury to human health, safety or the Environment arising under Environmental Law and (b) any investigation, monitoring, removal or remedial activities undertaken by or on behalf of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, arising under Environmental Law whether or not such activities are carried out voluntarily.

Environmental Law” shall mean any and all applicable treaties, laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, rules, decrees, judgments, orders, consent orders, consent decrees and other binding legal requirements, and the common law, relating to protection of public health or the Environment, the Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material, natural resources or natural resource damages, or occupational safety or health.

Equity Interests” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents, including membership interests (however designated, whether voting or non-voting), of equity of such Person, including, if such Person is a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited) and any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, such partnership, whether outstanding on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date or issued after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date; provided, however, that a debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests or Swap Contracts entered into as a part of, or in connection with, an issuance of such debt instrument shall not be deemed an Equity Interest.

Equity Issuance” shall mean (a) any issuance or sale after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date by Borrower of any Equity Interests (including any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any Equity Rights) or any Equity Rights, or (b) the receipt by Borrower after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date of any capital contribution (whether or not evidenced by any Equity Interest issued by the recipient of such contribution). The issuance or sale of any debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall be deemed a Debt Issuance and not an Equity Issuance for purposes of the definition of Equity Issuance Proceeds; provided, however, that such issuance or sale shall be deemed an Equity Issuance upon the conversion or exchange of such debt instrument into Equity Interests.

 

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Equity Issuance Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Equity Issuance, the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect thereof by the Person consummating such Equity Issuance net of all investment banking fees, discounts and commissions, legal fees, consulting fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith; provided that, with respect to any Equity Interests issued upon exercise of any Equity Rights, the Equity Issuance Proceeds with respect thereto shall be determined without duplication of any Equity Issuance Proceeds received in respect of such Equity Rights.

Equity Rights” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any then-outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments, preemptive rights or agreements of any kind (including any stockholders’ or voting trust agreements) for the issuance, sale, registration or voting of any additional Equity Interests of any class, or partnership or other ownership interests of any type in, such Person; provided, however, that a debt instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests shall not be deemed an Equity Right.

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

ERISA Entity” shall mean any member of an ERISA Group.

ERISA Event” shall mean (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, with respect to a Pension Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice requirement is waived); (b) with respect to any Pension Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived, the failure by any ERISA Entity to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Pension Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan; (d) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; (e) the receipt by any ERISA Entity from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice indicating an intent to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan; (f) the occurrence of any event or condition which would reasonably constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the incurrence by any ERISA Entity of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by an ERISA Entity of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from any ERISA Entity of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability on any ERISA Entity or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (i) the making of any amendment to any Pension Plan which would be reasonably likely to result in the imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security; (j) the withdrawal of any ERISA Entity from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such ERISA Entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; or (k) the occurrence of a nonexempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) which would reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

ERISA Group” shall mean Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code.

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

Events of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01.

 

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“Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, for any fiscal year of Borrower (or in the case of the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, the period from and including the first day of the first full quarter after the Closing Date through December 31, 2106), an amount, if positive, equal to (without duplication):

(a) Consolidated Net Income; plus

(b) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges or losses (including write-offs or write-downs, depreciation expense and amortization expense including amortization of goodwill and other intangibles) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual or reserve for potential cash charge in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash charge that was paid in a prior period and that did not reduce Excess Cash Flow at the time paid); plus

(c) the decrease, if any, in Working Capital from the beginning of such period to the end of such period (for the avoidance of doubt, an increase in negative Working Capital is a decrease in Working Capital); minus

(d) all payments with respect to restricted stock units upon the Person to whom such restricted stock units were originally issued ceasing to be a director, officer, employee, consultant or advisor and net income or loss allocated to unvested participating restricted stock of Borrower; plus

(e) any amounts received from the early extinguishment of Swap Contracts that are not included in Consolidated Net Income; minus

(f) the increase, if any, of Working Capital from the beginning of such period to the end of such period; minus

(g) any amounts paid in connection with the early extinguishment of Swap Contracts that are not included in Consolidated Net Income; minus

(h) the amount of Capital Expenditures made in cash during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance, Indebtedness, Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(i) the amount of principal payments of the Loans, Other Applicable Indebtedness and Other First Lien Indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding (i) repayments of Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans or other revolving indebtedness, except to the extent the Revolving Commitments or commitments in respect of such other revolving debt, as applicable, are permanently reduced in connection with such repayments, (ii) prepayments of Loans or other Indebtedness, in each case, that reduce the amount of Excess Cash Flow prepayment required to be made with respect to such fiscal year under Section 2.10(a)(iv)(y) (including as a result of Section 2.10(a)(vii)) and (iii) mandatory prepayments of Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i), 2.10(a)(ii), 2.10(a)(iii) or 2.10(a)(v), except to the extent the Net Available Proceeds from such Casualty Event or Asset Sale, as applicable, used to make such mandatory prepayments were included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income), in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance, Indebtedness, Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(j) without duplication of amounts deducted pursuant to clause (l) below in prior periods, the amount of Investments made during such period pursuant to Section 10.04 (other than Sections 10.04(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) (except to the extent such amount increased Consolidated Net Income), (g) (except to the extent that the receipt of consideration described therein increased Consolidated Net Income), (h) (to the extent taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income), (j), (k)(ii), (k)(iv), (l), (o), (q), and (r) and (w)), except to the extent financed with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance, Indebtedness (other than Revolving Loans), Asset Sales or Casualty Events (to the extent such proceeds did not increase Consolidated Net Income) of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries; minus

(k) the amount of all non-cash gains to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income (excluding any such non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash loss in any prior period); minus

 

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(l) the amount of all Restricted Payments made during such period pursuant to Section 10.06(i)(i); minus

(m) the amount of all Junior Prepayments made during such period pursuant to Section 10.09(a)(i)(i); minus

(n) any expenses or reserves for liabilities to the extent that Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is entitled to indemnification or reimbursement therefor under binding agreements or insurance claims therefor to the extent Borrower has not received such indemnity or reimbursement payment, in each case, to the extent not taken into account in arriving at Consolidated Net Income; plus

(o) the excess, if any, of (A) the aggregate amount of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments received by Borrower during such period over (B) the sum of (1) the amount of cash income taxes (if any) paid by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Governmental Authorities in such period plus (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments by Borrower to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(p) during such period; plus

(p) the amount of cash payments received by Borrower from Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreements during such period with respect to expenses deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income; minus

(q) the excess, if any, of (A) the sum of (1) the amount of cash taxes (if any) actually paid by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to Governmental Authorities during such period plus (2) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments by Borrower to Holdco pursuant to Section 10.06(p) during such period over (B) the aggregate amount of Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments received by Borrower during such period; minus

(r) the amount of distributions made by Borrower to the Holding Companies pursuant to Sections 10.06(m) and (n); plus

(s) the amount of income tax expense deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such fiscal year (if any); minus

(t) to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns received during such fiscal year.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code, (b) any Subsidiary substantially all the assets of which consist of Equity Interests (or Equity Interests and Indebtedness) in one or more Subsidiaries described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any Subsidiary the Equity Interests of which are directly or indirectly owned by any Subsidiary described in clause (a) of this definition.

Excluded Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 12.07(b).

Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (c) any Foreign Subsidiary, (d) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws) or by any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Subsidiary is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound from guaranteeing the Obligations; provided that any such agreement, instrument or other undertaking (i) is in existence on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and listed on Schedule 1.01(A) (or, with respect to a Subsidiary acquired after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, as of the date such acquisition) and (ii) in the case of a Subsidiary acquired after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, was not entered into in connection with or anticipation of such acquisition, (e) any Subsidiary with respect to which guaranteeing the Obligations would require consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority), unless such consent, approval, license

 

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or authorization has been received and is in effect and (f) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of Administrative Agent (which shall be confirmed in writing by notice to 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.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (x) as it relates to all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (y) as it relates to all or a portion of the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, such Swap Obligation (or such security interest in respect thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the security interest of such Guarantor becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

Excluded Taxes” shall mean, with respect to any Agent, any Lender, or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, (a) income or franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income or net profits (however denominated), in each case, imposed by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized, in which its principal office is located or in which it is otherwise doing business (other than a business deemed to arise solely by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) or, in the case of any Lender, in which its Applicable Lending Office is located, (b) any branch profits Taxes imposed by the United States under Section 884(a) of the Code or any similar Tax imposed by any other jurisdiction described in clause (a) above, (c) in the case of any Lender, other than an assignee pursuant to a request by Borrower under Section 2.11(a), any U.S. federal withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Person under the laws in effect at the time such Person becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new Applicable Lending Office), except to the extent that such Person (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Applicable Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from Borrower with respect to such withholding Tax pursuant to Section 5.06(a), (d) Taxes attributable to such Person’s failure to comply with Section 5.06(b) or 5.06(c) and (e) any United States federal withholding tax imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2013 (as amended and otherwise modified prior to the date hereofClosing Date), among Borrower, Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent, the lenders party thereto and the other agents party thereto.

Existing Letter of Credit” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(n).

Existing Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Existing Revolving Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Existing Term Loan Tranche” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

Existing Tranche” shall mean any Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche.

Expansion Capital Expenditures” means any capital expenditure by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital assets or the refurbishment of existing assets or properties that, in Borrower’s reasonable determination, adds to or significantly improves (or is reasonably expected to add to or significantly improve) the property of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, excluding any

 

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such capital expenditures financed with Net Available Proceeds of an Asset Sale or Casualty Event and excluding capital expenditures made in the ordinary course made to maintain, repair, restore or refurbish the property of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in its then existing state or to support the continuation of such Person’s day to day operations as then conducted.

Extended Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Extended Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Extended Term Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

Extending Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c).

Extension Amendment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(d).

Extension Date” shall mean any date on which any Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche is modified to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.13 (with respect to the Lenders under such Existing Term Loan Tranche or Existing Revolving Tranche which agree to such modification).

Extension Election” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(c).

Extension Request” shall mean any Term Loan Extension Request or Revolving Extension Request.

Extension Tranche” shall mean all Extended Term Loans of the same tranche or Extended Revolving Commitments of the same tranche that are established pursuant to the same Extension Amendment (or any subsequent Extension Amendment to the extent such Extension Amendment expressly provides that the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Tranche).

fair market value” shall mean, with respect to any Property, a price (after taking into account any liabilities relating to such Property), as determined in good faith by Borrower, that could be negotiated in an arm’s-length free market transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing and able buyer, neither of which is under any compulsion to complete the transaction.

Fair Share” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

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) and any regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any intergovernmental agreements entered into pursuant thereto, any non-U.S. legislation implementing any such intergovernmental agreement, and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depositary institutions, as determined in such manner as the NYFRB shall set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the federal funds effective rate; provided, further, that if the aforesaid rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

Fertitta Entertainment” means Fertitta Entertainment LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors.

 

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Fertitta Family Entity” means any trust or entity one hundred percent (100%) owned and Controlled by or established for the sole benefit of, or the estate of, any of Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or their spouses or lineal descendants (including, without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants).

Fertitta Holder” means (a) Frank J. Fertitta III or Lorenzo J. Fertitta or any of their spouses or lineal descendants (including without limitation, adopted children and their lineal descendants) or (b) a Fertitta Family Entity.

Fertitta Interactive Tax Sharing Agreement” means the tax sharing agreement dated November 16, 2012 by and between Opco and Fertitta Interactive LLC.

“Fifth Amendment” shall mean that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 5 and Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2019, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, Holdco, RRR, the Fifth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders party thereto, the L/C Lenders party thereto, the Fifth Amendment Extending Revolving Lenders party thereto, the Swingline Lender party thereto, Fifth Amendment Extending Term A-3 Facility Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Fifth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to the term “Effective Date” in the Fifth Amendment.

“Fifth Amendment Extending Revolving Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Extending Revolving Lender” in the Fifth Amendment.

“Fifth Amendment Extending Term A-3 Facility Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Extending Term A-3 Facility Lender” in the Fifth Amendment.

“Fifth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” in the Fifth Amendment.

“Fifth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” in the Fifth Amendment.

“Fifth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Loans” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Loans” in the Fifth Amendment.

“Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments” shall mean (a) the “Extending Revolving Commitments” under (and as defined in) the Fifth Amendment that are modified into a new Tranche of Revolving Commitments pursuant to the Fifth Amendment and (b) from and after the date of such modification, any Revolving Commitment modified by the Borrower and the applicable Revolving Lender to be a Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to Section 2.01(a)(iii). For the avoidance of doubt, the Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments shall include the Fifth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments.

“Fifth Amendment Revolving Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments.

Final Maturity Date” shall mean the latest of the latest R/C Maturity Date, the Term AA-5 Facility Maturity Date, the Term A-4B-1 Facility Maturity Date, the Term B Facility Maturity Date, the latest New Term Loan Maturity Date, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Extended Term Loans, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Extended Revolving Commitments, the latest final maturity date applicable to any Other Term Loans and the latest final maturity date applicable to any Other Revolving Loans.

Financial Maintenance Covenants” shall mean the covenants set forth in Section 10.08.

 

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FIRREA” shall mean the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended.

“First Amendment Effective Date” shall mean the “Effective Date” as defined in that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2017, among the Borrower, the other Credit Parties, Holdco, RRR, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

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

Foreign Lender Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).

Foreign Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement (excluding employment agreements) maintained or contributed to by, or entered into with, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean (x) each Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state thereof, or the District of Columbia and (y) each Excluded Foreign Subsidiary.

“Fourth Amendment” shall mean that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 4 and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 21, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, Holdco, RRR, the Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto, the Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto, the L/C Lenders party thereto, the Revolving Lenders party thereto, Term A-3 Facility Lenders party thereto, the Term A Facility Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Fourth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to the term “Effective Date” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Commitment” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loan Commitment” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender” in the Fourth Amendment.

“Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans” in the Fourth Amendment.

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.

Funding Credit Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.

Funding Date” shall mean the date of the making of any extension of credit (whether the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit) hereunder (including the Closing Date).

GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set forth as of the relevant date in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), including, without limitation, any Accounting Standards Codifications, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.

 

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Gaming Approval” shall mean any and all approvals, authorizations, permits, consents, rulings, orders or directives of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority) (a) necessary to enable Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to engage in, operate or manage the casino, gambling, horse racing or gaming business or otherwise continue to conduct, operate or manage such business substantially as is presently conducted, operated or managed or contemplated to be conducted, operated or managed following the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), (b) required by any Gaming Law or (c) necessary as is contemplated on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), to accomplish the financing and other transactions contemplated hereby after giving effect to the Transactions.

Gaming Authority” shall mean any Governmental Authority with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming business or enterprise or horse racing business or enterprise or any Gaming Facility (including, without limitation, the following as of the Closing Date: the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Nevada State Gaming Control Board), or with regulatory, licensing or permitting authority or jurisdiction over any gaming or racing operation (or proposed gaming or racing operation) owned, managed, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Gaming Facility” shall mean any gaming establishment and other property or assets ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any casinos, hotels, resorts, race tracks, off-track wagering sites, theaters, parking facilities, recreational vehicle parks, timeshare operations, retail shops, restaurants, other buildings, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marinas, vessels, barges, ships and related equipment.

Gaming Laws” shall mean all applicable provisions of all: (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing Gaming Facilities (including, without limitation, card club casinos and pari mutuel race tracks) and rules, regulations, codes and ordinances of, and all administrative or judicial orders or decrees or other laws pursuant to which, any Gaming Authority possesses regulatory, licensing or permit authority over gambling, gaming, racing or Gaming Facility activities conducted, operated or managed by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries within its jurisdiction; (b) Gaming Approvals; and (c) orders, decisions, determinations, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming Authority.

Gaming License” shall mean any Gaming Approval or other casino, gambling, horse racing or gaming license issued by any Gaming Authority covering any Gaming Facility.

Governmental Authority” shall mean any government or political subdivision of the United States or any other country, whether federal, state, provincial or local, or any agency, authority, board, bureau, central bank, commission, office, division, department or instrumentality thereof or therein, including, without limitation, any court, tribunal, grand jury or arbitrator, in each case whether foreign or domestic, or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to such government or political subdivision including, without limitation, any Gaming Authority.

Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements” shall mean any Requirement of Law requiring notification of the buyer, mortgagee or assignee of real property, or notification, registration or filing to or with any Governmental Authority, in connection with the sale, lease, mortgage, assignment or other transfer (including, without limitation, any transfer of control) of any real property, establishment or business, of the actual or threatened presence or release in or into the Environment, or the use, disposal or handling of Hazardous Material on, at, under or near the real property, facility or business to be sold, mortgaged, assigned or transferred.

Guarantee” shall mean the guarantee of each Guarantor pursuant to Article VI.

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01.

 

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Guarantors” shall mean each of the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01(B) attached hereto and each Restricted Subsidiary that may hereafter execute a Joinder Agreement pursuant to Section 9.11, together with their successors and permitted assigns, and “Guarantor” shall mean any one of them; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantors shall not include any Person that has been released as a Guarantor in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

GVR” means Station GVR Acquisition, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

GVR/ANC License Agreement” means that certain License Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, by and between ANC and GVR, together with that certain Memorandum of License Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, by and between ANC and GVR.

Hazardous Material” shall mean any material, substance, waste, constituent, compound, pollutant or contaminant including, without limitation, petroleum (including, without limitation, crude oil or any fraction thereof or any petroleum product or waste) subject to regulation or which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under Environmental Law.

Holdco” shall mean Station Holdco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Holdco LLC Agreement” shall mean that certain Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdco, dated as of April 28, 2016.

Holding Companies” shall mean (i) prior to the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, Holdco and (ii) from and after the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, Holdco and the VoteCo SPE.

“Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Tax Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2013, between the Borrower and Holdco.

Immaterial Subsidiary” shall mean (a) as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, those Subsidiaries of Borrower which are designated as such on Schedule 8.12(b), and (b) each additional Subsidiary of Borrower which is hereafter designated as such from time to time after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date by written notice to Administrative Agent in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 9.13; provided that no Person shall be so designated (or in the case of clauses (a) and (b), remain) (i) if, as of the date of its designation, its Consolidated EBITDA for the then most recent period of twelve months is in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) if it owns any interest in any Core Property or any Equity Interests in Borrower or any Guarantor, (iii) if it owns any material assets which are used in connection with any gaming, lodging or hospitality business (other than a Tavern Business and other than gaming, lodging or hospitality businesses with 250 gaming machines or less), (iv) if it owns any Real Property required to be a Mortgaged Real Property hereunder, (v) if it is IP Holdco, or (vi) when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains continuing.

Impacted Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

Inaccuracy Determination” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”

Inaccurate Applicable Margin Period” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Applicable Margin.”

Incremental Commitments” shall mean the Incremental Revolving Commitments and the Incremental Term Loan Commitments.

Incremental Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b).

Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(t).

“Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

 

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Incremental Joinder Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b).

Incremental Loan Amount” shall mean (a) $450.0 million, plus, (b) any additional or other amount, so long as, solely in this case of this clause (b), the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio does not exceed 4.50 to 1.00, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date; provided that, for such purpose, (w) at the option of Borrower, in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments that constitute Acquisition Incremental Revolving Commitments or any Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) or Incremental Equivalent Debt the proceeds of which are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), such compliance may instead be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Acquisition Incremental Revolving Commitments (in accordance with clause (z) below), Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) and Incremental Equivalent Debt and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period, (x) Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio for such purpose shall treat any Incremental Equivalent Debt as first lien indebtedness, even if such Incremental Equivalent Debt was issued or incurred on an unsecured basis or on a junior basis to the Obligations, (y) in calculating the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio, Consolidated Indebtedness shall not take into account any Loans under Incremental Commitments made under clause (a) concurrently with Loans made in reliance on clause (b) and (z) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit facilities, pro forma effect shall be given to any Incremental Revolving Loans and any loans under any Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, in each case, to the extent actually made on such date, but any proposed Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility shall not otherwise be treated as drawn. In connection with any incurrence of Incremental Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt, Borrower may elect which of clauses (a) and/or (b) of the definition of “Incremental Loan Amount” it has opted to rely upon to incur such Indebtedness and Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such election.

Incremental Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a)mean Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments and New Revolving Commitments.

Incremental Revolving Loans” means any Revolving Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Commitments.

Incremental Term AA-5 Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term AA-5 Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term BB-1 Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.12(a).

Incremental Term Loan Commitments” shall mean the Incremental Term AA-5 Loan Commitments, the Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Commitments.

Incremental Term Loans” shall mean the Incremental Term AA-5 Loans, the Incremental Term BB-1 Loans and any New Term Loans.

incur” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligation of any Person, to create, issue, incur (including by conversion, exchange or otherwise), permit to exist, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation (and “incurrence,” “incurred” and “incurring” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing).

 

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Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property purchased by such Person; (d) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding (i) trade accounts payable and accrued obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) the financing of insurance premiums, (iii) any such obligations payable solely through the issuance of Equity Interests and (iv) any earn-out obligation until such obligation appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP (excluding disclosure on the notes and footnotes thereto); provided that any earn-out obligation that appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person shall be excluded, to the extent (x) such Person is indemnified for the payment thereof or (y) amounts to be applied to the payment therefor are in escrow); (e) all Indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) of others secured by any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed; provided, however, that if such obligations have not been assumed, the amount of such Indebtedness included for the purposes of this definition will be the amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of such property and the amount of the Indebtedness secured; (f) with respect to any Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; (g) all net obligations of such Person in respect of Swap Contracts; (h) all obligations of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and bankers’ acceptances, except obligations in respect of letters of credit issued in support of obligations not otherwise constituting Indebtedness shall not constitute Indebtedness except to the extent such letter of credit is drawn and not reimbursed within three (3) Business Days of such drawing; (i) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock; (j) obligations under Support Agreements; and (k) all Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of others of the kinds referred to in clauses (a) through (j) above. The Indebtedness of any Person shall (A) include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner unless recourse is limited, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the amount such Person is liable therefor (except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor) and (B) exclude the obligations of Borrower under the LandCo Support Agreement. The amount of Indebtedness of the type described in clause (d) shall be calculated based on the net present value thereof. The amount of Indebtedness of the type referred to in clause (g) above of any Person shall be zero unless and until such Indebtedness shall be terminated, in which case the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the then termination payment due thereunder by such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that (x) casino “chips” and gaming winnings of customers, (y) any obligations of such Person in respect of Cash Management Agreements and (z) any obligations of such Person in respect of employee deferred compensation and benefit plans (including Pension Plans acquired in the Palms Acquisition) shall not constitute Indebtedness. Operating leases shall not constitute Indebtedness hereunder regardless of whether required to be recharacterized as Capitalized Leases pursuant to GAAP.

Indemnitee” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date” shall mean the date on which Section 9.04 Financials are delivered to Administrative Agent under Section 9.04(a) or (b), as applicable, for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date.

Initial Perfection Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Perfection Certificate.”

Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, $250.0275.0 million minus (x) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(k)(iii) from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date, (y) the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 10.06(i)(i) from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date and (z) the amount of Junior Prepayments made under Section 10.09(a)(i)(i) from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.19.

Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (x) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period to (y) Consolidated Cash Interest Expense for such Test Period.

Interest Period” shall mean, as to each LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBOR Loan and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, as applicable, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by Borrower and consented to by all the applicable Lenders (and if less than one month, the consent of the Administrative Agent shall also be required); provided that:

(i) 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, in the case of a LIBOR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

 

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(ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan 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

(iii) no Interest Period for a Class shall extend beyond the maturity date for such Class.

Interest Rate Protection Agreement” shall mean, for any Person, an interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar arrangement between such Person and one or more financial institutions providing for the transfer or mitigation of interest risks either generally or under specific contingencies.

“Interpolated Rate” shall mean, at any time, for any Interest Period, in relation to the LIBO Base Rate, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available that is shorter than the Impacted Interest Period and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available that exceeds the Impacted Interest Period, in each case, at such time.

Investments” of any Person shall mean (a) any loan or advance of funds or credit by such Person to any other Person, (b) any Contingent Obligation by such Person in respect of the Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (including, without limitation, any Support Agreement) (provided that upon termination of any such Contingent Obligation, no Investment in respect thereof shall be deemed outstanding, except as contemplated in clause (e) below), (c) any purchase or other acquisition of any Equity Interests or indebtedness or other securities of any other Person, (d) any capital contribution by such Person to any other Person, (e) without duplication of any amounts included under clause (b) above, any payment under any Contingent Obligation by such Person in respect of the Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (including, without limitation, any payment pursuant to any Support Agreement) or (f) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transaction) 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 the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” and Section 10.04, “Investment” shall include the portion (proportionate to Borrower’s Equity Interest in such Subsidiary) of the fair market value of the net assets of any Subsidiary of Borrower at the time of Designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.12 (excluding any Subsidiaries designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 9.128.12(c)); provided, however, that upon the Revocation of a Subsidiary that was Designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, the amount of outstanding Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be reduced by the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such Subsidiary at the time of such Revocation and (y) the amount of Investments in such Subsidiary deemed to have been made (directly or indirectly) at the time of, and made (directly or indirectly) since, the Designation of such Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such amount constitutes an outstanding Investment under clauses (d), (i), (k), (l), (m), (q) or (s) of Section 10.04 at the time of such Revocation. For purpose hereof, the mere existence of the LandCo Support Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date shall not constitute an Investment but any payments made by Borrower pursuant to the LandCo Support Agreement shall constitute an Investment.

IP Holdco” means NP IP Holdings LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

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

 

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Joinder Agreements” shall mean each Joinder Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M attached hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and each Joinder Agreement to be entered into pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Joint Venture” shall mean any Person, other than an individual or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower (directly or indirectly) holds or acquires an ownership interest (whether by way of capital stock, partnership or limited liability company interest, or other evidence of ownership).

Junior Financing” shall mean unsecured Indebtedness (including unsecured Indebtedness convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Equity Interests) of Borrower or all or any Restricted Subsidiaries (a) (i) that is subordinated in right of payment to the Loans and contains subordination provisions that are customary in the good faith determination of Borrower for senior subordinated notes or subordinated notes issued under Rule 144A of the Securities Act (or other corporate issuers in private placements or public offerings of securities) or (ii) that contains subordination provisions reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, (b) that shall not have a scheduled maturity date or any scheduled principal payments or be subject to any mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund (except for customary change of control provisions and, in the case of bridge facilities, customary mandatory redemptions or prepayments with proceeds of Permitted Refinancings thereof (which Permitted Refinancings would constitute Junior Financing) or Equity Issuances, and customary asset sale provisions that permit application of the applicable proceeds to the payment of the Obligations prior to application to such Junior Financing) due prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least 91 days after such Final Maturity Date) and (c) the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of which are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement (other than, in the case of any bridge facility, covenants, defaults and remedy provisions customary for bridge financings).

Junior Prepayments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.09.

L/C Commitments” shall mean, with respect to each L/C Lender, the commitment of such L/C Lender to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03. The amount of each L/C Lender’s L/C Commitment as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date is set forth on Annex A-1 under the caption “L/C Commitment.” The L/C Commitments are part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

L/C Disbursements” shall mean a payment or disbursement made by any L/C Lender pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

L/C Documents” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, collectively, any other agreements, instruments, guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations, each as the same may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.

L/C Interest” shall mean, for each Revolving Lender, such Lender’s participation interest (or, in the case of each L/C Lender, such L/C Lender’s retained interest) in each L/C Lender’s liability under Letters of Credit and such Lender’s rights and interests in Reimbursement Obligations and fees, interest and other amounts payable in connection with Letters of Credit and Reimbursement Obligations.

L/C Lender” shall mean, as the context may require: (a) with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, in its capacity as issuer of the Existing Letters of Credit, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity and (b) with respect to all other Letters of Credit, (i) Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; (ii) Bank of America, N.A. or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; (iii) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or any of its Affiliates, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity; and/or (iv) any other Revolving Lender or Revolving Lenders selected

 

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by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) that agrees to become an L/C Lender, in each case under this clause (ii) in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit issued by such Lender hereunder, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

L/C Liability” shall mean, at any time, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed at such time in respect of all Letters of Credit. The L/C Liability of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean such Revolving Lender’s participations and obligations in respect of outstanding Letters of Credit at such time.

L/C Payment Notice” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(d).

L/C Sublimit” shall mean an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $50.0 million and (b) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect. The L/C Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Total Revolving Commitments.

LandCo” means CV PropCo, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

LandCo Cost Allocation Agreement” means that certain Cost Sharing Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, by and among Borrower, LandCo, LandCo Holdings, NP Tropicana LLC and any other parties signatory thereto.

LandCo Credit Agreement” means (a) that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2011, among LandCo, the lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank, as administrative agent and (b) any other credit agreement, loan agreement, note agreement, promissory note, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing or governing the terms of any Indebtedness or other financial accommodation that has been incurred to extend, renew, refinance or replace (whether by the same or different banks) in whole or in part (under one or more agreements) the Indebtedness and other obligations outstanding under the LandCo Credit Agreement referred to in clause (a) above or any other agreement or instrument referred to in this clause (b).

LandCo Holdings” means NP Landco Holdco LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

LandCo Holdings LLC Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of NP Landco Holdco LLC dated June 16, 2011.

LandCo Loan Documents” means the Loan Documents (as defined in the LandCo Credit Agreement).

LandCo Support Agreement” means that certain Limited Support Agreement and Recourse Guaranty, dated as of June 16, 2011, executed by Borrower.

Laws” shall mean, collectively, all common law and all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents, including without limitation the interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement thereof.

Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, the Pro Rata Lead Arrangers and, the Term B Lead Arrangers, the Third Amendment Refinancing Arranger and the Sixth Amendment Lead Arrangers, in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners hereunder.

Lease” shall mean any lease, sublease, franchise agreement, license, occupancy or concession agreement.

Lender Insolvency Event” shall mean that (i) a Lender or its Parent Company is insolvent, or is generally unable to pay its debts as they become due, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due, or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (ii) such Lender or its Parent Company is the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or a receiver, trustee, conservator, intervenor, administrator, sequestrator, 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) has been appointed for such Lender or its Parent Company, or such Lender or its Parent Company has taken any action

 

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authorizing or indicating its consent to or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided, however, that a Lender Insolvency Event shall not be deemed to exist solely as the result of the acquisition or maintenance of an ownership interest in such Lender or its Parent Company by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof 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.

Lenders” shall mean (a) as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, each Person listed on Annexes A-1, A-2, and A-3, A-4 and A-5, (b) any Lender providing an Incremental Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12 and any Person that becomes a Lender from time to time party hereto pursuant to Section 2.15 and (c) any Person that becomes a “Lender” hereunder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, in each case, other than any such Person that ceases to be a Lender pursuant to an Assignment Agreement or a Borrower Assignment Agreement. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “Lenders” shall include the Swingline Lender and the L/C Lender.

Letter of Credit Request” has the meaning provided in Section 2.03(b).

Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.03(a) and shall include each Existing Letter of Credit.

“LIBO Base Rate” means, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted Interest Period”) then the LIBO Base Rate shall be the Interpolated Rate.

LIBO BaseScreen Rate shall mean means, for any day and time, with respect to any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a comparable or successor rate, which rate is, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for U.S. Dollars for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on pagesuch day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters Screen at or about 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period); provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, the approved rate shall be consistent with market practice for LIBOR-based loans (and the application of such rate shall also be in accordance with market practice); provided, further that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the LIBO Base Rate shall not be less than 0.00%.screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

LIBO Rate” shall mean, for any LIBOR Loan for any Interest Period therefor, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) determined by Administrative Agent to be equal to the LIBO Base Rate for such Loan for such Interest Period divided by 1 minus the Reserve Requirement (if any) for such Loan for such Interest Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) for purposes of clause (c) of the definition of Alternate Base Rate, the rates referred to above shall be the rates as of 11:00 a.m., London, England time, on the date of determination (rather than the second Business Day preceding the date of determination) and (b) the LIBO Rate for Term BB-1 Facility Loans shall not be less than 0.750.25%.

LIBOR Loans” shall mean Loans that bear interest at rates based on rates referred to in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”

 

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License Revocation” shall mean the revocation, failure to renew or suspension of, or the appointment of a receiver, supervisor or similar official with respect to, any Gaming License covering any Gaming Facility owned, leased, operated or used by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but excluding any such revocation, failure to renew, suspension or appointment to the extent such Gaming License relates to a Gaming Facility that (a) is located on a Native American Indian reservation and/or (b) is located in a jurisdiction (i) in which none of Borrower or its Subsidiaries owned, leased, operated or managed a Gaming Facility on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and (ii) the Gaming Laws of which have permitted gambling in the form of slot machines and table games to be conducted by any person or persons who are not Native American Indians or are acting or managing gaming operations for or on behalf of Native American Indians for less than two (2) years at the time of any such revocation, failure to renew, suspension or appointment.

Lien” shall mean, with respect to any Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, security interest, or assignment, hypothecation or encumbrance for security of any kind, or any filing of any financing statement under the UCC or any other similar notice of lien under any similar notice or recording statute of any Governmental Authority (other than such financing statement or similar notices filed for informational or precautionary purposes only), or any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof.

Liquor Authority” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.13(a).

Liquor Laws” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.13(a).

Loans” shall mean the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans and the Term Loans.

Losses” of any Person shall mean the losses, liabilities, claims (including those based upon negligence, strict or absolute liability and liability in tort), damages, reasonable expenses, obligations, penalties, actions, judgments, penalties, fines, suits, reasonable and documented costs or disbursements (including reasonable fees and expenses of one primary counsel for the Secured Parties collectively, and any local counsel reasonably required in any applicable jurisdiction (and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Persons affected by such conflict inform Borrower in writing of the existence of an actual or perceived conflict of interest prior to retaining additional counsel, one additional of each such counsel for each group of similarly situated Secured Parties), in connection with any Proceeding commenced or threatened in writing, whether or not such Person shall be designated a party thereto) at any time (including following the payment of the Obligations) incurred by, imposed on or asserted against such Person.

Manager Allocation Agreement” shall mean that certain Manager Allocation Agreement, dated June 16, 2011, by and among Fertitta Entertainment, Borrower, FE Landco Management LLC, and certain other Subsidiaries of Fertitta Entertainment (it being acknowledged that such agreement has been terminated as to FE Opco Management LLC, FE GVR Management LLC and FE PropCo Management LLC).

Margin Stock” shall mean margin stock within the meaning of Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (a) a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and after giving effect to the Transactions, (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Credit Parties, the Holding Companies and RRR (taken as a whole) to satisfy their material payment Obligations under the Credit Documents or (c) a material adverse effect on the legality, binding effect or enforceability against any material Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or any of the material rights and remedies of any Secured Party thereunder or the legality, priority or enforceability of the Liens on a material portion of the Collateral.

Material Indebtedness” shall mean any Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which is in excess of $50.0 million.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.18.

 

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Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate un-reallocated portions of L/C Liabilities during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 103% of the un-reallocated L/C Liabilities at such time, (ii) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(b)(ii), 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.16(a)(i), 2.16(a)(ii) or 11.01 or 11.02, an amount equal to 103% of the aggregate L/C Liability, and (iii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders in their reasonable discretion.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor entity thereto.

Mortgage” shall mean an agreement, including, but not limited to, a mortgage, deed of trust or any other document, creating and evidencing a first Lien (subject only to the Liens permitted thereunder) in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties on each Mortgaged Real Property, which shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit I or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, with such schedules and including such provisions as shall be necessary to conform such document to applicable or local law or as shall be customary under local law, as the same may at any time be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof and such changes thereto as shall be reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Mortgaged Real Property” shall mean (a) each Real Property listed on Schedule 1.01(C) and (b) each Real Property, if any, which shall be subject to a Mortgage delivered on or after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.08, 9.11 or 9.15 (in each case, unless and until such Real Property is no longer subject to a Mortgage).

Mortgaged Vessel” shall mean each Vessel or Replacement Vessel, if any, which shall be subject to a Ship Mortgage after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.08 or 9.11 (in each case, unless and until such Vessel or Replacement Vessel is no longer subject to a Ship Mortgage).

Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA (a) to which any ERISA Entity is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, (b) to which any ERISA Entity has within the preceding five plan years made contributions, including any Person which ceased to be an ERISA Entity during such five year period or (c) with respect to which any Company is reasonably likely to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA.

NAIC” shall mean the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Native American Contracts” means (a) each contract listed under the heading “Native American Contracts” on Schedule 1.01(E), and (b) any other agreements (including, without limitation, management agreements, development agreements and loan documents) with Tribes related to the development, construction, management or operation of gaming, lodging and other related businesses.

Native American Investment Rollover Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.04(u).

Native American Investments” means Investments in the form of (i) loans or advances or (ii) specified required payments, in any case by Native American Subsidiaries pursuant to a Native American Contract.

Native American Subsidiary” means (a) as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, those Subsidiaries of the Borrower which are designated as such on Schedule 8.12(d) and (b) each additional Subsidiary of the Borrower which is hereafter designated as such from time to time after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date by written notice to the Administrative Agent in a manner consistent with the provisions of Section 9.13(d); provided that no such Subsidiary shall be (or, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), remain) so designated (i) unless at all times such Subsidiary is engaging exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Tribe in connection with a Native American Contract, (ii) unless at all times neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries owns (x) any interest in any Core Property or any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself a Native American Subsidiary or (y) any other material asset other than Real Property (and improvements thereon), contracts and related contract rights and other general intangibles, promissory notes and cash and Cash Equivalents or (iii) when any Default has occurred and is continuing. Solely for the purposes of the definition of “Excluded AssetsProperty” set forth in the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement, “Native American Subsidiary” shall include any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which the

 

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Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary holds an Equity Interest that is designated as such by the Borrower; provided that (A) no such Person shall be (or remain) so designated unless (x) at all times such Person is engaging exclusively in the business of managing, constructing, developing, servicing, and otherwise supporting gaming, lodging and other related businesses under the auspices of a Native American tribe, band or other forms of government, and (y) at all times neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests in any Person that is not itself designated as a “Native American Subsidiary” pursuant to this sentence and (B) Borrower shall not make such designation if a Default has occurred and is continuing.

“Net Available Proceeds” shall mean:

(i) in the case of any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c), the aggregate amount of all cash payments (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or otherwise, but only as and when received) received by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary directly or indirectly in connection with such Asset Sale, net (without duplication) of (A) the amount of all reasonable fees and expenses and transaction costs paid by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any underwriting, brokerage or other customary selling commissions and legal, advisory and other fees and expenses, including survey, title and recording expenses, transfer taxes and expenses incurred for preparing such assets for sale, associated therewith); (B) any Taxes paid or estimated in good faith to be payable by or on behalf of any Company as a result of such Asset Sale (including, without duplication, distributions pursuant to Section 10.06(p) as a result of such Asset Sale) (after application of all credits and other offsets that arise from such Asset Sale); (C) any repayments by or on behalf of any Company of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on such Property that is permitted by the Credit Documents and that is not junior to the Lien thereon securing the Obligations and such Indebtedness is required to be repaid as a condition to the purchase or sale of such Property; (D) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than any Company) owning a beneficial interest in the subject Property; and (E) amounts reserved, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after such Asset Sale and related thereto, including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, purchase price adjustments, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale, all as reflected in an Officer’s Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent; provided, that no such amounts shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i) unless (x) the aggregate value of the Property sold in any single Asset Sale or related series of Asset Sales is greater than or equal to $15.0 million (and only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i)) or (y) the aggregate value of all Property sold in Asset Sales in any fiscal year exceeds $25.0 million (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (i)); provided, further, that Net Available Proceeds shall include any cash payments received upon the reversal (without the satisfaction of any applicable liabilities in cash in a corresponding amount) of any reserve described in clause (E) of this clause (i) or, if such liabilities have not been satisfied in cash and such reserve is not reversed within eighteen (18) months after such Asset Sale, the amount of such reserve;

(ii) in the case of any Casualty Event, the aggregate amount of cash proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards and other compensation (excluding proceeds constituting business interruption insurance or other similar compensation for loss of revenue, but including the proceeds of any disposition of Property pursuant to Section 10.05(l)) received by the Person whose Property was subject to such Casualty Event in respect of such Casualty Event net of (A) fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with recovery thereof, (B) any repayments by or on behalf of any Company of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder) to the extent such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on such Property that is permitted by the Credit Documents and that is not junior to the Lien thereon securing the Obligations and such Indebtedness is required to be repaid as a result of such Casualty Event, and (C) any Taxes paid or payable by or on behalf of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the amount so recovered (including, without duplication, distributions pursuant to Section 10.06(p) as a result of such amount) (after application of all credits and other offsets arising from such Casualty Event) and amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than any Company) owning a beneficial interest in the subject Property; provided, that no such amounts shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii) unless (x) the aggregate proceeds or other compensation in respect of any single Casualty Event is greater than or

 

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equal to $15.0 million (and only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii)) or (y) the aggregate proceeds or other compensation in respect of all Casualty Events in any fiscal year exceeds $25.0 million (and thereafter only net cash proceeds in excess of such amount shall constitute Net Available Proceeds under this clause (ii)); provided that, in the case of a Casualty Event with respect to property that is subject to a lease entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing gaming facilities and related assets, such cash proceeds shall not constitute Net Available Proceeds to the extent, and for so long as, such cash proceeds are required, by the terms of such lease, (x) to be paid to the holder of any mortgage, deed of trust or other security agreement securing indebtedness of the lessor or (y) to be paid to, or for the account of, the lessor or deposited in an escrow account to fund rent and other amounts due with respect to such property and costs to preserve, stabilize, repair, replace or restore such property (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable lease); and

(iii) in the case of any Debt Issuance or Equity Issuance, the aggregate amount of all cash received in respect thereof by the Person consummating such Debt Issuance or Equity Issuance in respect thereof net of all investment banking fees, discounts and commissions, legal fees, consulting fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other fees and expenses, actually incurred in connection therewith.

“New Revolving Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

“New Revolving Loans” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

New Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

New Term Loan Facility” shall mean each credit facility comprising New Term Loan Commitments and New Term Loans of a particular Tranche, if any.

New Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any New Term Loans to be made pursuant to the related Incremental Joinder Agreement, the maturity date thereof as determined in accordance with Section 2.12(b).

New Term Loan Notes” shall mean the promissory notes executed and delivered in connection with any New Term Loan Commitments and the related New Term Loans.

New Term Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(a).

Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Non-Extension Notice Date” shall have the meaning provided by Section 2.03(b).

Non-U.S. Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(b).

North Fork Project” shall mean the development by SC Madera Development, LLC of Native American gaming opportunities pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Development Agreement dated August 11, 2014 (as amended from time to time) between The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and SC Madera Development, LLC and the management by SC Madera Management, LLC of any Native American gaming enterprise so developed pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement dated August 11, 2014 (as amended from time to time) between The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and SC Madera Management, LLC.

Notes” shall mean the Revolving Notes, the Swingline Note and the Term Loan Notes.

Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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Notice of Continuation/Conversion” shall mean a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit C or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Notice of Intent to Cure” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04(c).

NYFRB” shall mean the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

NYFRB Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a Federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Obligations” shall mean all amounts, liabilities and obligations, direct or indirect, contingent or absolute, of every type or description, and at any time existing, owing by any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR to any Secured Party or any of its Agent Related Parties or their respective successors, transferees or assignees pursuant to the terms of any Credit Document, any Credit Swap Contract or any Secured Cash Management Agreement (including in each case interest accruing or obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), whether or not the right of such Person to payment in respect of such obligations and liabilities is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any bankruptcy case or insolvency or liquidation proceeding.

Officer’s Certificate” shall mean, as applied to any entity, a certificate executed on behalf of such entity (or such entity’s manager or member or general partner, as applicable) by its chairman of the board of directors (or functional equivalent) (if an officer), its chief executive officer, its president, any of its vice presidents, its chief financial officer, its chief accounting officer or its treasurer or controller (in each case, or an equivalent officer) in their official (and not individual) capacities.

Opco” means NP Opco LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.

Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement” shall mean an Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit P hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Organizational Document” shall mean, relative to any Person, its certificate of incorporation, its certificate of formation, its certificate of partnership, its by-laws, its partnership agreement, its limited liability company agreement, its memorandum or articles of association, share designations or similar organization documents and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to any of its authorized Equity Interests.

Other Applicable Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(c), (h), (k), (n), (q), (u) and (v).

Other Commitments” means the Other Term Loan Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments.

Other Debt” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Repricing Transaction.”

Other First Lien Indebtedness” shall mean outstanding Indebtedness that is not incurred under this Agreement and that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations and (b) is Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Lien Indebtedness or Incremental Equivalent Debt.

 

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Other Junior Indebtedness” shall mean the Senior Unsecured Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof), 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof), Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(p), Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(q) or Incremental Equivalent Debt that is secured by a Lien on Collateral junior to the Liens securing the Obligations or that is unsecured.

Other Junior Indebtedness Documentation” shall mean the documentation governing any Other Junior Indebtedness.

Other Revolving Commitments” means one or more Tranches of revolving credit commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Revolving Loans” means one or more Tranches of Revolving Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(e).

Other Term Loan Commitments” means one or more Tranches of term loan commitments hereunder that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Other Term Loans” means one or more Tranches of Term Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment.

Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time), and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate).

Paid in Full” or “Payment in Full” and any other similar terms, expressions or phrases shall mean, at any time, (a) with respect to obligations other than the Obligations or the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the payment in full of all of such obligations and (b) with respect to the Obligations or the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Security Agreement), the irrevocable termination of all Commitments, the payment in full in cash of all Obligations (except undrawn Letters of Credit and Unasserted Obligations), including principal, interest, fees, costs (including post-petition interest, fees and costs even if such interest, fees and costs are not an allowed claim enforceable against any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR in a bankruptcy case under applicable law) and premium (if any), and the discharge or Cash Collateralization of all Letters of Credit outstanding in an amount equal to 103% of the greatest amount for which such Letters of Credit may be drawn (or receipt of backstop letters of credit reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Lender and the Administrative Agent). For purposes of this definition, “Unasserted Obligations” means, at any time, contingent indemnity obligations in respect of which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time.

“Palms Acquisition” shall mean the anticipated or consummated acquisition of the Palms Casino Resort by a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower pursuant to that certain Interest Purchase Agreement, dated May 10, 2016 (as the same may be amended or modified from time to time), entered into by and among Borrower, FP Holdings, L.P., a Nevada limited partnership, FP VoteCo, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company and FP ParentCo, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, pursuant to which a Restricted Subsidiary will acquire the outstanding limited liability company interests and partnership interests issued by Fiesta ParentCo, L.L.C, FP HoldCo, L.L.C., and FP Holdings, L.P.

Parent Company” shall mean, with respect to a Lender, the bank holding company (as defined in Federal Reserve Board Regulation Y), if any, of such Lender, and/or any Person owning, beneficially or of record, directly or indirectly, a majority of the shares of such Lender.

Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit S hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

 

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PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Pension Plan” shall mean an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA and is maintained or contributed to by any ERISA Entity or with respect to which any Company is reasonably likely to incur liability under Title IV of ERISA.

Perfection Certificate” shall mean that certain Perfection Certificate, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Initial Perfection Certificate”), executed and delivered by Borrower on behalf of Borrower and each of the Guarantors existing on the initial Funding Date, and each other Perfection Certificate (which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit N or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent) executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Party from time to time, in each case, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 9.04(h)(ii).

Permits” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.15.

Permitted Acquisition” shall mean any acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of all or substantially all of the business, property or assets of, or Equity Interests in, a Person or any division or line of business of a Person so long as (a) immediately after a binding contract with respect thereto is entered into between Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries and the seller with respect thereto and after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition and related transactions, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether any Revolving Facility, the Term A Facility, the Term A-3 Facility or the Term A-45 Facility are then in effect) with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date (giving effect to such acquisition and any related anticipated incurrences and repayments of Indebtedness as if consummated on the first day of relevant Test Period), (b) immediately after giving effect thereto, Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 10.11, (c) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition consisting of a purchase or acquisition of the Equity Interests in any Person that does not become a Guarantor hereunder (except to the extent becoming a Guarantor is prohibited by applicable Gaming Laws) or of an acquisition by a Person that is not a Guarantor (and does not become a Guarantor) hereunder, the consideration paid in all such Permitted Acquisitions shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to the sum of (i) $35.0 million during the term of this Agreement plus (ii) the amounts available for Investments set forth in Section 10.04(k) and (d) with respect to a Permitted Acquisition in excess of $50.0 million, Borrower has delivered to Administrative Agent an Officer’s Certificate to the effect set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, together with all relevant financial information for the Person or assets to be acquired.

Permitted Business” means any business of the type in which Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged or proposed to be engaged on the date of this Agreement, or any business reasonably related, incidental or ancillary thereto (including assets or businesses complementary thereto).

Permitted Business Assets” means (a) one or more Permitted Businesses, (b) a controlling equity interest in any Person whose assets consist primarily of one or more Permitted Businesses, (c) assets that are used or useful in a Permitted Business or (d) any combination of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c), in each case, as determined by Borrower’s Board of Directors or a Responsible Officer or other management of Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary acquiring such assets, in each case, in its good faith judgment.

Permitted Equity Issuance” means any issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by any one or more of Borrower, the Holding Companies or RRR

Permitted First Lien Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (c) is not scheduled to mature prior to the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least such Final

 

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Maturity Date), (d) is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, (e) the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of which are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement (other than, in the case of any bridge facility, covenants, defaults and remedy provisions customary for bridge financings) and (f) other than in the case of a revolving credit facility, does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity (excluding the effects of any prepayments of Term Loans reducing amortization) that is shorter than that of any outstanding Term Loans (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms at least to such Final Maturity Date).

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, (c) such Indebtedness is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors, and (d) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

Permitted Junior Debt Conditions” means that such applicable debt (i) does not have a scheduled maturity date prior to the date that is 91 days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least 91 days after such Final Maturity Date), (ii) does not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity (excluding the effects of any prepayments of Term Loans reducing amortization) that is shorter than that of any outstanding Term Loans (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least ninety-one (91) days after the Final Maturity Date), (iii) shall not have any scheduled principal payments or be subject to any mandatory redemption, prepayment, or sinking fund (except for customary change of control (and, in the case of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments, delisting) provisions and, in the case of bridge facilities, customary mandatory redemptions or prepayments with proceeds of Permitted Refinancings thereof (which Permitted Refinancings would constitute Junior Financing) or Equity Issuances, and customary asset sale provisions that permit application of the applicable proceeds to the payment of the Obligations prior to application to such Junior Financing) due prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Final Maturity Date then in effect at the time of issuance (excluding bridge facilities allowing extensions on customary terms to at least ninety-one (91) days after such Final Maturity Date), (iv) is not at any time guaranteed by any Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries that are Guarantors and (v) has terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) that are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement (other than, in the case of any bridge facility, covenants, defaults and remedy provisions customary for bridge financings). For the avoidance of doubt, (i) the terms of the Senior Unsecured Notes and the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes, and (ii) the usual and customary terms of convertible or exchangeable debt instruments issued in a registered offering or under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, in each case, shall be deemed to be no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement.

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

Permitted Refinancing” shall mean, with respect to any Indebtedness, any refinancing thereof; provided that: (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would arise therefrom; (b) any such refinancing Indebtedness shall (i) not have a stated maturity or, other than in the case of a revolving credit facility, a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is shorter than that of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (ii) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated to the Obligations by its terms or by the terms of any agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, be at least as subordinate to the Obligations as the Indebtedness being refinanced (and unsecured if the refinanced Indebtedness is unsecured) and (iii) be in a principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus, accrued interest, plus, any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus, the amount of fees and expenses of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, plus, any unutilized commitments thereunder; and (c) the obligors on such refinancing Indebtedness shall be the obligors on such Indebtedness being refinanced; provided, however, that (i) the borrower of the refinancing indebtedness shall be Borrower or the borrower of the indebtedness being refinanced and (ii) any Credit Party shall be permitted to guarantee any such refinancing Indebtedness of any other Credit Party.

 

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Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) that (a) is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and any Permitted First Lien Indebtedness and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions and (c) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Debt Parties”) with the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) in the form of one or more series of second lien (or other junior lien) secured notes or second lien (or other junior lien) secured loans; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and any Permitted First Lien Indebtedness and is not secured by any property or assets of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (provided, that such Indebtedness may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”), (c) the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Debt Parties”) with the Administrative Agent and (d) such Indebtedness meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.

Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness” means any unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower (and Contingent Obligations of the Guarantors in respect thereof) that meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions or is Junior Financing. For the avoidance of doubt, Disqualified Capital Stock shall not constitute Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that such Indebtedness (a) constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) meets the Permitted Junior Debt Conditions.

Permitted Vessel Liens” shall mean maritime Liens on ships, barges or other vessels for damages arising out of a maritime tort, wages of a stevedore, when employed directly by a Person listed in 46 U.S.C. § 31341, crew’s wages, salvage and general average, whether now existing or hereafter arising and other maritime Liens which arise by operation of law during normal operations of such ships, barges or other vessels.

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or Governmental Authority or any other entity. Any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

Pledge Agreement” means the Pledge Agreement executed by the Holding Companies and RRR, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, as may be amended or supplemented by the VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Pledged Collateral” shall mean, collectively, the “Pledged Collateral” as defined in the Security Agreement and the “Pledged Collateral” as defined in the Pledge Agreement.

Post-Increase Revolving Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

“Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(f).

 

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Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

Pre-Opening Expenses” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal period, the amount of expenses (including Consolidated Interest Expense) incurred with respect to capital projects which are appropriately classified as “pre-opening expenses” on the applicable financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.

“Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lenders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(f).

Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Deutsche Bank as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

Principal BlockerCos” means PB Investor I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, PB Investor II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Serengeti SC Blockerco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, ADVSTRA SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, CAPINC SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, PAIN SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, PRTN SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and STRAINC SC Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Principal Office” shall mean the principal office of Administrative Agent, located on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date at 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10005, or such other office as may be designated in writing by Administrative Agent.

Principal Subsidiaries” shall mean GVR, NP Lake Mead LLC, NP Santa Fe LLC, NP Texas LLC, Boulder LLC, Red Rock LLC, Palace LLC, Sunset LLC or IP Holdco or any other Restricted Subsidiary into which any portion of the assets (other than de minimis assets) of any of the foregoing entities are transferred on or after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (by Investment, disposition, merger, consolidation or otherwise).

Prior Mortgage Liens” shall mean, with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, the Liens identified in Schedule B annexed to the applicable Mortgage as such Schedule B may be amended from time to time to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent.

Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, with respect to compliance with any test or covenant or calculation of any ratio hereunder, the determination or calculation of such test, covenant or ratio (including in connection with Specified Transactions) in accordance with Section 1.05.

Pro Rata Lead Arrangers” shall mean Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A. and UBS Securities LLC, in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Term BClosing Date Revolving Facility and the Term A Facility (each as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Sixth Amendment).

Proceeding” shall mean any claim, counterclaim, action, judgment, suit, hearing, governmental investigation, arbitration or proceeding, including by or before any Governmental Authority and whether judicial or administrative.

Project Reimbursement Amount” shall mean, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the Project Reimbursements received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from Persons other than Credit Parties from and after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date minus (x) the amount of Investments made under Section 10.04(k)(ii) from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date, (y) the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 10.06(i)(ii) from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date and (z) the amount of Junior Prepayments made under Section 10.09(a)(i)(ii) from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date.

 

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Project Reimbursements” means any amounts received by Borrower or any of Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date in repayment of any loan or advance made by it to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians or any other Tribe (or any instrumentality of any such Tribe) pursuant to any Native American Contract relating to a project and, for the avoidance of doubt, including any interest, earnings or other returns on such loan or advance paid by the applicable Tribe or instrumentality thereof.

Property” shall mean any right, title or interest in or to property or assets of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible and including all contract rights, income or revenue rights, real property interests, trademarks, trade names, equipment and proceeds of the foregoing and, with respect to any Person, Equity Interests or other ownership interests of any other Person.

“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Public Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

Purchase Money Obligation” shall mean, for any Person, the obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price of any Property (including Equity Interests of any Person) or the cost of installation, construction or improvement of any property or assets and any refinancing thereof; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is incurred (except in the case of a refinancing) within 270 days after such acquisition of such Property or the incurrence of such costs by such Person.

“QFC” shall have the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

“QFC Credit Support” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.22.

Qualified Capital Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interests of such Person which is not Disqualified Capital Stock.

Qualified Contingent Obligation” shall mean Contingent Obligations permitted by Section 10.04 in respect of (a) Indebtedness of any Joint Venture in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns (directly or indirectly) at least 25% of the Equity Interest of such Joint Venture or (b) Indebtedness of casinos and “racinos” (and properties ancillary or related thereto (or owners of casino and “racinos”)) with respect to which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has (directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries) entered into a management or similar contract and such contract remains in full force and effect at the time such Contingent Obligations are incurred.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligations, each Guarantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Qualifying Investments” shall mean Investments made by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and either outstanding on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date or made after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date in accordance with Section 10.04 hereof, provided however, that Qualifying Investments shall exclude Investments in Cash and Cash Equivalents and any Investments made in or to the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians or any other Tribe or any instrumentality of any such Tribe.

Quarter” shall mean each three month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31.

 

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Quarterly Dates” shall mean the last Business Day of each Quarter in each year, commencing with the last Business Day of the first full Quarter after the Closing Date.

R/C Maturity Date” shall mean, (a) with respect to the Closing DateSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Incremental Revolving Commitments that have been modified into Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments)of the same Tranche and any Revolving Loans thereunder, the date that is the sixthfifth anniversary of the Closing Date,Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (b) with respect to the Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments and any Revolving Loans thereunder, the earlier of (i) the date that is the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the earlier of (w) the maturity date of the Term B Facility Loans, (x) the maturity date of any New Term Loans that are “term B loans”, (y) the maturity date of any Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness or Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness and (z) the maturity date of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance or extend any Indebtedness referred to in clauses (w), (x) and (y) and (c) with respect to any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, the maturity date set forth therefor in the applicable Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment.

R/C Percentage” of any Revolving Lender at any time shall mean (a) with respect to the Total Revolving Commitments, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the Total Revolving Commitments at such time or (b) as the context requires, with respect to a specified Revolving Commitment of a particular Tranche, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) the numerator of which is the Revolving Commitment of such Tranche of such Revolving Lender at such time and the denominator of which is the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche at such time; provided, however, that if the R/C Percentage of any Revolving Lender is to be determined after the Total Revolving Commitments or the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche, as the case may be, have been terminated, then the R/C Percentage of such Revolving Lender shall be determined immediately prior (and without giving effect) to such termination but after giving effect to any assignments after termination of the Revolving Commitments.

Real Property” shall mean, as to any Person, all the right, title and interest of such Person in and to land, improvements and appurtenant fixtures, including leaseholds (it being understood that for purposes of Schedule 8.23(a), Borrower shall not be required to describe such improvements and appurtenant fixtures in such Schedule).

redeem” shall mean redeem, repurchase, repay, defease (covenant or legal), Discharge or otherwise acquire or retire for value; and “redemption” and “redeemed” have correlative meanings.

refinance” shall mean refinance, renew, extend, exchange, replace, defease (covenant or legal) (with proceeds of Indebtedness), Discharge (with proceeds of Indebtedness) or refund (with proceeds of Indebtedness), in whole or in part, including successively; and “refinancing” and “refinanced” have correlative meanings.

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and Borrower executed by each of (a) Borrower, (b) Administrative Agent, (c) each additional Lender and each existing Lender that agrees to provide any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.15.

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c).

Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D (12 C.F.R. Part 204) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

 

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Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor), as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented and in effect from time to time and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Reimbursement Obligations” shall mean the obligations of Borrower to reimburse L/C Disbursements in respect of any Letter of Credit.

Related Indemnified Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.03(b).

Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” shall mean any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, disposing, depositing, dispersing, emanating or migrating of any Hazardous Material in, into, onto or through the Environment.

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.

Removal Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.06(b).

Replaced Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

Replacement Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

Replacement Vessel” shall mean the replacement of any existing Mortgaged Vessel with a vessel, ship, riverboat, barge or improvement on real property, whether such vessel, riverboat, barge or improvement is acquired or constructed and whether or not such vessel, ship, riverboat, barge or improvement is temporarily or permanently moored or affixed to any real property.

Repricing Transaction” shall mean (i) the incurrence by Borrower of a new tranche of replacement term loans under this Agreement (including by way of conversion of Term BB-1 Facility Loans into any such new tranche of replacement term loans) (x) having an effective interest rate margin for the respective Type of such replacement term loan that is less than the Applicable Margin for Term BB-1 Facility Loans of the respective Type (with the comparative determinations of such margins to be reasonably determined by Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower (consistent with generally acceptable financial practices) and to be made after taking into account all interest rate floors and all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness) of such tranche of replacement term loans or Term BB-1 Facility Loans, as the case may be) payable to all Lenders holding such replacement term loans or Term BB-1 Facility Loans, as the case may be, but exclusive of any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all Lenders (in their capacity as such) holding such tranche of replacement term loans or Term BB-1 Facility Loans, as the case may be, after giving effect to the syndication thereof) (excluding any such loans incurred in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition and any such loan that is not made for the primary purposes of reducing overall yield) and (y) the proceeds of which are used to repay, in whole or in part, principal of outstanding Term BB-1 Facility Loans (it being understood that a conversion of Term BB-1 Facility Loans into any such new tranche of replacement term loans shall constitute a repayment of principal of outstanding Term BB-1 Facility Loans), (ii) any amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement which would have the effect of reducing the Applicable Margin for Term BB-1 Facility Loans (with the determination of such effective reduction to be made in accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in the

 

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parenthetical appearing in preceding clause (i)(x)), excluding any such amendment, waiver or modification entered into in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition and/or (iii) the incurrence by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of (x) any Incremental Term Loans, (y) any other term loans (which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include bonds) other than under this Agreement or (z) any other bank debt other than under this Agreement (such other term loans referred to in clause (y) above in this clause (iii) and such other bank debt referred to in clause (z) above in this clause (iii) are individually referred to as “Other Debt”), the proceeds of which are used in whole or in part to prepay outstanding Term BB-1 Facility Loans (except to the extent any such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt is incurred in connection with a Change of Control or an Acquisition) if such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt has an effective interest rate margin for the respective Type of such replacement term loan that is less than the Applicable Margin for Term BB-1 Facility Loans at the time of the prepayment thereof (with the comparative determination of such margins to be reasonably determined by Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower (consistent with generally acceptable financial practices) taking into account all interest rate floors and all upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness) of such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt) payable to all lenders holding such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt, as the case may be, but exclusive of any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all Lenders (in their capacity as such) holding such Incremental Term Loans or Other Debt, as the case may be, after giving effect to the syndication thereof). Any such determination by Administrative Agent as contemplated by preceding clauses (i)(x), (ii) and (iii) shall be conclusive and binding on all Lenders holding or Term BB-1 Facility Loans.

Required Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination: (a) prior to the Closing Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments; and (b) thereafter, Non-Defaulting Lenders the sum of whose outstanding Term Loans, unutilized Term Loan Commitments, Revolving Loans, Unutilized R/C Commitments, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities then outstanding represents more than 50% of the aggregate sum (without duplication) of (i) all outstanding Term Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and all unutilized Term Loan Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) all outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iv) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and (v) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders.

Required Pro Rata Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination: (a) prior to the Closing Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and the Term A Facility Commitments and (b) thereafter, Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate sum (without duplication) of the (a) (i) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) the aggregate outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iv) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders and (v) aggregate outstanding Term A Facility Loans, Term A-3 Facility Loans and Term A-45 Facility Loans held by Non-Defaulting Lenders.

Required Revolving Lenders” shall mean, as of any date of determination: (a) at any time prior to the Closing Date, Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments and (b) thereafter, Non-Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate sum of (without duplication) (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Revolving Loans of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (ii) the aggregate Unutilized R/C Commitments of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, (iii) the Swingline Exposure of all Non-Defaulting Lenders, and (iv) the L/C Liabilities of all Non-Defaulting Lenders.

Required Tranche Lenders” shall mean: (a) with respect to Lenders having Revolving Commitments or Revolving Loans of any particular Tranche, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Unutilized R/C Commitments, Revolving Loans, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities, in each case, of Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such Tranche and then outstanding; (b) with respect to Lenders having Term AA-5 Facility Loans, Term AA-5 Facility Commitments or Incremental Term AA-5 Loan Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term AA-5 Facility Loans, unutilized Term AA-5 Facility Commitments and unutilized Incremental Term AA-5 Loan Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (c) with respect to Lenders having Term A-3 Facility Loans or Term A-3 Facility Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term A-3 Facility Loans and unutilized Term A-3 Facility Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (d) with respect to Lenders having Term A-4 Facility Loans or Term A-4 Facility Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term A-4 Facility Loans and unutilized Term A-4 Facility Commitments

 

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of the Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (e) with respect to Lenders having Term BB-1 Facility Loans, Term BB-1 Facility Commitments or Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of the Term BB-1 Facility Loans, unutilized Term BB-1 Facility Commitments and unutilized Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (fd) for each New Term Loan Facility, if applicable, with respect to Lenders having New Term Loans or New Term Loan Commitments, in each case, in respect of such New Term Loan Facility, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such New Term Loans and unutilized New Term Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding; (ge) for each Extension Tranche, if applicable, with respect to Lenders having Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans or commitments in respect of Extended Term Loans, in each case, in respect of such Extension Tranche, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such Extended Revolving Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments or Extended Term Loans and commitments in respect thereof, as applicable, then outstanding; and (hf) for each Tranche of Other Term Loans, Non-Defaulting Lenders having more than 50% of the aggregate sum of such Other Term Loans and unutilized Other Term Loan Commitments of Non-Defaulting Lenders then outstanding.

Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, any Law or determination of an arbitrator or any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its Property or to which such Person or any of its Property is subject.

Reserve Requirement” shall mean, for any day during any Interest Period, the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to LIBOR funding by member banks (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The LIBO Rate for each outstanding LIBOR Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the effective date of any change in the Reserve Requirement.

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.06(a).

“Resolution Authority” shall mean an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Response Action” shall mean (a) “response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601(24), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental Authority or voluntarily undertaken to: (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate or in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the Environment, (ii) prevent the Release or threatened Release, or minimize the further Release, of any Hazardous Material or (iii) perform studies and investigations in connection with, or as a precondition to, clause (i) or (ii) above.

Responsible Officer” shall mean (i) the chief executive officer of Borrower, the president of Borrower (if not the chief executive officer), any senior or executive vice president of Borrower, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer or treasurer of Borrower or, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer, the chief accounting officer, senior financial officer or treasurer of Borrower and (ii) as to any document delivered by a Subsidiary, any Person authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company and/or other action of such Subsidiary to act on behalf of such Subsidiary.

Restricted Payment” shall mean dividends (in cash, Property or obligations) on, or other payments or distributions (including return of capital) on account of, or the setting apart of money for a sinking or other analogous fund for, or the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, termination, repurchase or other acquisition of, any Equity Interests or Equity Rights (other than any payment made relating to any Transfer Agreement) in any Holding Company, Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or in an direct or indirect parent or other direct or indirect holder of Equity Interests or Equity Rights in Borrower, but excluding dividends, payments or distributions paid through the issuance of additional shares of Qualified Capital Stock and any redemption, retirement or exchange of any Qualified Capital Stock in Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary through, or with the proceeds of, the issuance of Qualified Capital Stock in Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any Qualified Capital Stock so issued is pledged to the Collateral Agent to secure the Obligations in accordance with the Collateral Documents.

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries” shall mean all existing and future Subsidiaries of Borrower other than the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

Reverse Trigger Event” shall mean the transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility from trust or other similar arrangement to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time.

Revocation” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.12(b).

“Revolving Availability Period” shall mean, (i) with respect to the Revolving Commitments under the Closing Date Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the earlier of the applicable R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of such Revolving Commitments, (ii) with respect to the Revolving Commitments under the FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Facility, the period from and including the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the applicable R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of such Revolving Commitments and (iiiiiwith respect to any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments, the period from and including the date such Tranche of Revolving Commitments is established to but excluding the earlier of the applicable R/C Maturity Date and the date of termination of such Tranche of Revolving Commitments. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement to the Revolving Availability Period shall mean with respect to each Tranche of Revolving Commitments, the Revolving Availability Period applicable to such Tranche.

Revolving Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

“Revolving Commitment” shall mean, for each Revolving Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Annex A-1 under the captionClosing Date Revolving Commitment” or “FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitment,” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Revolving Commitment or in any Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b), (b) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.04 and/or 11.01, as applicable, or (c) increased or otherwise adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 2.12 and Section 2.15; it being understood that a Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment shall include any Incremental Revolving Commitments, Extended Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments of such Revolving Lender.

Revolving Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s L/C Liability, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure.

Revolving Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(b).

Revolving Facility” shall mean each credit facility comprising Revolving Commitments of a particular Tranche. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Closing Date Revolving Facility and the Fifth Amendment Revolving Facility shall each constitute a separate Revolving Facility.

“Revolving Lenders” shall mean (a) on the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date, the Lenders having a Revolving Commitment on Annex A-1 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding Revolving Loans and/or a Revolving Commitment as in effect from time to time.

Revolving Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

Revolving Notes” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1.

Revolving Tranche Exposure” shall mean with respect to any Lender and Tranche of Revolving Commitments at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Revolving Loans of such Tranche of such Lender, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s L/C Liability under its Revolving Commitment of such Tranche, plus the aggregate amount at such time of such Lender’s Swingline Exposure under its Revolving Commitment of such Tranche.

 

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RRR” means Red Rock Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, or any successor theretoS&P Global Ratings.

Sanction(s)” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State, (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (c) or other relevant sanctions authority.

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (at the time of this AgreementSixth Amendment Effective Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, (b) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned 50% or more or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States or any successor thereto.

“Second Amendment” shall mean that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the other Station Parties party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch, as Swingline Lender and Administrative Agent.

“Second Amendment Effective Date” shall mean the “Effective Date” as defined in the Second Amendment.

Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit T hereto or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

Section 9.04 Financials” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or (b), together with the accompanying certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.04(c).

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between Borrower and/or any or all of its Restricted Subsidiaries and any Cash Management Bank.

Secured Parties” shall mean the Agents, the Lenders, any Swap Provider that is party to a Credit Swap Contract and any Cash Management Bank that is a party to a Secured Cash Management Agreement.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” shall mean a security agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H among the Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof.

Security Documents” shall mean the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Custodian Agreement, the Mortgages, the Ship Mortgages and each other security document or pledge agreement, instrument or other document required by applicable local law or otherwise executed and delivered by a Credit Party, a Holding

 

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Company or RRR to grant or perfect a security interest in any Property acquired or developed that is of the kind and nature that would constitute Collateral on the Closing Date, and any other document, agreement or instrument utilized to pledge or grant as collateral (or perfect any Lien thereon) for the Obligations any Property of whatever kind or nature.

“Senior Unsecured Notes” shall mean the outstanding 7.505.00% senior unsecured notes due 20212025 of Borrower in the original aggregate principal amount of $500.0550.0 million.

“Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition” shall mean the effective date of the first to occur of: (i) the modification of Section 4.07(b)(14) of the Indenture dated as of March 1, 2013 entered into by Borrower, as issuer, in respect of the Senior Unsecured Notes (the “Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture”) to remove references to the “Holding Company Tax Distribution Agreement” and replace the same with an exception permitting Restricted Payments to Holdco in amounts sufficient to enable Holdco to make Tax Distributions (as defined in the Holdco LLC Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date) to its members pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Holdco LLC Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date); and (ii) the termination, defeasance or discharge of (x) the Senior Unsecured Notes Indenture in its entirety or Section 4.07(b)(14) thereof in particular and (y) any Indebtedness refinancing such Senior Unsecured Notes (or such refinancing Indebtedness) that references the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement.

Ship Mortgage” shall mean a Ship Mortgage in form reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and Borrower made by the applicable Credit Parties in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, or such other agreements reasonably acceptable to Collateral Agent as shall be necessary to comply with applicable Requirements of Law and effective to grant in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a first preferred mortgage on the Mortgaged Vessel covered thereby, subject only to Permitted Liens.

“Sixth Amendment” shall mean that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 6 and Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2020, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, Holdco, RRR, the Sixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders party thereto, the L/C Lenders party thereto, the Sixth Amendment Extending Revolving Lenders party thereto, the Swingline Lender party thereto, the Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-4 Facility Lenders party thereto, the Sixth Amendment Extending Term B Facility Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Sixth Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to the term “Effective Date” in the Sixth Amendment.

“Sixth Amendment Extending Revolving Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Extending Revolving Lender” in the Sixth Amendment.

“Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender” in the Sixth Amendment.

“Sixth Amendment Extending Term B Facility Commitments” has the meaning given to the term “Term B-1 Facility Loan Commitments” in the Sixth Amendment.

“Sixth Amendment Extending Term B Facility Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Extending Term B Facility Lender” in the Sixth Amendment.

“Sixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments” in the Sixth Amendment.

“Sixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Lender” in the Sixth Amendment.

 

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“Sixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Loans” has the meaning given to the term “Incremental Revolving Facility Loans” in the Sixth Amendment.

“Sixth Amendment Lead Arrangers” shall mean (a) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Sixth Amendment Revolving Facility and the Term A-5 Facility and (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Term B-1 Facility.

“Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments” shall mean (a) the “Extending Revolving Commitments” under (and as defined in) the Sixth Amendment that are modified into Revolving Commitments having the terms set forth herein for the “Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments” pursuant to the Sixth Amendment and (b) any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments shall include the Sixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments.

“Sixth Amendment Revolving Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche.

SNDAs” shall have meaning provided in Section 8.24(e).

“SOFR” shall mean, with respect to any day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the NYFRB, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator), on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website.

“SOFR-Based Rate” shall mean SOFR, Compounded SOFR or Term SOFR.

Solvent” and “Solvency” shall mean, for any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the Property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the Property 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 and liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature, (d) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Person’s Property would constitute an unreasonably small capital and (e) such Person is able to pay its debts as they become due and payable. For purposes of this definition, 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, without duplication.

Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns” shall mean the amounts other than Project Reimbursements received by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date with respect to Investments made pursuant to Section 10.04(k) (including with respect to contracts related to such Investments and including principal, dividends, interest, distributions, sale proceeds, payments under contracts relating to such Investments, repayments or other amounts) that are designated by Borrower as Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns in the Compliance Certificate delivered to Administrative Agent in respect of the fiscal quarter (or fiscal year) in which such amounts were received.

Specified Transaction” means (a) any incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness (other than for working capital purposes or under a Revolving Facility), (b) any Investment that results in a Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (c) any Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition, (d) any Asset Sale or designation of a Restricted Subsidiary that results in a Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower or redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary that results in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (e) any Acquisition or Investment constituting an acquisition of assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of another Person.

 

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Stated Amount” of each Letter of Credit shall mean, at any time, the maximum amount available to be drawn thereunder (in each case determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met).

Station Permitted Assignees” shall mean any Affiliate of any Credit Party (other than the Holding Companies, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries).

Subsidiary” shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has more than a 50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower.

Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement” shall mean each of (i) the LandCo Cost Allocation Agreement and (ii) each other cost allocation agreement entered into after the Closing Date between Borrower and an Unrestricted Subsidiary in the form of the Manager Allocation Agreement (with such changes as are reasonably requested by or are acceptable to Administrative Agent).

Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement” shall mean (1) the LandCo Holdings LLC Agreement, (2) the Fertitta Interactive Tax Sharing Agreement and (3) each tax sharing agreement between Borrower and an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into after the Closing Date in accordance with this Agreement.

Subsidiary Tax Sharing Payments” shall mean (i) all payments received by Borrower from Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements and (ii) all payments received by Borrower from LandCo Holdings pursuant to Section 5.1(b) of the LandCo Holdings LLC Agreement.

Support Agreement” shall mean (a) the guaranty by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the completion of the development, construction and opening of a new gaming facility by any Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by any such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract and/or (b) the agreement by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary to advance funds, property or services to or on behalf of a Native American Subsidiary in order to maintain the financial condition or level of any balance sheet item of such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract (including “keep well” or “make well” agreements) in connection with the development, construction and operations of a new gaming facility by such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract (or of any gaming facility owned by others which is to be managed exclusively by such Native American Subsidiary pursuant to a Native American Contract); provided that such guaranty or agreement is entered into in connection with obtaining financing for such gaming facility or is required by a Governmental Authority. The amount of any Support Agreement shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Support Agreement is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Support Agreement) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated potential liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Supported QFC” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.22.

Swap Contract” shall mean any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business (as a bona fide hedge and not for speculative purposes) (including any master agreement and any schedule or agreement, whether or not in writing, relating to any single transaction) that is an interest rate swap agreement, basis swap, forward rate agreement, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond option, interest rate

 

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option, foreign exchange agreement, rate cap, collar or floor agreement, currency swap agreement, cross-currency rate swap agreement, swap option, currency option or any other similar agreement (including any option to enter into any of the foregoing) and is designed to protect any Company against fluctuations in interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices, or similar risks (including any Interest Rate Protection Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Swap Contract” includes, without limitation, any call options, warrants and capped calls entered into as part of, or in connection with, an issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Provider” shall mean any Person that is a party to a Swap Contract with Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries if such Person was, at the date of entering into such Swap Contract, a Lender or Agent or Affiliate of a Lender or Agent, and such Person executes and delivers to Administrative Agent a letter agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent pursuant to which such Person (a) appoints Collateral Agent as its agent under the applicable Credit Documents and (b) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 12.03.

Swingline Commitment” shall mean the commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.01(e). The Swingline Commitment is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Commitments.

Swingline Exposure” shall mean at any time the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Swingline Loans. The Swingline Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall equal its R/C Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure at such time.

Swingline Lender” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Swingline Loan” shall mean any loan made by the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

Swingline Note” shall mean the promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit A-4.

Swingline Sublimit” shall mean the lesser of (a) 25.0 million and (b) the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect. The Swingline Sublimit is part of, not in addition to, the Total Revolving Commitments.

Syndication Agents” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch and Fifth Third Bank, in their capacities as syndication agents hereunder.

Taking” shall mean a taking or voluntary conveyance during the term of this Agreement of all or part of any Mortgaged Real Property or Mortgaged Vessel, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto or use thereof, as the result of, or in settlement of, any condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding by any Governmental Authority affecting any Mortgaged Real Property or Mortgaged Vessel or any portion thereof, whether or not the same shall have actually been commenced.

Tavern Business” shall mean a “restricted gaming location” as defined pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 463.0189.

Tax Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(g).

Tax Returns” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.08.

Taxes” shall mean any and all taxes, imposts, duties, charges, fees, levies or other charges or assessments of whatever nature, including income, gross receipts, excise, real or personal property, sales, withholding, social security, retirement, unemployment, occupation, use, service, license, net worth, payroll, franchise, and transfer and recording, imposed by the Internal Revenue Service or any taxing authority (whether domestic or foreign, including any federal, state, U.S. possession, county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof) including interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax attributable to or imposed on or with respect to any such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments.

 

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Technology Systems” shall mean the computers, software, databases, systems (including reservations systems), servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, circuits, networks, Internet sites and all other information technology equipment (owned by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary).

“Term A Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term A Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term A Loan Commitments and the Term A Facility Loans.

“Term A Facility Commitment” shall mean, for each Term A Facility Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make a Term A Facility Loan in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Annex A-2 under the caption “Term A Facility Commitment,” or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Term A Facility Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (a) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b) or (b) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 or Section 11.01. The aggregate principal amount of the Term A Facility Commitments of all Term A Facility Lenders on the Closing Date is $225.0 million.

“Term A Facility Lenders” shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the Lenders having Term A Facility Commitments on Annex A-2 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding any Incremental Term A Loan Commitments and/or Term A Facility Loans, as the case may be, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

“Term A Facility Loans” shall mean (a) collectively, term loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and (b) term loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term A Loan Commitments.

“Term A Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date.

“Term A Facility Notes” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

Term A-35 Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term A-35 Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term Loan Commitments having the same terms as the Term A-35 Facility Loans and the Term A-35 Facility Loans.

Term A-35 Facility Commitment” shall mean with respect to a Term A-3 Facility Lender, (a) the commitment of sucha Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-34 Facility Lender to makeunder the Sixth Amendment to modify all or a portion of its Term A-34 Facility Loans to the Borrower on the Third Amendment Effective Date and (b) the commitment of such Term A-3 Facility Lender to make Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3(as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Sixth Amendment) into Term A-5 Facility Loans to the Borrower on the FourthSixth Amendment Effective Date. The initial amount of each Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-34 Facility Lender’s Term A-35 Facility Commitment is the amount as set forth on such Term A-3 Facility Lender’s signature page to the ThirdSchedule B annexed to the Sixth Amendment or the Fourth Amendment, as applicable.

Term A-35 Facility Lenders” shall mean (a) on the FourthSixth Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to the FourthSixth Amendment and the repayment of certainmodification of the “Extending Term A-34 Facility Loans and funding of Fourth” (as defined in the Sixth Amendment Incremental) of the Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-34 Facility Lenders into Term A-5 Facility Loans contemplated thereunder, the Lenders having Term A-35 Facility Loans as set forth on Annex A-32 hereof and (b) after the FourthSixth Amendment Effective Date, each Lender that holds a Term A-35 Facility Loan, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

 

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“Term A-35 Facility Loans” shall mean (a) the “Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans” under (and as defined in) the Sixth Amendment that are modified into “Term A-5 Facility Loans” pursuant to the Sixth Amendment and (b) the term loans made by the Term A-3 Facility Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(f) hereof or pursuant to any Incremental Term Loan Commitments having the same terms as the Term A-35 Facility Loans. The aggregate outstanding amount of the Term A-5 Facility Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the Sixth Amendment is $188,945,328.73.

“Term A-5 Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is the fifth anniversary of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date.

“Term A-5 Facility Notes” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2.

“Term B Lead Arrangers” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A. and UBS Securities LLC, in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Term B Facility (as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Sixth Amendment).

Term A-4B-1 Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term A-4B-1 Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term Loan Commitments having the same terms as the Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans and the Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans.

Term A-4B-1 Facility Commitment” shall mean with respect to a Lender, the commitment of a FifthSixth Amendment Extending Term A-3B Facility Lender under the FifthSixth Amendment to modify all or a portion of itsprovide its Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-3B Facility Loans into Term A-4 Facility Loans on the FifthCommitments on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date. The initial amount of each FifthSixth Amendment Extending Term A-3B Facility Lender’s Term A-4B-1 Facility Commitment is the amount as set forth on Schedule BD annexed to the FifthSixth Amendment.

Term A-4B-1 Facility Lenders” shall mean (a) on the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to the FifthSixth Amendment and the modificationfunding of the “Extending Term A-3B-1 Facility Loans” (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) of the Fifth Amendment Extending Term A-3 Facility Lenders into Term A-4 Facility Loans contemplated thereunder, the Lenders having Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans as set forth on Annex A-43 hereof and (b) after the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date, each Lender that holds a Term A-4B-1 Facility Loan, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans” shall mean (a) the “Extending Term A-3 Facility Loans” under (and as defined in) the Fifth Amendment that are modified into Extended Term Loans pursuant to the Fifthterm loans made by the Term B-1 Facility Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(i) on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and (b) the term loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term Loan Commitments having the same terms as the Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans. The aggregate outstanding amount of the Term B-1 Facility Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the Sixth Amendment is $1,533,174,118.

“Term A-4 Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the earlier of (i) the date that is the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date and (ii) the date that is ninety-one (91) days prior to the earlier of (w) the maturity date of the Term B Facility Loans, (x) the maturity date of any New Term Loans that are “term B loans”, (y) the maturity date of any Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness or Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness and (z) the maturity date of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance or extend any Indebtedness referred to in clauses (w), (x) and (y).

“Term B Facility” shall mean the credit facility comprising the Term B Facility Commitments, any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and the Term B Facility Loans.

 

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“Term B Facility Commitment” shall mean, for each Term B Facility Lender, the obligation of such Lender, if any, to make a Term B Facility Loan to Borrower on the Closing Date in a principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Term B Facility Commitment” on Annex A-5, or in the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Lender assumed its Term B Facility Commitment, as applicable, as the same may be (i) changed pursuant to Section 13.05(b) or (ii) reduced or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04 or Section 11.01. The aggregate principal amount of the Term B Facility Commitments of all Term B Facility Lenders on the Closing Date is $1,500.0 million.

“Term B Facility Lenders” shall mean (a) on the Closing Date, the Lenders having Term B Facility Commitments on Annex A-5 hereof and (b) thereafter, the Lenders from time to time holding any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments and/or Term B Facility Loans, as the case may be, after giving effect to any assignments thereof permitted by Section 13.05(b).

“Term B Facility Loans” shall mean (a) the term loans made pursuant to Section 2.01(c) and (b) term loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term B Loan Commitments.

Term BB-1 Facility Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is the seventh anniversary of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date.

Term BB-1 Facility Notes” shall mean the promissory notes substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3.

“Term B Lead Arrangers” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (or any other registered broker-dealer wholly-owned by Bank of America Corporation to which all or substantially all of Bank of America Corporation’s or any of its subsidiaries’ investment banking, commercial lending services or related businesses may be transferred following the date of this Agreement), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Fifth Third Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A. and UBS Securities LLC, in their capacities as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Term B Facility.

Term Facilities” shall mean, collectively, the credit facilities comprising the Term AA-5 Facility, the Term A-3B-1 Facility, the Term A-4 Facility, the Term B Facility, any New Term Loan Facilities, the credit facilities comprising the Extended Term Loans, if any, and the credit facilities comprising Other Term Loans, if any.

Term Loan Commitments” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Term AA-5 Facility Commitments, (b) the Term A-3B-1 Facility Commitments, (c) the Term A-4 Facility Commitments, (d) the Term B Facility Commitments, (e) any Incremental Term Loan Commitments and (fd) any Other Term Loan Commitments.

Term Loan Extension Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.13(a).

Term Loan Notes” shall mean, collectively, the Term AA-5 Facility Notes, the Term BB-1 Facility Notes and any New Term Loan Notes.

Term Loans” shall mean, collectively, the Term AA-5 Facility Loans, the Term A-3B-1 Facility Loans, the Term A-4 Facility Loans, the Term B Facility Loans, any Extended Term Loans, any Other Term Loans and any New Term Loans.

“Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

“Terminated Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

Test Period” shall mean, for any date of determination, the period of the four most recently ended consecutive fiscal quarters of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for which quarterly or annual financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered to Administrative Agent or have been filed with the SEC.

 

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Third Amendment Refinancing Arranger” shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as lead arranger and bookrunner in connection with that certain Incremental Joinder Agreement No. 2 and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, Holdco, RRR, the Term A-3 Facility Lenders party thereto, the Incremental Term A-3 Lenders (as defined therein) party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

“Third Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning given to the term “Effective Date” in the Third Amendment.

“Third Amendment Refinancing Arranger” shall mean Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as lead arranger and bookrunner in connection with the Third Amendment.

Total Revolving Commitments” shall mean, at any time, the Revolving Commitments of all the Revolving Lenders at such time. The Total Revolving Commitments on the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date are $896.0 million1,031,054,671.27, comprised entirely of Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments.

Trade Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.05(k)(i).

Tranche” shall mean (i) when used with respect to the Lenders, each of the following classes of Lenders: (a) Lenders having Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Closing DateSixth Amendment Revolving Commitment or any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments or Closing Dateof the same Tranche or Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche, (b) Lenders having Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitment or Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments, (c) Lenders having such other Tranche of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments created pursuant to an Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, (c) Lenders having Term A-5 Facility Loans, Term A-5 Facility Commitments and Incremental Term A-5 Loan Commitments, (d) Lenders having Term AB-1 Facility Loans or Term AB-1 Facility Commitments and Incremental Term A Loan Commitments, (e) Lenders having Term A-3 Facility Loans or Term A-3 Facility Commitments, (f) Lenders having Term A-4 Facility Loans or Term A-4 Facility Commitments, (g) Lenders having Term B Facility Loans or Term B Facility Commitments and Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments and (he) Lenders having such other Tranche of Term Loans or Term Loan Commitments created pursuant to an Extension Amendment, Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment, and (ii) when used with respect to Loans or Commitments, each of the following classes of Loans or Commitments: (a) Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the Closing Date Revolving Commitment or any Incremental Revolving Commitments or Closing Date Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Revolving Commitments, (b) Revolving Loans incurred pursuant to the FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments or Fifthany Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche or Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments and any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments of the same Tranche, (cb) such other Tranche of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments created pursuant to an Incremental Joinder Agreement, Extension Amendment or Refinancing Amendment, (dc) Term AA-5 Facility Loans or Term AA-5 Facility Commitments and Incremental Term AA-5 Loan Commitments, (ed) Term A-3B-1 Facility Loans or Term A-3 Facility Commitments, (f) Term A-4 Facility Loans or Term A-4 Facility Commitments, (g) Term B Facility Loans or Term BB-1 Facility Commitments and Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments and (he) such other Tranche of Term Loans or Term Loan Commitments created pursuant to an Extension Amendment, Incremental Joinder Agreement or Refinancing Amendment. Additionally, the Administrative Agent shall be permitted to establish separate sub-tranches of Loans and Commitments for administrative purposes for the sole purpose of determining the amount of interest and/or fees due on Loans or Commitments held by particular Lenders (including the sub-tranches of the Term A Facility Loans established pursuant to the Second Amendment); provided that any such separate sub-tranches shall constitute part of the same Tranche from which it was derived for all other purposes under the Credit Documents, including the pro rata payment of interest, principal and other amounts.

Transactions” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Closing Date Refinancing, (b) the entering into of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the borrowings hereunder on the Closing Date and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing.

 

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Transfer Agreement” shall mean any trust or similar arrangement required by any Gaming Authority from time to time with respect to the Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary (or any Person that was a Restricted Subsidiary) or any Gaming Facility.

Tribal Gaming Opening Date” means the date on which the casino being constructed by a Tribe party to a Tribal Management Agreement opens for business.

Tribal Management Agreements” means, collectively, (i) the Amended and Restated Gaming Management Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2012, between the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the Graton Economic Development Authority and SC Sonoma Management, LLC, a California limited liability company, (ii) the Amended and Restated Non-Gaming Management Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2012, between the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, the Graton Economic Development Authority and NP Sonoma Land Holdings LLC, a California limited liability company, and (iii) any other management agreement entered into between a Tribe (or an instrumentality thereof) and Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to which Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary manages the gaming operations of such Tribe.

Tribal Management Fees” means all management fees received by Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Tribal Management Agreements.

Tribal Trust Propertyhas the meaning specified in the definition ofshall mean a Real Property that is (a) not owned by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, (b) undeveloped or underdeveloped (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not have any gaming operations) on the date such Real Property is acquired by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (c) designated as a “Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions”” by written notice from Borrower to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the acquisition thereof.

Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions meansshall mean, in the event that title to a Realany Tribal Trust Property is to be conveyed to the United States of America in trust for a Tribe pursuant to a Native American Contract (a “Tribal Trust Property”), the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

 

  (i)

such transfer to the United States of America in trust for a Tribe must (1) be in furtherance of a Native American Contract that has been fully executed by each party thereto and is in effect (but may be subject to the receipt of approvals from Governmental Authorities which Borrower reasonably expects to be obtained) at the time of such transfer and (2) not constitute a commercial sale of such Tribal Trust Property;

 

  (ii)

(i) not less than three (3) days prior to the desired release date, Borrower shall have given to the Administrative Agent a written request for the release accompanied, if such Real Property is a Mortgaged Real Property, by a release of Lien for the applicable Mortgaged Real Property for execution by the Administrative Agent (or Collateral Agent at the direction of Administrative Agent), which release document shall be in a form appropriate in the applicable state and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

  (iii)

(ii) title to the Tribal Trust Property shall be simultaneously conveyed to the United States of America in trust for the relevant Tribe; and

 

  (iv)

(iii) simultaneously with such transfer to the United States of America in trust for the relevant Tribe, Borrower shall cause the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, to receive for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such documentation as is provided for in the applicable Native American Contract evidencing the obligation of the relevant Tribe to pay the agreed consideration for such Tribal Trust Property as is provided for in such Native American Contract and pledged to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement.

Tribe” means a Native American tribe, band or other form of government which is federally recognized as an Indian Tribe pursuant to a determination of the Secretary of the Interior, and as an Indian Tribal government pursuant to Sections 7701(a)(40)(A) and 7871(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 U.S.C., and/or its agencies and instrumentalities.

 

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Trigger Event” shall mean the transfer of shares of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility into trust or other similar arrangement required by any Gaming Authority from time to time.

Type” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.03.

U.S. Person” shall mean a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.22.

UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the applicable state or other jurisdiction.

UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

“UK Financial Institution” shall mean any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

“UK Resolution Authority” shall mean the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

un-reallocated portion” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(a).

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the Benchmark Replacement excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; provided that, if the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement as so determined would be less than zero, the Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

Unaffiliated Joint Ventures” shall mean any joint venture of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that (i) all Investments in, and other transactions entered into with, such joint venture by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries were made in compliance with this Agreement and (ii) no Affiliate (other than Borrower or any Subsidiary or any other Unaffiliated Joint Venture) or officer or director of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interest, or has any material economic interest, in such joint venture (other than through Borrower (directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries)). No Subsidiary of Borrower shall be an Unaffiliated Joint Venture.

United States” shall mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(e).

Unrestricted Cash” shall mean the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents (in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens that (i) do not restrict the application of such cash and Cash Equivalents to the repayment of the Obligations or (ii) secure the Obligations) of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date not to exceed $400.0 million.

Unrestricted Subsidiaries” shall mean (a) as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 8.12(c), (b) any Subsidiary of Borrower designated as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to and in compliance with Section 9.12 and (c) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (in each case, unless such Subsidiary is no longer a Subsidiary of Borrower or is subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement).

 

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Unutilized R/C Commitment” shall mean, for any Revolving Lender with respect to all Revolving Commitments or any Tranche(s) of Revolving Commitments, as the context requires, at any time, the excess of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment under all Revolving Commitments or any particular Tranche(s) of Revolving Commitments at such time over the sum of (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender under all Revolving Commitments or such Tranche(s) of Revolving Commitments, as applicable, (ii) such Revolving Lender’s L/C Liability at such time and (iii) such Revolving Lender’s Swingline Exposure at such time.

Vessel” shall mean a gaming vessel, barge or riverboat and the fixtures and equipment located thereon.

VoteCo SPE” shall mean the entity that is identified to the Administrative Agent by Borrower in connection with the VoteCo SPE Reorganization as the holder of all of the Voting Stock in Borrower.

VoteCo SPE Assignment Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.

VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.10.

VoteCo SPE Reorganization” shall mean the formation of the VoteCo SPE and the transfer of all of the Voting Stock in Borrower to the VoteCo SPE.

VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date” shall mean the date that the VoteCo SPE Reorganization occurs.

Voting Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the Equity Interests, participations, rights in, or other equivalents of, such Equity Interests, and any and all rights, warrants or options exchangeable for or convertible into such Equity Interests of such Person, in each case, that ordinarily has voting power for the election of directors (or Persons performing similar functions) of such Person, whether at all times or only as long as no senior class of Equity Interests has such voting power by reason of any contingency.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” shall mean, on any date and with respect to the aggregate amount of the Term Loans (or any applicable portion thereof), an amount equal to (a) the scheduled repayments of such Term Loans to be made after such date, multiplied by the number of days from such date to the date of such scheduled repayments divided by (b) the aggregate principal amount of such Term Loans.

“Wells Fargo Indemnification Agreement” means that certain letter agreement relating to the “Assumption of Liability by Post-Bankruptcy Entity for Pre-Bankruptcy Deposit Accounts”, by and between Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries party thereto and others (as in effect on the June 16, 2011 and as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time but without giving effect to any modification thereto that is adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent).

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares or nominee shares required under applicable law) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or one or more Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of such Person. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to any Wholly Owned Subsidiary shall mean a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower.

Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability by an ERISA Entity to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

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Working Capital” shall mean, for any Person at any date, the amount (which may be a negative number) of the Consolidated Current Assets of such Person minus the Consolidated Current Liabilities of such Person at such date; provided that, for purposes of calculating Working Capital, increases or decreases in Working Capital shall be calculated without regard to any changes in Consolidated Current Assets or Consolidated Current Liabilities as a result of (a) any reclassification in accordance with GAAP of assets or liabilities, as applicable, between current and noncurrent, (b) the effects of purchase accounting or (c) the impact of non-cash items on Consolidated Current Assets and Consolidated Current Liabilities. For purposes of calculating Working Capital (i) for any period in which a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition, or the opening of a Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure, occurs (other than with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary) or any Unrestricted Subsidiary is revoked and converted into a Restricted Subsidiary, the “consolidated current assets” and “consolidated current liabilities” of any Person, property, business or asset so acquired, of any Person that owns or leases such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure (to the extent related to such Development Project or Expansion Capital Expenditure), or of any Unrestricted Subsidiary so revoked, as the case may be (determined on a basis consistent with the corresponding definitions herein, with appropriate reference changes) shall be excluded and (ii) for any period in which any Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the “consolidated current assets” and “consolidated current liabilities” of any Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations or Restricted Subsidiary so designated, as the case may be (determined on a basis consistent with the corresponding definitions herein, with appropriate reference changes) shall be excluded.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers means,shall mean, (a) 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., and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

SECTION 1.02.    Accounting Terms and Determinations. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement (including in the definitions of “Capital Lease” and “Capital Lease Obligations”), all computations and determinations as to accounting or financial matters (including financial covenants) shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date consistently applied for all applicable periods, and all accounting or financial terms shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms by GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower notifies Administrative Agent that Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof inSixth Amendment Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if Administrative Agent notifies 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. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Credit Document, and Borrower, Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall so request, Administrative Agent, the Lenders and Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders, not to be unreasonably withheld).

SECTION 1.03.    Classes and Types of Loans. Loans hereunder are distinguished by “Class” and by “Type.” The “Class” of a Loan (or of a Commitment to make a Loan) refers to whether such Loan is a Revolving Loan of any particular Tranche, a Term AA-5 Facility Loan, a Term A-3B-1 Facility Loan, a Term A-4 Facility Loan, a Term B Facility Loan, a New Term Loan of any particular Tranche, or a Term Loan of any particular Tranche of Term Loans created pursuant to an Extension Amendment or a Refinancing Amendment or a Swingline Loan, each of which constitutes a Class. The “Type” of a Loan refers to whether such Loan is an ABR Loan or a LIBOR Loan, each of which constitutes a Type. Loans may be identified by both Class and Type.

 

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SECTION 1.04.     Rules of Construction.

(a)         In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), references to (i) the plural include the singular, the singular include the plural and the part include the whole; (ii) Persons include their respective permitted successors and assigns or, in the case of governmental Persons, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Persons; (iii) statutes and regulations include any amendments, supplements or modifications of the same from time to time and any successor statutes and regulations; (iv) unless otherwise expressly provided, any reference to any action of any Secured Party by way of consent, approval or waiver shall be deemed modified by the phrase “in its/their reasonable discretion”; (v) time shall be a reference to time of day in New York, New York; (vi) Obligations (other than L/C Liabilities) shall not be deemed “outstanding” if such Obligations have been Paid in Full; and (vii) except as expressly provided in any Credit Document any item required to be delivered or performed on a day that is not a Business Day shall not be required until the next succeeding Business Day.

(b)         In each Credit Document, unless the context clearly requires otherwise (or such other Credit Document clearly provides otherwise), (i) “amend” shall mean “amend, restate, amend and restate, supplement or modify”; and “amended,” “amending” and “amendment” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing; (ii) in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, “from” shall mean “from and including”; “to” and “until” shall mean “to but excluding”; and “through” shall mean “to and including”; (iii) “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” (and similar terms) in any Credit Document refer to such Credit Document as a whole and not to any particular provision of such Credit Document; (iv) “including” (and similar terms) shall mean “including without limitation” (and similarly for similar terms); (v) “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; (vi) references to “the date hereof” shall mean the date first set forth above; (vii) asset” and “property” shall have the same meaning and effect and refer to all Property; and (viiivii) a “fiscal year” or a “fiscal quarter” is a reference to a fiscal year or fiscal quarter of Borrower.

(c)         In this Agreement unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any reference to (i) an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule is to an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule, as the case may be, attached to this Agreement and constituting a part hereof, and (ii) a Section or other subdivision is to a Section or such other subdivision of this Agreement.

(d)         Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to Organizational Documents, agreements (including the Credit Documents) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, extensions, supplements, reaffirmations and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendments and restatements, extensions, supplements, reaffirmations and other modifications are permitted by the Credit Documents; and (ii) references to any Requirement of Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Requirement of Law, and (iii) for the avoidance of doubt, any reference herein to “the date hereof” or words of similar import shall refer to the date that the Credit Agreement was initially entered into (June 8, 2016).

(e)         This Agreement and the other Credit Documents are the result of negotiations among and have been reviewed by counsel to Agents, Borrower and the other parties, and are the products of all parties. Accordingly, they shall not be construed against the Lenders or Agents merely because of Agents’ or the Lenders’ involvement in their preparation.

SECTION 1.05.     Pro Forma Calculations.

(a)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.05; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in clauses (b), (c) or (d) of this Section 1.05, when calculating the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, as applicable, for purposes of determining actual compliance (and not compliance on a Pro Forma Basis) with any covenant pursuant to Section 10.08, the events described in this Section 1.05 that occurred subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period shall not be given pro forma effect.

 

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(b)         For purposes of calculating the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, Specified Transactions (and the incurrence or repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith) that have been made (i) during the applicable Test Period and (ii) subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that all such Specified Transactions (and any increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA and the component financial definitions used therein attributable to any Specified Transaction) had occurred on the first day of the applicable Test Period. If, since the beginning of any applicable Test Period, any Person that subsequently became a Restricted Subsidiary or was merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries since the beginning of such Test Period shall have made any Specified Transaction that would have required adjustment pursuant to this Section 1.05, then the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated to give pro forma effect thereto in accordance with this Section 1.05.

(c)         Whenever pro forma effect is to be given to the Transactions or a Specified Transaction, the pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of Borrower and include, for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies projected by Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken or with respect to which steps have been initiated, or are reasonably expected to be initiated, within twelve (12) months of the Closing Date, in the case of the Transactions, and in the case of any other Specified Transaction, within twelve (12) months of the closing date of such Specified Transaction (in the good faith determination of Borrower) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized during the entirety of the applicable period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that, with respect to any such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies, the limitations and requirements set forth in clause (c) of the definitions of Consolidated EBITDA (other than the requirement set forth in clause (c) of Consolidated EBITDA that steps have been initiated or taken) shall apply; provided, further, that the aggregate amount of additions made to Consolidated EBITDA for any Test Period pursuant to this clause (c) and clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” shall not (i) exceed 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (after giving effect to this clause (c) and clause (c) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) or (ii) be duplicative of one another.

(d)         In the event that Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs (including by assumption or guarantees) or repays (including by redemption, repayment, prepayment, retirement, exchange or extinguishment) any Indebtedness included in the calculations of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio, as the case may be (in each case, other than Indebtedness incurred or repaid under any revolving credit facility), (i) during the applicable Test Period and/or (ii) subsequent to the end of the applicable Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation of any such ratio is made, then the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to such incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, to the extent required, as if the same had occurred on (A) the last day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio and (B) the first day of the applicable Test Period in the case of the Interest Coverage Ratio. If any Indebtedness bears a floating rate of interest and is being given pro forma effect, the interest on such Indebtedness shall be calculated as if the rate in effect on the date of the event for which the calculation of the Interest Coverage Ratio is made had been the applicable rate for the entire period (taking into account any hedging obligations applicable to such Indebtedness); provided that, in the case of repayment of any Indebtedness, to the extent actual interest related thereto was included during all or any portion of the applicable Test Period, the actual interest may be used for the applicable portion of such Test Period. Interest on a Capital Lease shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by a responsible financial or accounting officer of Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such Capital Lease in accordance with GAAP. Interest on Indebtedness that may optionally be determined at an interest rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a London interbank offered rate, or other rate, shall be determined to have been based upon the rate actually chosen, or if none, then based upon such optional rate chosen as Borrower may designate.

SECTION 1.06.     Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

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SECTION 1.07.     Divisions.   For all purposes under the Credit Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

SECTION 1.08.     Effect of Benchmark Transition Event.

(a)       Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-In Election, this Section 1.08 provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. Administrative Agent will promptly notify and consult with Borrower, pursuant to this Section 1.08, of any change to the reference rate upon which the interest rate on LIBOR Loans is based. However, Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the London interbank offered rate or other rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation, (i) any such alternative, successor or replacement rate implemented pursuant to this Section 1.08, whether upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, and (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes pursuant to this Section 1.08), including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the LIBO Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the London interbank offered rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

(b)       Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, Administrative Agent and Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace the LIBO Rate with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after Administrative Agent has posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and Borrower, so long as Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such proposed amendment from Lenders comprising Required Lenders; provided that, with respect to any proposed amendment containing any SOFR-Based Rate, Lenders shall be entitled to object only to the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment contained therein. Any such amendment with respect to an Early Opt-in Election will become effective on the date that Lenders comprising Required Lenders have delivered to Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders accept such amendment. No replacement of the LIBO Rate with a Benchmark Replacement will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.

(c)       Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, Administrative Agent in consultation with Borrower will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(d)       Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. Administrative Agent will promptly notify and consult with Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes and (iv) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Administrative Agent or Lenders pursuant to this Section 1.08 in consultation with Borrower, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event,

 

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circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, with the consent of Borrower and the Required Lenders as required pursuant to this Section 1.08.

(e)       Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, (i) any Notice of Continuation/Conversion that requests the conversion of any Loan to, or continuation of any Loan as, a LIBOR Loan shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Notice of Borrowing requests a LIBOR Loan, such Loan shall be made as an ABR Loan.

ARTICLE II.

CREDITS

SECTION 2.01.         Loans.

 

  (a)

Revolving Loans.

(i)         Each Revolving Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make revolving loans (the “Revolving Loans”) to Borrower in Dollars from time to time, on any Business Day during, with respect to any Tranche of Revolving CommitmentCommitments of such Revolving Lender, the Revolving Availability Period applicable to such Tranche of Revolving CommitmentCommitments, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding the amount of the Revolving CommitmentCommitments of such Tranche of such Revolving Lender as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that, after giving effect to any Borrowing of Revolving Loans, (i) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of (without duplication) all Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding plus the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time, (ii) the Revolving Exposure of such Revolving Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments in effect at such time, (iii) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of such Revolving Lender in respect of eachthe applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such Lender shall not exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Tranche in effect at such time and (iv) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of eachsuch Tranche of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche in effect at such time; provided, further, that Borrower may not borrow Revolving Loans in excess of $250.0 million on the Closing Date. Borrower shall elect the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which Revolving Loans are to be borrowed under this Section 2.01(a)(iv) by indicating such Tranche in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, during the applicable Revolving Availability Period, Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow the amount of the Revolving Commitments by means of ABR Loans and LIBOR Loans.

(ii)         On the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date, (x) all of the Closing DateFifth Amendment Revolving Commitments (as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Sixth Amendment) and Revolving Loans thereunder (including the FifthSixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments and FifthSixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Loans thereunder) that constitute “Extending Revolving Commitments” (under and as defined in the FifthSixth Amendment) held by FifthSixth Amendment Extending Revolving Lenders as set forth on Schedule C annexed to the FifthSixth Amendment shall automatically, and without further action by any such Lender, be deemed to be and shall become FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans thereunder) under this Agreement, (y) Administrative Agent shall record all of (1) the Closing DateFifth Amendment Revolving Commitments (as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Sixth Amendment) (and related Revolving Loans thereunder) that constitute “Extending Revolving Commitments” (under and as defined in the FifthSixth Amendment) that are so modified into FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments on such date and (2) the FifthSixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Commitments (and related FifthSixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Loans thereunder) of the FifthSixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Facility Lenders on such date, in each case, in the Register as FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and related Revolving Loans

 

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thereunder) and (z) Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders shall take such actions on the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date as shall be necessary to effectuate Section 5.37.4(b) of the FifthSixth Amendment. The FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (including the FifthSixth Amendment Incremental Revolving Commitments) (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) shall constitute “Obligations,” “Guaranteed Obligations” and “Secured Obligations” under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. For the avoidance of doubt, the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date shall be as set forth on Annex A-1.

 

  (b)

[Reserved].

 

  (c)

[Reserved].

(iii) From and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, any Revolving Lender holding Closing Date Revolving Commitments may, by written notice to Borrower and Administrative Agent elect to convert all (and not less than all) of its Closing Date Revolving Commitments to Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments, which conversion shall be effective on the date set forth in such written notice (but in no event earlier than five (5) Business Days after delivery of such notice unless Administrative Agent and Borrower shall agree to an earlier date). Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Revolving Lenders shall take such actions as shall be necessary to effectuate such modification.

(b) Term A Facility Loans. Each Lender with a Term A Facility Commitment on the Closing Date agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make a Term A Facility Loan to Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Term A Facility Commitment of such Lender on the Closing Date. Term A Facility Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(c) Term B Facility Loans. Each Lender with a Term B Facility Commitment agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make a Term B Facility Loan to Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Term B Facility Commitment of such Lender. Term B Facility Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(d)         Limit on LIBOR Loans. No more than eight (8) separate Interest Periods in respect of LIBOR Loans may be outstanding at any one time in the aggregate under all of the facilities.

(e)         Swingline Loans.

(i)         Swingline Commitment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.01(e), the Swingline Lender at the request of Borrower may, in the Swingline Lender’s sole discretion, make Swingline Loans to Borrower in Dollars from time to time during any Revolving Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (x) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding the Swingline Sublimit or (y) (1) the sum of the total Revolving Exposures exceeding the Total Revolving Commitments, (2) the Revolving Exposure of any Revolving Lender exceeding the Revolving Commitments of such Lender then in effect, (3) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of any Revolving Lender in respect of eachsuch Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceeding such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Tranche in effect at such time or (4) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of eachsuch Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceeding the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche in effect at such time; provided, however, that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, Borrower may borrow, repay and re-borrow Swingline Loans. Borrower shall elect the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which such Swingline Loan is to be borrowed under this Section 2.01(e)(i) by indicating such Tranche in the applicable Notice of Borrowing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.01(e) or elsewhere in this Agreement, the Swingline Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swingline Loan at a time when a Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche is a Defaulting Lender if such Defaulting

 

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Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans cannot be reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14(a) unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender and Borrower have been made to eliminate the Swingline Lender’s risk with respect to the Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ participation in such Swingline Loans, including by Cash Collateralizing in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Swingline Lender to support, such Defaulting Lender’s or Defaulting Lenders’ Commitment percentage of outstanding Swingline Loans.

(ii)         Swingline Loans. To request a Swingline Loan, Borrower shall notify Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (promptly confirmed in writing in the form of a Notice of Borrowing by facsimile or electronic mail), not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan (which day shall be a Business Day). Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan and the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which such Swingline Loan is to be borrowed. Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from Borrower. Unless the Swingline Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swingline Loan (A) directing the Swingline Lender not to make such Swingline Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first sentence of Section 2.01(e)(i) or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7.02 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to Borrower by depositing the same by wire transfer of immediately available funds in (or, in the case of an account of Borrower maintained with the Swingline Lender, by crediting the same to) the account of Borrower as directed by Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing for such Swingline Loan by 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan. Swingline Loans shall only be incurred and maintained as ABR Loans. Borrower shall not request a Swingline Loan if at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such request a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Swingline Loans shall be made in minimum amounts of $500,000 and integral multiples of $250,000 above such amount. Immediately upon the making of a Swingline Loan, each Revolving Lender of the applicable Tranche shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swingline Lender a risk participation in such Swingline Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Lender’s R/C Percentage (with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments) of such Swingline Loan.

(iii)         Prepayment. Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to repay any Swingline Loan, in whole or in part, and without any penalty or premium, upon giving written or telecopy notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written, or telecopy notice) to the Swingline Lender and to Administrative Agent before 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on the date of repayment at the Swingline Lender’s office as the Swingline Lender may from time to time specify to Borrower and Administrative Agent.

(iv)         Refinancing; Participations.

(A)         The Swingline Lender at any time in its sole discretion may request, on behalf of Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swingline Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche make a ABR Loan in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage of the Total Revolving Commitments(with respect to the applicable Tranche) of the amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in this Agreement for the principal amount of ABR Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche and the conditions set forth in Section 7.02. The Swingline Lender shall furnish Borrower with a copy of the applicable notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche shall make an amount equal to its R/C Percentage of the Total Revolving Commitments of the(with respect to the applicable Tranche) of the amount specified in such notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the

 

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applicable Swingline Loan) for the account of the Swingline Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office for Dollar-denominated payments not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(B), each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a ABR Loan under such Tranche to Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swingline Lender.

(B)         If for any reason any Swingline Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A), the request for ABR Loans submitted by the Swingline Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swingline Lender that each of the Revolving Lenders under the applicable Tranche fund its risk participation in the relevant Swingline Loan in an amount equal to its R/C Percentage of the Total Revolving Commitments of the amount specified in such request and each Revolving Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(C)         If any Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv)(A) by the time specified in such Section, the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving 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 Swingline Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Swingline Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid (other than any such interest or fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Loan included in the relevant Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swingline Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swingline Lender submitted to any Revolving Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (C) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(D)         Each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this Section 2.01(e)(iv) shall be pro rata across all Tranches of Revolving Commitments and 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 Revolving Lender may have against the Swingline Lender, 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, however, that each Revolving Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.01(e)(iv) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 7.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to repay Swingline Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

(E)         The Swingline Lender shall be responsible for invoicing Borrower for interest on the Swingline Loans. Until each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments funds its Revolving Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.01(e) to refinance such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage of the Total(with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments) of any Swingline Loan, interest in respect of such R/C Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swingline Lender.

 

(f)

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(h)

(f) Term A-35 Facility Loans.

(i)         Subject toEach Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender hereby severally agrees that effective on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, all of the “Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans” (under and as defined in the Sixth Amendment) of such Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender as set forth on Schedule B annexed to the Sixth Amendment shall automatically, and without further action by such Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-4 Facility Lender, be modified to become a Term A-5 Facility Loan having the terms and conditions set forth in the Third Amendment, each Term A-3 Facility Lender severally agrees to make a term loan in Dollars to the Borrower on the ThirdSixth Amendment and this Agreement. On the Sixth Amendment Effective Date in, the principal amount equal to its Term A-3 Facility Commitment on the Third Amendment Effective Date and consents to each amendment, waiver and acknowledgement effected by the Third Amendment. The Borrower shall prepay in full all existing Term A Facility Loans (excluding, however, any Term A Facility Loans held on the Third Amendment Effective Date by Bank of America, N.A., it being understood that Bank of America, N.A. has waived its right to such prepayment (in such capacity, the “Declining Lender”)) in an aggregate amount equal to the aggregate gross proceeds of the Term A-3 Facility Loans, concurrently with the receipt thereof in accordance with Section 2.09 and Section 4.02 of the Credit AgreementAdministrative Agent shall revise the Register to reflect the modification of the “Extending Term A-4 Facility Loans” (under and as defined in the Sixth Amendment) of the Sixth Amendment Extending Term A-4 Facility Lenders into Term A-5 Facility Loans. All Term A-35 Facility Loans will have the Types and Interest Periods specified in the Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion delivered in connection with the ThirdSixth Amendment. All accrued and unpaid interest on the existing Term AA-4 Facility Loans that are prepaid(as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to this Amendment) that are modified to be Term A-5 Facility Loans pursuant to this Section 2.01(fh) to, but not including, the ThirdSixth Amendment Effective Date shall be payable on the ThirdSixth Amendment Effective Date and the Borrower will make any payments required under Section 5.05 with respect to such existing Term AA-4 Facility Loans (as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to this Amendment) in accordance therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, the outstanding Term A-5 Facility Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date shall be as set forth on Annex A-2.

(ii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fourth Amendment, each Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender severally agrees to make a term loan in Dollars to the Borrower on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date in the principal amount equal to its Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Commitment on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and consents to each amendment, waiver and acknowledgement effected by the Fourth Amendment. All Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans will have the Types and Interest Periods specified in the Notice of Borrowing delivered in connection with the Fourth Amendment, which, at Borrower’s election, may be the same Types and Interest Periods as the existing Term A-3 Facility Loans outstanding on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date. Upon the funding thereof, the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans shall for all purposes constitute Term A-3 Facility Loans hereunder and each Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Lender shall be a Term A-3 Facility Lender hereunder.

(iii) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Fourth Amendment, on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Term A Facility Loans of the Declining Lender shall be automatically converted to Term A-3 Facility Loans having the same terms as the Term A-3 Facility Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the Credit Documents after giving effect to the Fourth Amendment.

(ii)    (iv)  The Term A-35 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) shall have the same terms as the Term A Facility Loans as set forth in this Agreement and the Credit Documents before giving effect to the Third Amendment and the Fourth Amendment, except as modified by the Third Amendment and the Fourth Amendment (and for the avoidance of doubt shall also have all of the terms expressly provided herein and in any other Credit

 

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Document for the Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, without limitation, the Applicable Margin for Term A-3 Facility Loans set forth in Annex B hereto and the amortization payments for Term A-3 Facility Loans set forth in Annex C hereto)); it being understood that the Term A-3 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) (and all principal, interest and other amounts in respect thereof) willshall constitute “Obligations,” “Guaranteed Obligations” and “Secured Obligations” under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term A-35 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be the stated principal amount thereof outstanding from time to time. The Term A-35 Facility Loans (including the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans) may from time to time be LIBOR Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.09 of this Agreement.

 

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        (g) Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans.

(i) Pursuant to Section 2.13, each Fifth Amendment Extending Term A-3 Facility Lender hereby severally agrees that effective on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, all of the “Extending Term A-3 Facility Loans” (under and as defined in the Fifth Amendment) of such Fifth Amendment Extending Term A-3 Facility Lender as set forth on Schedule B annexed to the Fifth Amendment shall automatically, and without further action by such Fifth Amendment Extending Term A-3 Facility Lender, be modified to become a Term A-4 Facility Loans having the terms and conditions set forth in the Fifth Amendment and this Agreement. On the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall revise the Register to reflect the modification of the “Extending Term A-3 Facility Loans” (under and as defined in the Fifth Amendment) of the Fifth Amendment Extending Term A-3 Facility Lenders into Term A-4 Facility Loans. All Term A-4 Facility Loans will have the Types and Interest Periods specified in the Notice of Borrowing delivered in connection with the Fifth Amendment. All accrued and unpaid interest on the existing Term A-3 Facility Loans that are prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.01(g) to, but not including, the Fifth Amendment Effective Date shall be payable on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and the Borrower will make any payments required under Section 5.05 with respect to such existing Term A-3 Facility Loans in accordance therewith.

(i)         Each Lender with a Sixth Amendment Extending Term B Facility Commitment on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date agrees, severally and not jointly, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Sixth Amendment, to make a Term B-1 Facility Loan to Borrower in Dollars on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Sixth Amendment Extending Term B Facility Commitment of such Lender. Term B-1 Facility Loans that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

(ii)         The Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans shall constitute “Obligations,” “Guaranteed Obligations” and “Secured Obligations” under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. The aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be the stated principal amount thereof outstanding from time to time. The Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans may from time to time be LIBOR Loans or ABR Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Fifth Amendment and Section 2.09 of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the outstanding Term B-1 Facility Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date shall be as set forth on Annex A-3.

(iii) From and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, any Lender holding Term A-3 Facility Loans may, by written notice to Borrower and Administrative Agent elect to convert all (and not less than all) of its Term A-3 Facility Loans to Term A-4 Facility Loans, which conversion shall be effective on the date set forth in such written notice (but in no event earlier than five (5) Business Days after delivery of such notice unless Administrative Agent and Borrower shall agree to an earlier date). Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Term Lenders shall take such actions as shall be necessary to effectuate such modification.

 

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(j)        Cashless Settlement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in Connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, in connection with the transactions to occur on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date), pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by Borrower, Administrative Agent and such Lender.

SECTION 2.02.      Borrowings.    Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each borrowing hereunder as provided in Section 4.05 in the form of a Notice of Borrowing. Unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, not later than 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on the date specified for each borrowing in Section 4.05, each Lender shall make available the amount of the Loan or Loans to be made by it on such date to Administrative Agent, at an account specified by Administrative Agent maintained at the Principal Office, in immediately available funds, for the account of Borrower. Each borrowing of Revolving Loans under a particular Tranche of Revolving Commitments shall be made by each Revolving Lender pro rata among all Tranches ofwith Revolving Commitments of such Tranche pro rata based on its R/C Percentage of the Totalwith respect to such Tranche of Revolving Commitments. The amounts so received by Administrative Agent shall, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, be made available to Borrower not later than 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the actual applicable Funding Date, by depositing the same by wire transfer of immediately available funds in (or, in the case of an account of Borrower maintained with Administrative Agent at the Principal Office, by crediting the same to) the account or accounts of Borrower or any other account or accounts in each case as directed by Borrower in the applicable Notice of Borrowing.

SECTION 2.03. Letters of Credit.

(a)      Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Revolving Commitments may be utilized, upon the request of Borrower, in addition to the Revolving Loans provided for by Section 2.01(a), for standby and commercial documentary letters of credit (herein collectively called “Letters of Credit”) issued by the applicable L/C Lender (which L/C Lenders agree to the terms and provisions of this Section 2.03 in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth herein) for the account of Borrower or its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that in no event shall

(i)      (A) the aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities, plus the aggregate principal amount of all the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans then outstanding, exceed at any time the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time or (B) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of eachthe applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche in effect at such time,

(ii)      (A) the sum of the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Loans of any Revolving Lender then outstanding, plus such Revolving Lender’s L/C Liability plus such Revolving Lender’s Swingline Exposure exceed at any time such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment as in effect at such time or (B) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of any Revolving Lender in respect of eachthe applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments exceed such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment of such Tranche in effect at such time,

(iii)      (x) the outstanding aggregate amount of all L/C Liabilities exceed the L/C Sublimit or (y) unless the applicable L/C Lender consents, the Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender plus the aggregate amount of all L/C Disbursements of such L/C Lender that have not yet been reimbursed in respect of all Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender exceed such L/C Lender’s L/C Commitment,

(iv)      the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit be less than $100,000 or such lesser amount as is acceptable to the L/C Lender,

 

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(v)      the expiration date of any Letter of Credit extend beyond the earlier of (x) the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect and (y) the date twelve (12) months following the date of such issuance, unless in the case of this clause (y) the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date in writing (but never beyond the third Business Day prior to the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect), except for any Letter of Credit that Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction, on or prior to the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect, subject to the ability of Borrower to request Auto-Extension Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 2.03(b); provided that in the case of any such Letter of Credit that is so Cash Collateralized, the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in such Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(f) shall terminate on the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect,

(vi)      any L/C Lender issue any Letter of Credit after it has received notice from Borrower or the Required Revolving Lenders stating that a Default exists until such time as such L/C Lender shall have received written notice of (x) rescission of such notice from the Required Revolving Lenders, (y) waiver or cure of such Default in accordance with this Agreement or (z) Administrative Agent’s good faith determination that such Default has ceased to exist,

(vii)      any Letter of Credit be issued in a currency other than Dollars nor at a tenor other than sight; or

(viii)      the L/C Lender be obligated to issue any Letter of Credit, amend or modify any outstanding Letter of Credit or extend the expiry date of any outstanding Letter of Credit at any time when a Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments is a Defaulting Lender if such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liability cannot be reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders under the applicable Tranche pursuant to Section 2.14(a) unless arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Lender and Borrower have been made to eliminate the L/C Lender’s risk with respect to the participation in Letters of Credit by all such Defaulting Lenders, including by Cash Collateralizing in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount, or obtaining a backstop letter of credit from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Lender to support, each such Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liability.

(b)      Whenever Borrower requires the issuance of a Letter of Credit it shall give the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days written notice (or such shorter period of notice acceptable to the L/C Lender). Such Letter of Credit application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system agreed to by the applicable L/C Lender, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender. Each notice shall be in the form of Exhibit L or such other form as is reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender appropriately completed (each a “Letter of Credit Request”) and shall specify the Tranche of Revolving Commitments under which such Letter of Credit shall be issued and a date of issuance not beyond the fifth Business Day prior to the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect. for the applicable Tranche (it being understood that after issuance of any Letter of Credit, Borrower may be written notice to Administrative Agent designate such Letter of Credit as having been issued under another Tranche of Revolving Commitments if such Letter of Credit would be permitted to be issued under such other Tranche of Revolving Commitments at such time). Each Letter of Credit Request must be accompanied by documentation describing in reasonable detail the proposed terms, conditions and format of the Letter of Credit to be issued, and if so requested by any L/C Lender each Letter of Credit Request shall be accompanied by such L/C Lender’s form of application but which application shall not contain any operating or financial covenants or any provisions inconsistent with this Agreement. If Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Request, the applicable L/C Lender may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the L/C Lender to decline any such extension 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 “Non-Extension 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 L/C Lender at the time of the original issuance or automatic extension of a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Lender for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have

 

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authorized (but may not require) the L/C Lender to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the third Business Day preceding the latest R/C Maturity Date then in effect for the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments (provided, that such three (3) Business Day limitation shall not apply to any Letter of Credit that Borrower has agreed to Cash Collateralize in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction); provided, however, that the L/C Lender shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Lender has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required RevolvingTranche Lenders of the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Lender not to permit such extension. If there is any conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and condition of any application, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall govern. Each Lender hereby authorizes each L/C Lender to issue and perform its obligations with respect to Letters of Credit and each Letter of Credit shall be issued in accordance with the customary procedures of such L/C Lender. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the failure of any L/C Lender to require an application at any time and from time to time shall not restrict or impair such L/C Lender’s right to require such an application or agreement as a condition to the issuance of any subsequent Letter of Credit.

(c)       On each day during the period commencing with the issuance by the applicable L/C Lender of any Letter of Credit and until such Letter of Credit shall have expired or been terminated, the Revolving CommitmentCommitments under the applicable Tranche of each Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be utilized for all purposes hereof in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage of the then Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit plus the amount of any unreimbursed drawings thereunder. Each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche (other than the applicable L/C Lender) severally agrees that, upon the issuance of any Letter of Credit hereunder, it shall automatically acquire from the L/C Lender that issued such Letter of Credit, without recourse, a participation in such L/C Lender’s obligation to fund drawings and rights under such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such obligation and rights, and each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche (other than such L/C Lender) thereby shall absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assume, as primary obligor and not as surety, and shall be unconditionally obligated to such L/C Lender to pay and discharge when due, its R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such L/C Lender’s obligation to fund drawings under such Letter of Credit. Such L/C Lender shall be deemed to hold an L/C Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to such acquisition by the Revolving Lenders under the applicable Tranche other than such L/C Lender of their participation interests. For the avoidance of doubt, each Revolving Lender’s obligation to participate in Letters of Credit hereunder shall be pro rata across all Tranches of Revolving Commitments in accordance with such Lender’s R/C Percentage of the Total Revolving Commitments.

(d)       In the event that any L/C Lender has determined to honor a drawing under a Letter of Credit, such L/C Lender shall promptly notify (the “L/C Payment Notice”) Administrative Agent and Borrower of the amount paid by such L/C Lender and the date on which payment is to be made to such beneficiary. Borrower hereby unconditionally agrees to pay and reimburse such L/C Lender, through the Administrative Agent, for the amount of payment under such Letter of Credit in Dollars, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin applicable to Revolving Loans under the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments that are maintained as ABR Loans as are in effect from time to time (determined based on a weighted average if multiple Tranches of Revolving Commitments are then outstanding) from the date payment was made to such beneficiary to the date on which payment is due, such payment to be made not later than the second Business Day after the date on which Borrower receives the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day). Any such payment due from Borrower and not paid on the required date shall thereafter bear interest at rates specified in Section 3.02(b) until paid. Promptly upon receipt of the amount paid by Borrower pursuant to the immediately prior sentence, the applicable L/C Lender shall notify Administrative Agent of such payment and whether or not such payment constitutes payment in full of the Reimbursement Obligation under the applicable Letter of Credit.

 

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(e)      Promptly upon its receipt of a L/C Payment Notice referred to in Section 2.03(d), Borrower shall advise the applicable L/C Lender and Administrative Agent whether or not Borrower intends to borrow hereunder to finance its obligation to reimburse such L/C Lender for the amount of the related demand for payment under the applicable Letter of Credit and, if it does so intend, submit a Notice of Borrowing for such borrowing to Administrative Agent as provided in Section 4.05. In the event that Borrower fails to reimburse any L/C Lender, through the Administrative Agent, for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the second Business Day after the date of the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time on a Business Day), such L/C Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent of such failure by Borrower to so reimburse and of the amount of the demand for payment. In the event that Borrower fails to either submit a Notice of Borrowing to Administrative Agent as provided above or reimburse such L/C Lender, through the Administrative Agent, for a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit by the second Business Day after the date of the applicable L/C Payment Notice (or the third Business Day thereafter if such L/C Payment Notice is received on a date that is not a Business Day or after 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Business Day), Administrative Agent shall give each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche prompt notice of the amount of the demand for payment including the interest therein owed by Borrower (the “Unreimbursed Amount”), specifying such Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments thereof and requesting payment of such amount.

(f)      Each Revolving Lender (other than the applicable L/C Lender) under the applicable Tranche shall pay to Administrative Agent for account of the applicable L/C Lender at the Principal Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage ofwith respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of the Unreimbursed Amount upon not less than one Business Day’s actual notice by Administrative Agent as described in Section 2.03(e) to such Revolving Lender requesting such payment and specifying such amount. Administrative Agent will promptly remit the funds so received to the applicable L/C Lender in Dollars. Each such Revolving Lender’s obligation to make such payments to Administrative Agent for the account of L/C Lender under this Section 2.03(f), and the applicable L/C Lender’s right to receive the same, shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including (i) the failure of any other Revolving Lender to make its payment under this Section 2.03(f), (ii) the financial condition of Borrower or the existence of any Default or (iii) the termination of the Commitments. Each such payment to any L/C Lender shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(g)      Upon the making of each payment by a Revolving Lender, through the Administrative Agent, to an L/C Lender pursuant to Section 2.03(f) in respect of any Letter of Credit, such Revolving Lender shall, automatically and without any further action on the part of Administrative Agent, such L/C Lender or such Revolving Lender, acquire (i) a participation in an amount equal to such payment in the Reimbursement Obligation owing to such L/C Lender by Borrower hereunder and under the L/C Documents relating to such Letter of Credit and (ii) a participation equal to such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments in any interest or other amounts (other than cost reimbursements) payable by Borrower hereunder and under such L/C Documents in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation. If any L/C Lender receives directly from or for the account of Borrower any payment in respect of any Reimbursement Obligation or any such interest or other amounts (including by way of setoff or application of proceeds of any collateral security), such L/C Lender shall promptly pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche which has satisfied its obligations under Section 2.03(f), such Revolving Lender’s R/C Percentage with respect to the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments of such payment, each such payment by such L/C Lender to be made in Dollars. In the event any payment received by such L/C Lender and so paid to the Revolving Lenders hereunder is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by such L/C Lender, each applicable Revolving Lender shall, upon the request of such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), repay to such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent) the amount of such payment paid to such Revolving Lender, with interest at the rate specified in Section 2.03(j).

(h)      Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche, and with respect to each Tranche of Revolving Commitments, in respect of each Letter of Credit and each Tranche of Revolving Commitments for which such Revolving Lender has a L/C Liability, a letter of credit commission equal to (x) the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans of such Tranche made by such Revolving Lender that are LIBOR Loans in effect from time to time, multiplied by (y) the daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit allocable to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments of such Tranche for

 

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the period from and including the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (i) in the case of a Letter of Credit which expires in accordance with its terms, to and including such expiration date and (ii) in the case of a Letter of Credit which is drawn in full or is otherwise terminated other than on the stated expiration date of such Letter of Credit, to and excluding the date such Letter of Credit is drawn in full or is terminated. Such commission will be non-refundable and is to be paid (1) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date and (2) on each applicable R/C Maturity Date. In addition, Borrower shall pay to each L/C Lender, for such L/C Lender’s account a fronting fee (i) with respect to each commercial Letter of Credit, at the rate separately agreed to with such L/C Lender, computed on the amount of such Letter of Credit, and payable upon the issuance thereof, (ii) with respect to any amendment of a commercial Letter of Credit increasing the amount of such Letter of Credit, at a rate separately agreed between Borrower and such L/C Lender, computed on the amount of such increase, and payable upon the effectiveness of such amendment, and (iii) with respect to each standby Letter of Credit, at the rate equal to the greater of (i) $500 per quarter or (ii) 0.25% per annum, computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on each Quarterly Date in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the latest R/C Maturity Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition Borrower agrees to pay to each L/C Lender all charges, costs and expenses in the amounts customarily charged by such L/C Lender, from time to time in like circumstances, with respect to the issuance, amendment, transfer, payment of drawings, and other transactions relating thereto.

(i)      Upon the issuance of or amendment or modification to a Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Lender shall promptly deliver to Administrative Agent and Borrower a written notice of such issuance, amendment or modification and such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such Letter of Credit or the respective amendment or modification thereto, as the case may be. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, Administrative Agent shall deliver to each Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche a written notice regarding such issuance, amendment or modification, as the case may be, and, if so requested by a Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche, Administrative Agent shall deliver to such Revolving Lender a copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment or modification, as the case may be.

(j)      If and to the extent that any Revolving Lender under the applicable Tranche fails to pay an amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.03(f) or 2.03(g) on the due date therefor, such Revolving Lender shall pay to the applicable L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent) interest on such amount with respect to eachthe applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments held by such Revolving Lender for each day from and including such due date to but excluding the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as in effect from time to time) for the first three days and at the interest rate (in effect from time to time) applicable to Revolving Loans under such Tranche made by such Revolving Lender that are maintained as ABR Loans for each date thereafter. If any Revolving Lender holds Revolving Commitments of more than one Tranche and such Revolving Lender makes a partial payment of amounts due by it under Section 2.03(f) or 2.03(g) with respect to multiple Tranches, such partial payment shall be allocated pro rata to each Tranche based on the amount of Revolving Commitments of each Tranche held by such Revolving Lender.

(k)      The issuance by any L/C Lender of any amendment or modification to any Letter of Credit hereunder that would extend the expiry date or increase the Stated Amount thereof shall be subject to the same conditions applicable under this Section 2.03 to the issuance of new Letters of Credit, and no such amendment or modification shall be issued hereunder (i) unless either (x) the respective Letter of Credit affected thereby would have complied with such conditions had it originally been issued hereunder in such amended or modified form or (y) the Required Revolving Lenders (or other specified Revolving Lenders to the extent required by Section 13.04) shall have consented thereto or (ii) if the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed terms of the Letter of Credit.

(l)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Lender shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance, (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Lender from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Lender or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Lender shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Lender with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Lender is not

 

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otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and which such L/C Lender in good faith deems material to it or (ii) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Lender applicable to letters of credit generally.

(m)      The obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and any L/C Document to reimburse any L/C Lender for a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and to repay any drawing under a Letter of Credit converted into Revolving Loans or Swingline Loans, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and each such other L/C Document under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)      any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Credit Document or any L/C Document;

(ii)      the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by the L/C Documents or any unrelated transaction;

(iii)      any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under any 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 any Letter of Credit; or any defense based upon the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such drawing;

(iv)      waiver by a L/C Lender of any requirement that exists for the L/C Lender’s protection and not the protection of Borrower or any waiver by the L/C Lender which does not in fact materially prejudice Borrower;

(v)      honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(vi)      any payment made by a L/C Lender in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

(vii)      any payment by a 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 a L/C Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

(viii)      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, Borrower or a Guarantor.

To the extent that any provision of any L/C Document is inconsistent with the provisions of this Section 2.03, the provisions of this Section 2.03 shall control.

 

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(n)      Borrower, Administrative Agent and Revolving Lenders hereby agree that, as of the Closing Date, each letter of credit identified on Schedule 2.03(n) (each, an “Existing Letter of Credit”) shall be a Letter of Credit as if originally issued under this Agreement, and that the fees and other provisions set forth in this Section 2.03 shall be applicable to each Existing Letter of Credit as of the Closing Date.

(o)      On the last Business Day of each month, each L/C Lender shall provide to Administrative Agent such information regarding the outstanding Letters of Credit as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (and in such standard electronic format as Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify), for purposes of Administrative Agent’s ongoing tracking and reporting of outstanding Letters of Credit. Administrative Agent shall maintain a record of all outstanding Letters of Credit based upon information provided by the L/C Lenders pursuant to this Section 2.03(o), and such record of Administrative Agent shall, absent manifest error, be deemed a correct and conclusive record of all Letters of Credit outstanding from time to time hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if and to the extent Administrative Agent determines that there are one or more discrepancies between information provided by any L/C Lender hereunder, Administrative Agent will notify such L/C Lender thereof and such L/C Lender shall endeavor to reconcile any such discrepancy. In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, with respect to commercial documentary Letters of Credit, on the first Business Day of each week the applicable L/C Lender shall deliver to Administrative Agent, by facsimile or electronic mail, a report detailing the daily outstanding commercial documentary Letters of Credit for the previous week for such Letters of Credit.

(p)      Each Lender and Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Lender 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 Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Lender 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, the Required RevolvingTranche Lenders of any applicable Tranche or the Required Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit. 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, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude 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 Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Lenders shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 2.03(m); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, Borrower may have a claim against a L/C Lender, and a L/C Lender may be liable to Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to indirect, special, punitive, consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by Borrower which Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Lender’s willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence or material breach of any Credit Document or such L/C Lender’s willful 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 each case, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable judgment. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Lenders 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 the L/C Lenders shall not 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. The L/C Lenders may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(q)      Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Lender and Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Lenders shall not be responsible to Borrower for, and the L/C Lenders’ rights and remedies against Borrower shall not be impaired by, any action or inaction of the L/C Lenders required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this

 

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Agreement, including the law or any order of a jurisdiction where such L/C Lender or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

(r)         Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Lender hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of Borrower, and that Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

(s)         A Revolving Lender may become an additional L/C Lender hereunder with the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), Borrower and such Revolving Lender, pursuant to an agreement with, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent, Borrower and such Revolving Lender. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Revolving Lenders of any such additional L/C Lender.

SECTION 2.04.         Termination and Reductions of Commitment.

(a)         (i) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term A Facility Commitments outstanding on the Closing Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the making of the Term A Facility Loans on such date).

(ii)         In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term B Facility Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the Closing Date (after giving effect to the making of the Term B Facility Loans on such date).[Reserved].

(iii)         In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of any Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced by the amount of Incremental Term Loans made in respect hereof from time to time.

(iv)         The aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Tranche, and the L/C Commitments and the Swingline Commitment shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the last R/C Maturity Date.

(v)         [Reserved].

(vi)         [Reserved].

(vii)         (v) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term A-35 Facility Commitments outstanding on the ThirdSixth Amendment Effective Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the ThirdSixth Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the modification into, and making of, the Term A-35 Facility Loans on such date).

(viii)         (vi) In addition to any other mandatory commitment reductions pursuant to this Section 2.04, the aggregate amount of the Term A-4B-1 Facility Commitments outstanding on the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to the modification into, and making of, the Term A-4B-1 Facility Loans on such date).

 

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(ix)         The aggregate amount of the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Sixth Amendment) were terminated and reduced to zero on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date.

(b)         Borrower shall have the right at any time or from time to time (without premium or penalty except breakage costs (if any) pursuant to Section 5.05) (i) so long as no Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans or L/C Liabilities will be outstanding as of the date specified for termination (after giving effect to all transactions occurring on such date), to terminate the Revolving Commitments in their entirety and (ii) so long as the remaining Total Revolving Commitments will equal or exceed the aggregate amount of outstanding Revolving Loans, Swingline Exposure and L/C Liabilities, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Commitments (which shall be pro rata among the Revolving Lenders except that the Borrower may reduce or terminate the Closing Date Revolving Commitments without a concurrent reduction or termination of the Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitmentsof any Tranche with an earlier maturity date on a greater than pro rata basis as compared to any other Tranche with a later maturity date than such Tranche being reduced or terminated); provided, however, that (x) Borrower shall give notice of each such termination or reduction as provided in Section 4.05, and (y) each partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount at least equal to $5.0 million (or any whole multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof) or, if less, the remaining Unutilized R/C Commitments.

(c)         Any Commitment once terminated or reduced may not be reinstated.

(d)         Each reduction or termination of any of the Commitments applicable to any Tranche pursuant to this Section 2.04 shall be applied ratably among the Lenders with such a Commitment, as the case may be, in accordance with their respective Commitment, as applicable.

SECTION 2.05.         Fees.

(a)         Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), with respect to such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitments of each Tranche, a commitment fee for the period from and including the Closing Date (or, following the conversion of such Revolving Commitment into another Tranche, the applicable Extension Date) to but not including the earlier of (i) the date such Revolving Commitment is terminated or expires (or is modified to constitute another Tranche) and (ii) the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Revolving Commitment, in each case, computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Fee Percentage in respect of such Tranche in effect from time to time during such period on the actual daily amount of such Revolving Lender’s Unutilized R/C Commitment in respect of such Tranche. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the definition of “Unutilized R/C Commitments,” for purposes of determining Unutilized R/C Commitments of a Tranche in connection with computing commitment fees with respect to Revolving Commitments of such Tranche, a Revolving Commitment of a Revolving Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans under such Tranche and L/C Liability under such Tranche of such Revolving Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Revolving Lender in respect of such Tranche shall be disregarded for such purpose). Any accrued commitment fee under this Section 2.05(a) in respect of any Revolving Commitment shall be payable in arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the earlier of (i) the date such Revolving Commitment is terminated or expires (or is modified to constitute another Tranche) and (ii) the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Revolving Commitment.

(b)         Borrower shall pay to Administrative Agent for its own account the administrative fee separately agreed to.

(c)         At the time of the effectiveness of a Repricing Transaction prior to the date that is six (6) months after the FirstSixth Amendment Effective Date, Borrower agrees to pay to Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Lender with outstanding Term BB-1 Facility Loans (including each Lender that withholds its consent to such Repricing Transaction and is replaced or is removed as a Lender or is repaid under Section 2.11 or 13.04(b), as the case may be), a fee in an amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of Term BB-1 Facility Loans that are refinanced, converted, replaced, amended, modified or otherwise repriced in such Repricing Transaction. Such fee shall be due and payable upon the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.

 

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(d)         Borrower shall pay to Auction Manager for its own account, in connection with any Borrower Loan Purchase, such fees as may be agreed between Borrower and Auction Manager.

(e) Borrower shall pay to each Term B Facility Lender, on the Closing Date, upfront fees equal to 0.50% of such Term B Facility Lender’s Term B Facility Loan funded on the Closing Date.

SECTION 2.06.         Lending Offices. The Loans of each Type made by each Lender shall be made and maintained at such Lender’s Applicable Lending Office for Loans of such Type.

SECTION 2.07.         Several Obligations of Lenders. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan to be made by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to make its Loan on such date, but neither any Lender nor Administrative Agent shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make a Loan to be made by such other Lender, and no Lender shall have any obligation to Administrative Agent or any other Lender for the failure by such Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such Lender. No Revolving Lender will be responsible for failure of any other Lender to fund its participation in Letters of Credit.

SECTION 2.08.         Notes; Register.

(a)         At the request of any Lender, its Loans of a particular Class shall be evidenced by a promissory note, payable to such Lender (or its nominee) and otherwise duly completed, substantially in the form of Exhibits A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-4 of such Lender’s Revolving Loans, Term AA-5 Facility Loans, Term BB-1 Facility Loans and Swingline Loans, respectively; and in the case of any New Term Loans, such form of promissory note provided pursuant to the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement; provided that any promissory notes issued in respect of New Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans shall be in such form as mutually agreed by Borrower and Administrative Agent.

(b)         The date, amount, Type, interest rate and duration of the Interest Period (if applicable) of each Loan of each Class made by each Lender to Borrower and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender (or its nominee) on its books and, prior to any transfer of any Note evidencing the Loans of such Class held by it, endorsed by such Lender (or its nominee) on the schedule attached to such Note or any continuation thereof; provided, however, that the failure of such Lender (or its nominee) to make any such recordation or endorsement or any error in such recordation or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of Borrower to make a payment when due of any amount owing hereunder or under such Note.

(c)         Borrower hereby designates Administrative Agent to serve as its nonfiduciary agent, solely for purposes of this Section 2.08, to maintain a register (the “Register”) on which it will record the name and address of each Lender, the Commitment from time to time of each of the Lenders, the principal amount of the Loans made by each of the Lenders (and the stated interest thereon) and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each Lender. Failure to make any such recordation or any error in such recordation shall not affect Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans. The entries in the Register shall be prima facie evidence of the information noted therein (absent manifest error), and the parties hereto shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as the owner of a Loan or other obligation hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes of the Credit Documents, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. No assignment shall be effective unless recorded in the Register; provided, however, that Administrative Agent agrees to record in the Register any assignment entered into pursuant to the term hereof promptly after the effectiveness of such assignment.

SECTION 2.09.         Optional Prepayments and Conversions or Continuations of Loans.

(a)         Subject to Section 4.04, Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans (without premium or penalty, except as provided in Section 2.09(c)) of a Tranche, or to convert Loans of a Tranche of one Type into Loans of such Tranche of another Type or to continue Loans of a Tranche of one Type as Loans of the same Tranche of the same Type, at any time or from time to time. Borrower shall give Administrative Agent notice of each such prepayment, conversion or continuation as provided in Section 4.05 (and, upon the date specified in any such notice of prepayment, the amount to be prepaid shall become due and payable hereunder; provided that Borrower may make

 

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any such notice conditional upon the occurrence of a Person’s acquisition or sale or any incurrence of indebtedness or issuance of Equity Interests). Each Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C. If LIBOR Loans are prepaid or converted other than on the last day of an Interest Period therefor, Borrower shall at such time pay all expenses and costs required by Section 5.05. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without limiting the rights and remedies of the Lenders under Article XI, in the event that any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Administrative Agent may (and, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall), upon written notice to Borrower, have the right to suspend the right of Borrower to convert any Loan into a LIBOR Loan, or to continue any Loan as a LIBOR Loan, in which event all Loans shall be converted (on the last day(s) of the respective Interest Periods therefor) or continued, as the case may be, as ABR Loans. Swingline Loans may not be converted or continued.

(b)         Application.

(i)         The amount of any optional prepayments described in Section 2.09(a) shall be applied to prepay Loans outstanding in order of amortization, in amounts and to Tranches, all as determined by Borrower.

(ii)         In addition to the foregoing, and provided that the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.75 to 1.00, Borrower shall have the right to elect to offer to prepay the Loans pro rata to the Term AA-5 Facility Loans, the Term BB-1 Facility Loans, the New Term Loans, the Extended Term Loans and the Other Term Loans then outstanding and apply any amounts rejected for such prepayment to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or to make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 10.09 or 10.06, respectively. If Borrower makes such an election, it shall provide notice thereof to Administrative Agent, who shall promptly, and in any event within one Business Day of receipt, provide such notice to the holders of the Term Loans. Any such notice shall specify the aggregate amount offered to prepay the Term Loans. Each holder of a Term AA-5 Facility Loan, a Term BB-1 Facility Loan, a New Term Loan, an Other Term Loan or an Extended Term Loan may elect, in its sole discretion, to reject such prepayment offer with respect to an amount equal to or less than (v) with respect to holders of Term AA-5 Facility Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Term AA-5 Facility Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Term AA-5 Facility Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Term AA-5 Facility Loans outstanding, (w) with respect to holders of Term BB-1 Facility Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Term BB-1 Facility Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Term BB-1 Facility Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Term BB-1 Facility Loans outstanding, (x) with respect to holders of New Term Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay New Term Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of New Term Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of New Term Loans outstanding, (y) with respect to holders of Other Term Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Other Term Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Other Term Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Other Term Loans outstanding and (z) with respect to holders of Extended Term Loans, an amount equal to the aggregate amount so offered to prepay Extended Term Loans times a fraction, the numerator of which is the principal amount of Extended Term Loans owed to such holder and the denominator of which is the principal amount of Extended Term Loans outstanding. Any rejection of such offer must be evidenced by written notice delivered to Administrative Agent within five Business Days of receipt of the offer for prepayment, specifying an amount of such prepayment offer rejected by such holder, if any. Failure to give such notice will constitute an election to accept such offer. Any portion of such prepayment offer so accepted will be used to prepay the Term Loans held by the applicable holders within ten Business Days of the date of receipt of the offer to prepay. Any portion of such prepayment rejected may be used by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to repurchase, prepay, redeem, retire, acquire, defease or cancel Indebtedness or to make Restricted Payments notwithstanding any then applicable limitations set forth in Section 10.09 or 10.06, respectively.

(c)         Any prepayment of Term BB-1 Facility Loans pursuant to this Section 2.09, Section 2.11 or Section 13.04(b) made prior to the date that is six (6) months after the FirstSixth Amendment Effective Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction shall be subject to the fee described in Section 2.05(c).

 

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SECTION 2.10.         Mandatory Prepayments.

(a)         Borrower shall prepay the Loans as follows (each such prepayment to be effected in each case in the manner, order and to the extent specified in Section 2.10(b) below):

(i)         Casualty Events. Within five (5) Business Days after Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary receives any Net Available Proceeds from any Casualty Event or any disposition pursuant to Section 10.05(l) (or notice of collection by Administrative Agent of the same), in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such Net Available Proceeds (it being understood that applications pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(i) shall not be duplicative of Section 2.10(a)(iii) below); provided, however, that:

(x)         if no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, the Net Available Proceeds thereof shall not be required to be so applied on such date to the extent that Borrower delivers an Officer’s Certificate to Administrative Agent stating that an amount equal to such proceeds is intended to be used to fund the acquisition of Property used or usable in the business of any Credit Party or repair, replace or restore the Property or other Property used or usable in the business of any Credit Party (in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Document in respect of which such Casualty Event has occurred, to the extent applicable), in each case within (A) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds or (B) if Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Available Proceeds within twelve (12) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (1) one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of such legally binding commitment and (2) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds, and

(y)         if all or any portion of such Net Available Proceeds not required to be applied to the prepayment of Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(i) is not so used within the period specified by clause (x) above, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as specified in Section 2.10(b).

(ii)         Debt Issuance. Within five (5) Business Days after any Debt Issuance on or after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Proceeds of such Debt Issuance.

(iii)         Asset Sales. Within five (5) Business Days after receipt by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c), in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Net Available Proceeds from such Asset Sale or other disposition (it being understood that applications pursuant to this Section 2.10(a)(iii) shall not be duplicative of Section 2.10(a)(i) above); provided, however, that:

(x)         an amount equal to the Net Available Proceeds from any Asset Sale pursuant to Section 10.05(c) shall not be required to be applied as provided above on such date if (1) no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom and (2) Borrower delivers an Officer’s Certificate to Administrative Agent stating that an amount equal to such Net Available Proceeds is intended to be reinvested, directly or indirectly, in assets (which may be pursuant to an acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person that directly or indirectly owns such assets) otherwise permitted under this Agreement of (A) if such Asset Sale was effected by any Credit Party, any Credit Party, and (B) if such Asset Sale was effected by any other Company, any Company, in each case within (x) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds or (y) if Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary enters into a legally binding commitment to reinvest such Net Available Proceeds within twelve (12) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (A) one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of such legally binding commitment and (B) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Available Proceeds (which certificate shall set forth the estimates of the proceeds to be so expended); and

(y)         if all or any portion of such Net Available Proceeds is not reinvested in assets in accordance with the Officer’s Certificate referred to in clause (x) above within the period specified by clause (x) above, such remaining portion shall be applied on the last day of such period as specified in Section 2.10(b).

 

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(iv)         Excess Cash Flow. For each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 20162020), not later than five (5) Business Days after the date on which the financial statements of Borrower referred to in Section 9.04(b) for such fiscal year are required to be delivered to Administrative Agent, Borrower shall prepay, in accordance with subsection (b) below, the principal amount of the Loans in an amount equal to (x) the Applicable ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal year, minus (y) the principal amount of (i) Term Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.09 during such fiscal year (excluding any voluntary prepayment of Term Loans on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date) plus (ii) Revolving Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.09 to the extent accompanied by an equivalent permanent reduction of the Total Revolving Commitments during such fiscal year, plus (iii) Other First Lien Indebtedness voluntarily prepaid (and, to the extent consisting of revolving loans, so long as accompanied by a permanent reduction of the underlying commitments) during such fiscal year to the extent the amount of such Other First Lien Indebtedness so prepaid is not proportionally larger than the amount of Term Loans (excluding Term A-5 Facility Loans) so prepaid according to the respective principal amounts of Other First Lien Indebtedness and Term Loans (excluding Term A-5 Facility Loans) as of the beginning of the applicable fiscal year plus the principal amount of any additional Other First Lien Indebtedness or Term Loans (excluding Term A-5 Facility Loans) incurred during the applicable fiscal year or other applicable period, in each case, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of Indebtedness of Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(v)         Equity Issuance Proceeds. If Borrower receives any cash proceeds from any capital contribution or any sale or issuance of its Equity Interests that increases the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA as provided in Section 11.03, 100% of all Equity Issuance Proceeds received therefrom on or prior to the date which is five (5) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Available Proceeds.

(vi)         Prepayments Not Required. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2.10(a), to the extent that any of or all the Net Available Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries, are prohibited or delayed by applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 2.10(a) but may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary so long as applicable local law does not permit repatriation to the United States (Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the applicable Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all commercially reasonable actions required by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such repatriation of any of such affected Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is permitted under the applicable local law, (x) any such Net Available Proceeds shall be reinvested pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable, or applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation, and (y) any such Excess Cash Flow shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation. To the extent Borrower determines in good faith that repatriation of any of or all the Net Available Proceeds of any Asset Sale or Casualty Event with respect to any property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries or any Excess Cash Flow attributable to Foreign Subsidiaries would have a material adverse tax cost to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected may be retained by the applicable Foreign Subsidiary; provided that, on or before the date on which the Net Available Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable (or, in the case of Excess Cash Flow, a date on or before the date that is twelve (12) months after the date such Excess Cash Flow would have been so required to be applied to prepayments pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv)), unless previously repatriated (in which case, (x) any such Net Available Proceeds shall be reinvested pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(i) or (iii), as applicable, or applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation, and (y) any such Excess Cash Flow shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.10(b) within five (5) Business Days of such repatriation), (A) Borrower shall apply an amount equal to such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow to such reinvestments or prepayments as if such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been received by Borrower rather than such Foreign Subsidiary, minus, the amount of additional taxes that would have been payable or reserved against if such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary) pursuant to Section 2.10(b) or (B) such Net Available Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow shall be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary.

 

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(vii)         Prepayments of Other First Lien Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 2.10(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or otherwise, any Net Available Proceeds from any such Casualty Event, Debt Issuance or Asset Sale, any Equity Issuance Proceeds from any such issuance or sale of Equity Interests or capital contribution and any such Excess Cash Flow otherwise required to be applied to prepay the Loans may, at Borrower’s option, be applied to prepay the principal amount of Other First Lien Indebtedness only to (and not in excess of) the extent to which a mandatory prepayment in respect of such Casualty Event, Debt Issuance, Asset Sale, issuance or sale of Equity Interests or capital contribution or Excess Cash Flow is required under the terms of such Other First Lien Indebtedness (with any remaining Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, applied to prepay outstanding Loans in accordance with the terms hereof), unless such application would result in the holders of Other First Lien Indebtedness receiving in excess of their pro rata share (determined on the basis of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Term Loans (in the case of a prepayment under Section 2.10(a)(iv), determined excluding Term A-5 Facility Loans) and Other First Lien Indebtedness at such time) of such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, relative to Lenders, in which case such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, may only be applied to prepay the principal amount of Other First Lien Indebtedness on a pro rata basis with outstanding Term Loans (in the case of a prepayment under Section 2.10(a)(iv), determined excluding Term A-5 Facility Loans). To the extent the holders of Other First Lien Indebtedness decline to have such indebtedness repurchased, repaid or prepaid with any such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, the declined amount of such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, shall promptly (and, in any event, within ten (10) Business Days after the date of such rejection) be applied to prepay Loans in accordance with the terms hereof (to the extent such Net Available Proceeds, Equity Issuance Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as applicable, would otherwise have been required to be applied if such Other First Lien Indebtedness was not then outstanding). Any such application to Other First Lien Indebtedness shall reduce any prepayments otherwise required hereunder by an equivalent amount.

(b)         Application. The amount of any required prepayments described in Section 2.10(a) shall be applied to prepay Loans as follows:

(i)         First, to the reduction of Amortization Payments on the Term Loans required by Sections 3.01(b), 3.01(c) and 3.01(d) (on a pro rata basis among each Tranche of Term Loans, subject to any Declined Amounts)the immediately following paragraph) and, in the case of the Term Facilities, to the remaining principal installments with respect thereto in direct order of maturity over the next succeeding four (4) quarterly installments and, thereafter, on a pro rata basis; provided that, each such prepayment shall, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 2.10(b), be applied to such Term Loans that are ABR Loans to the fullest extent thereof before application to Loans that are LIBOR Loans, and such prepayments of LIBOR Loans shall be applied in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by Borrower pursuant to Section 5.05;

(ii)         Second, after such time as no Term Loans or Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt in respect of Term Loans remain outstanding, (x) to repay all outstanding Swingline Loans, (y) after such time as no Swingline Loans are outstanding, to prepay all outstanding Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis among each Tranche of Revolving Loans (in each case, with a corresponding permanent reduction in Revolving Commitments) and (z) after such time as no Revolving Loans are outstanding, to Cash Collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount; and

(iii)         Third, after application of prepayments in accordance with clauses (i) and (ii) above, Borrower shall be permitted to retain any such remaining excess.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) any Lender holding Term Loans may elect, by written notice to Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day prior to the prepayment date, to decline all or any portion of any prepayment of its Term Loans, pursuant to this Section 2.10, in which case the aggregate amount of the prepayment that would have been applied to prepay such Term Loans, but was so declined shall be ratably offered to each Lender holding Term Loans that initially accepted such prepayment. Any such re-offered amounts rejected by such Lenders shall bemay be retained by Borrower (any such retained amounts, “Declined Amounts”). Each Term A-3 Facility Lender hereby declines all and (2) mandatory prepayments of its Term A-3 Facility Loans to be made pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iv) from and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date. Each Term A-4 Facility Lender and Revolving Lender holding Fifth Amendment Revolving Commitments hereby declines all prepayments of its Term A-4 Facility Loans and Revolving Loans under the Fifthshall not be required to be applied to the Term A-5 Facility Loans or the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and corresponding reductions in its Fifthor Revolving Loans thereunder) and mandatory prepayments pursuant to such Section shall be made and applied as if the Term A-5 Facility Loans and the Sixth Amendment Revolving Commitments), as applicable, to be made pursuant to Sections 2.10(a)(iii) and 2.10(a)(iv) from and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (and Revolving Loans thereunder) were not outstanding on the date of such mandatory prepayments.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the amount of any prepayment of Loans required under this Section 2.10 shall be in excess of the amount of the ABR Loans at the time outstanding, only the portion of the amount of such prepayment as is equal to the amount of such outstanding ABR Loans shall be immediately prepaid and, at the election of Borrower, the balance of such required prepayment shall be either (i) deposited in the Collateral Account and applied to the prepayment of LIBOR Loans on the last day of the then next-expiring Interest Period for LIBOR Loans (with all interest accruing thereon for the account of Borrower) or (ii) prepaid immediately, together with any amounts owing to the Lenders under Section 5.05. Notwithstanding any such deposit in the Collateral Account, interest shall continue to accrue on such Loans until prepayment.

(c)         Revolving Credit Extension Reductions. Until the final R/C Maturity Date, Borrower shall from time to time immediately prepay the Revolving Loans (and/or provide Cash Collateral in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount for, or otherwise backstop (with a letter of credit on customary terms reasonably acceptable to the applicable L/C Lender and the Administrative Agent), outstanding L/C Liabilities) in such amounts as shall be necessary so that at all times (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans, plus, the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments as in effect at such time and (b) the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Loans of any Tranche and Swingline Loans allocable to such Tranche, plus the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities under such Tranche shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche as in effect at such time.

(d)         Prepayment of Term BB-1 Facility Loans. Any prepayment of Term BB-1 Facility Loans pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(ii) made prior to the date that is six (6) months after the FirstSixth Amendment Effective Date in connection with any Repricing Transaction shall be subject to the fee described in Section 2.05(c).

(e)         Outstanding Letters of Credit. If any Letter of Credit is outstanding on the 30th day prior to the next succeeding R/C Maturity Date for the applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments which has an expiry date later than the third Business Day preceding such R/C Maturity Date (or which, pursuant to its terms, may be extended to a date later than the third Business Day preceding such R/C Maturity Date), then (i) if one or more Tranches of Revolving Commitments with a R/C Maturity Date after such R/C Maturity Date are then in effect, such Letters of Credit shall automatically be deemed to have been issued (including for purposes of the obligations of the Lenders with Revolving Commitments to purchase participations therein and to make Revolving Loans and payments in respect thereof and the commissions applicable thereto), effective as of such R/C Maturity Date, solely under (and ratably participated by Revolving Lenders pursuant to) the Revolving Commitments in respect of any one of such non-terminating Tranches of Revolving Commitments, if any designated by Borrower in writing to Administrative Agent, if any, or if only one such non-terminating Tranche of Revolving Commitments exists, such Tranche, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed the aggregate principal amount of the unutilized Revolving Commitments thereunder under such Tranche at such time, and (ii) to the extent not capable of being reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, Borrower shall, on such 30th day (or on such later day as such Letters of Credit become incapable of being reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above due to the termination, reduction or utilization of any relevant Revolving Commitments), either (x) Cash Collateralize all such Letters of Credit in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit (it being understood that such Cash Collateral shall be released to the extent that the aggregate Stated Amount of such Letters of Credit is reduced upon the expiration or

 

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termination of such Letters of Credit, so that the Cash Collateral shall not exceed the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit outstanding at any particular time) or (y) deliver to the applicable L/C Lender a standby letter of credit (other than a Letter of Credit) in favor of such L/C Lender in a stated amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect to such Letters of Credit, which standby letter of credit shall be in form and substance, and issued by a financially sound financial institution, reasonably acceptable to such L/C Lender and the Administrative Agent. Except to the extent of reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) above, the occurrence of a R/C Maturity Date shall have no effect upon (and shall not diminish) the percentage participations of the Revolving Lenders of the relevant Tranche in any Letter of Credit issued before such R/C Maturity Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto agree that upon the occurrence of any reallocations of participations pursuant to clause (i) above and, if necessary, the taking of the actions in described clause (ii) above, all participations in Letters of Credit under the terminated Revolving Commitments shall terminate.

SECTION 2.11.     Replacement of Lenders.

(a)        Borrower shall have the right to either (I) replace any Lender (the “Replaced Lender”) with one or more other Eligible Assignees (collectively, the “Replacement Lender”) or (II) terminate any Lender’s (the “Terminated Lender”) Commitment and/or repay Loans held by such Terminated Lender, if (x) such Lender is charging Borrower increased costs pursuant to Section 5.01 or 5.06 or such Lender becomes incapable of making LIBOR Loans as provided in Section 5.03 when other Lenders are generally able to do so, (y) such Lender is a Defaulting Lender or (z) Borrower receives a notice from any applicable Gaming Authority that any lender is not qualified to make or hold Loans to, or owed by, Borrower under applicable Gaming Laws (and such Lender is notified by Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of such disqualification); provided, however, that (1) in the case of a replacement of a Replaced Lender, (i) at the time of any such replacement, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment Agreements (and with all fees payable pursuant to Section 13.05(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender or Borrower) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and in each case L/C Interests of, the Replaced Lender (or if the Replaced Lender is being replaced as a result of being a Defaulting Lender, then the Replacement Lender shall acquire all Revolving Commitments, Revolving Loans and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender under one or more Tranches of Revolving Commitments or, at the option of Borrower and such Replacement Lender, all other Loans and Commitments held by such Defaulting Lender), (ii) at the time of any such replacement, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender (other than any Loans not being acquired by a Replacement Lender), (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated or acquired, as the case may be, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being assigned, as the case may be and (iii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (i) above in respect of Replaced Lenders for which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, and other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being acquired by a Replacement Lender, but including any amounts which would be paid to a Lender pursuant to Section 5.05 if Borrower were prepaying a LIBOR Loan), as applicable, shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such replacement, as the case may be or (2) in the case a termination or repayment of a Terminated Lender, (i) at the time of any such termination or repayment, the Terminated Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender, (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being repaid and (ii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Terminated Lender shall be paid in full to such Terminated Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such termination or repayment. Upon the execution of the respective Assignment Agreement for a Replaced Lender, the payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above with respect to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, the receipt of any consents that would be required for an assignment of the subject Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 13.05, the Replacement Lender, if any, shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender, as applicable, shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder and be released of all its obligations as a Lender, except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to such Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Lender and, in the case of any Replaced Lender, except with respect to Loans, Commitments and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender not being acquired by the Replacement Lender;

 

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provided, that if the applicable Replaced Lender does not execute the Assignment Agreement within three (3) Business Days after Borrower’s request, execution of such Assignment Agreement by the Replaced Lender shall not be required to effect such assignment. Immediately upon any repayment of Loans of a Terminated Lender by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.11(a), such Loans repaid or acquired pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents (provided, that such purchases and cancellations shall not constitute prepayments or repayments of the Loans for any purpose hereunder (except for purposes of Section 2.09(c))), including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

(b)        If Borrower receives a notice from any applicable Gaming Authority that any Lender is not qualified to make or hold Loans to, or owed by, Borrower under applicable Gaming Laws (and such Lender is notified by Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing of such disqualification), Borrower shall have the right to replace such Lender with a Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 2.11(a) or prepay the Loans held by such Lender, in each case, in accordance with any applicable provisions of Section 2.11(a), even if a Default or an Event of Default exists (notwithstanding anything contained in such Section 2.11(a) to the contrary). Any such prepayment shall be deemed an optional prepayment, as set forth in Section 2.09 and shall not be required to be made on a pro rata basis with respect to Loans of the same Tranche as the Loans held by such Lender (and in any event shall not be deemed to be a Repricing Transaction). Notice to such Lender shall be given at least ten (10) days before the required date of transfer or prepayment (unless a shorter period is required by any Requirement of Law), as the case may be, and shall be accompanied by evidence demonstrating that such transfer or redemption is required pursuant to Gaming Laws. Upon receipt of a notice in accordance with the foregoing, the Replaced Lender shall cooperate with Borrower in effectuating the required transfer or prepayment within the time period set forth in such notice, not to be less than the minimum notice period set forth in the foregoing sentence (unless a shorter period is required under any Requirement of Law). Further, if the transfer or prepayment is triggered by notice from the Gaming Authority that the Lender is disqualified, commencing on the date the Gaming Authority serves the disqualification notice upon Borrower, to the extent prohibited by law: (i) such Lender shall no longer receive any interest on the Loans; (ii) such Lender shall no longer exercise, directly or through any trustee or nominee, any right conferred by the Loans; and (iii) such Lender shall not receive any remuneration in any form from Borrower for services or otherwise in respect of the Loans.

(c)        Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall limit any rights of the Borrower pursuant to Section 13.04(b).

SECTION 2.12.     Incremental Loan Commitments.

(a)        Borrower Request. Borrower may, at any time, by written notice to Administrative Agent, request (i) an increase to the Closing Datethe establishment of one or more new Tranches of Revolving Commitments (“New Revolving Commitments” and the related Revolving Loans, “New Revolving Loans”), (ii) an increase to any existing Tranche of Revolving Commitments (“Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments”), (iiiii) the establishment of additional Term AA-5 Facility Loans with terms and conditions identical to the terms and conditions of existing Term AA-5 Facility Loans hereunder (“Incremental Term AA-5 Loans” and the related commitments, “Incremental Term AA-5 Loan Commitments”), (iiiiv) the establishment of additional Term BB-1 Facility Loans with terms and conditions identical to the terms and conditions of existing Term BB-1 Facility Loans hereunder (“Incremental Term BB-1 Loans” and the related commitments, “Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments”), and/or (ivv) the establishment of one or more new Tranches of term loans (“New Term Loans” and the related commitments, “New Term Loan Commitments”); provided, however, that (x) the aggregate amount of all Incremental Revolving Commitments, New Term Loans, Incremental Term AA-5 Loans, Incremental Term BB-1 Loans and Incremental Equivalent Debt issued or incurred (but excluding any such Incremental Term Loan Commitments that have been terminated prior to such date of determination without being funded) after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date and on or prior to such date shall not exceed the Incremental Loan Amount and (y) any such request for Incremental Commitments shall be in a minimum amount of $25.0 million and integral multiples of $1.0 million above such amount. Borrower may request Incremental Commitments from existing Lenders and from Eligible Assignees; provided, however, that (A) any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the

 

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Incremental Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide all or any portion of such Incremental Commitments offered to it and (B) any potential Lender that is not an existing Lender and agrees to make available an Incremental Commitment shall be required to be an Eligible Assignee and shall require approval by Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(b)        Incremental Effective Date. The Incremental Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement to this Agreement (the “Incremental Joinder Agreement”) executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender making or providing such Incremental Commitment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them, subject, however, to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 2.12. The Incremental Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.12. Administrative Agent and Borrower shall determine the effective date (each, an “Incremental Effective Date”) of any Incremental Commitments and the final allocation of such Incremental Commitments. The effectiveness of any such Incremental Commitments shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent:

(i)        Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in connection with any such Incremental Commitments;

(ii)       an Incremental Joinder Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower, Administrative Agent and each Lender making or providing such Incremental Commitment;

(iii)      no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to such Incremental Commitments; provided that, with respect to any Incremental Term Loans (and any related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) the proceeds of which are used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition) substantially concurrently upon the receipt thereof, the absence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower) shall not constitute a condition to the effectiveness of such Incremental Term Loans (and any related Incremental Term Loan Commitments), or the funding of such Incremental Term Loans, unless otherwise agreed by Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Term Loan Commitments;

(iv)      the representations and warranties set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such Incremental Effective Date as if made on and as of such date (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided that, any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on such dates; and provided, further, that, with respect to any Incremental Term Loans and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments the proceeds of which are used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition) substantially concurrently upon the receipt thereof, the only representations and warranties the making of which shall be a condition to the effectiveness of such Incremental Term Loans and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments and the funding of such Incremental Term Loans shall be (except as otherwise agreed by Borrower and the Lenders providing such Incremental Term Loans or Incremental Commitments) (x) the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 8.01(a) (but only with respect to Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR), 8.04(a)(i), 8.05 (but only as it relates to the Credit Documents), 8.09, 8.11(b), 8.14 (but only as it relates to security interests that may be perfected solely through the filing of UCC financing statements, filing of intellectual property security agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office and delivery of certificated securities collateral representing Equity Interests in United States Persons), 8.17, 8.21 and 8.27 and (y) the representations and warranties contained in the acquisition agreement relating to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as are material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that Borrower or any of its Affiliates have the right to terminate its or their obligations under such acquisition agreement as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in such acquisition agreement;

 

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(v)        in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments, New Term Loans, Incremental Term AA-5 Loans and Incremental Term BB-1 Loans, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Pro Rata Lenders, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date (provided that, for such purpose, (w) at the option of Borrower, to the extent that the proceeds of any such Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), such compliance shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Incremental Term Loans (and related Incremental Term Loan Commitments) and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period, (x) Consolidated Indebtedness shall treat any Incremental Equivalent Debt as first lien indebtedness, even if such Incremental Equivalent Debt was issued or incurred on an unsecured basis or on a junior basis to the Obligations, and (y) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit facilities, pro forma effect shall be given to any Incremental Revolving Loans and any loans under any Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, in each case, to the extent actually made on such date (or in the case of Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, the proceeds of which are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder, to the extent reasonably expected to be drawn on the closing date of such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), but any proposed Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility shall not otherwise be treated as drawn);

(vi)        in order to receive an initial extension of credit under any Incremental Revolving Commitment, Borrower shall, unless otherwise agreed by the Required Revolving Lenders, be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date prior to such initial extension;

(vii)        [Reserved];without the written consent of the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Revolving Commitments that have a maturity date after the proposed maturity date of any New Revolving Commitments, the final stated maturity of any New Revolving Commitments shall not be earlier than the then-existing Final Maturity Date with respect to the then-existing Tranches of Revolving Commitments;

(viii)        without the written consent of (x) the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Term Loans that have a maturity date after the proposed maturity date of any New Term Loans, the final stated maturity of any New Term Loans shall not be earlier than the then-existing Final Maturity Date with respect to any then-exitingthen-existing Tranche of Term Loans, and (y) the Required Tranche Lenders with respect to any Tranches of then-existing Term Loans that have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is longer than the proposed Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any New Term Loans, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any New Term Loans shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then-existing Tranche of Term Loans (without giving effect to the effect of prepayments made under any existing Tranche of Term Loans on amortization); provided that (A) Borrower may establish one or more Tranches of New Term Loans that are “term A loans” such that the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Tranche of New Term Loans may be shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the then-existing Term BB-1 Facility Loans (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any Term AA-5 Facility Loans, any Term A-3 Facility Loans or any Term A-4 Facility Loans) (without giving effect to the effect of prepayments made under any existing Tranche of Term Loans on amortization) and (B) the maturity date of such Tranche of New Term Loans that are “term A loans” may be earlier than the maturity date of the then-existing Term BB-1 Facility Loans (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any Term AA-5 Facility Loans, any Term A-3 Facility Loans or any Term A-4 Facility Loans); it being understood that, subject to the foregoing, the amortization schedule applicable to such New Term Loans shall be determined by Borrower and the lenders of such New Term Loans and set forth in applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement;

 

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(ix)        the yields and interest rate margins and, except as set forth in clause (viii) of this Section 2.12(b), amortization schedule, applicable to any New Term Loans shall be as determined by Borrower and the holders of such Indebtedness;

(x)        except as set forth in Section 2.12(a) and in clauses (i) – (ix) of this Section 2.12(b), the terms applicable to any New Term Loans shall be consistent with those applicable to any then-existing Term Loans; provided that, any applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement may provide for (x) any additional or more or less restrictive covenants that are applicable only after the then-existing Final Maturity Date with respect to any then-existing Term Loans or (y) any other terms that are reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(xi)         except as set forth in Section 2.12(a) and in clauses (i) – (vii) of this Section 2.12(b), the terms applicable to any New Revolving Commitments shall be consistent with those applicable to any then-existing Revolving Commitments; provided that, any applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement may provide for (x) any additional or more or less restrictive covenants that are applicable only after the then-existing latest R/C Maturity Date with respect to any then-existing Revolving Commitments or (y) any other terms that are reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(xii)         (xi) any Incremental Term AA-5 Loans and Incremental Term BB-1 Loans (and the corresponding Incremental Term Loan Commitments) shall have terms identical to the terms of the existing Term Loans (and the existing Term Loan Commitments) of the relevant Tranche hereunder; provided, however, that upfront fees or original issue discount may be paid to Lenders providing such Incremental Term AA-5 Loans or Incremental Term BB-1 Loans as agreed by such Lenders and Borrower, and the conditions applicable to the incurrence of such Incremental Term AA-5 Loans and Incremental Term BB-1 Loans (and the corresponding Incremental Term Loan Commitments) shall be as provided in this Section 2.12; provided, further, that the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement shall make appropriate adjustments to Annex C to address such Incremental Term AA-5 Loans or Section 3.01(c) to address such Incremental Term BB-1 Loans, as applicable, including such adjustments as are necessary to provide for the “fungibility” of such Incremental Term AA-5 Loans with the existing Term AA-5 Facility Loans or such Incremental Term BB-1 Loans with the existing Term BB-1 Facility Loans, as the case may be; and

(xiii)         (xii) any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments shall have terms identical to the terms of the Closing Dateexisting Revolving Commitments of the relevant Tranche hereunder; provided, however, that upfront fees may be paid to Lenders providing such Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments as agreed by such Lenders and Borrower, and the conditions applicable to the incurrence of such Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments shall be as provided in this Section 2.12.

Upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.12, any Person providing an Incremental Commitment that was not a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such time shall become a Lender hereunder. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of any Incremental Commitments, and (i) in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments, the Total Revolving Commitments under, and for all purpose of this Agreement, shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Incremental Revolving Commitments, (ii) any New Revolving Loans shall be deemed to be additional Revolving Loans hereunder, (iii) any Revolving Loans made under Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments shall be deemed to be Revolving Loans of the relevant Tranche hereunder, (iiiiv) any Incremental Term AA-5 Loans (to the extent funded) shall be deemed to be Term AA-5 Facility Loans hereunder, (ivv) any Incremental Term BB-1 Loans (to the extent funded) shall be deemed to be Term BB-1 Facility Loans hereunder and (vvi) any New Term Loans shall be deemed to be additional Term Loans hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent may (and each of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent are authorized by each other Secured Party to) execute such amendments and/or amendments and restatements of any Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.12. Such amendments may include provisions allowing any Incremental Term BB-1 Loans or New Term Loans to be treated

 

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on the same basis as Term BB-1 Facility Loans in connection with declining prepayments or allowing any Incremental Term AA-5 Loans or New Term Loans that are “term A loans” to be treated on the same basis as Term AA-5 Facility Loans in connection with declining prepayments, as applicable. In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Term AA-5 Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Term AA-5 Facility Loans on the date such Incremental Term AA-5 Loans are incurred. In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Term BB-1 Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Term BB-1 Facility Loans on the date such Incremental Term BB-1 Loans are incurred. In connection with the incurrence of any Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments and related Revolving Loans, Borrower shall be permitted to terminate any Interest Period applicable to Revolving Loans under the Closing Dateapplicable existing Tranche of Revolving Commitments on the date such Revolving Loans are first incurred under such Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments.

(c)        Terms of Incremental Commitments and Loans.

(i) Except as set forth herein, the yield applicable to the Incremental Term Loans shall be determined by Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of any Incremental Term AA-5 Loans, Incremental Term BB-1 Loans or New Term Loans, if the All-In Yield applicable to such Incremental Term AA-5 Loans, Incremental Term BB-1 Loans or New Term Loans is greater than the All-In Yield payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Term BB-1 Facility Loans, plus 50 basis points per annum, then the interest rate with respect to the Term BB-1 Facility Loans shall be increased (pursuant to the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield under this Agreement on the Term BB-1 Facility Loans to equal the All-In Yield then applicable to the Incremental Term AA-5 Loans, Incremental Term BB-1 Loans or New Term Loans, minus 50 basis points.

(ii) Except as set forth herein, the yield applicable to the Incremental Revolving Commitments shall be determined by Borrower and the applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement; provided, however, that if the All-In Yield or commitment fees applicable to such Incremental Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) is greater than the All-In Yield or commitment fees, respectively, payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement as amended through the date of such calculation with respect to Closing Date Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) or the FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder), then the interest rate or commitment fees, as applicable, with respect to the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) and/or the FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder), as applicable, shall be increased (pursuant to the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement) so as to cause the then applicable All-In Yield and commitment fees under this Agreement on the Closing Date Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) and the FifthSixth Amendment Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder) to equal the All-In Yield and commitment fees, respectively, then applicable to the Incremental Revolving Commitments (and the Revolving Loans thereunder).

(d)        Adjustment of Revolving Loans. To the extent the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche are being increased on the relevant Incremental Effective Date through Incremental Existing Tranche Revolving Commitments, then each of the Revolving Lenders having a Revolving Commitment under such Tranche prior to such Incremental Effective Date (such Revolving Lenders the “Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders”) shall assign or transfer to any Revolving Lender which is acquiring a new or additional Revolving Commitment under such Tranche on the Incremental Effective Date (the “Post-Increase Revolving Lenders”), and such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each such Pre-Increase Revolving Lender, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in the Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the related Revolving Commitments) outstanding under such Tranche on such Incremental Effective Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments or transfers and purchases, such Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans under such Tranche will be held by Pre-Increase Revolving Lenders and Post-Increase Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments under such Tranche after giving effect to such Incremental Revolving Commitments (and after giving effect to any Revolving Loans made under such Tranche on the relevant Incremental Effective Date). Such

 

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assignments or transfers and purchases shall be made pursuant to such procedures as may be designated by Administrative Agent and shall not be required to be effectuated in accordance with Section 13.05. For the avoidance of doubt, Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans assigned or transferred and purchased (or re-allocated) pursuant to this Section 2.12(d) shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Post-Increase Revolving Lenders, be deemed to be Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans in respect of the relevant new or additional Revolving Commitments of such Tranche acquired by such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders on the relevant Incremental Effective Date and the terms of such Revolving Loans and participation interests (including, without limitation, the interest rate and maturity applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly. In addition, the L/C Sublimit may be increased by an amount not to exceed the amount of any increase in Revolving Commitments with the consent of the applicable L/C Lenders that agreed to provide Letters of Credit under such increase in the L/C Sublimit and the holders of Incremental Revolving Commitments providing such increase in Revolving Commitments.

(e)         Equal and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.12 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any Incremental Commitments or the funding of Loans thereunder, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f)         Incremental Joinder Agreements. An Incremental Joinder Agreement may, subject to Section 2.12(b), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.12 (including, without limitation, (A) amendments to Section 2.04(b)(iv) and Section 2.09(b)(i) to permit reductions of Tranches of Revolving Commitments (and prepayments of the related Revolving Loans) with an R/C Maturity Date prior to the R/C Maturity Date applicable to a Tranche of Incremental Revolving Commitments without a concurrent reduction of such Tranche of Incremental Revolving Commitments and (B) such other technical amendments as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Incremental Commitments (and any Loans made in respect thereof)).

(g)         Supersede. This Section 2.12 shall supersede any provisions in Section 13.04 to the contrary.

SECTION 2.13.     Extensions of Loans and Commitments.

(a)         Borrower may, at any time request that all or a portion of the Term Loans of any Tranche (an “Existing Term Loan Tranche”) be modified to constitute another Tranche of Term Loans in order to extend the scheduled final maturity date thereof (any such Term Loans which have been so modified, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.13. In order to establish any Extended Term Loans, Borrower shall provide a notice to Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Term Loan Tranche) (a “Term Loan Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loans to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Term Loans of the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they are to be modified except (i) the scheduled final maturity date shall be extended to the date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and the amortization shall be as set forth in the Extension Amendment, (ii) (A) the Applicable Margins with respect to the Extended Term Loans may be higher or lower than the Applicable Margins for the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche and/or (B) additional fees (including prepayment or termination premiums) may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loans in addition to or in lieu of any increased Applicable Margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iii) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any optional or mandatory prepayments or prepayment of Term Loans hereunder in each case as specified in the respective Term Loan Extension Request, (iv) the final maturity date and the scheduled amortization applicable to the Extended Term Loans shall be set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment and the scheduled amortization of

 

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such Existing Term Loan Tranche shall be adjusted to reflect the amortization schedule (including the principal amounts payable pursuant thereto) in respect of the Term Loans under such Existing Term Loan Tranche that have been extended as Extended Term Loans as set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment; provided, however, that the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans of such Existing Term Loan Tranche and (v) the covenants set forth in Section 10.08 may be modified in a manner acceptable to Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to the applicable Extension Amendment, such modifications to become effective only after the Final Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment (it being understood that each Lender providing Extended Term Loans, by executing an Extension Amendment, agrees to be bound by such provisions and waives any inconsistent provisions set forth in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04). Except as provided above, each Lender holding Extended Term Loans shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions set forth in Section 2.09(b) and 2.10(b) applicable to Term Loans) and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the extension of any Term Loans, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Term Loans of any Existing Term Loan Tranche modified to constitute Extended Term Loans pursuant to any Term Loan Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loans of any Extension Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche and Class of Term Loans from the Existing Term Loan Tranche from which they were modified.

(b) Borrower may, at any time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Commitments of any Tranche (an “Existing Revolving Tranche” and any related Revolving Loans thereunder, “Existing Revolving Loans”) be modified to constitute another Tranche of Revolving Commitments in order to extend the termination date thereof (any such Revolving Commitments which have been so modified, “Extended Revolving Commitments” and any related Revolving Loans, “Extended Revolving Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.13. In order to establish any Extended Revolving Commitments, Borrower shall provide a notice to Administrative Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Existing Revolving Tranche) (a “Revolving Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Commitments to be established, which terms shall be identical to those applicable to the Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Tranche from which they are to be modified except (i) the scheduled termination date of the Extended Revolving Commitments and the related scheduled maturity date of the related Extended Revolving Loans shall be extended to the date set forth in the applicable Extension Amendment, (ii) (A) the Applicable Margins with respect to the Extended Revolving Loans may be higher or lower than the Applicable Margins for the Revolving Loans of such Existing Revolving Tranche and/or (B) additional fees may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any increased Applicable Margins contemplated by the preceding clause (A), in each case, to the extent provided in the applicable Extension Amendment, (iii) the Applicable Fee Percentage with respect to the Extended Revolving Commitments may be higher or lower than the Applicable Fee Percentage for the Revolving Commitments of such Existing Revolving Tranche, (iv) the covenants set forth in Section 10.08 may be modified in a manner acceptable to Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party to the applicable Extension Amendment, such modifications to become effective only after the Final Maturity Date in effect immediately prior to giving effect to such Extension Amendment and (v) the L/C Commitments of any L/C Lender that is providing such Extended Revolving Commitments may be extended and the L/C Sublimit may be increased, subject to clause (d) below (it being understood that each Lender providing Extended Revolving Commitments, by executing an Extension Amendment, agrees to be bound by such provisions and waives any inconsistent provisions set forth in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04). Except as provided above, each Lender holding Extended Revolving Commitments shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions set forth in Sections 2.09(b) and 2.10(b) applicable to existing Revolving Loans) and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the extension of any Revolving Commitments, including, without limitation, the procurement of title insurance endorsements reasonably requested by and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Revolving Commitments of any Existing Revolving Tranche modified to constitute Extended Revolving Commitments pursuant to any Revolving Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Commitments of any Extension Tranche shall constitute a separate Tranche and Class of Revolving Commitments from the Existing Revolving Tranche from which they were modified. If, on any Extension Date, any Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the applicable Existing Revolving Tranche, such Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be allocated as Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) and Existing Revolving Loans (and related participations) in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Extended Revolving Commitments bear to its remaining Revolving Commitments of the Existing Revolving Tranche.

(c)         Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Tranche are requested to respond (or such shorter period as is agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion). Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to such Extension Request modified to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall notify Administrative Agent (an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche that it has elected to modify to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable. In the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loans or Revolving Commitments subject to such Extension Elections shall be modified to constitute Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, on a pro rata basis based on the amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments included in such Extension Elections. Borrower shall have the right to withdraw any Extension Request upon written notice to Administrative Agent in the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loans or Revolving Commitments of the Existing Tranche subject to such Extension Request is less than the amount of Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, requested pursuant to such ElectionExtension Request.

(d)         Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Amendment”) to this Agreement (which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit Q or Exhibit R to this Agreement, as applicable, or, in each case, such other form as is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent). Each Extension Amendment shall be executed by Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Extending Lenders (it being understood that such Extension Amendment shall not require the consent of any Lender other than (A) the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable, established thereby, (B) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of an L/C Lender’s obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, the consent of such L/C Lender and (C) with respect to any extension of the Revolving Commitments that results in an extension of the Swingline Lender’s obligations with respect to Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender). An Extension Amendment may, subject to Sections 2.13(a) and (b), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.13 (including, without limitation, (A) amendments to Section 2.04(b)(iii) and Section 2.09(b)(i) to permit reductions of Tranches of Revolving Commitments (and prepayments of the related Revolving Loans) with an R/C Maturity Date prior to the R/C Maturity Date applicable to a Tranche of Extended Revolving Commitments without a concurrent reduction of such Tranche of Extended Revolving Commitments and (B) such other technical amendments as may be necessary or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to give effect to the terms and provisions of any Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Commitments, as applicable).

SECTION 2.14.     Defaulting Lender Provisions.

(a)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if a Lender becomes, and during the period it remains, a Defaulting Lender, the following provisions shall apply:

(i)         the L/C Liabilities and the participations in outstanding Swingline Loan of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders of the applicable

 

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Tranche pro rata in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments of the applicable Tranche; provided that (i) the sum of each Non-Defaulting Lender’s total Revolving Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Tranche Exposure may not in any event exceed the Revolving Commitment of such Tranche of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation, (ii) subject to Section 13.21, neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim Borrower, Administrative Agent, any L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender and (iii) the conditions set forth in Section 7.02(a) are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time);

(ii)         to the extent that any portion (the “un-reallocated portion”) of the Defaulting Lender’s L/C Liabilities and participations in outstanding Swingline Loan cannot be so reallocated, whether by reason of the first proviso in clause (a) above or otherwise, Borrower will, not later than three (3) Business Days after demand by Administrative Agent (at the direction of any L/C Lender and/or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be), (i) Cash Collateralize the obligations of Borrower to the L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender in respect of such L/C Liabilities or participations in outstanding Swingline Loans, as the case may be, in an amount at least equal to the aggregate amount of the un-reallocated portion of such L/C Liabilities or participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans, or (ii) in the case of such participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans, prepay (subject to clause (c) below) and/or Cash Collateralize in full the un-reallocated portion thereof, or (iii) make other arrangements satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and to the applicable L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in their sole discretion to protect them against the risk of non-payment by such Defaulting Lender;

(iii)         Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender under Section 2.05(a); and

(iv)         any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 11 or otherwise) or received by Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.07 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by Administrative Agent or requested by the applicable L/C Lender or Swingline Lender, to be held as Cash Collateral for future funding obligations of that Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or any Swingline Loan, as applicable; fourth, as 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 Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by Administrative Agent and Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Lender or Swingline Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any L/C Lender or the Swingline Lender 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 Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Liabilities 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 7.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Liabilities 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 Liabilities owed to, such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other

 

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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 2.14(a)(iv) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(b)         Cure. If Borrower, Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, 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 amounts then held in the segregated account referred to in Section 2.14(a)), (x) such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par such portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders and/or make such other adjustments as Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Exposure, L/C Liabilities and participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans of the Lenders to be on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Tranches, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender (and such exposure of each Lender will automatically be adjusted on a prospective basis to reflect the foregoing); provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender, and (y) all Cash Collateral provided pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(ii) shall thereafter be promptly returned to Borrower.

(c)         Certain Fees. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, during such period as a Lender is a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender will not be entitled to any fees accruing during such period pursuant to Section 2.05 or Section 2.03(h) (without prejudice to the rights of the Non-Defaulting Lenders in respect of such fees), provided that (i) to the extent that all or a portion of the L/C Liability or the participations in outstanding Swingline Loans of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated to the Non-Defaulting Lenders pursuant to Section 2.14, such fees that would have accrued for the benefit of such Defaulting Lender will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to such Non-Defaulting Lenders, pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitments, and (ii) to the extent that all or any portion of such L/C Liability or participations in any outstanding Swingline Loans cannot be so reallocated, such fees will instead accrue for the benefit of and be payable to the L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender, as applicable, except to the extent of any un-reallocated portion that is Cash Collateralized (and the pro rata payment provisions of Section 4.02 will automatically be deemed adjusted to reflect the provisions of this Section 2.14(c)).

SECTION 2.15.     Refinancing Amendments.

(a)         At any time after the Closing Date, Borrower may obtain Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Term Loans and the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clause (a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans or Incremental Revolving Loans), in the form of Other Term Loans, Other Term Loan Commitments, Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.15 or otherwise, (1) the borrowing and repayment (except for (A) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Other Revolving Commitments (and related outstandings), (B) repayments required upon the maturity date of the Other Revolving Commitments or any other Tranche of Revolving Commitments and (C) repayment made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments (subject to clause (3) below)) of Loans with respect to Other Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments (subject to clause (3) below), (2) the permanent repayment of Revolving Loans with respect to, and termination of, Other Revolving Commitments after the date of obtaining any Other Revolving Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Commitments, except that Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any Class with an earlier maturity date on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other Class with a later maturity date than such Class and (3) assignments and participations of Other Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to other Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans. Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under this Section 2.15(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5.0 million and (y) an integral multiple of $1.0 million in excess thereof.

 

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(b)         The effectiveness of any such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent: (i) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Revolving Commitments or Other Revolving Commitments will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) being refinanced; (ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Term Loans will have a maturity date that is not prior to the maturity date of, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is not shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Term Loans being refinanced (determined without giving effect to the impact of prepayments on amortization of Term Loans being refinanced); (iii) the aggregate principal amount of any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall not exceed the principal amount so refinanced, plus, accrued interest, plus, any premium or other payment required to be paid in connection with such refinancing, plus, the amount of reasonable and customary fees and expenses of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with such refinancing, plus, any unutilized commitments thereunder; (iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of customary legal opinions and other documents; (v) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, execution of amendments to the Mortgages by the applicable Credit Parties and Collateral Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent; (vi) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, delivery to the Administrative Agent of title insurance endorsements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (vii) execution of a Refinancing Amendment by the Credit Parties, Administrative Agent and Lenders providing such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

(c)         The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to this Section 2.15 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Security Documents. The Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR shall take any actions reasonably required by Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Security Documents continue to secure all the Obligations and continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the applicable Refinancing Amendment.

(d)         Upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment pursuant to this Section 2.15, any Person providing the corresponding Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness that was not a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such time shall become a Lender hereunder. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of such Refinancing Amendment, and (i) in the case of any Other Revolving Commitments resulting from such Refinancing Amendment, the Total Revolving Commitments under, and for all purpose of this Agreement, shall be increased by the aggregate amount of such Other Revolving Commitments (net of any existing Revolving Commitments being refinanced by such Refinancing Amendment), (ii) any Other Revolving Loans resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be additional Revolving Loans hereunder, (iii) any Other Term Loans resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be Term Loans hereunder (to the extent funded) and (iv) any Other Term Loan Commitments resulting from such Refinancing Amendment shall be deemed to be Term Loan Commitments hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent may (and each of Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent are authorized by each other Secured Party to) execute such amendments and/or amendments and restatements of any Credit Documents as may be necessary or advisable to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.15. Such amendments may include provisions allowing any Other Term Loans to be treated on the same basis as Term BB-1 Facility Loans in connection with declining prepayments.

(e)         Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans, Other Term Loan Commitments, Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Revolving Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.15. This Section 2.15 shall supersede any provisions in Section 4.02, 4.07(b) or 13.04 to the contrary.

 

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(f) To the extent the Revolving Commitments are being refinanced on the effective date of any Refinancing Amendment, then each of the Revolving Lenders having a Revolving Commitment prior to the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment (such Revolving Lenders the “Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lenders”) shall assign or transfer to any Revolving Lender which is acquiring an Other Revolving Commitment on the effective date of such amendment (the “Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders”), and such Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each such Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lender, at the principal amount thereof, such interests in Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, the related Revolving Commitments) outstanding on the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments or transfers and purchases, such Revolving Loans and participation interests in such L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans will be held by Pre-Refinancing Revolving Lenders and Post-Refinancing Revolving Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments and Other Revolving Commitments, as applicable, after giving effect to such Refinancing Amendment (and after giving effect to any Revolving Loans made on the effective date of such Refinancing Amendment). Such assignments or transfers and purchases shall be made pursuant to such procedures as may be designated by Administrative Agent and shall not be required to be effectuated in accordance with Section 13.05. For the avoidance of doubt, Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans assigned or transferred and purchased pursuant to this Section 2.15(f) shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Post-Increase Revolving Lenders, be deemed to be Other Revolving Loans and participation interests in L/C Liabilities and Swingline Loans in respect of the relevant Other Revolving Commitments acquired by such Post-Increase Revolving Lenders on the relevant amendment effective date and the terms of such Revolving Loans and participation interests (including, without limitation, the interest rate and maturity applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.

SECTION 2.16.     Cash Collateral.

(a)         Certain Credit Support Events. Without limiting any other requirements herein to provide Cash Collateral, if (i) any L/C Lender has honored any full or partial drawing request under any Letter of Credit and such drawing has resulted in an extension of credit hereunder which has not been refinanced as a Revolving Loan or reimbursed, in each case, in accordance with Section 2.03(d) or (ii) Borrower shall be required to provide Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 11.01, Borrower shall, within one (1) Business Day (in the case of clause (i) above) or immediately (in the case of clause (ii) above) following any request by the Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Lender, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount.

(b)         Grant of Security Interest. Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as Cash Collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral (including Cash Collateral provided in accordance with Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(b)(ii), 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.14, 2.16 or 11.01) may be applied pursuant to Section 2.16(c). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person prior to the right or claim of the Administrative Agent or the L/C Lenders as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by any Defaulting Lenders). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at the Administrative Agent or as otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent. Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral in accordance with the account agreement governing such deposit account.

(c)         Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.16 or Sections 2.01(e), 2.03, 2.10(c), 2.10(e), 2.14 or 11.01 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Liabilities, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation), participations in Swingline Loans and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

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(d)         Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce un-reallocated portions or to secure other obligations shall, so long as no Event of Default then exists, be released promptly following (i) the elimination of the applicable un-reallocated portion or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, the assignment of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans and Commitments to a Replacement Lender)) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders that there exists excess Cash Collateral (which, in any event, shall exist at any time that the aggregate amount of Cash Collateral exceeds the Minimum Collateral Amount); provided, however, (x) any such release shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Credit Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Credit Documents, and (y) Borrower and the L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated un-reallocated portions or other obligations.

ARTICLE III.

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

SECTION 3.01.     Repayment of Loans.

(a)         Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay (i) to Administrative Agent for the account of each applicable Revolving Lender on each R/C Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans of the applicable Tranche, and each such Revolving Loan shall mature on the R/C Maturity Date applicable to such Tranche and (ii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the first R/C Maturity Date after such Swingline Loan is made and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided, however, that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans that were outstanding on the date such Borrowing was requested.

(b)         Term AA-5 Facility Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term AA-5 Facility Loans made on the Closing Date in repayment of the principal of such Term AA-5 Facility Loans, on each date set forth on Annex C, that principal amount of such Term AA-5 Facility Loans, to the extent then outstanding, as is set forth opposite such date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15), and the remaining principal amount of such Term AA-5 Facility Loans on the Term AA-5 Facility Maturity Date.

(c)         Term BB-1 Facility Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term BB-1 Facility Loans in repayment of the principal of such Term BB-1 Facility Loans, (i) on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter following the Closingending after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date), an aggregate amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Term BB-1 Facility Loans outstanding on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15) and (ii) the remaining principal amount of Term BB-1 Facility Loans on the Term BB-1 Facility Maturity Date.

(d)         New Term Loans; Extended Term Loans; Other Term Loans. New Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the related Incremental Joinder Agreement pursuant to which such New Term Loans were made, subject, however, to Section 2.12(b). Extended Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the applicable Extension Amendment pursuant to which such Extended Term Loans were established, subject, however, to Section 2.13(a). Other Term Loans shall mature in installments as specified in the applicable Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Other Term Loans were established, subject, however, to Section 2.15(a).

(e) Term A-3 Facility Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date), on each date set forth on Annex C, that principal amount of such Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, for the

 

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avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date), to the extent then outstanding, as is set forth opposite such date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15), and the remaining principal amount of such Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date) on the Term A Facility Maturity Date.

(f) Term A-4 Facility Loans. Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders with Term A-4 Facility Loans, on each date set forth on Annex D, that principal amount of such Term A-4 Facility Loans, to the extent then outstanding, as is set forth opposite such date (subject to adjustment for any prepayments made under Section 2.09 or Section 2.10 or Section 2.11(b) or Section 13.04(b)(B) or as provided in Section 2.12, in Section 2.13 or in Section 2.15), and the remaining principal amount of such Term A-4 Facility Loans on the Term A-4 Facility Maturity Date.

SECTION 3.02.       Interest.

(a)       Borrower hereby promises to pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan made or maintained by such Lender to Borrower for the period from and including the date of such Loan to but excluding the date such Loan shall be paid in full at the following rates per annum:

(i)       during such periods as such Loan (including each Swingline Loan) is an ABR Loan, the Alternate Base Rate (as in effect from time to time), plus the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan, and

(ii)       during such periods as such Loan is a LIBOR Loan, for each Interest Period relating thereto, the LIBO Rate for such Loan for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Margin applicable to such Loan.

(b)       To the extent permitted by Law:

(i)       upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 11.01(b), 11.01(c), 11.01(g) or Section 11.01(h), all Obligations shall automatically and without any action by any Person, bear interest at the Default Rate; and

(ii)       upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, at the written direction of the Required Lenders, all Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

Interest which accrues under this paragraph shall be payable on demand.

(c)       Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable (i) in the case of each ABR Loan (including Swingline Loans), (x) quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Date, (y) on the date of any repayment or prepayment in full of all outstanding ABR Loans of any Tranche of Loans (or of any Swingline Loan) (but only on the principal amount so repaid or prepaid), and (z) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand, and (ii) in the case of each LIBOR Loan, (x) on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, if such Interest Period is longer than three months, on each date occurring at three-month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period, (y) on the date of any repayment or prepayment thereof or the conversion of such Loan to a Loan of another Type (but only on the principal amount so paid, prepaid or converted) and (z) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand. Promptly after the determination of any interest rate provided for herein or any change therein, Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders to which such interest is payable and to Borrower.

 

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ARTICLE IV.

PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; COMPUTATIONS; ETC.

SECTION 4.01.       Payments.

(a)       All payments of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations and other amounts to be made by Borrower under this Agreement and the Notes, and, except to the extent otherwise provided herein and therein, all payments to be made by the Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR under any other Credit Document, shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to Administrative Agent at its account at the Principal Office, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York time, on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date may, at the discretion of Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day). Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof.

(b)       Borrower shall, at the time of making each payment under this Agreement or any Note for the account of any Lender, specify (in accordance with Sections 2.09 and 2.10, if applicable) to Administrative Agent (which shall so notify the intended recipient(s) thereof) or, in the case of Swingline Loans, to the Swingline Lender, the Class and Type of Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or other amounts payable by Borrower hereunder to which such payment is to be applied.

(c)       Except to the extent otherwise provided in the third sentence of Section 2.03(h), each payment received by Administrative Agent or by any L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent) under this Agreement or any Note for the account of any Lender shall be paid by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, to such Lender, in immediately available funds, (x) if the payment was actually received by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, prior to 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time on any day, on such day and (y) if the payment was actually received by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (directly or through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, after 12:00 p.m. (Noon), New York time, on any day, by 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the following Business Day (it being understood that to the extent that any such payment is not made in full by Administrative Agent or by such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as the case may be, Administrative Agent or such Lender (through Administrative Agent), as applicable, shall pay to such Lender, upon demand, interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate from the date such amount was required to be paid to such Lender pursuant to the foregoing clauses until the date Administrative Agent or such L/C Lender (through Administrative Agent), as applicable, pays such Lender the full amount).

(d)       If the due date of any payment under this Agreement or any Note would otherwise fall on a day that is not a Business Day, such date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall be payable for any principal so extended for the period of such extension at the rate then borne by such principal.

SECTION 4.02.       Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein: (a) each borrowing of Loans of a particular Class from the Lenders under Section 2.01 shall be made from the relevant Lenders, each payment of commitment fees under Section 2.05 in respect of Commitments of a particular Class shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of the Commitments of a particular Class under Section 2.04 shall be applied to the respective Commitments of such Class of the relevant Lenders pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Commitments of such Class; (b) except as otherwise provided in Section 5.04, LIBOR Loans of any Class having the same Interest Period shall be allocated pro rata among the relevant Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Commitments and Term Loan Commitments (in the case of the making of Loans) or their respective Revolving Loans and Term Loans (in the case of conversions and continuations of Loans); (c) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d), each payment or prepayment of principal of any Class of Revolving Loans or of any particular Class of Term Loans shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the respective unpaid outstanding principal amounts of the Loans of such Class held by them; and (d) except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.14, Section 2.15, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d), each payment of interest on Revolving Loans and Term Loans shall be made for the account of the relevant Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amounts of interest on such Loans then due and payable to the respective Lenders.

 

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SECTION 4.03.       Computations. Interest on LIBOR Loans, commitment fees and Letter of Credit fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable and interest on ABR Loans and Reimbursement Obligations shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such amounts are payable.

SECTION 4.04.       Minimum Amounts. Except for mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.10 and conversions or prepayments made pursuant to Section 5.04, and Borrowings made to pay Reimbursement Obligations, each Borrowing, conversion and partial prepayment of principal of Loans shall be in an amount at least equal to (a) in the case of Term Loans, $5.0 million with respect to ABR Loans and $5.0 million with respect to LIBOR Loans and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the remaining Term Loans and (b) in the case of Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans, $2.5 million with respect to ABR Loans and $2.5 million with respect to LIBOR Loans and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (borrowings, conversions or prepayments of or into Loans of different Types or, in the case of LIBOR Loans, having different Interest Periods at the same time hereunder to be deemed separate borrowings, conversions and prepayments for purposes of the foregoing, one for each Type or Interest Period) or, if less, the remaining Revolving Loans. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the aggregate principal amount of LIBOR Loans having the same Interest Period shall be in an amount at least equal to $1.0 million and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and, if any LIBOR Loans or portions thereof would otherwise be in a lesser principal amount for any period, such Loans or portions, as the case may be, shall be ABR Loans during such period.

SECTION 4.05.       Certain Notices. Notices by Borrower to Administrative Agent (or, in the case of repayment of the Swingline Loans, to the Swingline Lender) of terminations or reductions of the Commitments, of Borrowings, conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of Loans and of Classes of Loans, of Types of Loans and of the duration of Interest Periods shall be irrevocable and shall be effective only if received by Administrative Agent (or, in the case of Swingline Loans, the Swingline Lender) by telephone not later than 1:00 p.m., New York time (promptly followed by written notice via facsimile or electronic mail), on at least the number of Business Days prior to the date of the relevant termination, reduction, Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment or the first day of such Interest Period specified in the table below (unless otherwise agreed to by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), provided that Borrower may make any such notice conditional upon the occurrence of a Person’s acquisition or sale or any incurrence of indebtedness or issuance of Equity Interests.

NOTICE PERIODS

 

Notice

   Number of
Business Days Prior
Termination or reduction of Commitments    3
Borrowing or optional prepayment of, or conversions into, ABR Loans    1
Borrowing or optional prepayment of, conversions into, continuations as, or duration of Interest Periods for, LIBOR Loans    3
Borrowing or repayment of Swingline Loans    same day

Each such notice of termination or reduction shall specify the amount and the Class of the Commitments to be terminated or reduced. Each such notice of Borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment shall specify the Class of Loans to be borrowed, converted, continued or prepaid and the amount (subject to Section 4.04) and Type of each Loan to be borrowed, converted, continued or prepaid and the date of borrowing, conversion, continuation or prepayment (which shall be a Business Day). Each such notice of the duration of an Interest Period shall specify the Loans to which such Interest Period is to relate. Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the

 

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contents of each such notice. In the event that Borrower fails to select the Type of Loan within the time period and otherwise as provided in this Section 4.05, such Loan (if outstanding as a LIBOR Loan) will be automatically converted into an ABR Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period for such Loan or (if outstanding as an ABR Loan) will remain as, or (if not then outstanding) will be made as, an ABR Loan. In the event that Borrower has elected to borrow or convert Loans into LIBOR Loans but fails to select the duration of any Interest Period for any LIBOR Loans within the time period and otherwise as provided in this Section 4.05, such LIBOR Loan shall have an Interest Period of one month.

SECTION 4.06.       Non-Receipt of Funds by Administrative Agent.

(a)       Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of LIBOR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to Borrower the amount of such interest paid by Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(b)       Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Lenders hereunder that Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Lenders, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Lenders, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or L/C Lender, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

SECTION 4.07.       Right of Setoff, Sharing of Payments; Etc.

(a) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Credit Party agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim a Lender may otherwise have, each Lender shall be entitled, at its option (to the fullest extent permitted by law), subject to obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to set off and apply any deposit (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), or other indebtedness, held by it for the credit or account of such Credit Party at any of its offices, in Dollars or in any other currency, against any principal of or interest on any of such Lender’s Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or any other amount payable to such Lender hereunder that is not paid when due (regardless of whether such deposit or other indebtedness is then due to such Credit Party), in which case it shall promptly notify such Credit Party thereof; provided, however, that such Lender’s failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof; and provided further that no such right of setoff, banker’s lien or counterclaim shall apply to any funds held for further distribution to any Governmental Authority.

 

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(b)       Each of the Lenders agrees that, if it should receive (other than pursuant to Section 2.09(b), Section 2.10(b), Section 2.11, Section 2.12, Section 2.13, Section 2.15, Article V, Section 13.04 or Section 13.05(d) or as otherwise specifically provided herein or in the Engagement Letters) any amount hereunder (whether by voluntary payment, by realization upon security, by the exercise of the right of setoff or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action, by the enforcement of any right under the Credit Documents (including any guarantee), or otherwise) which is applicable to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the Loans, Reimbursement Obligations or fees, the sum of which with respect to the related sum or sums received by other Lenders is in a greater proportion than the total of such amounts then owed and due to such Lender bears to the total of such amounts then owed and due to all of the Lenders immediately prior to such receipt, then such Lender receiving such excess payment shall purchase for cash without recourse or warranty from the other Lenders an interest in the Obligations to such Lenders in such amount as shall result in a proportional participation by all of the Lenders in such amount; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess amount is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. Borrower consents to the foregoing arrangements.

(c)       Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing such a participation may exercise all rights of setoff, banker’s lien, counterclaim or similar rights with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct holder of Loans or other amounts (as the case may be) owing to such Lender in the amount of such participation.

(d)       Nothing contained herein shall require any Lender to exercise any such right or shall affect the right of any Lender to exercise, and retain the benefits of exercising, any such right with respect to any other Indebtedness or obligation of any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR. If, under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, any Lender receives a secured claim in lieu of a setoff to which this Section 4.07 applies, such Lender shall, to the extent practicable, exercise its rights in respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders entitled under this Section 4.07 to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured claim.

(e)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4.07, in the event that any Defaulting Lender exercises any right of setoff, (i) all amounts so set off will be paid over immediately to Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.14 and, pending such payment, will be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders and (ii) the Defaulting Lender will provide promptly to Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.

ARTICLE V.

YIELD PROTECTION, ETC.

SECTION 5.01.       Additional Costs.

(a)       If any Change in Law shall:

(i)       subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Note, any Letter of Credit or any Lender’s participation therein, any L/C Document or any Loan made by it, any deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender in respect thereof by any Governmental Authority (except for any Covered Taxes or Excluded Taxes);

(ii)       impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Lender, in each case, that is not otherwise included in the determination of the LIBO Rate hereunder; or

 

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(iii)       impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or LIBOR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing is to materially increase the cost to such Lender or L/C Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining LIBOR Loans (or of maintaining its obligation to make any LIBOR Loans) or issuing, maintaining or participating in Letters of Credit (or maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), then, in any such case, Borrower shall, within 10 days of written demand therefor, pay such Lender or L/C Lender any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or L/C Lender for such increased cost. If any Lender or L/C Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this subsection, it shall promptly notify Borrower, through Administrative Agent, of the event by reason of which it has become so entitled.

(b)       A certificate as to any additional amounts setting forth the calculation of such additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.01 submitted by such Lender or L/C Lender, through Administrative Agent, to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of clearly demonstrable error. Without limiting the survival of any other covenant hereunder, this Section 5.01 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Notes and all other Obligations payable hereunder.

(c)       In the event that any Lender shall have determined that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or any Lending Office of such Lender or the Lender’s holding company with regard to capital or liquidity requirements, does or shall have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such holding company’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, the Commitments of such Lender, the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans held by such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or such holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time, after submission by such Lender or Borrower (with a copy to Administrative Agent) of a written request therefor (setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the affected Lender and the basis for such request), Borrower shall promptly pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such reduction.

(d)       Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 5.01 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than ninety (90) days prior to the date that such Lender notifies Borrower of the change in law giving rise to such increased costs incurred or reductions suffered and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 5.02.       Inability to Determine Interest Rate.

(a)        If prior to the first day of any Interest Period: (a) Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower) that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Base Rate for such Interest Period or (b) Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Required Lenders that Dollar deposits are not available in the relevant amount and for the relevant Interest Period available to the Required Lenders in the London interbank market or (c) the Required Lenders determine that the LIBO Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loans (in each case, “Impacted Loans”), Administrative Agent shall give electronic mail or telephonic notice thereof to Borrower and the Lenders as soon as practicable thereof. If such notice is given, (x) any LIBOR Loans requested to be made on the first day of such Interest Period shall be made as ABR Loans, (y) any Loans that were to have been converted on the first day of such Interest Period to LIBOR Loans shall be converted to, or continued as, ABR Loans and (z) any outstanding LIBOR Loans shall be converted, on the first day of such Interest Period, to ABR Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by Administrative Agent (which the Administrative Agent agrees to do if the circumstances giving rise to such notice cease to exist), no further LIBOR Loans shall be made, or continued as such, nor shall Borrower have the right to convert Loans to, LIBOR Loans.

 

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(b)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there are Impacted Loans as provided above, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with Borrower and the affected Lenders, may establish an alternative interest rate for the Impacted Loans, in which case, such alternative rate of interest shall apply with respect to the Impacted Loans (to the extent Borrower does not elect to maintain such Impacted Loans as ABR Loans) until (1) the Administrative Agent revokes the notice delivered with respect to the Impacted Loans (which the Administrative Agent agrees to do if the circumstances giving rise to Impacted Loans cease to exist), (2) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent and Borrower that such alternative interest rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Impacted Loans, or (3) any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to such alternative rate of interest or to determine or charge interest rates based upon such rate or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to do any of the foregoing and provides the Administrative Agent and Borrower written notice thereof.

SECTION 5.03.       Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that any change after the date hereofSixth Amendment Effective Date in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender or its Applicable Lending Office to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit hereunder (and, in the sole opinion of such Lender, the designation of a different Applicable Lending Office would either not avoid such unlawfulness or would be disadvantageous to such Lender), then such Lender shall promptly notify Borrower thereof (with a copy to Administrative Agent) and such Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Loans of any other Type into, LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit shall be suspended until such time as such Lender or L/C Lender may again make and maintain LIBOR Loans or issue Letters of Credit (in which case the provisions of Section 5.04 shall be applicable).

SECTION 5.04.       Treatment of Affected Loans. If the obligation of any Lender to make LIBOR Loans or to continue, or to convert ABR Loans into, LIBOR Loans shall be suspended pursuant to Section 5.03, such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be automatically converted into ABR Loans on the last day(s) of the then current Interest Period(s) for such LIBOR Loans (or on such earlier date as such Lender may specify to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent as is required by law) and, unless and until such Lender gives notice as provided below that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to such conversion no longer exist:

(i)       to the extent that such Lender’s LIBOR Loans have been so converted, all payments and prepayments of principal which would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s LIBOR Loans shall be applied instead to its ABR Loans; and

(ii)       all Loans which would otherwise be made or continued by such Lender as LIBOR Loans shall be made or continued instead as ABR Loans and all ABR Loans of such Lender which would otherwise be converted into LIBOR Loans shall remain as ABR Loans.

If such Lender gives notice to Borrower with a copy to Administrative Agent that the circumstances specified in Section 5.03 which gave rise to the conversion of such Lender’s LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section 5.04 no longer exist (which such Lender agrees to do promptly upon such circumstances ceasing to exist) at a time when LIBOR Loans are outstanding, such Lender’s ABR Loans shall be automatically converted, on the first day(s) of the next succeeding Interest Period(s) for such outstanding LIBOR Loans, to the extent necessary so that, after giving effect thereto, all Loans held by the Lenders holding LIBOR Loans and by such Lender are held pro rata (as to principal amounts, Types and Interest Periods) in accordance with their respective Commitments.

SECTION 5.05.       Compensation.

(a)       Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense (excluding any loss of profits or margin) which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (1) default by Borrower in payment when due of the principal amount of or interest on any LIBOR Loan, (2) default by Borrower in making a borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of LIBOR Loans after Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, (3) Borrower making any prepayment other than on the date specified in the relevant prepayment notice, or (4) the conversion or the making of a payment

 

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or a prepayment (including any repayments or prepayments made pursuant to Sections 2.09 or 2.10 or as a result of an acceleration of Loans pursuant to Section 11.01 or as a result of the replacement of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.11 or 13.04(b)) of LIBOR Loans on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, including in each case, any such loss (excluding any loss of profits or margin) or expense arising from the reemployment of funds obtained by it or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained; provided that no such amounts under this Section 5.05(a) shall be payable by Borrower in connection with any termination in accordance with Section 2.12(b) of any Interest Period of one month or shorter.

(b)       For the purpose of calculation of all amounts payable to a Lender under this Section 5.05 each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant LIBOR Loan through the purchase of a deposit bearing interest at the LIBO Base Rate in an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that each Lender may fund each of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of amounts payable under this subsection. Any Lender requesting compensation pursuant to this Section 5.05 will furnish to Administrative Agent and Borrower a certificate setting forth the basis and amount of such request and such certificate, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive. Without limiting the survival of any other covenant hereunder, this covenant shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Obligations and all other amounts payable hereunder.

SECTION 5.06.       Net Payments.

(a)       Except as provided in this Section 5.06(a), all payments made by any Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR hereunder or under any Note or any Guarantee will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Except as required by law, all such payments will be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any present or future Taxes now or hereafter imposed by any Governmental Authority or taxing authority with respect to such payments (including Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section). If any Covered Taxes are so deducted or withheld, then the applicable Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR agrees to increase the sum payable by such Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR so that, after such deduction or withholding (including such deduction or withholding on account of Covered Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section), such payment will not be less than the amount provided for herein or in such other Credit Document. The applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the amount of any Taxes deducted or withheld from a payment made by a Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR hereunder or under any note or any Guarantee to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent within 45 days after the date the payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent evidencing such payment by the applicable Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR. The Credit Parties, each Holding Company and RRR agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and reimburse such Lender upon its written request, for the amount of any Covered Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such Lender (including Covered Taxes imposed or asserted on amounts payable under this Section) and for any other reasonable expenses arising therefrom, in each case, whether or not such Covered Taxes were correctly or legally imposed. Such written request shall include a certificate of such Lender setting forth in reasonable detail the basis of such request and such certificate, absent manifest error, shall be conclusive.

(b)      (i)       Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Credit Document shall deliver to Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 5.06(b)(ii), (c), and (d) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender. If Administrative Agent is a U.S. Person, it shall deliver two executed originals of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax. Otherwise, Administrative Agent

 

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(including any successor Administrative Agent that is not a U.S. Person) shall deliver two duly completed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (with respect to any payments to be received on its own behalf) and Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (for all other payments) certifying that it is a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of its trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Credit Parties to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments (and the Credit Parties and Administrative Agent agree to so treat Administrative Agent as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments), with the effect that the Credit Parties can make payments to Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States.

      (ii)       Each Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) agrees to the extent it is legally entitled to do so to deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent on or prior to the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date or, in the case of a Lender that is an assignee or transferee of an interest under this Agreement pursuant to Section 13.05 (unless the assigned or transferee Lender was already a Lender hereunder immediately prior to such assignment or transfer and was in compliance with this Section 5.06(b) as of the date of such assignment or transfer), on the date of such assignment or transfer to such Lender, (i) two accurate and complete original signed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 together with any applicable attachments certifying to such Lender’s entitlement to exemption from or reduction in the rate of United States withholding tax with respect to payments to be made under this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any Guarantee, or (ii) if the Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E (any such certificate, a “Foreign Lender Certificate”) and (y) two accurate and complete original signed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 certifying to such Lender’s entitlement to the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code. Each Non-U.S. Lender, to the extent it is not the beneficial owner, shall deliver to Administrative Agent and to Borrower, on or prior to the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (in the case of each Lender listed on the signature pages hereof), on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Lender (in the case of each other Lender), or on such later date when such Lender ceases to act for its own account with respect to any portion of such sums paid or payable, and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of Borrower or Administrative Agent, (i) two original copies of the forms or statements required to be provided by such Lender under this Section 5.06(b), properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, to establish the portion of any such sums paid or payable with respect to which such Lender acts for its own account and is not subject to United States withholding tax, and (ii) two original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) properly completed and duly executed by such Lender, together with the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1, D-2 or D-3, as applicable, and/or any other certification documents from each beneficial owner. In addition, each Lender agrees that from time to time after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, when a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders the previous certification obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, it will deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent two new accurate and complete original signed copies of the applicable Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 and, as applicable, a Foreign Lender Certificate, as the case may be, and such other forms as may be required by applicable law in order to confirm or establish the entitlement of such Lender to a continued exemption from or reduction in United States withholding tax with respect to payments under this Agreement and any Note or any Guarantee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be required to deliver any such form or certificate if a change in treaty, law or regulation has occurred prior to the date on which such delivery would otherwise be required that renders any such form or certificate inapplicable or would prevent the Lender from duly completing and delivering any such form or certificate with respect to it and such Lender so advises Borrower.

(c)       Each Lender and Administrative Agent that is a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver at the time(s) and in the manner(s) prescribed by applicable law, to Borrower and Administrative Agent (as applicable), a properly completed and duly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or any successor form, certifying that such Person is exempt from United States backup withholding Tax on payments made hereunder.

(d)       If a payment made to a Lender under any Credit Document would be subject to United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law

 

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(including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Borrower or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Borrower and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. For purposes of this Section 5.06(d), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(e)       In addition, Borrower agrees to (and shall timely) pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other similar charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or under the Notes or from the execution, delivery, filing, recordation or registration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or the Notes (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(f)       Any Lender claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 5.06 agrees to use (at the Credit Parties’ expense) reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions) to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if the making of such change would avoid the need for, or in the opinion of such Lender, materially reduce the amount of, any such additional amounts that may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender.

(g)       If (i) Administrative Agent or any Lender receives a cash refund in respect of an overpayment of Taxes from a Governmental Authority with respect to, and actually resulting from, an amount of Taxes actually paid to or on behalf of Administrative Agent or such Lender by Borrower or any other Credit Party, each Holding Company or RRR (a “Tax Benefit”) and (ii) Administrative Agent or such Lender determines in its good faith sole discretion that such Tax Benefit has been correctly paid by such Governmental Authority, and will not be required to be repaid to such Governmental Authority, then Administrative Agent or such Lender shall notify Borrower of such Tax Benefit and forward the proceeds of such Tax Benefit (or relevant portion thereof) to Borrower as reduced by any reasonable expense or liability incurred by Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with obtaining such Tax Benefit; provided, however, that Borrower, upon the request of Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 5.06(g) shall not be construed to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to Borrower or any other Person. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in no event will any Lender be required to pay any amount to Borrower the payment of which would place such Lender in a less favorable net after-tax position than such Lender would have been in if the additional amounts giving rise to such refund of any Taxes had never been paid.

(h)       For purposes of this Section 5.06, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

ARTICLE VI.

GUARANTEES

SECTION 6.01.       The Guarantees. Each (a) Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, hereby guarantees as primary obligor and not as surety to each Secured Party and its successors and assigns the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, demand or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under the Bankruptcy Code) on the Loans made by the Lenders to, and the Notes held by each Lender of, Borrower, and (b) Credit Party, jointly and severally with each other Credit Party, hereby guarantees as primary obligor and not as surety to each Secured Party and its successors and assigns the prompt payment and performance in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the principal of and interest (including any interest, fees, costs or charges that would accrue but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code after any bankruptcy or insolvency petition under the Bankruptcy Code) of all other Obligations from time to time owing to the Secured Parties by any other Credit Party under any Credit Document, any Swap Contract entered into with a Swap Provider or any Cash Management Agreement entered into with a Cash Management Bank, in each case now or hereinafter created, incurred or made, whether absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated and strictly in accordance with the terms thereof; provided, that (i) the obligations guaranteed shall exclude obligations under any Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreements with respect to which

 

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the applicable Swap Provider or Cash Management Bank, as applicable, provides notice to Borrower that it does not want such Swap Contract or Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, to be secured, and (ii) as to each Guarantor the obligations guaranteed by such Guarantor hereunder shall not include any Excluded Swap Obligations in respect of such Guarantor (such obligations being guaranteed pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being herein collectively called the “Guaranteed Obligations” (it being understood that the Guaranteed Obligations of Borrower shall be limited to those referred to in clause (b) above)). Each Credit Party, jointly and severally with each other Credit Party, hereby agrees that if any other Credit Party shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, such Credit Party will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.

SECTION 6.02.       Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Credit Parties under Section 6.01 shall constitute a guaranty of payment (and not of collection) and are absolute, irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations under this Agreement, the Notes or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor (except for Payment in Full). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of any of the Credit Parties with respect to its respective guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations which shall remain absolute, irrevocable and unconditional under any and all circumstances as described above:

(i)       at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Credit Parties, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;

(ii)       the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be amended in any respect, or any right under the Credit Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be amended or waived in any respect or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;

(iii)       the release of any other Credit Party pursuant to Section 6.08;

(iv)       any renewal, extension or acceleration of, or any increase in the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of, or any consent to departure from, the Credit Documents;

(v)       any failure or omission to assert or enforce or agreement or election not to assert or enforce, delay in enforcement, or the stay or enjoining, by order of court, by operation of law or otherwise, of the exercise or enforcement of, any claim or demand or any right, power or remedy (whether arising under any Credit Documents, at law, in equity or otherwise) with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement relating thereto, or with respect to any other guaranty of or security for the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(vi)       any settlement, compromise, release, or discharge of, or acceptance or refusal of any offer of payment or performance with respect to, or any substitutions for, the Guaranteed Obligations or any subordination of the Guaranteed Obligations to any other obligations;

(vii)       the validity, perfection, non-perfection or lapse in perfection, priority or avoidance of any security interest or lien, the release of any or all collateral securing, or purporting to secure, the Guaranteed Obligations or any other impairment of such collateral;

 

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(viii)       any exercise of remedies with respect to any security for the Guaranteed Obligations (including, without limitation, any collateral, including the Collateral securing or purporting to secure any of the Guaranteed Obligations) at such time and in such order and in such manner as the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties may decide and whether or not every aspect thereof is commercially reasonable and whether or not such action constitutes an election of remedies and even if such action operates to impair or extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy that any Credit Party would otherwise have and without limiting the generality of the foregoing or any other provisions hereof, each Credit Party hereby expressly waives any and all benefits which might otherwise be available to such Credit Party as a surety under applicable law, including, without limitation, California Civil Code Sections 2809, 2810, 2819, 2939, 2845, 2848, 2849, 2850, 2855, 2899 and 3433; or

(ix)       any other circumstance whatsoever which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Credit Party as a guarantor in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations or which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of any Credit Party as a guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, or of such Credit Party under the guarantee contained in this Article 6 or of any security interest granted by any Credit Party in its capacity as a guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or under any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law, or in any other instance.

The Credit Parties hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand of payment, protest, marshaling and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Party thereof exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Credit Party under this Agreement, the Notes, the Swap Contracts or the Cash Management Agreements or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Credit Parties waive any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension, waiver, termination or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by any Secured Party thereof upon this guarantee or acceptance of this guarantee, and the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this guarantee, and all dealings between the Credit Parties and the Secured Parties shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this guarantee. This guarantee shall be construed as a continuing, absolute, irrevocable and unconditional guarantee of payment and performance without regard to any right of offset with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations at any time or from time to time held by the Secured Parties, and the obligations and liabilities of the Credit Parties hereunder shall not be conditioned or contingent upon the pursuit by the Secured Parties or any other Person at any time of any right or remedy against any Credit Party or against any other Person which may be or become liable in respect of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations or against any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto. This guarantee shall remain in full force and effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the Credit Parties and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Parties, and their respective successors and assigns, notwithstanding that from time to time during the term of this Agreement there may be no Guaranteed Obligations outstanding.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.02 shall permit amendments to the Credit Documents or an acceleration of the Obligations other than as set forth in the Credit Documents.

SECTION 6.03.       Reinstatement. The obligations of the Credit Parties under this Article VI shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Credit Party in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise. The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree that they will indemnify each Secured Party on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred by such Secured Party in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, other than any costs or expenses resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach by, such Secured Party.

 

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SECTION 6.04.       Subrogation; Subordination. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that until the payment and satisfaction in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of the Lenders under this Agreement it shall not exercise any right or remedy arising by reason of any performance by it of its guarantee in Section 6.01, whether by subrogation, contribution or otherwise, against any Credit Party of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. The payment of any amounts due with respect to any indebtedness of any Credit Party now or hereafter owing to any Credit Party by reason of any payment by such Credit Party under the Guarantee in this Article VI is hereby subordinated to the prior Payment in Full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Credit Party agrees that it will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any such indebtedness of any other Credit Party to such Credit Party until the Obligations shall have been Paid in Full in cash. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and any amounts are paid to the Credit Parties in violation of the foregoing limitation, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Credit Party as trustee for the Secured Parties and be paid over to Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations without affecting in any manner the liability of such Credit Party under the other provisions of the guaranty contained herein.

SECTION 6.05.       Remedies. The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree that, as between the Credit Parties and the Lenders, the obligations of any Credit Party under this Agreement and the Notes may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article XI (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Article XI) for purposes of Section 6.01, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable arising under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or other law providing for protection from creditors) as against such other Credit Parties and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the other Credit Parties for purposes of Section 6.01.

SECTION 6.06.       Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article VI is a continuing guarantee of payment and performance, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever arising.

SECTION 6.07.       General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or proceeding involving any state corporate law, or any state, federal or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of any Credit Party under Section 6.01 would otherwise be held or determined to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under Section 6.01, then, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Credit Party, any Secured Party or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding.

SECTION 6.08.       Release of Guarantors. If, in compliance with the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents, (i) the Equity Interests of any Guarantor are directly or indirectly sold or otherwise transferred such that such Guarantor no longer constitutes a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Transferred Guarantor”) to a Person or Persons, none of which is Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, or (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary is designated as or becomes an Unrestricted Subsidiary, upon the consummation of such sale or transfer, Transferred Guarantor, and upon such designation, such Person so designated or which becomes such an Unrestricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall be automatically released from its obligations under this Agreement (including under Section 13.03 hereof) and the other Credit Documents, and its obligations to pledge and grant any Collateral owned by it pursuant to any Security Document, and the pledge of Equity Interests in any Transferred Guarantor or any Unrestricted Subsidiary to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents shall be automatically released, and, so long as Borrower shall have provided the Agents such certifications or documents as any Agent shall reasonably request, Collateral Agent shall take such actions as are necessary to effect and evidence each release described in this Section 6.08 in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Security Documents and this Agreement.

SECTION 6.09.       Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor hereby jointly and severally absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time by each other Credit Party to honor all of its obligations under the Guarantee in respect of Swap Obligations (provided, however, that each Qualified ECP Guarantor shall only be liable under this Section 6.09 for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section 6.09, or otherwise under the Guarantee, as it relates to such Credit Party, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of each Qualified ECP Guarantor under this

 

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Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Payment in Full of the Guaranteed Obligations. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Section 6.09 constitute, and this Section 6.09 shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Credit Party for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

SECTION 6.10.       Right of Contribution. Each Credit Party hereby agrees that to the extent that a Credit Party (a “Funding Credit Party”) shall have paid more than its Fair Share (as defined below) of any payment made hereunder, such Credit Party shall be entitled to seek and receive contribution from and against any other Credit Party hereunder which has not paid its Fair Share of such payment. Each Credit Party’s right of contribution shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Section 6.04. The provisions of this Section 6.10 shall in no respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Credit Party to the Secured Parties, and each Credit Party shall remain liable to the Secured Parties for the full amount guaranteed by such Credit Party hereunder. “Fair Share” means, with respect to a Credit Party as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the ratio of (A) the Adjusted Maximum Amount (as defined below) with respect to such Credit Party to (B) the aggregate of the Adjusted Maximum Amounts with respect to all Credit Parties multiplied by (ii) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Funding Credit Parties under this Article VI in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations. “Adjusted Maximum Amount” means, with respect to a Credit Party as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Credit Party under this Article VI; provided that, solely for purposes of calculating the “Adjusted Maximum Amount” with respect to any Credit Party for purposes of this Section 6.10, any assets or liabilities of such Credit Party arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Credit Party. The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Funding Credit Party.

ARTICLE VII.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

SECTION 7.01.       Conditions to Initial Extensions of Credit.

The obligations of Lenders to make any initial extension of credit hereunder (whether by making a Loan or issuing a replacement and/or new Letter of Credit) are subject to the satisfaction of the following:

(a)       Corporate Documents.

(i)       Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Organizational Documents of each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR and evidence of all corporate or other applicable authority for each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR (including resolutions or written consents and incumbency certificates) with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of such of the Credit Documents to which each such Credit Party, Holding Company and RRR is intended to be a party as of the Closing Date, certified as of the Closing Date as complete and correct copies thereof by a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party, Holding Company and RRR (or the member or manager or general partner of such Credit Party, Holding Company and RRR, as applicable).

(ii)       Administrative Agent shall have received:

(A)       certified copies of the GVR/ANC License Agreement, each Native American Contract (or, in the case of Native American Contracts, forms of such contracts), the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement, the LandCo Support Agreement and the LandCo Credit Agreement, duly executed by the parties thereto, each including certification by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower that such documents are in full force and effect as of the Closing Date; and

(B)       certified copies of the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes, duly executed by all parties thereto, which is in full force and effect on the Closing Date.

 

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(b)       Officer’s Certificate. Administrative Agent shall have received an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower, dated the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01(t), 7.02(a)(i) and 7.02(a)(ii) (giving effect to the provisions contained therein) have been satisfied.

(c)       Opinions of Counsel. Administrative Agent shall have received the following opinions, each of which shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the Closing Date and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type:

(i)       an opinion of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, special counsel to the Credit Parties; and

(ii)       opinions of local counsel to the Credit Parties in such jurisdictions as are set forth in Schedule 7.01.

(d)       Notes. Administrative Agent shall have received copies of the Notes, duly completed and executed, for each Lender that requested a Note at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(e)       Credit Agreement. Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement (a) executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Credit Party and (b) executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each Person that is a Lender on the Closing Date.

(f)       Filings and Lien Searches. Administrative Agent shall have received (i) UCC financing statements in form appropriate for filing in the jurisdiction of organization of each Credit Party, (ii) results of lien searches conducted in the jurisdictions in which Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are organized and (iii) security agreements or other agreements in appropriate form for filing in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office with respect to intellectual property of Borrower to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement.

(g)       Security Documents. (i) Administrative Agent shall have received the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the Custodian Agreement and the Initial Perfection Certificate, in each case duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR, and (ii) Collateral Agent shall have received, to the extent required pursuant to the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement and not prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws), (1) original certificates representing the certificated Pledged Securities (as defined in the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement) required to be delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement, accompanied by original undated stock powers executed in blank (except as set forth on Schedule 9.15) (provided that, the pledge of any Equity Interests of any Person that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Nevada Gaming Authorities as a licensee or registered company under the Nevada Gaming Laws will require the approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities in order to be effective, and no certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of such Person or any undated stock powers or assignments separate from certificate relating thereto shall be delivered to Administrative Agent or any custodial agent thereof until such approval has been obtained; provided further that, all certificates representing such Equity Interests (and the corresponding undated stock powers or assignments separate from certificate) shall be held in the State of Nevada by a bailee reasonably agreed to by Administrative Agent pursuant to a Custodian Agreement in the form of Exhibit U attached hereto), and (2) the promissory notes, intercompany notes, instruments, and chattel paper identified under the name of such Credit Parties in Schedule 6 to the Initial Perfection Certificate (other than such certificates, promissory notes, intercompany notes, instruments and chattel paper that constitute “Excluded Property” (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement)), accompanied by undated notations or instruments of assignment executed in blank, and all of the foregoing shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance (in each case to the extent required to be delivered to Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreement or the Pledge Agreement).

 

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(h)       Capitalization. The pro forma capitalization (after giving effect to the Transactions), cash management systems, structure and equity ownership of Borrower and its Subsidiaries that have been provided to Administrative Agent in writing shall be acceptable to Administrative Agent.

(i)       Financial Statements. Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal year ended on such date, together with reports thereon by Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants; provided, that Administrative Agent acknowledges that it has received such balance sheets and related statements of earnings, changes in members’ equity and cash flows and reports thereon and (ii) the unaudited interim consolidated and (to the extent available) consolidating balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) and the related statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016, in each case which financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(j)       [Reserved].

(k)       [Reserved].

(l)       Insurance. Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of insurance complying with the requirements of Section 9.02 and certificates naming Collateral Agent as an additional insured and/or loss payee to the extent required pursuant to such Section 9.02.

(m)       Credit Documents in Full Force and Effect; Engagement Letters. The Credit Documents required to be executed and delivered on or prior to the Closing Date shall be in full force and effect. Borrower shall have complied, or shall comply substantially concurrently with the funding of the Loans hereunder, in all respects with its payment obligations under the Engagement Letters required to be performed on the Closing Date.

(n)       Repayment of Indebtedness.

(i)       Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have effected (or will, on the Closing Date, effect) the repayment in full of all obligations and indebtedness of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the termination of all outstanding commitments in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement (with the exception of obligations relating to each applicable Existing Letter of Credit issued thereunder), on customary terms and conditions and pursuant to documentation reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent. All Liens and guarantees in respect of such obligations shall have been terminated or released (or arrangements for such termination or release reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall have been made) (with the exception of obligations relating to each applicable Existing Letter of Credit issued thereunder), and Administrative Agent shall have received (or will, on the Closing Date, receive) evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and a “pay-off” letter or letters reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent with respect to such obligations and such UCC termination statements, mortgage releases and other instruments, in each case in proper form for recording, as Administrative Agent shall have reasonably requested to release and terminate of record the Liens securing such obligations (or arrangements for such termination or release reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent shall have been made).

(ii)       After giving effect to the Transactions, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have outstanding no Indebtedness for borrowed money or Disqualified Capital Stock other than (x) the Obligations under the Credit Documents, (ii) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 10.01, (iii) the Senior Unsecured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million and (iv) other Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.01 and agreed by Administrative Agent.

(o)       Consummation of Transactions. The Transactions and the consummation thereof shall be in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws (including Gaming Laws and Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X) and all applicable Gaming Approvals and other applicable regulatory approvals. After giving effect to the Transactions, there shall be no conflict with, or default under, any material Contractual Obligation of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any such material Contractual Obligations (i) entered into pursuant to the Transactions and (ii) in respect of Senior Unsecured Notes) (except as Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree)).

 

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(p)       Approvals. Other than as set forth in Section 8.06, Section 8.15 and on Schedule 9.15, all necessary Gaming Approvals and Governmental Authority and third party approvals and/or consents in connection with the Transactions, including without limitation, the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (excluding consents from third parties pertaining to collateral and security for the Loans which are addressed elsewhere in this Article VII) shall have been obtained and shall remain in full force and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any competent authority which restrains, enjoins, prevents or imposes materially adverse conditions upon the consummation of the Transactions. In addition, there shall not exist any judgment, order, injunction or other restraint, and there shall be no pending litigation or proceeding by any Governmental Authority, prohibiting, enjoining or imposing materially adverse conditions upon the Transactions, or on the consummation thereof.

(q)       Solvency. Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate in the form of Exhibit G from a Responsible Officer of Borrower with respect to the Solvency of Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries), immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions.

(r)       Payment of Fees and Expenses. To the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all costs, fees, expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses of Latham & Watkins LLP, and of local counsel in any applicable jurisdiction, if any) of Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and (in the case of fees only) the Lenders required to be paid by this Agreement or by the Engagement Letters, in each case, payable to Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and/or Lenders in respect of the Transactions, shall have been paid to the extent due.

(s)       Patriot Act. On or prior to the Closing Date, Administrative Agent shall have received at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date by Administrative Agent that Administrative Agent reasonably determines is required by regulatory authorities from the Credit Parties under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Act.

(t)       Material Adverse Changes. Since December 31, 2015, there has been no event, change or condition that has had or could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 7.02.       Conditions to All Extensions of Credit. Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.12 and the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement, the obligations of the Lenders to make any Loan or otherwise extend any credit to Borrower upon the occasion of each Borrowing or other extension of credit (whether by making a Loan or issuing a Letter of Credit) hereunder (including the initial borrowing) is subject to the further conditions precedent that:

(a)       No Default or Event of Default; Representations and Warranties True. Both immediately prior to the making of such Loan or other extension of credit and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use thereof:

(i)       no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (provided that this clause (i) shall not apply to any extensions of credit pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan to the extent provided in Section 2.12 and the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement);

(ii)       each of the representations and warranties made by the Credit Parties in Article VIII and by each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR in each of the other Credit Documents to which it is a party shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of the making of such Loan or other extension of credit with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (it being understood and agreed that any such representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of an earlier date shall be

 

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required to be true and correct in all material respects only as such earlier date, and that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on the applicable date) (provided that this clause (ii) shall not apply to any extensions of credit pursuant to an Incremental Term Loan to the extent provided in Section 2.12 and the applicable Incremental Joinder Agreement); and

(iii)      (A) the sum of the aggregate amount of the outstanding Revolving Loans, plus the aggregate amount of the outstanding Swingline Loans plus the aggregate outstanding L/C Liabilities shall not exceed the Total Revolving Commitments then in effect and (B) the Revolving Tranche Exposure of all Revolving Lenders in respect of eachthe applicable Tranche of Revolving Commitments does not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments of such Tranche then in effect.

(b)       Notice of Borrowing. Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing and/or Letter of Credit Request, as applicable, duly completed and complying with Section 4.05. Each Notice of Borrowing or Letter of Credit Request delivered by Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by Borrower that on and as of the date of such notice and on and as of the relevant borrowing date or date of issuance of a Letter of Credit (both immediately before and after giving effect to such borrowing or issuance and the application of the proceeds thereof) that the applicable conditions in Sections 7.01 or 7.02, as the case may be, have been satisfied.

ARTICLE VIII.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Credit Party represents and warrants to Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and Lenders that, at and as of each Funding Date, in each case immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the transactions to occur on such date (provided, that such representations and warranties made on the Closing Date shall be made giving effect to the Transactions):

SECTION 8.01.       Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law.

(a)       Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (b)(i) has all requisite corporate or other power and authority, and (ii) has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its Property and carry on its business as now being conducted; and (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary; except, in the case of clauses (b)(ii) and (c) where the failure thereof individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)       Neither Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of its Property is in violation of, nor will the continued operation of Borrower’s, such Holding Company’s, RRR’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s Property as currently conducted violate, any Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, the Act and any zoning or building ordinance, code or approval or permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) or is in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree or order of any Governmental Authority, where such violations or defaults would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)       Neither Borrower, any Guarantor, RRR nor any Holding Company is an EEA Financial Institution.

SECTION 8.02.       Financial Condition; Etc. Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent or made publically available (a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) as of December 31, 2015, and the related statements of earnings, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on those dates, together with reports thereon by Ernst & Young LLP, certified public accountants and (b) the unaudited interim consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (before giving effect to the Transactions) and the related statements of earnings, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash

 

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flows for the most recent fiscal quarter ending after December 31, 2015 (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) and at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date. All of said financial statements, including in each case the related schedules and notes, are true, complete and correct in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of said balance sheets and the results of their operations for the respective periods covered thereby, subject (in the case of interim statements) to normal period-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

SECTION 8.03.       Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.03, there is no Proceeding (other than any normal overseeing reviews of the Gaming Authorities) pending against, or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened in writing against, Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective Properties before any Governmental Authority or private arbitrator that (i) either individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) as of the Closing Date only, challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Credit Documents.

SECTION 8.04.       No Breach; No Default.

(a)       None of the execution, delivery and performance by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR of any Credit Document to which it is a party nor the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated (including the Transactions) do or will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of, or require any consent (which has not been obtained and is in full force and effect) under (x) any Organizational Document of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or (y) any applicable Requirement of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Law) or (z) any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority binding on any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or tortiously interfere with, result in a breach of, or require termination of, any term or provision of any Contractual Obligation of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or (ii) constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such Contractual Obligation or (iii) result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien (except for the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents) upon any Property of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR pursuant to the terms of any such Contractual Obligation, except with respect to (i)(y), (i)(z), (ii) or (iii) which would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)       No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 8.05.       Action. Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary has all necessary corporate or other organizational power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Credit Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions herein and therein contemplated; the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each Restricted Subsidiary of each Credit Document to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions herein and therein contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or other organizational action on its part; and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each Credit Party and constitutes, and each of the Credit Documents to which it is a party when executed and delivered by such Credit Party, such Holding Company or RRR will constitute, its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

SECTION 8.06.       Approvals. No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or for the legality, validity or enforceability hereof or thereof or for the consummation of the Transactions, except for: (i) authorizations, approvals or consents of, and filings or registrations with any Governmental Authority or any securities exchange previously obtained, made, received or issued, (ii) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, (iii) the filings referred to in Section 8.14, (iv) waiver by the Gaming Authorities of any qualification requirement on the part of the Lenders who do not otherwise qualify and are not banks

 

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or licensed lending institutions, (v) consents, authorizations and filings that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (vi) any required approvals (including prior approvals) of the requisite Gaming Authorities that any Agent, Lender or participant is required to obtain from, or any required filings with, requisite Gaming Authorities to exercise their respective rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents (as set forth in Section 13.13) and (vii) prior approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission of the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement and the pledge of any Pledged Nevada Gaming Interests (as defined in the Pledge Agreement and the Security Agreement).

SECTION 8.07.         ERISA and Foreign Employee Benefit Matters.

(a)        Except as set forth on Schedule 8.07, no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.07, as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, no member of the ERISA Group maintains or contributes to any Pension Plan. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.07, each Company is in compliance with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). Except as disclosed on Schedule 8.07, using actuarial assumptions and computation methods consistent with Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, the aggregate liabilities of any ERISA Entity to all Multiemployer Plans in the event of a complete withdrawal therefrom, as of the close of the most recent fiscal year of each such Multiemployer Plan that precedes the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)         Each Foreign Plan is in compliance with all laws, regulations and rules applicable thereto and the respective requirements of the governing documents for such Foreign Plan (other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). The aggregate of the liabilities to provide all of the accrued benefits under any funded Foreign Plan (based on reasonable assumptions used by such Foreign Plan) does not as of the most recent valuation report (or as of the end of the most recent plan year if there is no recent valuation report) exceed the current fair market value of the assets held in the trust or other funding vehicle for such Foreign Plan by an amount that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Other than to the extent such failure to comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to any unfunded Foreign Plan, reasonable reserves have been established in accordance with prudent business practice or where required by ordinary accounting practices in the jurisdiction in which such Foreign Plan is maintained. There are no actions, suits or claims (other than routine claims for benefits) pending or to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened against Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any ERISA Entity with respect to any Foreign Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.08.         Taxes.    Except as set forth on Schedule 8.08 or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all tax returns, statements, reports and forms or other documents (including estimated Tax or information returns and including any required, related or supporting information) (collectively, the “Tax Returns”) required to be filed with any taxing authority by, or with respect to, Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries have been timely filed in accordance with all applicable laws; (ii) Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has timely paid or made provision for payment of all Taxes shown as due and payable on Tax Returns that have been so filed or that are otherwise due and payable (other than Taxes which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and such proceedings operate to suspend collection of the contested Taxes and enforcement of a Lien in respect thereof) and each Tax Return is accurate and complete; and (iii) Borrower, each Holding Company, RRR and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has made adequate provision in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes payable by Borrower, such Holding Company, RRR or such Restricted Subsidiary for which no Tax Return has yet been filed. Neither Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice of any proposed or pending tax assessment, audit or deficiency against Borrower, such Holding Company, RRR or such Restricted Subsidiary that would in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither of Holdco nor Borrower is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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SECTION 8.09.        Investment Company Act; Other Restrictions. Neither Borrower nor any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company,” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” required to be regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Neither Borrower nor any Holding Company, RRR of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to regulation under any law or regulation which limits its ability to incur Indebtedness, other than Regulation X and the Gaming Laws.

SECTION 8.10.        Environmental Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.10 or as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Borrower, each Holding Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their businesses, operations and Real Property is and in the last five years has been in material compliance with, and each has no liability under any Environmental Law; (ii) each of Borrower, each Holding Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries has obtained all Permits material to, and required for, the conduct of their businesses and operations, and the ownership, operation and use of their assets, all as currently conducted, under any Environmental Law, all such Permits are valid and in good standing and, under the currently effective business plans of Borrower, the Holding Companies and the Restricted Subsidiaries, no material expenditures or operational adjustments would reasonably be expected to be required during the next five years in order to renew or modify such Permits; (iii) there has been no Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Material on, at, under or from any real property or facility presently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their respective predecessors in interest that would reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower, the Holding Companies or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law; (iv) there is no Environmental Action pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened, against Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or, relating to real property currently or formerly owned, leased, operated or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, used for waste disposal, by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or relating to the operations of Borrower, the Holding Companies or the Restricted Subsidiaries; (v) none of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is obligated to perform any action or otherwise incur any expense under any Environmental Law pursuant to any legally binding order, decree, judgment or agreement by which it is bound or has assumed by contract or agreement, and none of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is conducting or financing any Response Action pursuant to any Environmental Law with respect to any location; (vi) no circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to (a) form the basis of an Environmental Action against Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of their Real Property, facilities or assets or (b) cause any such Real Property, facilities or assets to be subject to any restriction on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law; (vii) no real property or facility presently or formerly owned, operated or leased by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, no real property or facility presently or formerly used for waste disposal by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or owned, leased, operated or used for waste disposal by any of their respective predecessors in interests is (a) listed or proposed for listing on the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or (b) included on any similar list maintained by any Governmental Authority including, without limitation, any such list relating to petroleum; (viii) no real property or facility presently or formerly owned, or presently leased or operated by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, no real property or facility formerly leased or operated by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is listed on the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System promulgated pursuant to CERCLA as potentially requiring future Response Action; (ix) no Lien has been recorded or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, threatened under any Environmental Law with respect to any Real Property or other assets of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and (x) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not affect the validity or require the transfer of any Permit held by Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law, and will not require any notification, registration, filing, reporting, disclosure, investigation, remediation or cleanup pursuant to any Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements with respect to each of Borrower, each Holding Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective predecessors in interest.

 

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SECTION 8.11.        Use of Proceeds.

(a)         Borrower will use the proceeds of:

(i)         Term AB-1 Facility Loans, made on the Sixth Amendment Refinancing Date to refinance the Term B Facility Loans and Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date to finance the Transactions(as defined in this Agreement prior to giving effect to the Sixth Amendment) and for general corporate purposes, and

(ii) Revolving Loans and Term Loans made after the Closing Date for working capital, capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions (and other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder) and general corporate purposes and for any other purposes not prohibited by this Agreement.

(b)         Neither Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any extension of credit (including any Loans and Letters of Credit) hereunder will be used directly or indirectly and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for such purpose or to refund Indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose or for any other purpose, in each case, that entails a violation of, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X. The pledge of any Equity Interests by any Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR pursuant to the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement does not violate such regulations.

SECTION 8.12.        Subsidiaries.

(a)         Schedule 8.12(a) sets forth a true and complete list of the following: (i) all the Subsidiaries of Borrower, each Holding Company and RRR as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date; (ii) the name and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of each such Subsidiary as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date; and (iii) as to each such Subsidiary, the percentage and number of each class of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and their respective Subsidiaries as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date.

(b)         Schedule 8.12(b) sets forth a true and complete list of all the Immaterial Subsidiaries as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date.

(c)         Schedule 8.12(c) sets forth a true and complete list of all the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date.

(d)         Schedule 8.12(d) sets forth a true and complete list of all of the Native American Subsidiaries as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date.

SECTION 8.13.        Ownership of Property; Liens.

(a)         Except as set forth on Schedule 8.13(a), (a) Borrower, each Holding Company and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or a valid (with respect to Real Property and Vessels) leasehold interest in (or subleasehold interest in or other right to occupy), all material assets and Property (including Mortgaged Real Property and Mortgaged Vessels) (tangible and intangible) owned or occupied by it (except insofar as marketability may be limited by any laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority affecting such assets), and (b) all such assets and Property are subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens. All of the assets and Property owned by, leased to or used by Borrower, each Holding Company and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries in its respective businesses are in good operating condition and repair in all material respects (ordinary wear and tear and casualty and force majeure excepted) except in each case where the failure of such asset to meet such requirements would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)         RRR has good and marketable title to the Voting Stock issued to it by Borrower, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except Permitted Liens.

SECTION 8.14.        Security Interest; Absence of Financing Statements; Etc.

(a)         Subject to applicable Gaming Laws, the Security Documents, once executed and delivered, will create, in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the obligations purported to be secured thereby, a valid and enforceable security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Documents with respect to limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect the security interests and Liens on the collateral described therein), and upon (i) filing, recording, registering or taking such other actions as may be necessary with the appropriate Governmental Authorities (including payment of applicable filing and recording taxes), (ii) the taking of possession or control by Collateral Agent of the Pledged Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control which possession or control shall be given to Collateral Agent to the extent possession or control by Collateral Agent is required by the Security Agreement and (iii) delivery of the applicable documents to Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Security Documents, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such security interest shall be a perfected security interest in and Lien upon all of the Collateral (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Documents with respect to limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect the security interests and Liens on the collateral described therein) superior to and prior to the rights of all third Persons and subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(b)         Each Ship Mortgage, once executed and delivered, will create, upon filing and recording in the National Vessel Documentation Center of the United States Coast Guard, in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable preferred mortgage upon the applicable Mortgaged Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code, subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens.

SECTION 8.15.        Licenses and Permits. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries hold all material governmental permits, licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals (including Gaming Approvals) necessary for Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to own, lease, and operate their respective Properties and to operate their respective businesses as now being conducted (collectively, the “Permits”), except for Permits the failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Permits has been modified in any way since the Closing Date that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, all Permits are in full force and effect except where the failure to be in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.15, neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received written notice that any Gaming Authority has commenced proceedings to suspend, revoke or not renew any such Permits where such suspensions, revocations or failure to renew would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.16.        Disclosure. The information, reports, financial statements, exhibits and schedules furnished in writing by or on behalf of any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR to any Secured Party in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents or included or delivered pursuant thereto, but in each case excluding all projections and general industry or economic data, whether prior to or after the date of this Agreement, when taken as a whole and giving effect to all supplements and updates, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading. The projections and pro forma financial information furnished at any time by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR to any Secured Party pursuant to this Agreement have been prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such financial information as it relates to future events is not to be viewed as fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by a material amount and no Credit Party, however, makes any representation as to the ability of any Company to achieve the results set forth in any such projections.

SECTION 8.17.        Solvency. As of each Funding Date, immediately prior to and immediately following the extensions of credit to occur on such Funding Date, Borrower (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries) is and will be Solvent (after giving effect to Section 6.07).

 

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SECTION 8.18.        Senior Obligations.    The Obligations are “Senior Debt,” “Senior Indebtedness,” “Priority Lien Debt,” or “Senior Secured Financing” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, and entitled to the subordination and/or intercreditor, as applicable, provisions of any documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof), the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes (and any Permitted Refinancing thereof), any Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt and Incremental Equivalent Debt that is purported to be subordinated to the Obligations.

SECTION 8.19.        Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or possesses adequate licenses or otherwise has the right to use all of the patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service mark applications, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, know-how and processes (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) (including, as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, all Intellectual Property listed in Schedules 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) to the Initial Perfection Certificate as most recently supplemented pursuant to Section 9.04(h)(i)) that are necessary for the operation of its business as presently conducted except where failure to own or have such right would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, all registrations listed in Schedules 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) to the Initial Perfection Certificate as most recently supplemented pursuant to Section 9.04(h)(i) are valid and in full force and effect, except where the invalidity of such registrations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19, as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened to the effect that Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes or conflicts with the asserted rights of any other Person under any material Intellectual Property, except for such claims that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19, as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, no claim is pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, threatened to the effect that any such material Intellectual Property owned or licensed by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries otherwise has the right to use is invalid or unenforceable, except for such claims that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.20.        [Reserved].

SECTION 8.21.        Regulation H. Except for the Real Property listed on Schedule 8.21 attached hereto, as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, no Mortgage encumbers improved real property which is located in an area that has been identified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.

SECTION 8.22.        Insurance. Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility (determined as of the date such insurance was obtained) against such losses and risks (other than wind and flood damage) and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which it is engaged, except to the extent that such insurance is not available on commercially reasonable terms. Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries maintain all insurance required by Flood Insurance Laws (but shall not, for the avoidance of doubt, be required to obtain insurance with respect to wind and flood damage unless and to the extent required by such Flood Insurance Laws).

SECTION 8.23.        Real Estate.

(a)         Schedule 8.23(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all material Real Property owned and all material Real Property leased by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, including a brief description thereof, including, in the case of leases, the street address (to the extent available) and landlord name. Borrower has delivered to Collateral Agent true, complete and correct copies of all such leases.

(b)         Except as set forth on Schedule 8.23(b), as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, to the best of knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower no Taking has been commenced or is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Real Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to such Real Property that either individually or in the aggregate would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 8.24.        Leases.

(a)         [Reserved].

(b)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have paid all material payments required to be made by it under all leases of Real Property where any of the Collateral is or may be located from time to time (other than any amount the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the books of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, and any amounts that are due but not yet delinquent), except where failure to make such payments would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)         As of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and thereafter, each of the material leases of Real Property is in full force and effect and will be or is, as applicable, legal, valid, binding and enforceable against the Credit Party party thereto, in accordance with its terms, in each case, except as such enforceability may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws of general applicability from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (y) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)         None of the material leases of Real Property have been amended, modified or assigned in any manner that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower has not received written notice of any existing breach, default, event of default or, to the best of knowledge of any Responsible Officer of Borrower, event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach, default or an event of default by any Credit Party party to any of the material leases of Real Property that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)         Borrower will, and will cause each applicable Restricted Subsidiary to, use its commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not include the payment of consideration (other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incidental thereto)) to (x) obtain duly executed and delivered subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements (“SNDAs”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent by the “lessors” and the “fee mortgagees”, in each case, under each lease as to which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted or is required to grant a Mortgage on its interest thereunder (or under any sublease thereof) and (y) obtain the agreement of the lessors under each lease as to which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted or is required to grant a Mortgage on its interest thereunder (or under any sublease thereof) that such lessor will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain SNDAs from any future fee mortgagees (as defined above) and cause any existing or future fee mortgagee on all or any part of the ground lessor’s interest in any Real Property under a lease then in effect with respect to which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has granted a Mortgage on its leasehold interest thereunder to be at all times subject and subordinate to, and not attach to or encumber or otherwise affect, the lien of the applicable Mortgages. If, at any time after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary enters into a lease of real property as tenant which is required to be subject to a Mortgage or obtains knowledge of or receives written notice from a lessor under a lease with respect to which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has granted a Mortgage on its interest thereunder that a fee mortgage is encumbering the fee interest underlying such lease, Borrower will, and will cause each applicable Restricted Subsidiary to, use its commercially reasonable efforts (which shall not include the payment of consideration (other than attorneys’ fees and other expenses reasonably incidental thereto)) to obtain a duly executed and delivered SNDA by the lessor and/or fee mortgagee, as applicable.

SECTION 8.25.        Mortgaged Real Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.25(a) or as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property, as of the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (a) there has been issued a valid and proper certificate of occupancy or other local equivalent, if any, for the use then being made of such Mortgaged Real Property to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law and there is no outstanding citation, notice of violation or similar notice indicating that the Mortgaged Real Property contains conditions which are not in compliance with local codes or ordinances relating to building or fire safety or structural soundness and (b) except as set forth on Schedule 8.25(b), there are no material disputes regarding boundary lines, location, encroachment or possession of such Mortgaged Real Property and no Responsible Officer of Borrower has actual knowledge of any state of facts existing which could give rise to any such claim other than those that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that with respect to any Mortgaged Real Property in which Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has a leasehold estate, the foregoing certifications shall be to Borrower’s knowledge only.

 

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SECTION 8.26.        Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 20152018, there shall not have occurred any event or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 8.27.        Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote material compliance by the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower, their respective Subsidiaries and to the knowledge of Borrower its and the Holding Companies’, RRR’s and their respective Subsidiaries’ respective officers, directors and employees, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower or their respective Subsidiaries being designated as a Sanctioned Person. None of (a) any Holding Company, RRR, Borrower, any Subsidiary or to the knowledge of the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower or such Subsidiary any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of Borrower, any agent of the Holding Companies, RRR, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate any Anti-Corruption Law or applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 8.28.        Beneficial Ownership Certificate. As of the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.

ARTICLE IX.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders that until the Obligations have been Paid in Full, (and each Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary):

SECTION 9.01.        Existence; Business Properties.

(a)        Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence (in the case of Borrower, in the United States), except in a transaction permitted by Section 10.05 or, in the case of any Restricted Subsidiary, where the failure to perform such obligations, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)        Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, approvals, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names (including Gaming Approvals) material to the conduct of its business except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; comply with all applicable Requirements of Law (including any and all Gaming Laws and any and all zoning, building, ordinance, code or approval or any building permits or any restrictions of record or agreements affecting the Real Property) and decrees and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted, except where the failure to comply, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and at all times maintain and preserve all of its property and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear and casualty and force majeure excepted) except where the failure to do so individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.01(b) shall prevent (i) sales, conveyances, transfers or other dispositions of assets, consolidations or mergers by or involving any Company or any

 

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other transaction in accordance with Section 10.05; (ii) the withdrawal by any Company of its qualification as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where such withdrawal, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or (iii) the abandonment by any Company of any rights, Permits, authorizations, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, franchises, licenses and patents that such Company reasonably determines are not useful to its business.

(c)        Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote material compliance by Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 9.02.        Insurance.

(a)        Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall maintain with insurers of recognized financial responsibility (determined at the time such insurance is obtained) not Affiliates of Borrower insurance on its Property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as are customarily insured against by companies engaged in the same or a similar business and operating similar properties in localities where Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary operates; and furnish to Administrative Agent, upon written request, information as to the insurance carried; provided that Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to maintain insurance with respect to wind and flood damage on any property for any insurance coverage period unless, and to the extent, such insurance is required by an applicable Requirement of Law. Subject to Section 9.15, Collateral Agent shall be named as an additional insured on all third-party liability insurance policies of Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than directors and officers liability insurance, insurance policies relating to employment practices liability, crime or fiduciary duties, kidnap and ransom insurance policies, and insurance as to fraud, errors and omissions), and Collateral Agent shall be named as mortgagee/loss payee on all property insurance policies of each such Person.

(b)        Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall deliver to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, a certificate dated on or prior (but close) to the Closing Date showing the amount and types of insurance coverage as of such date, (ii) promptly following receipt of any notice from any insurer of cancellation of a material policy or material change in coverage from that existing on the Closing Date, a copy of such notice (or, if no copy is available, notice thereof), and (iii) promptly after such information has been received in written form by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, information as to any claim for an amount in excess of $25.0 million with respect to any property and casualty insurance policy maintained by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(c)        If any portion of any Mortgaged Real Property is at any time is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (as now or hereafter in effect or successor act thereto), then Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Credit Party to (i) to the extent required pursuant to Flood Insurance Laws, maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer (determined at the time such insurance is obtained), flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such Flood Insurance Laws and (ii) deliver to Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

(d)        In the event that the proceeds of any insurance claim are paid after Collateral Agent has exercised its right to foreclose after an Event of Default, such proceeds shall be paid to Collateral Agent to satisfy any deficiency remaining after such foreclosure. Collateral Agent shall retain its interest in the policies required to be maintained pursuant to this Section 9.02 during any redemption period.

SECTION 9.03.        Taxes; Performance of Obligations.

Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall timely file all material Tax Returns required to be filed by it and pay and discharge promptly when due all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and such contest operates to suspend collection of the contested obligation, tax, assessment or charge and, in the case of Liens on the Collateral, enforcement of such Lien.

 

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SECTION 9.04. Financial Statements, Etc. Borrower shall deliver to Administrative Agent for distribution by Administrative Agent to the Lenders (unless a Lender expressly declines in writing to accept):

(a)       Quarterly Financials. As soon as available, but in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of Borrower beginning with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 (other than the last fiscal quarter in any fiscal year), (x) a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (or (1) if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR and its Subsidiaries or (2) Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in whicheach case such financial statements shall includeof (1) and (2), including supplemental schedules listing the consolidating results of (A) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) any Unrestricted 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 such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form (A) the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year and (B) in the case of such statements of income or operations, the budget for such fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year then ended, for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year then ended and for the Test Period ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter, all in reasonable detail and certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes and (y) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter;

(b)       Annual Financials. As soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, (x) consolidated balance sheets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or, if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR and its Subsidiaries) as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, members’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, together with supplemental schedules listing the consolidating results of (i) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, setting forth in each case in comparative form (A) the figures for the previous fiscal year and (B) in the case of such statements of income or operations, beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, the budget for such fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and, (1) in the case of each such consolidated financial statements, 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, and (2) in the case of such consolidated and consolidating financial statements certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, members’ equity and cash flows of Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and (y) management’s discussion and analysis of the important operational and financial developments of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such fiscal year;

(c)       Auditor’s Certificates; Compliance Certificate. (i) Concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 9.04(b), a certificate (which certificate may be limited or eliminated to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines or to the extent not available on commercially reasonable terms as determined in consultation with the Administrative Agent) of the independent certified public accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Event of Default relating to the Financial Maintenance Covenants, except as specified in such certificate; and (ii) at the time it furnishes each set of financial statements pursuant to Section 9.04(a) or Section 9.04(b), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower in the form of Exhibit V hereto (each, a “Compliance Certificate”) (I) to the effect that no Default has occurred and is continuing (or, if any Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in reasonable detail and describing the action that the Companies have taken and propose to take with respect thereto) and (II) setting forth in reasonable detail the computations necessary to determine whether Borrower and its

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with Section 10.08 as of the end of the respective fiscal quarter or fiscal year and, if such Compliance Certificate demonstrates an Event of Default of any covenant under Section 10.08, Holdco may deliver, together with such Compliance Certificate, notice of its intent to cure (a “Notice of Intent to Cure”) such Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.03; provided that the delivery of a Notice of Intent to Cure shall in no way affect or alter the occurrence, existence or continuation of any such Event of Default or the rights, benefits, powers and remedies of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders under any Credit Document;

(d)       Notice of Default. Promptly after any Responsible Officer of any Company knows that any Default has occurred, a notice of such Default, breach or violation describing the same in reasonable detail and a description of the action that the Companies have taken and propose to take with respect thereto;

(e)       Environmental Matters. Written notice of any claim, release of Hazardous Material, condition, circumstance, occurrence or event arising under Environmental Law which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect;

(f)       Annual Budgets. As soon as available, and in any event no later than ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of Borrower, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, the related consolidated statements of projected cash flow and projected income and a summary of the material underlying assumptions applicable thereto), and, as soon as available, significant revisions, if any, of such budget and projections with respect to such fiscal year, which shall in each case be accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such projections are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect;

(g)       Auditors’ Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, copies of all annual, interim or special reports issued to Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary by independent certified public accountants in connection with each annual, interim or special audit of Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s books made by such accountants, including any management letter commenting on Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s internal controls issued by such accountants to management in connection with their annual audit; provided, however, that such reports shall only be made available to Administrative Agent and to those Lenders who request such reports through Administrative Agent;

(h)       Lien Matters; Casualty and Damage to Collateral.

(i)       Prompt written notice of (i) the incurrence of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien (but excluding Liens incurred pursuant to Section 10.02(l))) on the Collateral or any part thereof, (ii) any Casualty Event or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or (iii) the occurrence of any other event that in Borrower’s judgment is reasonably likely to materially adversely affect the aggregate value of the Collateral; and

(ii)       Each year, at the time of delivery of annual financial statements with respect to the preceding fiscal year pursuant to Section 9.04(b), a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Borrower setting forth the information required pursuant to Schedules 1(a), 1(b), 2, 3(a), 3(b), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(a), 8(b), 8(c), 9, 10, and 11 to the Perfection Certificate or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the date of the Initial Perfection Certificate or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section 9.04(h)(ii);

(i)       Notice of Material Adverse Effect. Written notice of the occurrence of any event or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(j)       ERISA Information. Promptly after the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, a written notice specifying the nature thereof, what action the Companies or other ERISA Entity have taken, are taking or propose to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the IRS, Department of Labor, PBGC or Multiemployer Plan sponsor with respect thereto;

 

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(k)         Amendments to Certain Material Contracts.

(i)       No later than five (5) days after the delivery of each Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 9.04(c) (or, if not received by Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary prior to the date of such delivery, promptly after receipt thereof), a copy of each amendment, modification, consent or waiver to any Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement, the GVR/ANC License Agreement, the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement or any Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement entered into during such fiscal period not previously delivered pursuant to Section 9.04(c); and

(ii)       promptly after obtaining knowledge thereof, any material amendment, waiver or other material modification made to, or delivery of any notice of default or termination of, or the entry into, any LandCo Loan Document or the LandCo Support Agreement (together with a copy of any such amendment, waiver, modification or notice);.

(iii) promptly after the occurrence thereof (and in any event prior to making any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 10.06(p)(ii)), notice of the occurrence of the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition;

(l) Patriot Act. promptly following the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s request therefor, all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under the applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and

(m) Miscellaneous. Promptly, such financial information, reports, documents and other information with respect to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably request; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 9.04 shall require delivery of financial information, reports, documents or other information which constitutes attorney work product or is subject to confidentiality agreements or to the extent disclosure thereof would reasonably be expected to result in loss of attorney client privilege with respect thereto.

Reports and documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 9.04 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which Borrower posts such reports and/or documents, or provides a link thereto on Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address specified below Borrower’s name on the signature hereof or such other website address as provided in accordance with Section 13.02; or (ii) on which such reports and/or documents are posted on Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website (including the website of the SEC) or whether sponsored by Administrative Agent); provided that: Borrower shall provide to Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such reports and/or documents and Administrative Agent shall post such reports and/or documents and notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) each Lender of the posting of any such reports and/or documents. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance Borrower shall be required to provide the compliance certificateCompliance Certificate required by Section 9.04(c)(ii) to Administrative Agent in the form of an original paper copy or a .pdf or facsimile copy of the original paper copy.

Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) Administrative Agent will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to Borrower

 

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or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute information of the type subject to Section 13.10, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 13.10); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.”

SECTION 9.05.       Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall keep proper books of record and account in which entries true and correct in all material respects and in material conformity with GAAP and all material Requirements of Law are made. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will, subject to applicable Gaming Laws, permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to visit and inspect the financial records and the property of Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at reasonable times, upon reasonable notice and as often as reasonably requested, and permit any representatives designated by Administrative Agent or any Lender to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of such Restricted Subsidiaries with the officers thereof and independent accountants therefor (provided Borrower has the opportunity to participate in such meetings); provided that, in the absence of a continuing Default or Event of Default, only one such inspection by such representatives (on behalf of Administrative Agent and/or any Lender) shall be permitted in any fiscal year (and such inspection shall be at Administrative Agent and/or such Lenders’ expense, as applicable). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Company will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making of extracts, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) in respect of which disclosure to Administrative Agent (or its designated representative) or any Lender is then prohibited by law or contract or (ii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

SECTION 9.06.       Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans only for the purposes set forth in Section 8.11. Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (A) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (B) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, to the extent such activities, business or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or in a European Union member state, or (C) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

SECTION 9.07.       Compliance with Environmental Law. Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (a) comply with Environmental Law, and will keep or cause all Real Property to be kept free of any Liens imposed under Environmental Law, unless, in each case, failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (b) in the event of any Hazardous Material at, on, under or emanating from any Real Property which could result in liability under or a violation of any Environmental Law, in each case which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, undertake, and/or cause any of their respective tenants or occupants to undertake, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender, any action required pursuant to Environmental Law to mitigate and eliminate such condition; provided, however, that no Company shall be required to comply with any order or directive which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings so long as it has maintained adequate reserves with respect to such compliance to the extent required in accordance with GAAP; and (c) at the written request of Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion, provide, at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender, an environmental site assessment (including, without limitation, the results of any soil or groundwater or other testing conducted at Administrative Agent’s request) concerning any Real Property now or hereafter owned, leased or operated by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, conducted by an environmental consulting firm proposed by such Credit Party and approved by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Material and the potential cost of any required action in connection with any Hazardous Material on, at, under or emanating from such Real Property; provided, however, that such request may be made only if (i) there has occurred and is continuing an Event of Default, or (ii) circumstances exist that reasonably could be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Action against Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Real Property of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; if Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries fails to provide the same within sixty (60) days after such request was made (or in such longer

 

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period as may be approved by Administrative Agent, in its reasonable discretion), Administrative Agent may but is under no obligation to conduct the same, and Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary shall grant and hereby grants to Administrative Agent and its agents, advisors and consultants access at reasonable times, and upon reasonable notice to Borrower, to such Real Property and specifically grants Administrative Agent and its agents, advisors and consultants an irrevocable non-exclusive license, subject to the rights of tenants, to undertake such an assessment, all at no cost or expense to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any Lender. Administrative Agent will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the firm conducting any such assessment usual and customary agreements to secure liability insurance and to treat its work as confidential and shall promptly provide Borrower with all documents relating to such assessment.

SECTION 9.08.       Pledge or Mortgage of Real Property and Vessels.

(a)       Subject to compliance with applicable Gaming Laws, if, after the Closing Date any Credit Party shall acquire any Property (other than any Real Property, any Vessel or Replacement Vessel (other than leasehold interests in any Vessel or Replacement Vessel) or any Property that is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i) or Section 10.02(k) to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Property and to the extent such prohibition is not superseded by the applicable provisions of the UCC), including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, or as to which Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a perfected Lien and as to which the Security Documents are intended to cover, such Credit Party shall (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Agreement with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of assets or Pledged Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on such assets or Pledged Collateral) promptly (i) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to the Security Documents or such other documents as Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, security interests in such Property and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to grant to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected first priority security interest (except to the extent limited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws)), subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, in each case, to the extent such actions are required by the Security Agreement; provided, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall not be required to take such actions with respect to any leasehold interest in any Vessel or Replacement Vessel entered into after the date hereofClosing Date that has a fair market value (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of the Gaming Facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) of less than $25.0 million.

(b)       If, after the Closing Date, any Credit Party (x) acquires, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, a fee or leasehold interest in Real Property located in the United States which Real Property has a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million or (y) develops a Gaming Facility on any fee or leasehold interest in Real Property located in the United States which Real Property (including the reasonably anticipated fair market value of the Gaming Facility or other improvements to be developed thereon) has a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million, determined on an as-developed basis, in each case, with respect to which a Mortgage was not previously entered into in favor of Collateral Agent (in each case, other than to the extent such Real Property is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i) or 10.02(k) securing Indebtedness to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Real Property), such Credit Party shall promptly notify Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days of such request (in each case, or such longer period that is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent), (i) take such actions and execute such documents as Collateral Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the Lien of an existing Mortgage, if applicable, or to create a new Mortgage on such additional Real Property and (ii) cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all documents and instruments reasonably requested by Collateral Agent or as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to Collateral Agent to create on behalf of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected, mortgage Lien, subject only to Permitted Liens, including the following:

(1)       a Mortgage in favor of Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in form for recording in the recording office of the jurisdiction where such Mortgaged Real Property is situated, together with such other documentation as shall be required to create a valid mortgage Lien under applicable law, which Mortgage and other documentation shall be reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and shall be effective to create in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a valid, perfected, Mortgage Lien on such Mortgaged Real Property subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens; and

 

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(2)       with respect to each Mortgage and each Mortgaged Real Property, each of the items set forth in Sections 7.01(l) and 9.15(b) and, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, each of the items set forth in Sections 9.15(a)(i)(2) and 9.15(a)(i)(3);

provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of the items required under this Section 9.08(b) shall not be required prior to the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by Administrative Agent).

(c)       If, after the Closing Date, any Credit Party (x) acquires, including, without limitation, pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition, the entire fee interest in any Vessel or a Replacement Vessel with a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard or (y) develops a Gaming Facility with a fair market value in excess of $25.0 million, determined on an as-developed basis, on any Vessel or a Replacement Vessel on which a Credit Party owns the entire fee interest, located or otherwise maintained in the United States and registered with the United States Coast Guard, in each case, with respect to which a Ship Mortgage was not previously entered into in favor of Collateral Agent (other than to the extent such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel is subject to a Lien permitted under Section 10.02(i) or 10.02(k) securing Indebtedness to the extent and for so long as the contract or other agreement in which such Lien is granted validly prohibits the creation of Liens securing the Obligations on such Vessel or Replacement Vessel), such Credit Party shall promptly notify Collateral Agent and, if requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, within sixty (60) days of such request (or such longer period that is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent), (i) take such actions and execute such documents as Collateral Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the Lien of an existing Ship Mortgage, if applicable, or to create a new Ship Mortgage on such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel and (ii) cause to be delivered to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all documents and instruments reasonably requested by Collateral Agent or as shall be necessary in the opinion of counsel to Collateral Agent to create on behalf of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first preferred ship mortgage under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code subject to Permitted Liens, including the following:

(1)       a Ship Mortgage reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent, granting in favor of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a legal, valid and enforceable first preferred ship mortgage on each such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel under Chapter 313 of Title 46 of the United States Code subject to Permitted Liens, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the appropriate Credit Party, together with such certificates, affidavits and instruments as shall be reasonably required in connection with filing or recordation thereof and to grant a Lien on each such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel; and

(2)       with respect to each Ship Mortgage and each such other Vessel or Replacement Vessel, in each case to the extent reasonably requested by the Required Lenders or Collateral Agent, certificates of insurance as required by each Ship Mortgage, which certificates shall comply with the insurance requirements contained in Section 9.02 and the applicable Ship Mortgage;

provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the delivery of the items required under this Section 9.08(c) shall not be required prior to the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed by Administrative Agent).

(d)       Notwithstanding anything contained in Sections 9.08(a), 9.08(b) and 9.08(c) to the contrary, in each case, it is understood and agreed that no Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) in favor of Collateral Agent on any after acquired Property of the applicable Credit Party shall be required to be granted or delivered at such time as provided in such Sections (as applicable) as a result of such Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) being prohibited by the applicable Gaming Authorities or applicable Law; provided, however, that Borrower has used its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approvals.

 

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(e)       With respect to Lien(s), Mortgage(s) and/or Ship Mortgage(s) relating to any Property acquired (or leased) by any Credit Party after the Closing Date or any Property of any Additional Credit Party or with respect to any Guarantee of any Additional Credit Party, in each case that were not granted or delivered pursuant to Section 9.08(d) or to the second paragraph in Section 9.11, as the case may be, at such time as Borrower reasonably believes such prohibition no longer exists, Borrower shall (and with respect to any items requiring approval from Gaming Authorities, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek the approval from the applicable Gaming Authorities for such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee and, if such approval is so obtained), comply with Sections 9.08(a), 9.08(b) and/or 9.08(c) or with Section 9.11, as the case may be.

SECTION 9.09.       Security Interests; Further Assurances. Each Credit Party shall, promptly, upon the reasonable request of Collateral Agent, and so long as such request (or compliance with such request) does not violate any Gaming Law or, if necessary, is approved by the Gaming Authority (which Borrower hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), at Borrower’s expense, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause the execution, acknowledgment and delivery of, and thereafter register, file or record, or cause to be registered, filed or recorded, in an appropriate governmental office, any document or instrument supplemental to or confirmatory of the Security Documents or otherwise deemed by Collateral Agent reasonably necessary or desirable to create, protect or perfect or for the continued validity, perfection and priority of the Liens on the Collateral covered or purported to be covered thereby (subject to any applicable provisions set forth in the Security Agreement or Pledge Agreement with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of Pledged Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on such Pledged Collateral and any applicable Requirements of Law including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws) subject to no Liens other than Permitted Liens; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, in no event shall any Company be required to enter into control agreements with respect to its deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodity accounts. In the case of the exercise by Collateral Agent or the Lenders or any other Secured Party of any power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to any Credit Document following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default which requires any consent, approval, registration, qualification or authorization of any Governmental Authority, Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that Collateral Agent or the Lenders may be so required to obtain. If Collateral Agent reasonably determines that it is required by applicable Requirement of Law to have appraisals prepared in respect of the Real Property of any Credit Party constituting Collateral, Borrower shall provide to Collateral Agent appraisals that satisfy the applicable requirements of the Real Estate Appraisal Reform Amendments of FIRREA.

SECTION 9.10.       VoteCo SPE Reorganization. Borrower shall provide Administrative Agent with at least 15 Business Days’ prior written notice of the consummation of the VoteCo SPE Reorganization, and concurrently with the consummation thereof, deliver to Administrative Agent (i) an assignment agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent (the “VoteCo SPE Assignment Agreement”), executed by RRR and the VoteCo SPE pursuant to which RRR assigns all of its Equity Interests in Borrower to the VoteCo SPE, (ii) a joinder to the Pledge Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent (the “VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder”), executed by the VoteCo SPE, (iii) corporate documentation (including resolutions, articles of incorporation and bylaws), together with such opinions of counsel to RRR, the VoteCo SPE and the Credit Parties, as may be reasonably requested by Administrative Agent in respect of the VoteCo SPE Assignment Agreement, the VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder, the VoteCo SPE, RRR and the Credit Parties, (iv) such supplements to the schedules to this Agreement and the Pledge Agreement as may be necessary to reflect the consummation of the VoteCo SPE Reorganization and (v) evidence of the completion of all actions, recordings and filings (including delivery of stock certificates, transfer powers, UCC financing statements and amendments or joinders to the Custodian Agreement) of or with respect to the VoteCo SPE Pledge Joinder that Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created thereby (with a first priority, except as otherwise provided for in the Pledge Agreement), including payment of all fees and taxes relating thereto.

SECTION 9.11.       Additional Credit Parties. Upon (i) any Credit Party creating or acquiring any Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) after the Closing Date, (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of a Credit Party ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary or (iii) any Revocation that results in an Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) of a Credit Party (such Restricted Subsidiary referenced in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, an “Additional Credit Party”), such Credit Party shall, assuming and to the extent that it does not violate any Gaming Law or assuming and to the extent it obtains the approval of the Gaming Authority to the extent such approval is required by applicable Gaming Laws (which Borrower hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain), (A) cause each such Restricted Subsidiary to promptly (but in any event within 45 days (or 95 days, in the event of any Discharge of any Indebtedness in

 

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connection with the acquisition of any such Subsidiary) after the later of such event described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above or receipt of such approval (or such longer period of time as Administrative Agent may agree to in its sole discretion), execute and deliver all such agreements, guarantees, documents and certificates (including Joinder Agreements, any amendments to the Credit Documents and a Perfection Certificate)) as Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to have such Restricted Subsidiary become a Guarantor and (B) promptly (I) execute and deliver to Collateral Agent such amendments to or additional Security Documents as Collateral Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the Equity Interests of such new Restricted Subsidiary which are owned by any Credit Party and required to be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement, (II) deliver to Collateral Agent the certificates (if any) representing such Equity Interests together with in the case of such Equity Interests, undated stock powers endorsed in blank, (III) cause such new Restricted Subsidiary to take such actions necessary or advisable (including executing and delivering a Joinder Agreement) to grant to Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected security interest in the collateral described in (subject to any requirements set forth in the Security Agreement with respect to limitations on grant of security interests in certain types of assets or Pledged Collateral and limitations or exclusions from the requirement to perfect Liens on such Pledged Collateral and excluding acts with respect to perfection of security interests and Liens not required under, or excluded from the requirements under, the Security Agreement) the Security Agreement and all other Property (limited, in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, to 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 100% of the non-voting Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiaries) of such Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.08 hereof with respect to such new Restricted Subsidiary, or by law or as may be reasonably requested by Collateral Agent, and (IV) deliver to Collateral Agent all legal opinions reasonably requested relating to the matters described above covering matters similar to those covered in the opinions delivered on the Closing Date with respect to such Guarantor; provided, however, that Borrower shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approvals for any Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and Lien(s) (including pledge of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary) to be granted by such Restricted Subsidiary and for the Guarantee of such Restricted Subsidiary as soon as reasonably practicable. All of the foregoing actions shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Credit Parties.

Notwithstanding the foregoing in this Section 9.11 to the contrary, it is understood and agreed that no Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee of the applicable Additional Credit Party shall be required to be granted or delivered at such time as provided in the paragraph above in this Section 9.11 as a result of such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee being prohibited by the applicable Gaming Authorities, any other applicable Governmental Authorities or applicable Law; provided, however, that Borrower has used its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such approvals for such Lien(s), Mortgage(s), Ship Mortgage(s) and/or Guarantee or.

SECTION 9.12.       Limitation on Designations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(a)       Borrower may, on or after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, designate any Subsidiary of Borrower (other than a Principal Subsidiary) as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” under this Agreement (a “Designation”) only if:

(i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of or immediately after giving effect to such Designation;

(ii) Borrower would be permitted under this Agreement to make an Investment at the time of Designation (assuming the effectiveness of such Designation) in an amount (the “Designation Amount”) equal to the sum of (A) the fair market value of the Equity Interest of such Subsidiary owned by Borrower and/or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date and (B) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness of such Subsidiary owed to Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date;

(iii) after giving effect to such Designation, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether any Revolving Facility or the Term A Facility, the Term A-3 Facility or the Term A-45 Facility are then in effect) as of the most recent Calculation Date.

 

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Upon any such Designation after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have made an Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the Designation Amount.

(b)       Borrower may revoke any Designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a “Revocation”), whereupon such Subsidiary shall then constitute a Restricted Subsidiary, if:

(i)       no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time and immediately after giving effect to such Revocation;

(ii)       after giving effect to such Revocation, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether any Revolving Facility or the Term A Facility, the Term A-3 Facility or the Term A-45 Facility are then in effect) as of the most recent Calculation Date; and

(iii)       all Liens and Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries outstanding immediately following such Revocation would, if incurred at the time of such Revocation, have been permitted to be incurred for all purposes of this Agreement;

provided, that neither LandCo Holdings nor any of its Subsidiaries may be designated as a Restricted Subsidiary unless and until all commitments and letters of credit under the LandCo Credit Agreement and the LandCo Loan Documents have been terminated and all loans and other obligations thereunder (other than customary indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations not then due and payable that expressly survive the termination thereof) have been paid in full in cash

(c)       All Designations and Revocations occurring after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date must be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent with the Responsible Officer so executing such certificate certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions of Section 9.12(a) (in the case of any such Designations) and of Section 9.12(b) (in the case of any such Revocations).

(d)       If Borrower designates a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 9.12, the Obligations of such Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall terminate and be of no further force and effect and all Liens granted by such Guarantor under the applicable Security Documents shall terminate and be released and be of no further force and effect, and all Liens on the Equity Interests and debt obligations of such Guarantor shall be terminated and released and of no further force and effect, in each case, without any action required by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent. At Borrower’s request, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent will execute and deliver any instrument evidencing such termination and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate in order to effect such termination and release of such Liens and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release). Any such foregoing actions taken by Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent shall be at the sole cost and expense of Borrower.

SECTION 9.13.       Limitation on Designation of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Native American Subsidiaries.

(a)       At Borrower’s election, Borrower may at any time, designate a Restricted Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such designation is consistent with the definition of “Immaterial Subsidiary,” or as a Native American Subsidiary, but only to the extent that such designation is consistent with the definition of “Native American Subsidiary”. Upon any Immaterial Subsidiary’s or Native American Subsidiary’s (whether designated as such on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date or thereafter pursuant to the preceding sentence) ceasing to satisfy any of the requirements set forth in the definition of such term, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent thereof and shall take the actions required pursuant to Section 9.11 and such Subsidiary shall cease to be an Immaterial Subsidiary or Native American Subsidiary, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date Borrower may not designate any Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary if (i) the Fair Market Valuefair market value of the assets of such Subsidiary at the time of

 

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designation exceeds $25,000,000 or (ii) the sum of the Fair Market Valuefair market value of the assets of such Subsidiary and all other Subsidiaries so designated after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date (determined at the time of designation), plus the aggregate amount of Investments made by the Credit Parties in Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds $75,000,000.

(b)       Any designation of a Subsidiary as an Immaterial Subsidiary or Native American Subsidiary, or revocation of any such designation, must be evidenced by an Officer’s Certificate of Borrower delivered to Administrative Agent with the Responsible Officer executing such certificate certifying compliance with the foregoing provisions of Section 9.13(a).

SECTION 9.14.       Ratings. Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and maintain at all times on and after the Closing Date (i) a public corporate family rating of Borrower (or, if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR) and a rating of the Loans, in each case from Moody’s, and (ii) a public corporate credit rating of Borrower (or, if the VoteCo SPE Reorganization has not occurred and the financials for Borrower and its Subsidiaries are consolidated with the financials for RRR, RRR) and a rating of the Loans, in each case from S&P (it being understood and agreed that “commercially reasonable efforts” shall in any event include the payment by Borrower (or RRR, as the case may be) of customary rating agency fees, cooperation with information and data requests by Moody’s and S&P in connection with their ratings process and the participation by senior management of Borrower and RR in a ratings presentation to Moody’s and S&P).

SECTION 9.15.       Post-Closing Matters. Borrower will cause to be delivered or performed, as applicable, each of the following:

(a)      Mortgage Matters.   On or before the date that is sixty (60) days after the Closing Date (or such later date as is permitted by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion):

(i)       Mortgaged Real Property. Administrative Agent shall have received with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property identified on Schedule 1.01(C): (1) a Mortgage reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and in form for recording in the recording office of each political subdivision where each such Mortgaged Real Property is situated, which Mortgage shall, when recorded, be effective to create in favor of Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties a valid, enforceable and perfected first priority Lien (except to the extent limited by applicable Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, any Gaming Laws)) on such Mortgaged Real Property subordinate to no Liens other than Permitted Liens, (2) with respect to each Mortgage, legal opinions, each of which shall be addressed to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Lenders, dated the effective date of such Mortgage and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in a manner customary for transactions of this type and (3) with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property and Mortgage, such fixture filings, title insurance policies, insurance certificates, surveys, consents, estoppels, Governmental Real Property Disclosure Requirements, certificates, affidavits, instruments, returns and other documents delivered in connection with the Existing Credit Agreement substantially in the form delivered thereunder with such changes thereto as shall be necessary to reflect the Transactions and all of the foregoing shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent in form and substance.

(b)       Flood Area. Administrative Agent shall have received a completed “Life-of-Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency standard flood hazard determination with respect to each Mortgaged Real Property for which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 9.15(a)(i) on or before the date the related Mortgage is delivered to Administrative Agent (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by Borrower and the applicable Credit Party relating thereto).

(c)       Additional Post-Closing Deliverables. Each of the documents and other agreements set forth on Schedule 9.15 shall be delivered or performed, as applicable, within the respective time frames specified therein.

 

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ARTICLE X.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Each Credit Party, for itself and on behalf of its Restricted Subsidiaries, covenants and agrees with the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Lenders (or in the case of Section 10.08, with the Required Pro Rata Lenders) that until the Obligations have been Paid in Full (and each Credit Party covenants and agrees that it will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to observe and perform the covenants herein set forth applicable to any such Restricted Subsidiary):

SECTION 10.01.        Indebtedness.        Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not incur any Indebtedness, except:

(a)        Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

(b)        Indebtedness outstanding on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and listed on Schedule 10.01, and any Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(c)        Indebtedness under any Swap Contracts (including, without limitation, any Interest Rate Protection Agreements); provided that such Swap Contracts are entered into for bona fide hedging activities and not for speculative purposes;

(d)        intercompany Indebtedness of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries;

(e)        Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(f)        Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, performance bonds, surety, appeal or similar bonds, completion guarantees and letters of credit provided by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business (including to support Borrower’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ applications for Gaming Licenses or for the purposes referenced in this clause (f));

(g)        Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five (5) Business Days of its incurrence;

(h)        Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness referred to in Section 10.01(b)) in respect of Purchase Money Obligations and Capital Lease Obligations and refinancings or renewals thereof, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed at any time outstanding, $75.0 million;

(i)        Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business;

(j)        guarantees by Borrower or Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under this Section 10.01;

(k)        Indebtedness of a Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the date hereofClosing Date in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition permitted hereunder; provided, however, that such Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Subsidiary and was not created in anticipation or contemplation thereof, and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(l)        (i) Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, so long as (x) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (y) the Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 2.50 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent

 

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Calculation Date and (z) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto, (ii) Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, so long as (x) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (y) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 6.00 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and the Interest Coverage Ratio shall not be less than 2.50 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and (z) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto and (iii) Permitted Refinancings of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) so long as (x) in the case of Permitted Refinancings of Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, such Permitted Refinancings qualify as either Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness or Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or (y) in the case of Permitted Refinancings of Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness, such Permitted Refinancings qualify as Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness; provided that, for such purpose, at the option of Borrower, in the case of any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness the proceeds of which are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), (x) compliance with such Financial Maintenance Covenants, Interest Coverage Ratio and Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, may instead be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period and (y) the absence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower) shall not constitute a condition to the incurrence of such Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness, unless otherwise agreed by Borrower and the lenders providing such Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness or Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness;

(m)        (i) Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, so long as (w) the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (x) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, (y) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto, and (z) in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, the terms of such Indebtedness, when taken as a whole, are no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms of this Agreement and (ii) Permitted Refinancings of any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clause (i) so long as such Permitted Refinancings qualify as Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness or Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness; provided that, for such purpose, at the option of Borrower, in the case of any Permitted First Lien Indebtedness the proceeds of which are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), (x) compliance with such Financial Maintenance Covenants and Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, may instead be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Permitted First Lien Indebtedness and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period and (y) the absence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower) shall not constitute a condition to the incurrence of such Permitted First Lien Indebtedness, unless otherwise agreed by Borrower and the lenders providing such Permitted First Lien Indebtedness;

(n)        unsecured Indebtedness of the kind described in clause (d) of the definition of “Indebtedness” so long, in the case of any such Indebtedness other than earn-out obligations, at the time of incurrence thereof, (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto and (ii) Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis (regardless of whether any Revolving Facility or the Term A Facility, the Term A-3 Facility or the Term A-45 Facility are then in effect) as of the most recent Calculation Date;

 

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(o)        Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt;

(p)        Indebtedness of Borrower under the Senior Unsecured Notes, the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes and Permitted Refinancings thereof;

(q)         unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million outstanding at any time;

(r)        Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business; and

(s)        Investments under Section 10.04(k), 10.04(l), 10.04(m) and 10.04(v) consisting of guarantees and Support Agreements in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million at any time;

(t)        (A)        Indebtedness of Borrower in respect of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans, senior secured first lien or junior lien notes or loans or subordinated notes or loans that may be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis with the Obligations, that are issued or made in lieu of Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or New Term Loan Commitments pursuant to an indenture, a loan agreement or a note purchase agreement or otherwise (any such Indebtedness, “Incremental Equivalent Debt”); provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Equivalent Debt issued or incurred pursuant to this Section 10.01(t) after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date shall not, together with any Incremental Revolving Commitments, New Term Loan Commitments (and, without duplication, New Term Loans), Incremental Term AA-5 Loan Commitments (and, without duplication, Incremental Term AA-5 Loans), and/or Incremental Term BB-1 Loan Commitments (and, without duplication, Incremental Term BB-1 Loans) issued or incurred (but excluding any such Incremental Term Loan Commitments that have been terminated prior to such date without being funded) on or prior to such date exceed the Incremental Loan Amount (with the Incremental Loan Amount to be determined as if any Incremental Equivalent Debt is senior secured indebtedness even if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is unsecured); (ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately after giving effect to such incurrence or issuance; provided that, with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Debt the proceeds of which are used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition substantially concurrently upon the receipt thereof, the absence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower) shall not constitute a condition to the issuance or incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt; (iii) unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Pro Rata Lenders, Borrower shall be in compliance with the Financial Maintenance Covenants on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date (provided that, for such purpose, (y) at the option of Borrower, to the extent that the proceeds of any such Incremental Equivalent Debt are or are to be used primarily to fund a Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition not prohibited hereunder (including repayment of Indebtedness of the Person acquired, or that is secured by the assets acquired, in such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition), such compliance shall be determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of the Calculation Date immediately preceding the date on which a binding contract with respect to such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition is entered into between Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and the seller with respect thereto, giving effect to such Incremental Equivalent Debt and such Permitted Acquisition or other Acquisition as if incurred and consummated on the first day of the applicable period and (z) in the case of any Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of revolving credit facilities, pro forma effect shall be given to any Revolving Loans under Incremental Revolving Commitments and any loans under any Incremental Equivalent Debt consisting of a revolving credit facility, in each case, to the extent actually made on such date, but any proposed Incremental Revolving Commitments or Incremental Equivalent Debt to be incurred on such date consisting of a revolving credit facility shall not otherwise be treated as drawn); (iv) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is (x) secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall have a maturity date and Weighted Average Life to Maturity (without giving effect to prepayments that reduce scheduled amortization) no shorter than any then-existing Tranche of Term Loans or (y) secured on a second lien (or other junior basis) or is unsecured, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall satisfy the definition of Permitted Junior Debt Conditions; (v) if such Incremental Equivalent Debt is secured (x) on pari passu basis with the Obligations, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) and Administrative Agent shall be party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or (y) or second lien (or other junior) basis to the Obligations, the holders of such Indebtedness (or their representative) shall be party to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority

 

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Debt Parties”) with the Administrative Agent; (vi) except as set forth in clauses (i) – (v) of this paragraph (t), the terms (excluding pricing, fees, rate floors, premiums, optional prepayment or optional redemption provisions) of such Incremental Equivalent Debt are (as determined by Borrower in good faith), taken as a whole, no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms set forth in this Agreement; and (B) any Permitted Refinancing in respect thereof that satisfies clause (A)(v) and (A)(vi) above;

(u)        Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Support Agreements) used to finance, or incurred or issued for the purpose of (or in the case of Support Agreements, incurred in connection with) financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures or Development Projects (including Permitted Refinancings thereof) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500.0 million at any time outstanding so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing after giving effect thereto;

(v)        Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25.0 million at any time outstanding, so long as such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any Credit Party;

(w)        Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by Borrower to recent or former officers, directors or employees (or heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons) to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdco or Borrower permitted by Section 10.06(f); provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (it being understood that, subject to the dollar limitation described below, such subordination provisions shall permit the payment of interest and principal in cash if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash payments (whether principal or interest) made by the Borrower in respect of such notes, when combined with the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 10.06(f), shall not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year of Borrower;

(x)        Indebtedness incurred by Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries in (i) a Permitted Acquisition, (ii) any other Investment expressly permitted hereunder or (iii) any Asset Sale, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), constituting customary indemnification obligations or customary obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments; and

(y) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries arising under the Wells Fargo Indemnification Agreement; and

(y)         (z) Indebtedness of the Borrower under the LandCo Support Agreement.

In the event that any item of Indebtedness meets more than one of the categories set forth above in this Section 10.01, Borrower may classify such item of Indebtedness and only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in one or more of such clauses, at its election.

SECTION 10.02.    Liens.  Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall create, incur, grant, assume or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired by it or on any income or revenues or rights in respect of any thereof, except (the “Permitted Liens”):

(a)        Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due and payable or delinquent and Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies, which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

(b)        Liens in respect of property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary imposed by law, which were incurred in the ordinary course of business and do not secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ liens, maritime liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business (i) for amounts not yet overdue for a period of sixtyninety (6090) days or (ii) for amounts that are overdue for a period in excess of sixtyninety (6090) days that are or are in the process of being resolved or contested in good faith by appropriate negotiations or proceedings (inclusive of amounts that remain unpaid as a result of bona fide disputes with contractors, including where the amount unpaid is greater than the amount in dispute), so long as adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(c)        Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(b) and listed on Schedule 10.02; provided, however, that (i) such Liens do not encumber any Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (x) any such Property subject thereto on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date, (y) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into Property covered by such Lien and (z) proceeds and products thereof, and (ii) the amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens does not increase, except as contemplated by Section 10.01(b);

(d)        easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, encroachments, protrusions and other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title deficiencies on or with respect to any Real Property, in each case whether now or hereafter in existence, not (i) securing Indebtedness and (ii) individually or in the aggregate materially interfering with the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(e)        Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting in an Event of Default;

(f)        Liens (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA) (i) imposed by law or deposits made in connection therewith in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, trade contracts, rental obligations (limited, in the case of rental obligations, to security deposits and deposits to secure obligations for taxes, insurance, maintenance and similar obligations), utility services, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money), (iii) arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance carriers or (iv) Liens on deposits made to secure Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ Gaming License applications or to secure the performance of surety or other bonds issued in connection therewith; provided, however, that to the extent such Liens are not imposed by Law, such Liens shall in no event encumber any Property other than cash and Cash Equivalents or, in the case of clause (iii), proceeds of insurance policies;

(g)        Leases with respect to the assets or properties of any Credit Party or its respective Subsidiaries, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of such Credit Party’s or Subsidiary’s business so long as each of the Leases entered into after the date hereofClosing Date with respect to Real Property constituting Collateral are subordinate in all respects to the Liens granted and evidenced by the Security Documents and do not, individually or in the aggregate, (x) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (y) materially impair the use (for its intended purposes) or the value of the Properties of the Credit Parties and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that upon the request of Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall enter into a customary subordination and non-disturbance and attornment agreement in connection with any such Lease;

(h)        Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(i)        Liens arising pursuant to Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations (and refinancings or renewals thereof), in each case, incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(h); provided, however, that (i) the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien (including refinancings thereof) does not exceed 100% of the cost of the property being acquired, constructed, improved or leased at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness (plus, in the case of refinancings, accrued interest on the Indebtedness refinanced and fees and expenses relating thereto) and (ii) any such Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to such Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations (or in the case of refinancings which were previously financed pursuant to such Purchase Money Obligations or Capital Lease Obligations) (and directly related assets, including proceeds and replacements thereof) and do not encumber any other Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that all Indebtedness to a single lender shall be considered to be a single Purchase Money Obligation, whether drawn at one time or from time to time);

(j)        bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to such bank with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including

 

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those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements, and Liens in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the form of debit and set-off rights arising under the Wells Fargo Indemnification Agreement; provided, however, that, unless such Liens are non-consensual and arise by operation of law, in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness;

(k)        Liens on assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated with Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (and not created in connection with or in anticipation or contemplation thereof); provided, however, that such Liens do not extend to assets not subject to such Liens at the time of acquisition (other than improvements and attachments thereon, accessions thereto and proceeds thereof) and are no more favorable to the lienholders than the existing Lien;

(l)        in addition to Liens otherwise permitted by this Section 10.02, other Liens incurred with respect to any Indebtedness or other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that (x) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness secured by such Liens shall not exceed $25.050.0 million at any time outstanding, and (y) any such Liens on Collateral shall be junior or otherwise subordinated in all respects to any Liens in favor of Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral to the reasonable satisfaction of Administrative Agent;

(m)        licenses of Intellectual Property granted by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(n)        Liens pursuant to the Credit Documents, including, without limitation, Liens related to Cash Collateralizations;

(o)        Permitted Vessel Liens;

(p)        Liens arising under applicable Gaming Laws; provided, however, that no such Lien constitutes a Lien securing repayment of Indebtedness for borrowed money;

(q)        (i) Liens pursuant to leases entered into for the purpose of, or with respect to, operating or managing gaming facilities and related assets, which Liens are limited to the leased property under the applicable lease and granted to the landlord under such lease for the purpose of securing the obligations of the tenant under such lease to such landlord and (ii) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents (and on the related escrow accounts or similar accounts, if any) required to be paid to the lessors (or lenders to such lessors) under such leases or maintained in an escrow account or similar account pending application of such proceeds in accordance with the applicable lease;

(r)        Liens to secure Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(v); provided that such Liens do not encumber any Property of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than any Foreign Subsidiary;

(s)        Prior Mortgage Liens with respect to the applicable Mortgaged Real Property;

(t)        Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents deposited to Discharge, redeem or defease Indebtedness that was permitted to so be repaid;

(u)        Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements filings regarding operating leases or consignment of goods entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(v)        Liens on the Collateral securing (i) Permitted First Lien Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.01(m) or Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and, in each case, subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or (ii) Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness permitted under Sections 10.01(l) or 10.01(m) or Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt and, in each case, subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (as “Second Priority Liens”);

 

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(w)        Liens on the Collateral securing Incremental Equivalent Debt, and Permitted Refinancings thereof, in each case, permitted under Section 10.01(t) and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement (in the case of Liens intended to be subordinated to the Liens securing the Obligations, as “Second Priority Liens”), as and to the extent applicable;

(x)        Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment (including any other Acquisition) not prohibited by this Agreement;

(y)        in the case of any non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary or Joint Venture, any put and call arrangements or restrictions on disposition related to its Equity Interests set forth in its organizational documents or any related joint venture or similar agreement;

(z)        Liens arising in connection with transactions relating to the selling or discounting of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business;

(aa)        licenses, leases or subleases granted to other Persons not materially interfering with the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(bb)        any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease or license agreement permitted by this Agreement;

(cc)        Liens created by the applicable Transfer Agreement;

(dd)        Liens securing obligations of any Person in respect of employee deferred compensation and benefit plans in connection with “rabbi trusts” or other similar arrangements; and

(ee)        Liens arising pursuant to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 10.01(u).

In connection with the granting of Liens of the types described in clauses (c), (g), (i), (k), (l), (r), (s), (t), (v) and (w) of this Section 10.02 by Borrower of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be authorized to take any actions deemed appropriate by it in connection therewith (including, without limitation, by entering into or amending appropriate lien subordination or intercreditor agreements).

SECTION 10.03.    [Reserved].

SECTION 10.04.    Investments, Loans and Advances.  Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly, make any Investment, except for the following:

(a)        Investments outstanding on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and identified on Schedule 10.04 and any Investments received in respect thereof without the payment of additional consideration (other than through the issuance of or exchange of Qualified Capital Stock);

(b)        Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(c)        Borrower may enter into Swap Contracts to the extent permitted by Section 10.01(c);

(d)        Investments (i) by Borrower in any Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary in Borrower and (iii) by a Restricted Subsidiary in another Restricted Subsidiary (provided that Investments made after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date pursuant to clauses (i) and (iii) in Immaterial Subsidiaries shall not exceed $25.0 million in the aggregate outstanding at any time); provided that, in each case, any intercompany loan (it being understood and agreed that intercompany receivables or advances made in the ordinary course of business do not constitute loans) in excess of $10.0 million individually shall be evidenced by a promissory note and, to the extent that the payee, holder or lender of such intercompany loan is a Credit Party, such promissory note shall be pledged (and delivered) by such Credit Party to Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties;

 

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(e)        Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell or transfer assets to the extent permitted by Section 10.05;

(f)        Investments in securities of trade creditors or customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or in settlement of delinquent or overdue accounts in the ordinary course of business;

(g)        Investments made by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection with an Asset Sale made in compliance with Section 10.05;

(h)        Investments consisting of (i) moving, entertainment and travel expenses, drawing accounts and similar expenditures made to officers, directors and employees in the ordinary course of business and (ii) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees in connection with such Persons’ purchase of Equity Interests of Holdco (provided that the amount of such loans and advances described in this clause (h)(ii) shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity), not to exceed $10.0 million in the aggregate under this clause (h) at any time outstanding;

(i)        Permitted Acquisitions;

(j)        extensions of trade credit (including to gaming customers) in the ordinary course of business;

(k)        in addition to Investments otherwise permitted by this Section 10.04, other Investments by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed the sum of (i) $350.0400.0 million during the term of this Agreementfrom and after the Sixth Amendment Effective Date plus (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date plus (iii) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of such date plus (iv) the Specified 10.04(k) Investment Returns received on or prior to such date plus (v) any reduction in the amount of such Investments as provided in the definition of “Investment”; and, provided further, that (x) at the time of making such Investment and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (y) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (z) Borrower shall designate each such Investment as having been made pursuant to the relevant clause of this Section 10.04(k) in the Compliance Certificate for the fiscal quarter in which such Investment is made;

(l)        in addition to Investments otherwise permitted by this Section 10.04, Investments by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that (i) the amount of such Investments to be made pursuant to this Section 10.04(l) do not exceed the Available Amount determined at the time such Investment is made, (ii) immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date;

(m)        additional Investments so long as, at the time such Investment is made and after giving effect thereto, (x) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (y) the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date and (z) immediately after giving effect to such Investment Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date;

(n)        payments with respect to any Qualified Contingent Obligations, so long as, at the time such Qualified Contingent Obligation was incurred or, if earlier, the agreement to incur such Qualified Contingent Obligations was entered into, such Investment was permitted under this Agreement;

(o)        Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary acquired after the Closing Date or of a Person merged or consolidated with or into Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement 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;

 

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(p)        Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

(q)        advances of payroll payments to employees of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(r)        the occurrence of a Reverse Trigger Event under any applicable Transfer Agreement;

(s)        loans and advances to the Holding Companies (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 Holding Companies in accordance with Section 10.06(m) and (n);

(t)        Investments in the North Fork Project not to exceed $5.010.0 million per fiscal year of Borrower; and

(u)        so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (x) Native American Investments of the type described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof as set forth in Schedule 10.04(u) and (y) Native American Investments of the type described in clause (i) of the definition thereof; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Native American Investments made in reliance on this clause (u) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,00010.0 million; provided further, that (i) to the extent the aggregate amount of all such Native American Investments made in any fiscal year in reliance on this clause (u) is less than $5,000,00010.0 million, the amount of such difference (the “Native American Investment Rollover Amount”) may be carried forward one time and used to make Native American Investments under this clause (u) in the next succeeding fiscal year and (ii) any such Native American Investments made in any fiscal year shall be counted against the $5,000,00010.0 million base amount with respect to such fiscal year after being counted against any Native American Investment Rollover Amount available with respect to such fiscal year;.

(v) so long as immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date, additional Investments in LandCo Holdings for the purpose of (and not in excess of the amount required for) repaying or guaranteeing LandCo Holdings’ existing credit agreement obligations and retire or guarantee certain warrants issued by it; provided that immediately upon the making of such Investments and the consequent repayment or guarantee of such credit agreement obligations and retirement or guarantee of such warrants, Borrower shall Revoke the designation of LandCo Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and cause it to be a Restricted Subsidiary; and

(w) Investments consisting of the contribution or other transfer of (i) real estate described on Part 1 of Schedule 10.04(w) (and owned by a Native American Subsidiary on the Closing Date) pursuant to a Native American Contract, so long as the Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions are satisfied at the time of such contribution or transfer, (ii) the real property described in Item 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 10.04(w), so long as title to such real property is transferred to the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria or its nominee and (iii) real estate described in Item 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 10.04(w) to a joint venture, so long as no Default then exists.

SECTION 10.05.    Mergers, Consolidations and Sales of Assets.  Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will wind up, liquidate or dissolve its affairs or enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation (other than solely to change the jurisdiction of organization or type of organization (to the extent in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Security Agreement)), or convey, sell, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of any substantial part of its business, property or assets, except for:

(a)        Capital Expenditures, Expansion Capital Expenditures and expenditures of Development Expenses by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b)        Sales or dispositions of used, worn out, obsolete or surplus Property or Property no longer useful in the business of Borrower by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and the abandonment or other sale of Intellectual Property that is, in the reasonable judgment of Borrower, no longer

 

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economically practicable to maintain or useful in the conduct of the business of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole; and the termination or assignment of Contractual Obligations to the extent such termination or assignment does not have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)        Asset Sales by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) at the time of the execution of the definitive documentation for (or, at the option of the Borrower, at the time of the consummation of) such Asset Sale, no Event of Default then exists or would arise therefrom, (ii) Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of (x) cash or Cash Equivalents or (y) Permitted Business Assets (in each case, free and clear of all Liens at the time received other than Permitted Liens) (it being understood that for the purposes of clause (c)(ii)(x), the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities (as shown on Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto) of 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 Asset Sale and for which all of its 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 one hundred and eighty (180) days following the closing of the applicable disposition, (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 $75.0 million, with the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at such date of receipt or such agreement, as applicable, and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value) and (iii) the Net Available Proceeds therefrom shall be applied as specified in Section 2.10(a)(iii);

(d)        Liens permitted by Section 10.02, Investments may be made to the extent permitted by Sections 10.04 and Restricted Payments may be made to the extent permitted by Section 10.06;

(e)        Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may dispose of cash and Cash Equivalents;

(f)        Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may lease (as lessor or sublessor) real or personal property to the extent permitted under Section 10.02;

(g)        licenses and sublicenses by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of software and Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business shall be permitted;

(h)        (A) Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer or lease property to or acquire or lease property from Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that the sum of (x) the aggregate fair market value of all Property transferred by Borrower and Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower that are Restricted Subsidiaries to Foreign Subsidiaries of Borrower under this clause (A) plus (y) all lease payments made by Borrower and Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower that are Restricted Subsidiaries to Foreign Subsidiaries of Borrower in respect of leasing of property by Borrower and Domestic Subsidiaries of Borrower that are Restricted Subsidiaries from Foreign Subsidiaries shall not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year of Borrower; (B) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into Borrower (as long as Borrower is the surviving Person) or any Guarantor (as long as the surviving Person is, or becomes substantially concurrently with such merger or consolidation, a Guarantor); (C) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary (so long as, if either Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, the surviving Person is, or becomes substantially concurrently with such merger or consolidation, a Guarantor); and (D) any Restricted Subsidiary may be voluntarily liquidated, voluntarily wound up or voluntarily dissolved (so long as any such liquidation or winding up does not constitute or involve an Asset Sale to any Person other than to Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or any other owner of Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary unless such Asset Sale is otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 10.05); provided, however, that, in each case with respect to clauses (A), (B) and (C) of this Section 10.05(h) (other than in the case of a transfer to a Foreign Subsidiary permitted under clause (A) above), the Lien on such property granted in favor of Collateral Agent under the Security Documents shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the applicable Security Documents;

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(j)         conveyances, sales, leases, transfers or other dispositions which do not constitute Asset Sales;

(k)         any taking by a Governmental Authority of assets or property, or any part thereof, under the power of eminent domain or condemnation;

(l)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales, transfers or other dispositions of property subject to a Casualty Event;

(m)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales, transfers or other 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;

(n)         any transfer of Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary or any Gaming Facility in connection with the occurrence of a Trigger Event; and

(o)         Asset Sales of Real Properties (i) that constitute Tribal Trust Property, to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(w)(i), (ii) to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(w)(ii), and (iii) to the extent permitted by Section 10.04(w)(iii). so long as the Tribal Trust Property Release Conditions are satisfied at the time of the applicable Asset Sale.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) in no event may any transfer, sale, conveyance or other disposition to any Person other than a Credit Party constitute all or substantially all of Borrower’s property or assets, on a consolidated basis and (ii) in no case shall Borrower or any Subsidiary be permitted to effect an Asset Sale of (a) GVR, NP Lake Mead LLC, NP Santa Fe LLC, NP Texas LLC, Boulder LLC, Red Rock LLC, Palace LLC, Sunset LLC or IP Holdco (except, in the case of IP Holdco, to the extent provided in Section 7.04(f)) or a significant portion of their respective propertiesits assets (except that Borrower may dissolve IP Holdco and transfer all of its assets to Borrower or otherwise cause IP Holdco to be merged into Borrower with Borrower as the surviving entity of such merger), or (b) any material part of the Technology Systems.

To the extent any Collateral is sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of as permitted by this Section 10.05 or in connection with a transaction approved by the Required Lenders, in each case, to a Person other than a Credit Party, a Holding Company or RRR, so long as no Event of Default exists, such Collateral shall, except as set forth in the proviso to Section 10.05(h), be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of free and clear of the Liens created by the Security Documents, and Collateral Agent shall take all actions appropriate or reasonably requested by Borrower in order to effect the foregoing at the sole cost and expense of Borrower and without recourse or warranty by Collateral Agent (including the execution and delivery of appropriate UCC termination statements and such other instruments and releases as may be necessary and appropriate to effect such release). To the extent any such sale, transfer or other disposition results in a Guarantor no longer constituting a Subsidiary of Borrower, so long as no Event of Default exists, the Obligations of such Guarantor and all obligations of such Guarantor under the Credit Documents shall terminate and be of no further force and effect, and each of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall take such actions, at the sole expense of Borrower, as are appropriate or requested by Borrower in connection with such termination.

SECTION 10.06.     Restricted Payments. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, declare or make any Restricted Payment at any time, except, without duplication:

(a)         Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 2.09(b)(ii);

(b)         any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may declare and make Restricted Payments to Borrower or any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Borrower which is a Restricted Subsidiary;

(c)         any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower, if such Restricted Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, may declare and make Restricted Payments in respect of its Equity Interests to all holders of such Equity Interests generally so long as Borrower or its respective Restricted Subsidiary that owns such Equity Interest or

 

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interests in the Person making such Restricted Payments receives at least its proportionate share thereof (based upon its relative ownership of the subject Equity Interests and the terms thereof);

(d)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may engage in transactions to the extent permitted by Section 10.05;

(e)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock issued in compliance with the terms hereof;

(f)         Borrower may repurchase, or make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of Borrower to repurchase, common stock or common stock options from present or former officers, directors or employees (or heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons) of any Company upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment of such officer, director or employee or pursuant to the terms of any stock option plan or like agreement; provided, however, that the aggregate amount of payments under this clause (f) shall not exceed $10.0 million in any fiscal year of Borrower;

(g)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may (i) repurchase Equity Interests to the extent deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options, warrants or rights in respect thereof to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options, warrants or rights in respect thereof and (ii) make payments in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former member of management, director, officer, employee, or consultant of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or family members, spouses or former spouses, heirs of, estates of or trusts formed by such Persons in connection with the exercise of stock options or grant, vesting or delivery of Equity Interests;

(h)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to allow the payment of cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares upon the exercise of options or, warrants or rights or upon the conversion or exchange of or into Equity Interests, or payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable law;

(i)         so long as (x) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of such date plus (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date;

(j)         so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount;

(k)         such additional amount, so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 3.754.00 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Restricted Payments;

(l)         to the extent constituting Restricted Payments, Borrower may make payments to counterparties under Swap Contracts entered into in connection with the issuance of convertible or exchangeable debt;

(m)         Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to the Holding Companies or RRR:

 

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(i)         the proceeds of which shall be used by a Holding Company or RRR to pay franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its limited liability company or corporate existence; and

(ii)         the proceeds of which shall be used by the Holding Companies or RRR to pay corporate overhead expenses;

(n)         Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdco, the proceeds of which shall be distributed by Holdco to the Principal BlockerCos:

(i)         which distributions shall be used by the Principal BlockerCos to pay franchise taxes and other fees, taxes and expenses required to maintain its limited liability company existence; and

(ii)         of up to $250,000 during the first twelve months after the Closing Date and up to $100,000 during any twelve-month period thereafter (in the aggregate with any loans and advances made to the Holdco pursuant to Section 10.04(s) in reliance on this paragraph (n)), which distributions shall be used by the Principal BlockerCos to pay corporate overhead expenses;

(o)         so long as immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing Borrower may make additional Restricted Payments in an amount not to exceed $50.075.0 million per fiscal year; and

(p)         so long as Holdco and Borrower are treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes (without duplication):

(i) , Borrower may make Restricted Payments to prior to the occurrence of the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition, Borrower may make payments to Holdco pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement; provided that Restricted Payments under this clause (p)(i) in respect of Holdco’s members’ actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any period shall be permitted solely to the extent of payments received from (or credits used by) Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements with respect to such period; and

(ii) from and after the occurrence of the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition, Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Holdco in amounts sufficient to enable Holdco to make Tax Distributions (as defined in the Holdco LLC Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date) to its members pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Holdco LLC Agreement (as in effect on the Closing Date); provided that Restricted Payments under this clause (p)(ii) in respect of Holdco’s members’ actual state and United States federal income tax liabilities in respect of income earned by Unrestricted Subsidiaries during any period shall be permitted solely to the extent of payments received from (or credits used by) Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements with respect to such period.

SECTION 10.07.     Transactions with Affiliates. Neither Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries:

(a)         may enter into indemnification and employment and severance agreements and arrangements with directors, officers and employees and may pay customary fees and reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, board managers and employees of the Holding Companies, RRR (until the VoteCo SPE Reorganization), the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(b)         may enter into the transactions described in Borrower’s SEC filings prior to the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date or listed on Schedule 10.07 hereto as in effect on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date or any amendment thereto so long as such amendment is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(c)         may make Investments and Restricted Payments permitted hereunder;

(d)         may enter into the transactions contemplated by each applicable Transfer Agreement;

(e)         may enter into customary expense sharing arrangements entered into between Borrower and Unrestricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business pursuant to which such Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall reimburse Borrower for certain shared expenses;

(f)         may consummate the VoteCo SPE Reorganization;

(g)         may enter into transactions upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided that (i) with respect to any transaction (or series of related transactions) involving consideration of more than $5.0 million, such transaction shall be approved by the majority of the directors of RRR and (ii) with respect to any transaction (or series of related transactions) involving consideration of more than $20.030.0 million, Borrower shall have received a favorable fairness opinion from a reputable third-party appraiser of recognized standing; and

(h)         may make payments by Borrower and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements.

SECTION 10.08. Financial Covenants. Solely for the benefit of the Lenders under each Revolving Facility and the Term A Facility, the Term A-3 Facility and the Term A-4 Facility, without the consent of the Required Pro Rata Lenders:

(a)         Maximum Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio. Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of Borrower commencing with (i) the first fiscal quarter ending after the FifthSixth Amendment Effective Date through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 20192021 to exceed 6.50 to 1.00, (ii) the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 20202022 to exceed 6.25 to 1.00, (iii) the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 20202022 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 20202022 to exceed 6.00 to 1.00, (iv) the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 20202022 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 20212023 to exceed 5.75 to 1.00, (v) fiscal quarter ending June 30, 20212023 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 20212023 to exceed 5.50 to 1.00 and (vi) the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 20212023 and each fiscal quarter thereafter to exceed 5.25 to 1.00.

For purposes of this Section 10.08(a), the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated by (i) deducting the amount of Unrestricted Cash from clause (a) thereof and (ii) deducting the outstanding principal amount of Designated Junior Indebtedness from clause (a) thereof (to the extent such Designated Junior Indebtedness was otherwise included in the calculation of such clause (a)) (a “Designated Junior Indebtedness Deduction”); provided that, if the applicable Subsidiary (if not a Credit Party) does not distribute all Designated Junior Indebtedness Principal Proceeds (as defined below) to a Credit Party within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by such Subsidiary, then for each prior Test Period for which a Designated Junior Indebtedness Deduction was made, the Borrower shall recalculate the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio without giving effect to such Designated Junior Indebtedness Deduction, and if such recalculated Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio for any Test Period does not comply with the requirements of Section 10.08(a) for such Test Period, then an Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred on the applicable testing date with respect to such prior Test Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, when determining compliance with this Section 10.08(a) on a Pro Forma Basis for purposes of clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” or Sections 9.12(a)(iii), 9.12(b)(ii) or 10.01(n)(ii),

 

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(x) the amount of Unrestricted Cash and Designated Junior Indebtedness shall not be so deducted and (y) the applicable maximum Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio levels shall be, for (i) the first complete fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date through the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017,6.50 to 1.00, (ii) the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2018, 6.25 to 1.00, (iii) the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2018 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2019, 5.75 to 1.00, (iv) the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2019, 5.50 to 1.00 and (v) the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2020 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, 5.25 to 1.00..

As used in this Section 10.08(a) and in Annex B, “Designated Junior Indebtedness Principal Proceeds” shall mean all cash, Cash Equivalents, proceeds and other property of any kind actually received by the applicable Subsidiary in respect of such Designated Junior Indebtedness, whether upon receipt of any payment made in respect thereof (whether by amortization, redemption, payment at maturity, voluntary prepayment, mandatory prepayment, by acceleration or otherwise), upon any sale, transfer, or other disposition of such Designated Junior Indebtedness or any other realization or recovery event with respect to such Designated Junior Indebtedness (net of reasonable fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith).

(b)         Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. Borrower shall not permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of Borrower commencing with the first complete fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.

For the avoidance of doubt, only the consent of the Required Pro Rata Lenders shall be required to (and only the Required Pro Rata Lenders, shall have the ability to) amend, waive or modify the covenants set forth in this Section 10.08 (including any amendment or modification of defined terms used in this Section 10.08) or pursuant to Section 13.04(a)(vii) waive any Default or Event of Default arising under this Section 10.08.

SECTION 10.09.     Certain Payments of Indebtedness; Amendments to Certain Agreements.

(a)         None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will, nor will they permit any Restricted Subsidiary to voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the date that is 90 days prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner (it being understood that payments of regularly scheduled principal and interest shall be permitted) any Disqualified Capital Stock or Other Junior Indebtedness or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms or intercreditor agreement applicable to any such Indebtedness (such payments, “Junior Prepayments”), except:

(i)         so long as (x) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) immediately after giving effect thereto Borrower shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Junior Prepayments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (i) the Initial Restricted Payment Base Amount as of such date plus (ii) the Project Reimbursement Amount as of such date;

(ii)         so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 5.00 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Junior Prepayments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount;

(iii)         such additional amount so long as (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto Borrower will be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants as of the most recent Calculation Date and (iii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio will not exceed 3.754.00 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date, Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make additional Junior Prepayments;

 

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(iv)         a Permitted Refinancing of any such Indebtedness (including through exchange offers and similar transactions);

(v)         the conversion of any such Indebtedness to Equity Interests (or exchange of any such Indebtedness for Equity Interests) of Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock);

(vi)         with respect to intercompany subordinated indebtedness, to the extent consistent with the subordination terms thereof;

(vii)         exchanges of Indebtedness issued in private placements and resold in reliance on Regulation S or Rule 144A for Indebtedness having substantially equivalent terms pursuant to customary exchange offers;

(viii)         prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or satisfaction of Indebtedness of Persons acquired pursuant to, or Indebtedness assumed in connection with, Permitted Acquisitions or Investments (including any other Acquisition) not prohibited by this Agreement;

(ix)         Junior Prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.09(b)(ii);

(x)         Junior Prepayments in respect of intercompany Indebtedness owing to Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries will be permitted;

(xi)         prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasance or satisfaction of Disqualified Capital Stock with the proceeds of any issuance of Disqualified Capital Stock permitted to be issued hereunder or in exchange for Disqualified Capital Stock or other Equity Interests permitted to be issued hereunder; and

(xii)         prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasance or satisfaction of the Senior Unsecured NotesJunior Prepayments with the proceeds of secured Indebtedness so long as, (i) immediately before and after giving effect thereto no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (ii) after giving effect thereto the Consolidated First Lien Leverage Ratio will not exceed 4.50 to 1.00 calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the most recent Calculation Date (including giving effect to the Palms Acquisition regardless of whether the Palms Acquisition has closed at such time) and (iii) such refinancing Indebtedness constitutes (w) Revolving Loans incurred hereunder, (x) Incremental Term Loans incurred hereunder, (y) Incremental Equivalent Debt permitted hereunder that is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Obligations or (z) Permitted First Lien Indebtedness permitted hereunder.

(b)         Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to amend, modify or change (i) in any manner adverse to the interests of the Lenders in any material respect any term or condition of any Other Junior Indebtedness Documentation (other than any documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes) or the LandCo Support Agreement, or (ii) any term or condition of any documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes to the extent such amendment, modification or change would (A) increase any component of the interest rate or yield provisions applicable to the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes by more than 2% per annum in the aggregate over the interest rate or yield provisions applicable to the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes, respectively, in effect on the date hereofSixth Amendment Effective Date, (B) change any default or event of default under the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes in a manner materially adverse to the Credit Parties, (C) change (to an earlier date) any date upon which a payment of principal, mandatory redemption, defeasance or sinking fund payment or deposit or interest is due on the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes or increase the amount of any such payment redemption, defeasance or deposit due on the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes, (D) increase materially the obligations of the Credit Parties under the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes or confer any additional material rights of the holders of the Senior Unsecured Notes or the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes (or a representative on their behalf) which would be adverse to any Credit Parties or any Lenders in any material respect or (E) impose any restriction or limitation on the Collateral.

 

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(c)         Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Holding Company or any Subsidiary to amend, modify, change or waive any provision of (i) any Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement, or (ii) prior to the Senior Unsecured Notes Tax Transition, the Holding Company Tax Sharing Agreement, in each case, in any manner that is adverse to the interests of the Holding Companies, the Borrower, the Restricted Subsidiaries or the Lenders in any material respect or to enter into any new tax sharing agreement, tax allocation agreement, tax indemnification agreement or similar agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (other than a Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreement on terms substantially identical to the terms of the existing Subsidiary Tax Sharing Agreements).

(d)         Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Holding Company or any Subsidiary to amend, modify, waive or change any provision of any Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement in any manner that is adverse to the interests of the Borrower, the Restricted Subsidiaries or the Lenders in any material respect or to enter into any new Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement or similar agreement without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (other than a Subsidiary Cost Allocation Agreement on terms substantially identical to the terms of the Manager Allocation Agreement).

(e)         Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, without the consent of the Administrative Agent, amend, modify, change, or waive in any manner adverse to the interests of any Holding Company, their Subsidiaries or the Lenders in any material respect any term or condition of the GVR/ANC License Agreement; provided that Borrower may permit the GVR/ANC License Agreement to be terminated.

SECTION 10.10. Limitation on Certain Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries. None of Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, create any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Foreign Subsidiary or Immaterial Subsidiary) of Borrower to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on such Restricted Subsidiary’s Equity Interests or any other interest or participation in its profits owned by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or pay any Indebtedness or any other obligation owed to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) make Investments in or to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) transfer any of its Property to Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iv) in the case of any Guarantor, guarantee the Obligations hereunder or, in the case of any Credit Party, subject its portion of the Collateral to the Liens securing the Obligations in favor of the Secured Parties, except that each of the following shall be permitted:

(a)         any such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (x) applicable Law (including any Gaming Law and any regulations, order or decrees of any Gaming Authority or other applicable Governmental Authority) or (y) the Credit Documents;

(b)         restrictions on the transfer of Property, or the granting of Liens on Property, in each case, subject to Permitted Liens;

(c)         customary restrictions on subletting or assignment of any lease or sublease governing a leasehold interest of any Company;

(d)         restrictions on the transfer of any Property, or the granting of Liens on Property, subject to a contract with respect to an Asset Sale or other transfer, sale, conveyance or disposition permitted under this Agreement;

(e)         restrictions contained in the existing Indebtedness listed on Schedule 10.01 and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided, that the restrictive provisions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive than the restrictive provisions in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(f)         restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Persons acquired pursuant to, or assumed in connection with, Permitted Acquisitions or other Acquisitions not prohibited hereunder after the Closing Date and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided, that the restrictive provisions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are not materially more restrictive than the restrictive provisions in the Indebtedness being refinanced and such restrictions are limited to the Persons or assets being acquired and of the Subsidiaries of such Persons and their assets;

 

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(g)         with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, restrictions contained in any Permitted Unsecured Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancings thereof, or any Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancings thereof, or any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, in each case, taken as a whole, to the extent not materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement;

(h)         with respect to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, restrictions contained in any Incremental Equivalent Debt and Permitted Refinancings thereof, or any other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, in each case, taken as a whole, to the extent not materially more restrictive than those contained in this Agreement;

(i)         customary restrictions in joint venture arrangements or management contracts; provided, that such restrictions are limited to the assets of such joint ventures and the Equity Interests of the Persons party to such joint venture arrangements or the assignment of such management contract, as applicable;

(j)         customary non-assignment provisions or other customary restrictions arising under licenses, leases and other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided, that such restrictions are limited to the assets subject to such licenses, leases and contracts and the Equity Interests of the Persons party to such licenses and contracts;

(k)         restrictions contained in Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries incurred pursuant to Section 10.01 and Permitted Refinancings thereof; provided that such restrictions apply only to the Foreign Subsidiaries incurring such Indebtedness and their Subsidiaries (and the assets thereof);

(l)         restrictions contained in Indebtedness used to finance, or incurred for the purpose of financing, Expansion Capital Expenditures and/or Development Projects and Permitted Refinancings thereof, provided, that such restrictions apply only to the asset (or the Person owning such asset) being financed pursuant to such Indebtedness;

(m)         restrictions contained in subordination provisions applicable to intercompany debt owed by the Credit Parties; provided, that such intercompany debt is subordinated to the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as the subordination of such intercompany debt to any other obligations; and

(n)         restrictions contained in the documentation governing the Senior Unsecured Notes and the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and Permitted Refinancings thereof (so long as the restrictions in any such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, are no more restrictive in any material respect to Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than those in the Senior Unsecured Notes on the Closingor the 2020 Senior Unsecured Notes, respectively, on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date).

SECTION 10.11. Limitation on Lines of Business; Holding Companies; RRR.

(a)         Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall directly or indirectly engage to any material extent (determined on a consolidated basis) in any line or lines of business activity other than Permitted Business.

(b)         Borrower shall not permit any of the Holding Companies to hold or maintain the ownership of any assets or Properties (including Equity Interests in Subsidiaries) other than (a) the Equity Interests of Borrower and (b) cash and Cash Equivalents.

(c)         Prior to the VoteCo SPE Reorganization Date, Borrower shall not permit RRR to engage in any material business or activity, or own any assets or incur any liabilities other than (i) the ownership, directly or indirectly, of Equity Interests in Borrower, the ownership of Equity Interests in Holdco and the ownership of cash and Cash Equivalents, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and (iii) activities ancillary to the foregoing.

SECTION 10.12.     Limitation on Changes to Fiscal Year. Neither Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall change its fiscal year end to a date other than December 31 of each year (provided that any Restricted Subsidiary acquired or formed, or Person designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, in each case, after the Closing Date may change its fiscal year to match the fiscal year of Borrower).

 

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ARTICLE XI.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 11.01.     Events of Default.    If one or more of the following events (herein called “Events of Default”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a)        any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Credit Party, or any Holding Company or RRR pursuant to any Credit Document or the borrowings or issuances of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any representation, warranty or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished pursuant to any Credit Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading (i) in any material respect, if such representation and warranty is not qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language, or (ii) in any respect, if such representation and warranty is so qualified, in each case when such representation or warranty is made, deemed made or furnished;

(b)        default shall be made in the payment of (i) any principal of any Loan or the reimbursement with respect to any Reimbursement Obligation when and as the same shall become due and payable (whether at the stated maturity upon prepayment or repayment or by acceleration thereof or otherwise) or (ii) any interest on any Loans when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default under this clause (ii) shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c)        default shall be made in the payment of any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in (b) above) due under any Credit Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(d)        default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 9.01(a) (with respect to Borrower and each Subsidiary that owns a Core Property only), 9.04(d) or 9.06 or in Article X (subject to, in the case of the financial covenant in Section 10.08, the cure rights contained in Section 11.03); provided any default under Section 10.08 (a “Financial Covenant Event of Default”) shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Loans or Commitments hereunder, other than the Revolving Loans, the Term A Facility Loans, the Term A-3 Facility Loans, the Term A-4 Facility Loans, any Revolving Commitments, Term A-3 Facility Commitments, Term A-4 Facility Commitments and/or Term A Facility Commitments, until the date on which the Revolving Loans, Term A-3 Facility Loans, Term A-4 Facility Loans and/or Term A Facility Loans have been accelerated, and the Revolving Commitments, Term A-3 Facility Commitments, Term A-4 Facility Loans and/or the Term A Facility Commitments have been terminated, in each case, by the Required Pro Rata Lenders pursuant to this Section 11.01;

(e)        default shall be made in the due observance or performance by Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Credit Document (other than those specified in Section 11.01(b), 11.01(c) or 11.01(d)) and, unless such default has been waived, such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice thereof from Administrative Agent to Borrower;

(f)        Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (i) fail to pay any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations), when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any applicable grace period), or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in any agreement or instrument evidencing or governing any such Indebtedness or any event or condition occurs, if the effect of any failure or occurrence referred to in this clause (ii) is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee on its or their behalf (with or without the giving of notice but giving effect to applicable grace periods) to cause, such Indebtedness (other than Qualified Contingent Obligations) 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, however, that (x) clauses (i) and (ii) shall not apply to any offer to repurchase, prepay or redeem Indebtedness of a Person acquired in an Acquisition permitted hereunder, to the extent such offer is required as a result of, or in connection with, such Acquisition, (y) any event or

 

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condition causing or permitting the holders of any Indebtedness to cause such Indebtedness to be converted into Qualified Capital Stock (including any such event or condition which, pursuant to its terms may, at the option of Borrower, be satisfied in cash in lieu of conversion into Qualified Capital Stock) shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this paragraph (f) and (z) it shall not constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this paragraph (f) unless the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) exceeds $75.0 million at any one time;

(g)        an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in either case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, in each case seeking (i) relief in respect of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary), or of a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary); (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary); or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary); and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(h)        Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law; (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in Section 11.01(g); (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of the property or assets of Borrower, any Holding Company, RRR or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, or similar law; (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding; (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due; (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or (viii) wind up or liquidate (except as permitted hereunder);

(i)        one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $75.0 million (to the extent not covered by third party insurance) shall be rendered against Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Immaterial Subsidiary) or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action (to the extent such action is not effectively stayed) shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of Borrower, any Holding Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment;

(j)        an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(k)        with respect to any material Collateral, any security interest and Lien purported to be created by the applicable Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the first priority Liens and rights, powers and privileges in each case purported to be created and granted under such Security Document in favor of Collateral Agent, or shall be asserted by any Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any Affiliate thereof not to be a valid, perfected (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or such Security Document) security interest in or Lien on the Collateral covered thereby, in each case, other than as a result of an act of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party;

(l)        any Guarantee shall cease to be in full force and effect or any of the Guarantors or Affiliates thereof repudiates, or attempts to repudiate, any of its obligations under any of the Guarantees (except to the extent such Guarantee ceases to be in effect in connection with any transaction permitted pursuant to Sections 9.12 or 10.05);

 

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(m)        any Credit Document or any material provisions thereof shall at any time and for any reason be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Credit Party seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof (exclusive of questions of interpretation of any provision thereof), or any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR shall repudiate or deny that it has any liability or obligation for the payment of principal or interest purported to be created under any Credit Document;

(n)        there shall have occurred a Change of Control;

(o)        there shall have occurred a License Revocation by any Gaming Authority in one or more jurisdictions in which Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or operates Gaming Facilities, which License Revocation (in the aggregate with any other License Revocations then in existence) relates to operations of Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries that in the most recent Test Period accounted for ten percent (10%) or more of the gross revenues of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided, however, that such License Revocation continues for at least thirty (30) consecutive days after the earlier of (x) the date of cessation of the affected operations as a result of such License Revocation and (y) the date that none of Borrower, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor the Lenders receive the net cash flows generated by any such operations; or

(p)        the provisions of any Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement shall, in whole or in part, following such Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement being entered into, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against the Persons party thereto, except in accordance with its terms;

then, and in every such event (other than (i) an event described in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower and (ii) a Financial Covenant Event of Default unless the Revolving Loans, the Term A-3 Facility Loans, the Term A-4 Facility Loans and/or Term A Facility Loans have been accelerated, and the Revolving Commitments, the Term A-3 Facility Commitments, the Term A-4 Facility Commitments and/or the Term A Facility Commitments have been terminated, in each case, by the Required Pro Rata Lenders pursuant to the final paragraph of this Section 11.01), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments, (ii) declare the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities and Obligations of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document (other than Swap Contracts and Cash Management Agreements), shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document (other than Swap Contracts and Cash Management Agreements) to the contrary notwithstanding; (iii) exercise any other right or remedy provided under the Credit Documents or at law or in equity and (iv) direct Borrower to pay (and Borrower hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice, or upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower, to pay) to Collateral Agent at the Principal Office such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security by Collateral Agent for L/C Liabilities then outstanding, equal to the aggregate L/C Liabilities then outstanding; and in any event described in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) above with respect to Borrower, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued fees and all other liabilities and Obligations of Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Credit Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Credit Document to the contrary notwithstanding. The applicability of this Section 11.01 to RRR is subject to the operation of Section 13.20.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any period during which a Financial Covenant Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Administrative Agent may with the consent of, and shall at the request of, the Required Pro Rata Lenders take any of the foregoing actions described in the immediately preceding paragraph solely as they relate to the Revolving Lenders, Term A-3 Facility Lenders, the Term A-4 Facility Lenders or Term A Facility Lenders (versus the Lenders), the Revolving Commitments, Term A-3 Facility Commitments, the Term A-4 Facility Commitments and/or Term A Facility Commitments (versus the Commitments), the Revolving Loans, the Swingline Loans, the Term A-3 Facility Loans, the Term A-4 Facility Loans and/or the Term A Facility Loans (versus the Loans), and the Letters of Credit.

 

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SECTION 11.02.    Application of Proceeds.    The proceeds received by Collateral Agent in respect of any sale of, collection from or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral pursuant to the exercise by Collateral Agent of its remedies, or otherwise received after acceleration of the Loans, shall be applied, in full or in part, together with any other sums then held by Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, promptly by Collateral Agent as follows:

(a)        First, to the payment of all reasonable costs and expenses, fees, commissions and taxes of such sale, collection or other realization including compensation to Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and their respective agents and counsel, and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent in connection therewith and all amounts for which Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable is entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of any Credit Document;

(b)        Second, to the payment of all other reasonable costs and expenses of such sale, collection or other realization and of any receiver of any part of the Collateral appointed pursuant to the applicable Security Documents including compensation to the other Secured Parties and their agents and counsel and all costs, liabilities and advances made or incurred by the other Secured Parties in connection therewith;

(c)        Third, without duplication of amounts applied pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above, to the indefeasible payment in full in cash, pro rata, of the Obligations;

(d)        Fourth, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Lenders, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Liabilities comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit; and

(e)        Fifth, the balance, if any, to the Person lawfully entitled thereto (including the applicable Credit Party or its successors or assigns) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

In the event that any such proceeds are insufficient to pay in full the items described in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 11.02, the Credit Parties shall remain liable, jointly and severally, for any deficiency.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Credit Swap Contracts shall be excluded from the application described above if Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of Article XII hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

SECTION 11.03.    Borrower’s Right to Cure.    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 11.01, in the event of any Event of Default under any covenant set forth in Section 10.08 and until the expiration of the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter hereunder, RRR, the Holding Companies and Borrower may engage in a Permitted Equity Issuance (provided, that in the event a Holding Company or RRR engages in a Permitted Equity Issuance in connection with a cure made under this Section, such Holding Company or RRR makes a capital contribution of the proceeds thereof to Borrower) and Borrower may apply the amount of the Equity Issuance Proceeds thereof to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter (such fiscal quarter, a “Default Quarter”); provided that such Equity Issuance Proceeds (i) are actually received by Borrower (including through capital contribution of such Equity Issuance Proceeds by Holdco or RRR to the Borrower) no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with respect to such Default Quarter hereunder, and (ii) do not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cause Borrower to be in compliance with Section 10.08 for the applicable period (but, for such purpose, not taking into account any repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith required pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(v)); provided further, that Borrower, RRR and the Holding Companies shall not be permitted to engage in any more than (A) two Permitted Equity

 

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Issuances pursuant to this Section 11.03 in any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters or (B) five Permitted Equity Issuances pursuant to this Section 11.03 during the term of this Agreement. The parties hereby acknowledge that this Section 11.03 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial ratios other than as applicable to Section 10.08 and shall not result in any adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA other than for purposes of compliance with Section 10.08 on the last day of a given Test Period (and not, for avoidance of doubt, for purposes of determining pricing, any basket sizes, the permissibility of any transaction or compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with Section 10.08 for any other purposes of this Agreement).

ARTICLE XII.

AGENTS

SECTION 12.01.    Appointment.   Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints Deutsche Bank to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (including as “trustee” or “mortgage trustee” under the Ship Mortgages), and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, including, in accordance with regulatory requirements of any Gaming Authority consistent with the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. Deutsche Bank is hereby appointed Auction Manager hereunder, and each Lender hereby authorizes the Auction Manager to act as its agent in accordance with the terms hereof and of the other Credit Documents; provided, that Borrower shall have the right to select and appoint a replacement Auction Manager from time to time by written notice to Administrative Agent, and any such replacement shall also be so authorized to act in such capacity. Each Lender agrees that the Auction Manager shall have solely the obligations in its capacity as the Auction Manager as are specifically described in this Agreement and shall be entitled to the benefits of Article XII, as applicable. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize each of the Agents (other than the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and the Auction Manager) to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, and neither Borrower nor any other Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Article XII, except to the extent set forth in this Section 12.01, Section 12.06 and Section 12.07(b). It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Credit Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties. Each references in this Article XII to the Collateral Agent shall include the Collateral Agent in its capacity as “trustee” or “mortgage trustee” under the Ship Mortgages.

SECTION 12.02.    Rights as a Lender.   Any Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender (if applicable) as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as such Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not an Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

SECTION 12.03.    Exculpatory Provisions.   No Agent shall have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, and each Agent’s duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Agent:

(a)         shall be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties with respect to any Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR, any Lender or any other Person, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

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(b)        shall have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Credit Documents that the Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Credit Documents), provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose such Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and

(c)        shall, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any of Borrower or any of its respective Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as such Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

No Agent shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or, such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 11.01 and 13.04) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given in writing to such Agent by Borrower or a Lender.

No Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VII or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments, or disclosure of confidential information, to any Disqualified Lender. The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any comparable or successor rate thereto.

Each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) acknowledges that Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may act as the representative of other classes of indebtedness under the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

SECTION 12.04.    Reliance by Agents.   Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. Each Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, each Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless such Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

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SECTION 12.05.    Delegation of Duties.   Each Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Credit Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as an Agent. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that an Agent acted with gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

SECTION 12.06.    Resignation of Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

(a)        The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may at any time give notice of their resignation to the Lenders and Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the prior written consent of Borrower (unless an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower has occurred and is continuing) to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent gives notice of their resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders and Borrower (unless an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c) or an Event of Default specified in Section 11.01(g) or 11.01(h) with respect to Borrower has occurred and is continuing)) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b)        If the Person serving as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and, in consultation with Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c)        With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Credit Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties under any of the Credit Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent shall instead be made by or to each Secured Party directly, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between Borrower and such

 

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successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s and Collateral Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 13.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, their sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent was acting as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent.

(d)         Any resignation by Deutsche Bank as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Lender and Swingline Lender. If Deutsche Bank resigns as an L/C Lender, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Lender hereunder with respect to all of its Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Lender and all L/C Liability with respect thereto, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make ABR Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Sections 2.03(e) and (f). If any Lender resigns as Swingline Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swingline Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swingline Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Revolving Lenders to make ABR Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.01(e)(iv). Upon the appointment by Borrower of a successor L/C Lender or Swingline Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Lender or Swingline Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Lender and Swingline Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit of the retiring L/C Lender, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Lender to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Lender with respect to such Letters of Credit.

SECTION 12.07.     Nonreliance on Agents and Other Lenders.

(a)         Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

(b)         Each Lender acknowledges that in connection with Borrower Loan Purchases, (i) Borrower may purchase or acquire Term Loans hereunder from the Lenders from time to time, subject to the restrictions set forth in the definition of Eligible Assignee and in Section 13.05(d), (ii) Borrower currently may have, and later may come into possession of, information regarding such Term Loans or the Credit Parties, the Holding Companies or RRR hereunder that is not known to such Lender and that may be material to a decision by such Lender to enter into an assignment of such Loans hereunder (“Excluded Information”), (iii) such Lender has independently and without reliance on any other party made such Lender’s own analysis and determined to enter into an assignment of such Loans and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby notwithstanding such Lender’s lack of knowledge of the Excluded Information and (iv) Borrower shall have no liability to such Lender, and such Lender hereby waives and releases, to the extent permitted by law, any claims such Lender may have against Borrower, under applicable laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the Excluded Information; provided, however, that the Excluded Information shall not and does not affect the truth or accuracy of the representations or warranties of Borrower in the Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in the applicable assignment agreement. Each Lender further acknowledges that the Excluded Information may not be available to Administrative Agent, Auction Manager or the other Lenders hereunder.

SECTION 12.08.     Indemnification.     The Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify each Agent in its capacity as such ratably according with its “percentage” as used in determining the Required Lenders at such time or, if the Commitments have terminated and all Loans have been repaid in full, as determined immediately prior to such termination and repayment (with such “percentages” to be determined as if there are no Defaulting Lenders), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, reasonable expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever which may at any time (including, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Obligations) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in its capacity

 

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as such in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or the transactions contemplated hereby or any action taken or omitted to be taken by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing, but only to the extent that any of the foregoing is not paid by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable to any Agent for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (x) resulting from the gross negligence, or willful misconduct of such Agent (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (y) relating to or arising out of the Engagement Letters. If any indemnity furnished to any Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of such Agent be insufficient or become impaired, such Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished. The agreements in this Section 12.08 shall survive the payment of all Obligations.

SECTION 12.09.     No Other Duties.     Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Syndication Agent, Documentation Agents or Lead Arrangers shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, an L/C Lender, the Swingline Lender, the Auction Manager or a Lender hereunder.

SECTION 12.10.     Holders. Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment, transfer or endorsement thereof, as the case may be, shall have been filed with Administrative Agent. Any request, authority or consent of any Person or entity who, at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent, is the holder of any Note shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder, transferee, assignee or indorsee, as the case may be, of such Note or of any Note or Notes issued in exchange therefor.

SECTION 12.11.     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Liability 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 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 Liabilities 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 Secured Parties (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Secured Parties under Sections 2.03, 2.05 and 13.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b)         to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) 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 Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03, 2.05 and 13.03.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Secured Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Secured Party to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Secured Party in any such proceeding.

 

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SECTION 12.12.     Collateral Matters.

(a)         Each Lender (and each other Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) authorizes and directs Collateral Agent to enter into the Security Documents for the benefit of the Secured Parties and to hold and enforce the Liens on the Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties. Collateral Agent is hereby authorized on behalf of all of the Lenders, without the necessity of any notice to or further consent from any Lender, from time to time prior to an Event of Default, to take any action with respect to any Collateral or Security Documents which may be necessary to perfect and maintain perfected the security interest in and liens upon the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Documents. The Lenders hereby authorize Collateral Agent to take the actions set forth in Section 13.04(g). Upon request by Administrative Agent at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing Collateral Agent’s authority to release particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 12.12.

(b)         Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to the Lenders, the other Secured Parties or any other Person to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or is cared for, protected or insured or that the Liens granted to Collateral Agent pursuant to the applicable Security Documents have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to Collateral Agent in Section 12.01 or in this Section 12.12 or in any of the Security Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof, or any act, omission or event related thereto, Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral or any part thereof as one of the Lenders and that Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to the Lenders or the other Secured Parties, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

SECTION 12.13.     Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Requirement of Law, an Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender, an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 5.06, each Lender shall, and does hereby, indemnify the relevant Agent, and shall make payable in respect thereof within thirty (30) calendar days after demand therefor, against any and all Taxes and any and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Agent by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Agent to properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate form was not delivered or not property executed, or because such Lender failed to notify Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of withholding tax ineffective). A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Security Document against any amount due Administrative Agent under this Section 12.13. The agreements in this Section 12.13 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

SECTION 12.14.     Secured Cash Management Agreements and Swap Contracts. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider that obtains the benefits of Section 11.02, Article VI or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Credit Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Credit Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XII to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Swap Contracts unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Swap Provider, as the case may be.

 

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SECTION 12.15. Certain ERISA Matters.

(a)         Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of Borrower or any other Credit Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i)        such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement;

(ii)        the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;

(iii)      ( A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

(iv)        such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b)         In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of Borrower or any other Credit Party, that Administrative Agent, Lead Arrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Credit Documents or any documents related hereto or thereto).

ARTICLE XIII.

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 13.01.     Waiver. No failure on the part of Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by Law.

 

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SECTION 13.02.     Notices.

(a)         General.     Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile or electronic mail). All such written notices shall be mailed certified or registered mail, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, telecopy or facsimile number or (subject to Section 13.02(b) below) 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 any Credit Party, any Agent, L/C Lender, and the Swingline Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person below its name on the signature pages hereof;

(ii)         if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person below its name on the signature pages hereof or, in the case of any assignee Lender, the applicable Assignment Agreement.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in Section 13.02(b) below, shall be effective as provided in such Section 13.02(b).

(b)         Electronic Communications.     Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by Administrative Agent; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II, Article III or Article IV if such Lender has notified Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. Each Agent or any Credit Party may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an electronic mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return electronic mail address or other written acknowledgement); provided, however, that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address (as described in the foregoing clause (i)) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(c)         Change of Address, Etc.     Each Credit Party, each Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender may change its respective address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to Borrower, Administrative Agent, each L/C Lender and the Swingline Lender.

(d)         Reliance by Agents and Lenders.     Agents and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic Notices of Borrowing and Letter of Credit Requests) purportedly given by or on behalf of 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. Borrower shall indemnify each Indemnitee from all Losses resulting

 

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from the reliance by such Indemnitee on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of Borrower (except to the extent resulting from such Indemnitee’s own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document) and believed by such Indemnitee in good faith to be genuine. All telephonic notices to and other communications with Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may be recorded by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as the case may be, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

(e)         The Platform.     THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall any Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents, trustees, investment advisors and attorneys-in-fact (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR, any Lender, any L/C Lender or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of Borrower’s or Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of any Credit Document by, such Agent Party; provided however, that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR, any Lender, any L/C Lender or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).

SECTION 13.03.     Expenses, Indemnification, Etc.

(a)         The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, agree to pay or reimburse:

(i)         Agents for all of their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Latham & Watkins LLP and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Agents and any “ClearPar” costs and expenses) in connection with (1) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of the Credit Documents and the extension and syndication of credit (including the Loans and Commitments) hereunder and (2) the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of any modification, supplement, amendment or waiver of any of the terms of any Credit Document (whether or not consummated or effective) requested by the Credit Parties, the Holding Companies or RRR;

(ii)         each Agent and each Lender for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of such Agent or Lender (provided that any legal expenses shall be limited to the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of one primary legal counsel for Lenders and Agents selected by Administrative Agent and of one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction reasonably deemed necessary by Agents (and solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Persons affected by such conflict inform Borrower in writing of the existence of an actual or perceived conflict of interest prior to retaining additional counsel, one additional of each such counsel for each group of similarly situated Secured Parties)) in connection with (1) any enforcement or collection proceedings resulting from any Default, including all manner of participation in or other involvement with (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceedings, (y) judicial or regulatory proceedings and (z) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings (whether or not the workout, restructuring or transaction contemplated thereby is consummated), (2) following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the enforcement of any Credit Document, (3) the enforcement of this Section 13.03 and (4) any documentary taxes; and

(iii)         Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable but without duplication, for all reasonable and documented costs, expenses, assessments and other charges (including reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by any Credit Document or any other document referred to therein.

 

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Without limiting the rights of any Agent under this Section 13.03(a), each Agent, promptly after a request of Borrower from time to time, will advise Borrower of an estimate of any amount anticipated to be incurred by such Agent and reimbursed by Borrower under this Section 13.03(a).

(b)         The Credit Parties, jointly and severally, hereby agree to indemnify each Agent, each Lender and their respective Affiliates and their and their respective Affiliates’, directors, trustees, officers, employees, representatives, advisors, partners and agents (each, an “Indemnitee”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all Losses incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any of them directly or indirectly arising out of or by reason of or relating to the negotiation, execution, delivery, performance, administration or enforcement of any Credit Document, any of the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents (including the Transactions), any breach by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained in any Credit Document in connection with any of the Transactions, the use or proposed use of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit, the issuance of or performance under any Letter of Credit or, the use of any collateral security for the Obligations (including the exercise by any Agent or Lender of the rights and remedies or any power of attorney with respect thereto or any action or inaction in respect thereof), including all amounts payable by any Lender pursuant to Section 12.08, IN ALL CASES, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED BY OR ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF THE COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE OF THE INDEMNITEE, but excluding (i) any such Losses relating to matters referred to in Sections 5.01 or 5.06 (which shall be the sole remedy in respect of matters referred to therein), (ii) any such Losses arising from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Documents by such Indemnitee or its Related Indemnified Persons (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (iii) any such Losses relating to any dispute between and among Indemnitees that does not involve an act or omission by any Company, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates (other than any claims against Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, any other agent or bookrunner named on the cover page hereto, Swingline Lender or any L/C Lender, in each case, acting in such capacities or fulfilling such roles). For purposes of this Section 13.03(b), a “Related Indemnified Person” of an Indemnitee means (1) any controlling person or controlled affiliate of such Indemnitee, (2) the respective directors, officers, or employees of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled Affiliates and (3) the respective agents of such Indemnitee or any of its controlling persons or controlled Affiliates, in the case of this clause (3), acting at the instructions of such Indemnitee, controlling person or such controlled Affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlled Affiliate or controlling person in this sentence pertains to a controlled Affiliate or controlling person involved in the performance of the Indemnitee’s obligations under the facilities.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, will indemnify each Agent, each Lender and each other Indemnitee from, and hold each Agent, each Lender and each other Indemnitee harmless against, any Losses incurred by, imposed on or asserted against any of them arising under any Environmental Law as a result of (i) the past, present or future operations of any Company (or any predecessor-in-interest to any Company), (ii) the past, present or future condition of any site or facility owned, operated, leased or used at any time by any Company (or any such predecessor-in-interest) to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties’ relationship under the Credit Documents (including the exercise or remedies thereunder) or to (A) any Company’s (or such predecessor-in-interest’s)ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of any Company (or predecessor-in-interest), and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, or (iii) any Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any such site or facility to the extent such Losses arise from or relate to the parties’ relationship under the Credit Documents (including the exercise or remedies thereunder) or to (A) any Company’s (or such predecessor-in-interest’s) ownership, operation, lease or use of such site or facility or (B) any aspect of the respective business or operations of any Company (or predecessor-in-interest), and, in each case shall include, without limitation, any and all such Losses for which any Company could be found liable, including any such Release or threatened Release that shall occur during any period when any Agent or Lender shall be in possession of any such site or facility following the exercise by such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, of any of its rights and remedies hereunder or under any of the Security Documents; provided, however, that the indemnity hereunder shall be subject to the exclusions from indemnification set forth in the preceding sentence.

 

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To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify and hold harmless set forth in this Section 13.03 or any other provision of any Credit Document providing for indemnification is unenforceable because it is violative of any Law or public policy or otherwise, the Credit Parties, jointly and severally, shall contribute the maximum portion that each of them is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable Law to the payment and satisfaction of all indemnified liabilities incurred by any of the Persons indemnified hereunder.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, no party hereto shall assert, and the parties hereto hereby waive, any claim against any Person, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Credit Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the Credit Parties’ indemnity and reimbursement obligations to the extent set forth in this Section 13.03 (including the Credit Parties’ indemnity and reimbursement obligations to indemnify the Indemnitees for indirect, special, punitive or consequential damage that are included in any third party claim in connection with which such Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder). No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct or material breach of any Credit Document by such Indemnitee as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

SECTION 13.04.     Amendments and Waiver.

(a)        NeitherSubject to 1.08(b), neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, modified, changed or waived, unless such amendment, modification, change or waiver is in writing signed by each of the Credit Parties, Holding Companies and RRR that is party thereto and the Required Lenders (or Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders); provided, however, that no such amendment, modification, change or waiver shall (and any such amendment, modification, change or waiver set forth below in clauses (i) through (vii) of this Section 13.04(a) shall only require the approval of the Agents and/or Lenders whose consent is required therefor pursuant to such clauses):

(i)         extend the date for any scheduled payment of principal on any Loan or Note or extend the stated maturity of any Letter of Credit beyond any R/C Maturity Date (unless such Letter of Credit is required to be cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the Administrative Agent’s and applicable L/C Lender’s reasonable satisfaction (and the obligations of the Revolving Lenders to participate in such Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.03(f) are terminated upon the third Business Day preceding the applicable R/C Maturity Date) or the participations therein are required to be assumed by Revolving Lenders that have Revolving Commitments which extend beyond such R/C Maturity Date (and the other Revolving Lenders are released from their obligations under such participations)) or extend the termination date of any of the Commitments, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or fees thereon, or forgive or reduce the principal amount thereof, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction);

(ii)         release (x) all or substantially all of the Collateral (except as provided in the Security Documents) under all the Security Documents or (y) all or substantially all of the Guarantors from the Guarantees, without the consent of each Lender;

(iii)         amend, modify, change or waive (x) any provision of Section 11.02 or this Section 13.04 without the consent of each Lender, (y) any other provision of any Credit Document or any other provision of this Agreement that expressly provides that the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders is required, without the consent of each Lender or (z) any provision of any Credit Document that expressly provides that

 

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the consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of a particular Tranche, Required Pro Rata Lenders or Required Revolving Lenders is required, without the consent of the Required Tranche Lenders of each Tranche, the Required Pro Rata Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, as the case may be (in each case, except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement which afford the benefits or protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the Term Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, as applicable);

(iv)        (x) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Required Tranche Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Lenders or Required Tranche Lenders without the consent of each Lender, (y) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Revolving Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Revolving Lenders without the consent of each Revolving Lender or (z) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Pro Rata Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Required Pro Rata Lenders without the consent of each Revolving Lender and each Term A Facility Lender, each Term A-3 Facility Lender and each Term A-4A-5 Facility Lender (provided that, (x) no such consent shall be required for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement, and (y) with the consent of the Required Lenders, additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement may be included in the determination of the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, Required Pro Rata Lenders and/or Required Revolving Lenders on substantially the same basis as the extensions of Loans and Commitments are included on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date);

(v)         amend, modify, change or waive Section 4.02 or Section 4.07(b) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) pursuant to this Agreement which afford the protections to such additional extensions of credit of the type provided to the Term Loans and/or the Revolving Commitments and Revolving Loans, as applicable);

(vi)         impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Tranche to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of the Required Tranche Lenders for such Tranche; or

(vii)        (A) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 10.08 (and related definitions as used in such Section, but not as used in other Sections of this Agreement), (B) amend, modify or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of Section 10.08, or (C) amend, modify or waive any provision of the last paragraph of Section 11.01, without the written consent of the Required Pro Rata Lenders and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 13.04, only the written consent of such Lenders shall be necessary to permit any such amendment, modification or waiver; provided, however, that the consent of the Required Lenders shall be required to waive, amend or modify the requirement to be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with the Financial Maintenance Covenants (and Section 10.08 and related definitions as used for such purpose) for purposes of clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” or Sections 9.12(a)(iii), 9.12(b)(ii) or 10.01(n)(ii);

provided, further, that no such amendment, modification, change or waiver shall (A) increase the Commitments of any Lender over the amount thereof then in effect without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the total Commitments or Total Revolving Commitments or a waiver of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender), (B) without the consent of each L/C Lender, amend, modify, change or waive any provision of Section 2.03 or alter such L/C Lender’s rights or obligations with respect to Letters of Credit, (C) without the consent of the Swingline Lender, alter its rights or obligations with respect to Swingline Loans, (D) without the consent of any applicable Agent, amend, modify, change or waive any provision as same relates to the rights or obligations of such Agent or (E) amend, modify, change or waive Section 2.10(b) in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of prepayments due to Lenders holding Loans of one Tranche differently from the rights of Lenders holding Loans of any other Tranche without the prior written consent of the Required

 

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Tranche Lenders of each adversely affected Tranche (such consent being in lieu of the consent of the Required Lenders required above in this Section 13.04(a)) (except for technical amendments with respect to additional extensions of credit pursuant to this Agreement (including Extended Term Loans or Extended Revolving Loans) so that such additional extensions may share in the application of prepayments (or commitment reductions) with any Tranche of Term Loans or Revolving Loans, as applicable); provided, however, the Required Lenders may waive, in whole or in part, any prepayment so long as the application, as between Tranches, of any portion of such prepayment which is still required to be made is not altered. 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 (x) the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender, (y) the principal and accrued and unpaid interest of such Defaulting Lender’s Loans shall not be reduced or forgiven (other than as a result of any waiver of the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates), nor shall the date for any scheduled payment of any such amounts be postponed, without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (y), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction) and (z) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender (other than in the case of a consent by the Administrative Agent to permit Borrower and its Subsidiaries to purchase Revolving Commitments (and Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto) of Defaulting Lenders in excess of the amount permitted pursuant to Section 13.04(h)).

In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Engagement Letters may only be amended or changed, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, only by the parties thereto in accordance with the respective provisions thereof.

(b)          If, in connection with any proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver of or to any of the provisions of this Agreement, the consent of the Required Lenders (or in the case of a proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver affecting a particular Class or Tranche, the Lenders holding a majority of the Loans and Commitments with respect to such Class or Tranche) is obtained but the consent of one or more of such other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained, then Borrower shall have the right, so long as all non-consenting Lenders whose individual consent is required are treated as described in either clause (A) or (B) below, to either:

(A) replace each such non-consenting Lender or Lenders (or, at the option of Borrower, if such non-consenting Lender’s consent is required with respect to a particular Class or Tranche of Loans (or related Commitments), to replace only the Classes or Tranches of Commitments and/or Loans of such non-consenting Lender with respect to which such Lender’s individual consent is required (such Classes or Tranches, the “Affected Classes”)) with one or more Replacement Lenders, so long as, at the time of such replacement, each such Replacement Lender consents to the proposed amendment, modification, change or waiver; provided, further, that (i) at the time of any such replacement, the Replacement Lender shall enter into one or more Assignment Agreements (and with all fees payable pursuant to Section 13.05(b) to be paid by the Replacement Lender) pursuant to which the Replacement Lender shall acquire all of the Commitments and outstanding Loans of, and in each case L/C Interests of, the Replaced Lender (or, at the option of Borrower if the respective Lender’s consent is required with respect to less than all Classes or Tranches of Loans (or related Commitments), the Commitments, outstanding Loans and L/C Interests of the Affected Classes), (ii) at the time of any replacement, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender (other than any Loans not being acquired by the Replacement Lender), (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being acquired and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees and other amounts owing to the Lender with respect to the Loans being so assigned and (iii) all obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those specifically described in clause (ii) above in respect of Replaced Lenders for which the assignment purchase price has been, or is concurrently being, paid, and other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being acquired by the Replacement Lender, but including any amounts which would be paid to a Lender pursuant to Section 5.05 if Borrower were prepaying a LIBOR Loan), as applicable, shall be paid in full to such Replaced Lender, as applicable, concurrently with such replacement. Upon the execution of the respective Assignment Agreement, the

 

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payment of amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, as applicable, the receipt of any consents that would be required for an assignment of the subject Loans and Commitments to such Replacement Lender in accordance with Section 13.05, the Replacement Lender, if any, shall become a Lender hereunder and the Replaced Lender, as applicable, shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder and be released of all its obligations as a Lender, except with respect to indemnification provisions applicable to such Lender under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such Lender and, in the case of any Replaced Lender, except with respect to Loans, Commitments and L/C Interests of such Replaced Lender not being acquired by the Replacement Lender; provided, that if the applicable Replaced Lender does not execute the Assignment Agreement within three (3) Business Days after Borrower’s request, execution of such Assignment Agreement by the Replaced Lender shall not be required to effect such assignment; or

(B) terminate such non-consenting Lender’s Commitment and/or repay Loans held by such Lender (or, if such non-consenting Lender’s consent is required with respect to a particular Class or Tranche of Loans, the Commitment and Loans of the Affected Class) and, if applicable, Cash Collateralize its applicable R/C Percentage of the L/C Liability, in either case, upon three (3) Business Days’ (or such shorter period as is acceptable to Administrative Agent) prior written notice to Administrative Agent at the Principal Office (which notice Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders). Any such prepayment of the Loans or termination of the Commitments of such Lender shall be made together with accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to such Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 5.05) (or if the applicable consent requires approval of all Lenders of a particular Class or Tranche but not all Lenders, then Borrower shall terminate all Commitments and/or repay all Loans, in each case together with payment of all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to such Lender (including all amounts, if any, owing pursuant to Section 5.05) under such Class or Tranche), so long as (i) in the case of the repayment of Revolving Loans of any Lender pursuant to this Section 13.04(b)(B), (A) the Revolving Commitment of such Lender is terminated concurrently with such repayment and (B) such Lender’s R/C Percentage of all outstanding Letters of Credit is Cash Collateralized or backstopped by Borrower in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent and the L/C Lenders. Immediately upon any repayment of Loans by Borrower pursuant to this Section 13.04(b)(B), such Loans repaid or acquired pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents (provided, that such purchases and cancellations shall not constitute prepayments or repayments of the Loans for any purpose hereunder (except for purposes of Section 2.09(c))), including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided, however, that, unless the Commitments which are terminated and Loans which are repaid pursuant to this clause (B) are immediately replaced in full at such time through the addition of new Lenders or the increase of the Commitments and/or outstanding Loans of existing Lenders (who in each case must consent thereto), then, in the case of any action pursuant to this clause (B), the Required Lenders (determined after giving effect to the proposed action) shall specifically consent thereto;

provided, that Borrower shall not have the right to replace a Lender, or terminate the Commitments of or repay the Loans of a Lender under this Section 13.04(b), solely as a result of the exercise of such Lender’s rights (and the withholding of any required consent by such Lender) pursuant to clauses (A) through (E) of the second proviso to Section 13.04(a).

(c)         Administrative Agent and Borrower may (without the consent of Lenders) amend any Credit Document to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of Incremental Revolving Commitments, Incremental Term Loans, Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Commitments, Extended Term Loans and Extended Revolving Commitments. (including to provide for any such Tranche to be included, as applicable, in the definition of Required Lenders, Required Revolving Lenders, Required Pro Rata Lenders or Required Tranche Lenders, to receive the benefits of Section 10.08 and/or to decline to participate in any mandatory prepayments). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, such amendment shall become effective without any further consent of any other party to such Credit Document. In addition, upon the effectiveness of any

 

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Refinancing Amendment, Administrative Agent, Borrower and the Lenders providing the relevant Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may amend this Agreement to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Term Loans, Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments and/or Other Term Loan Commitments). Administrative Agent and Borrower may effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower, to effect the terms of any Refinancing Amendment. Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent may enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents with Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of the Loans and/or Commitments extended pursuant to Section 2.13 or incurred pursuant to Sections 2.12 or 2.15 and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent and Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms consistent with Section 2.13, Section 2.12 or Section 2.15.

(d)         Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, Administrative Agent and Borrower (a) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit 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 Credit Documents with the Term Loans (or any Tranche thereof in the case of additional Term Loans) and the Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments (or any Tranche of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments in the case of additional Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments) 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, Required Tranche Lenders, Required Pro Rata Lenders and/or Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable.

(e)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) any Credit Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) solely to effect administrative changes that are not adverse to any Lender or to correct administrative errors or omissions or to cure an ambiguity, defect or error (including, without limitation, to revise the legal description of any Mortgaged Real Property based on surveys), or to grant a new Lien for the benefit of the Secured Parties or extend an existing Lien over additional property or to make modifications which are not materially adverse to the Lenders and are requested or required by Gaming Authorities or Gaming Laws and (ii) any Credit Document may be waived, amended, supplemented or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Borrower and Administrative Agent (without the consent of any Lender) to permit any changes requested or required by any Governmental Authority that are not materially adverse to the Lenders (including any changes relating to qualifications as a permitted holder of debt, licensing or limits on Property that may be pledged as Collateral or available remedies). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (A) additional extensions of credit consented to by Required Lenders shall be permitted hereunder on a ratable basis with the existing Loans (including as to proceeds of, and sharing in the benefits of, Collateral and sharing of prepayments), (B) Collateral Agent shall (and each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) hereby authorize Collateral Agent to) enter into the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement upon the request of Borrower in connection with the incurrence of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Lien Indebtedness (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted First Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi)), as applicable (or any amendments and supplements thereto in connection with the incurrence of additional Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Lien Indebtedness (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted First Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi))), and (C) Collateral Agent (and each of the Lenders (and each Secured Party by accepting the benefits of the Collateral) hereby authorize Collateral Agent to) shall enter into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement upon the request of Borrower in connection with the incurrence of Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi)), as applicable (or any amendments and supplements thereto in connection with the incurrence of additional Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that qualify as Permitted Second Lien Indebtedness) or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and Permitted Refinancings thereof that satisfy Sections 10.01(t)(A)(v) and 10.01(t)(A)(vi))). Each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, from and after the effectiveness thereof, as if directly a party thereto.

 

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(f)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the applicable Credit Party, Holding Company, RRR or Parties and Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent may (in its or their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Credit Document) enter into any amendment or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, without the consent of any other Person, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional Property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any Property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable Requirements of Law or to release any Collateral which is not required under the Security Documents.

(g)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent shall (A) release any Lien granted to or held by Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon Payment in Full of the Obligations (other than (x) obligations under any Swap Contracts as to which acceptable arrangements have been made to the satisfaction of the relevant counterparties and (y) Cash Management Agreements not yet due and payable), (ii) upon the sale, transfer or other disposition of Collateral to the extent required pursuant to the last paragraph in Section 10.05 (and Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on a certificate to that effect provided to it by any Credit Party upon its reasonable request without further inquiry) to any Person other than a Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR, (iii) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Required Lenders (or all of the Lenders to the extent required by Section 13.04(a)), (iv) if the property subject to such Lien is owned by a Guarantor, upon release of such Guarantor from its obligations under its Guarantee pursuant to Section 6.08, (v) constituting Equity Interests in or property of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (vi) subject to Liens permitted under Sections 10.02(i) or 10.02(k), in each case, to the extent the documents governing such Liens do not permit such Collateral to secure the Obligations, or (vii) as otherwise may be provided herein or in the relevant Security Documents, and (B) consent to and enter into (and execute documents permitting the filing and recording, where appropriate) the grant of easements and covenants and subordination rights with respect to real property, conditions, restrictions and declarations on customary terms, and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements on customary terms reasonably requested by Borrower with respect to leases entered into by Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent requested by Borrower and not materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders.

(h)         If any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, Borrower shall have the right to terminate such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment and repay the Loans related thereto as provided below so long as Borrower Cash Collateralizes or backstops such Defaulting Lender’s applicable R/C Percentage of the L/C Liability to the reasonable satisfaction of the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent; provided that such terminations of Revolving Commitments shall not exceed 20 % of the sum of (x) the initial aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date plus (y) the initial aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Revolving Commitments incurred after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and prior to such date of determination; provided, further, that Borrower and its Subsidiaries may terminate additional Revolving Commitments and repay the Loans related thereto pursuant to this Section 13.04(h) with the consent of the Administrative Agent. At the time of any such termination and/or repayment, and as a condition thereto, the Replaced Lender shall receive an amount equal to the sum of (A) the principal of, and all accrued interest on, all outstanding Loans of such Lender provided pursuant to such Revolving Commitments, (B) all Reimbursement Obligations owing to such Lender, together with all then unpaid interest with respect thereto at such time, in the event Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments owing to such Lender are being repaid and terminated or acquired, as the case may be, and (C) all accrued, but theretofore unpaid, fees owing to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.05 with respect to the Loans being so repaid, as the case may be and all other obligations of Borrower owing to such Replaced Lender (other than those relating to Loans or Commitments not being terminated or repaid) shall be paid in full to such Defaulting Lender concurrently with such termination. At such time, unless the respective Lender continues to have outstanding Loans or Commitments hereunder, such Lender shall no longer constitute a “Lender” for purposes of this Agreement, except with respect to indemnifications under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 4.02, 5.01, 5.03, 5.05, 5.06 and 13.03), which shall survive as to such repaid Lender. Immediately upon any repayment of Loans by Borrower pursuant to this Section 13.04(h), such Loans repaid pursuant hereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents (provided; that such purchases and cancellations shall not constitute prepayments or repayments of the Loans (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 2.10 or

 

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Article IV) for any purpose hereunder), including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

SECTION 13.05.     Benefit of Agreement; Assignments; Participations.

(a)         This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, except as expressly contemplated by Section 9.10 with respect to the VoteCo SPE Reorganization, no Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR may assign or transfer any of its rights, obligations or interest hereunder or under any other Credit Document (it being understood that a merger or consolidation not prohibited by this Agreement shall not constitute an assignment or transfer) without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders and provided, further, that, although any Lender may transfer, assign or grant participations in its rights hereunder, such Lender shall remain a “Lender” for all purposes hereunder (and may not transfer or assign all or any portion of its Commitments, Loans or related Obligations hereunder except as provided in Section 13.05(b)) and the participant shall not constitute a “Lender” hereunder; and provided, further, that no Lender shall transfer, assign or grant any participation (x) to a natural person, (y) to a Person that is a Disqualified Lender as of the applicable Trade Date (unless consented to by Borrower) or (z) under which the participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Credit Document except to the extent such amendment or waiver would (i) extend the date for any scheduled payment on, or the final scheduled maturity of, any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit (unless such Letter of Credit is not extended beyond any applicable R/C Maturity Date (unless such Letter of Credit is required to be cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped (with a letter of credit on customary terms) to the applicable L/C Lender’s and the Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction or the participations therein are required to be assumed by Lenders that have commitments which extend beyond such R/C Maturity Date)) in which such participant is participating, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon (except in connection with a waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates) or reduce the principal amount thereof, or increase the amount of the participant’s participation over the amount thereof then in effect (it being understood that a waiver of any Default or Event of Default or of a mandatory reduction in the total Commitments or Total Revolving Commitments or of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute a change in the terms of such participation, that an increase in any Commitment (or the available portion thereof) or Loan shall be permitted without the consent of any participant if the participant’s participation is not increased as a result thereof and that any amendment or modification to the financial definitions in this Agreement shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or fees for purposes of this clause (i), notwithstanding the fact that such amendment or modification actually results in such a reduction), (ii) consent to the assignment or transfer by any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or other Credit Document to which it is a party or (iii) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under all of the Security Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) or all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees Documents (except as expressly provided in the Credit Documents) supporting the Loans or Letters of Credit hereunder in which such participant is participating. In the case of any such participation, the participant shall not have any rights under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents (the participant’s rights against such Lender in respect of such participation to be those set forth in the agreement executed by such Lender in favor of the participant relating thereto). Subject to the last sentence of this paragraph (a), Borrower agrees that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.01, and 5.06 (subject to the obligations and limitations of such Sections, including Section 5.06(b), (c) and (d) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 5.06(b), (c) and (d) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section 13.05. To the extent permitted by law, each participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.07 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and related interest amounts) of each participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”). 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. A participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 5.01 or 5.06 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such participant, unless the entitlement to a greater payment results from any change in applicable Laws after the date the participant became a participant.

 

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(b)         No Lender (or any Lender together with one or more other Lenders) may assign all or any portion of its Commitments, Loans and related outstanding Obligations (or, if the Commitments with respect to the relevant Tranche have terminated, outstanding Loans and Obligations) hereunder, except to one or more Eligible Assignees (treating any fund that invests in loans and any other fund that invests in loans and is managed or advised by the same investment advisor of such fund or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor as a single Eligible Assignee) with the consent of (x) Administrative Agent, (y) so long as no Event of Default pursuant to Section 11.01(b) or 11.01(c), or, with respect to Borrower, 11.01(g) or 11.01(h), has occurred and is continuing, Borrower and (z) in the case of an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments, the consent of the Swingline Lender and each L/C Lender (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that (x) except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitments and Loans at the time owing to it, the aggregate amount of the Commitments or Loans subject to such assignment shall not be less than $1.0 million; (y) no such consent shall be necessary in the case of (i) an assignment of Revolving Loans or Revolving Commitments by a Revolving Lender to another Revolving Lender, (ii) an assignment of Term Loans by a Lender to another Lender or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Lender and (z) Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received notice thereof. Each assignee shall become a party to this Agreement as a Lender by execution of an Assignment Agreement; provided that (I) Administrative Agent shall, unless it otherwise agrees in its sole discretion, receive at the time of each such assignment, from the assigning or assignee Lender, the payment of a non-refundable assignment fee of $3,500, (II) no such transfer or assignment will be effective until recorded by Administrative Agent on the Register pursuant to Section 2.08, and (III) such assignments may be made on a pro rata basis among Commitments and/or Loans (and related Obligations). To the extent of any assignment permitted pursuant to this Section 13.05(b), the assigning Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder with respect to its assigned Commitments and outstanding Loans (provided that such assignment shall not release such Lender of any claims or liabilities that may exist against such Lender at the time of such assignment). At the time of each assignment pursuant to this Section 13.05(b) to a Person which is not already a Lender hereunder, the respective assignee Lender shall, to the extent legally entitled to do so, provide to Borrower and Administrative Agent the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Forms (and, if applicable, a Foreign Lender Certificate) as described in Section 5.06(b), 5.06(c) or 5.06(d), as applicable. To the extent that an assignment of all or any portion of a Lender’s Commitments, Loans and related outstanding Obligations pursuant to Section 2.11, Section 13.04(b)(B) or this Section 13.05(b) would, under the laws in effect at the time of such assignment, result in increased costs under Section 5.01, 5.03 or (subject to clause (c) in the definition of Excluded Taxes as it relates to assignments pursuant to Section 2.11(a)) 5.06 from those being charged by the respective assigning Lender prior to such assignment, then Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such increased costs (although Borrower, in accordance with and pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, shall be obligated to pay any other increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes in any applicable law, treaty, governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order, or in the interpretation thereof, after the date of the respective assignment).

(c)         Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit any Lender from pledging or assigning a security interest in its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment of a security interest to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority. No pledge pursuant to this Section 13.05(c) shall release the transferor Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or permit the pledgee to become a lender hereunder without otherwise complying with Section 13.05(b).

(d)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 13.05 or any other provision of this Agreement, Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, but shall not be required to, purchase outstanding Term Loans pursuant to (x) the Auction Procedures established for each such purchase in an auction managed by Auction Manager and (y) through open market purchases, subject solely to the following conditions:

(i)        (x) with respect to any Borrower Loan Purchase pursuant to the Auction Procedures, at the time of the applicable Purchase Notice (as defined in Exhibit O), no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (y) with respect to any Borrower Loan Purchase consummated through an open market purchase, at the time of the applicable assignment, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;

 

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(ii)         immediately upon any Borrower Loan Purchase, the Term Loans purchased pursuant thereto shall be cancelled for all purposes and no longer outstanding (and may not be resold, assigned or participated out by Borrower) for all purposes of this Agreement and all other Credit Documents (provided; that such purchases and cancellations shall not constitute prepayments or repayments of the Loans (including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 2.10 or Article IV) for any purpose hereunder), including, but not limited to (A) the making of, or the application of, any payments to the Lenders under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (B) the making of any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (C) the providing of any rights to Borrower as a Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and (D) the determination of Required Lenders, or for any similar or related purpose, under this Agreement or any other Credit Document;

(iii)         with respect to each Borrower Loan Purchase, Administrative Agent shall receive (x) if such Borrower Loan Purchase is consummated pursuant to the Auction Procedures, a fully executed and completed Borrower Assignment Agreement effecting the assignment thereof, and (y) if such Borrower Loan Purchase is consummated pursuant to an open market purchase, a fully executed and completed Open Market Assignment and Assumption Agreement effecting the assignment thereof;

(iv)         open market purchases of Term Loans by Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not in the aggregate exceed 15 % of the sum of (A) the initial aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans on the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date plus (B) the initial aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term Loans incurred after the ClosingSixth Amendment Effective Date and prior to such date of determination; and

(v)         Borrower may not use the proceeds of any Revolving Loan to fund the purchase of outstanding Loans pursuant to this Section 13.05(d).

The assignment fee set forth in Section 13.05(b) shall not be applicable to any Borrower Loan Purchase consummated pursuant to this Section 13.05(d).

(e)         Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 13.05(b), any Lender may assign all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitments and Term Loans to a Station Permitted Assignee; provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such assignment or would result therefrom, (ii) such Station Permitted Assignee shall identify itself in writing as a Station Permitted Assignee to the Administrative Agent and the counterparty in the Term Loan assignment transaction, (iii) such Station Permitted Assignee shall provide either (x) a representation to the Administrative Agent to the effect that neither such Station Permitted Assignee nor any of its directors or officers are in possession of any material non-public information with respect to the business of any Holding Company, RRR, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or (y) indicate in writing to the Administrative Agent and the counterparty in the Term Loan assignment transaction that such Station Permitted Assignee cannot make the representation described in clause (x) above, and (iv) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans held by Station Permitted Assignees, after giving effect to such assignment, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans then outstanding.

(f)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, no Affiliated Lender shall have any right to (i) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) involving any of the Agents or Lenders to which representatives of the Credit Parties are not invited, or (ii) receive any information or materials prepared by any of the Agents or Lenders or any communication by or among any of the Agents or Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to any Credit Party or its representatives.

(g)         Notwithstanding anything in Section 13.04 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to the contrary, for purposes of determining whether the Required Lenders, Required Tranche Lenders, all affected Lenders, all Lenders or any percentage of 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 Credit Document or any departure by any Credit Party or RRR therefrom, (ii) otherwise acted on any matter related to any Credit Document, or (iii) directed or required Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) with respect to or under any Credit Document, an Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to have voted its interest as a Lender without

 

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discretion in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Affiliated Lenders; provided that no amendment, modification, waiver, consent or other action with respect to any Credit Document shall deprive such Affiliated Lender of any payments to which such Affiliated Lender is entitled under the Credit Documents without such Affiliated Lender providing its consent; provided further that such Affiliated Lender shall have the right to approve any amendment, modification, waiver or consent of the type described in Section 13.04(a)(i)-(vii) of this Agreement, in each case to the extent that such Affiliated Lender is directly and adversely affected thereby in any material respect as compared to other Lenders; and in furtherance of the foregoing, (x) the Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver any ballot or other instrument reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.05(f); provided that if the Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such ballot or other instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of Administrative Agents’ rights under this paragraph and (y) Administrative Agent is hereby appointed (such appointment being coupled with an interest) by the Affiliated Lender as the Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lender and in the name of the Affiliated Lender, from time to time in Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any ballot or other instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 13.05(f).

(h)         Each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby agrees that such Affiliated Lender shall not bring any claims, actions, suits or proceedings against any Agent or Lender in connection with the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender or its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby waives all such claims and rights to bring such actions, suits and proceedings against the Agents and the other Lenders.

(i)         Each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby further agrees that, if RRR, any Credit Party, any Holding Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall be subject to any voluntary or involuntary proceeding commenced under any Debtor Relief Laws (“Bankruptcy Proceedings”):

(i)             such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, shall not take any step or action in such Bankruptcy Proceeding to object to, impede, or delay the exercise of any right or the taking of any action by Administrative Agent (or the taking of any action by a third party that is supported by Administrative Agent) in relation to such Affiliated Lender’s claim with respect to its Loans or Commitments (a “Claim”) (including, without limitation, objecting to any debtor in possession financing, use of cash collateral, grant of adequate protection, sale or disposition, compromise or plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme);

(ii)             with respect to any matter requiring the vote of Lenders during the pendency of a Bankruptcy Proceeding (including, without limitation, voting on any plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme), the Loans and Commitments held by such Affiliated Lender (and any Claim with respect thereto) shall be deemed to be voted in accordance with Section 13.05(f) regardless of whether such Loans and Commitments are separately classified in any such plan or scheme from Loans and Commitments held by non-Affiliated Lenders. In furtherance of the foregoing, (x) the Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver any ballot or other instrument reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.05(h)(ii); provided that if the Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such ballot or other instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of Administrative Agent’s rights under this paragraph and (y) Administrative Agent is hereby appointed (such appointment being coupled with an interest) by the Affiliated Lender as the Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of the Affiliated Lender and in the name of the Affiliated Lender, from time to time in Administrative Agent’s discretion to take any action and to execute any ballot or other instrument that Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 13.05(h)(ii);

(iii)             it shall not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent (as directed by the Required Lenders) as to both form and substance, (1) file any motion or other application, objection, joinder or other filing in connection with sections 362, 363, 364 and/or 506 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or in connection with any valuation issues or (2) participate in or otherwise support the “priming” of any of the Liens supporting the Obligations in connection with a proposed debtor-in-possession facility or otherwise;

 

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(iv)             in connection with any (1) plan of reorganization or liquidation or similar scheme or (2) distribution of cash or property with respect to an asset sale supported by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) in any Bankruptcy Proceeding, such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, shall not oppose in any way a distribution of property or cash to other classes of claims or interests, regardless of the amount of such distributions (if any) to such Affiliated Lender. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, each Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as a Lender, hereby:

(A)         agrees that any purchase pursuant to any credit bid by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) under section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or otherwise shall have the effect of discharging such Affiliated Lender’s liens, claims, encumbrances and interests in the Collateral, and that title acquired pursuant to such credit bid shall be acquired free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or interests arising under or by reason of the Obligations owed to the Affiliated Lenders or any Credit Document, whether or not the court order approving the sale pursuant to such credit bid expressly so provides;

(B)         consents to the entry of an order approving the sale of any or all of the Collateral in one or more transactions under section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law), whether for cash or other consideration, including a credit bid by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) under section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or otherwise, that expressly provides that any lien, claim, encumbrance or interest is discharged and title acquired pursuant to the sale is free and clear of any liens, claims, or encumbrances held by the Affiliated Lenders arising under or by reason of the Obligations or any Credit Document, provided that such sale is supported by the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders); and

(C)         consents to the Secured Parties (other than the Affiliated Lenders) credit bidding all or any portion of the Obligations owed to the Affiliated Lenders in connection with any credit bid by such Secured Parties under section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar law, rule or provision under any applicable Debtor Relief Law) or otherwise, which shall have the effect of discharging the Affiliated Lenders’ liens, claims, encumbrances and interests in the Collateral, and agree that title acquired by such Secured Parties pursuant to such credit bid shall be acquired free and clear of any liens, claims, encumbrances or interests arising under or by reason of the Obligations owed to the Affiliated Lenders or any Credit Document, whether or not the court order approving the sale pursuant to such credit bid expressly so provides.

(j)               Section 13.05(g) and (i) shall not apply to any Designated Lender.

(k)               No assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Lender as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the assigning or participating Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless Borrower has consented to such assignment or participation in writing in its sole and absolute discretion, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Lender for the purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee that becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to, and/or the expiration of the notice period referred to in, the definition of “Disqualified Lender”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by Borrower of an Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Lender. Any assignment in violation of this clause (f)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (f) shall apply, and nothing in this subsection (f) shall limit any rights or remedies available to the Credit Parties at law or in equity with respect to any Disqualified Lender and any Person that makes an assignment or participation to a Disqualified Lender in violation of this clause (f)(i).

 

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(ii)         If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Lender without Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Lender after the applicable Trade Date, Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Lender and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Revolving Commitment of such Disqualified Lender and repay all obligations of Borrower owing to such Disqualified Lender in connection with such Revolving Commitment, (B) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Lenders, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require such Disqualified Lender to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 13.04), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees at the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Lender paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.

(iii)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Lenders (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, each Disqualified Lender will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws, each Disqualified Lender party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws, (2) if such Disqualified Lender does vote on such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by the Bankruptcy Court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

(iv)         The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Lenders provided by Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “DQ List”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders and/or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.

SECTION 13.06.     Survival.   The obligations of the Credit Parties under Sections 5.01, 5.05, 5.06, 13.03 and 13.19, the obligations of each Guarantor under Section 6.03, and the obligations of the Lenders under Sections 5.06 and 12.08, in each case shall survive the repayment of the Loans and the other Obligations and the termination of the Commitments and, in the case of any Lender that may assign any interest in its Commitments, Loans or L/C Interest (and any related Obligations) hereunder, shall (to the extent relating to such time as it was a Lender) survive the making of such assignment, notwithstanding that such assigning Lender may cease to be a “Lender” hereunder. In addition, each representation and warranty made, or deemed to be made by a notice of any extension of credit, herein or pursuant hereto shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Notes and the making of any extension of credit hereunder, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty.

SECTION 13.07.     Captions.   The table of contents and captions and Section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 13.08.   Counterparts; Interpretation; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents, constitute the entire contract among the parties thereto relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, other than the Engagement Letters, which are not superseded and survive solely as to the parties thereto (to the extent provided therein). This Agreement shall become effective when the Closing Date shall have occurred, and this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Credit Parties and when Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 13.09.   Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.

(a)         GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, DISPUTES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER ARISING UNDER CONTRACT LAW, TORT LAW OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS (EXCEPT AS TO ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SUCH OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT), SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

(b)         SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION.     EACH CREDIT PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THE PARTNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR ADVISORS OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY CREDIT PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c)         WAIVER OF VENUE.     EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (b) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d)         SERVICE OF PROCESS.     EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 13.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

 

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(e)         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.   EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (i) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (ii) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 13.10.     Confidentiality.   Each Agent and each Lender agrees to keep information obtained by it pursuant to the Credit Documents confidential in accordance with such Agent’s or such Lender’s customary practices and agrees that it will only use such information in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and not disclose any of such information other than (a) to such Agent’s or such Lender’s Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective employees, representatives, directors, attorneys, auditors, agents, professional advisors or trustees who are advised of the confidential nature thereof and instructed to keep such information confidential or to any direct or indirect creditor or contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such creditor’s or contractual counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such creditor, contractual counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty agrees in writing to be bound by the provision of this Section 13.10), (b) to the extent such information presently is or hereafter becomes available to such Agent or such Lender on a non-confidential basis from a Person not an Affiliate of such Agent or such Lender not known to such Agent or such Lender to be violating a confidentiality obligation by such disclosure, (c) to the extent disclosure is required by any Law, subpoena or judicial order or process (provided that notice of such requirement or order shall be promptly furnished to Borrower unless such notice is legally prohibited) or requested or required by bank, securities, insurance or investment company regulations or auditors or any administrative body or commission or self-regulatory organization (including the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC) to whose jurisdiction such Agent or such Lender is subject, (d) to any rating agency to the extent required in connection with any rating to be assigned to such Agent or such Lender; provided that prior notice thereof is furnished to Borrower, (e) to pledgees under Section 13.05(c), assignees, participants, prospective assignees or prospective participants, in each case who agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.10 or by provisions at least as restrictive as the provisions of this Section 13.10 (it being understood that any electronically recorded agreement from any Person listed above in this clause (e) in respect to any electronic information (whether posted or otherwise distributed on Intralinks or any other electronic distribution system) shall satisfy the requirements of this clause (e)), (f) in connection with the exercise of remedies hereunder or under any Credit Document or to the extent required in connection with any litigation with respect to the Loans or any Credit Document or (g) with Borrower’s prior written consent. Borrower hereby consents to the disclosure of information relating to the Borrower and the transactions contemplated hereby to any credit insurance provider to the extent required by such credit insurance provider; provided, that such credit insurance provider shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Section 13.10 or by provisions at least as restrictive as the provisions of this Section 13.10 (it being understood that any electronically recorded agreement from any credit insurance provider in respect to any electronic information (whether posted or otherwise distributed on Intralinks or any other electronic distribution system) shall satisfy the requirements of this proviso).

SECTION 13.11.     Independence of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.   The representations, warranties and covenants contained herein shall be independent of each other and no exception to any representation, warranty or covenant shall be deemed to be an exception to any other representation, warranty or covenant contained herein unless expressly provided, nor shall any such exception be deemed to permit any action or omission that would be in contravention of applicable law.

SECTION 13.12.     Severability.   Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 13.13.    Gaming Laws.

(a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are subject to the Gaming Laws and the laws involving the sale, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages and/or tobacco, as applicable (the “Liquor Laws”). Without limiting the foregoing, Administrative Agent, each other Agent, each Lender and each participant acknowledges that (i) it is the subject of being called forward by any Gaming Authority or any Governmental Authority enforcing the Liquor Laws (the “Liquor Authority”), in each of their discretion, for licensing or a finding of suitability or to file or provide other information, and (ii) all rights, remedies and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including with respect to the entry into and ownership and operation of the Gaming Facilities, and the possession or control of gaming equipment, alcoholic beverages or a gaming or liquor license, may be exercised only to the extent that the exercise thereof does not violate any applicable provisions of the Gaming Laws and Liquor Laws and only to the extent that required approvals (including prior approvals) are obtained from the requisite Governmental Authorities.

(b)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, Administrative Agent, each other Agent, each Lender and each participant agrees to cooperate with each Gaming Authority and each Liquor Authority (and, in each case, to be subject to Section 2.11) in connection with the administration of their regulatory jurisdiction over Borrower and the other Credit Parties and the Holding Companies and RRR, including, without limitation, the provision of such documents or other information as may be requested by any such Gaming Authorities and/or Liquor Authorities relating to Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any of the Lenders or participants, Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the Credit Documents.

(c)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, to the extent any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document excludes any assets from the scope of the Pledged Collateral, or from any requirement to take any action to make effective or perfect any security interest in favor of Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party in the Pledged Collateral, the representations, warranties and covenants made by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in this Agreement with respect to the creation, perfection or priority (as applicable) of the security interest granted in favor of Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party (including, without limitation, Article VIII of this Agreement) shall be deemed not to apply to such assets.

SECTION 13.14.    USA Patriot Act.   Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) to the extent required hereby, notifies Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors, which information includes the name and address of Borrower, the Holding Companies and the Guarantors and other information that will allow such Lender to identify Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors in accordance with the Act, and Borrower, the Holding Companies, RRR and the Guarantors agree to provide such information from time to time to any Lender.

SECTION 13.15.    Waiver of Claims.   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Credit Documents to the contrary, the Credit Parties hereby agree that Borrower shall not acquire any rights as a Lender under this Agreement as a result of any Borrower Loan Purchase and may not make any claim as a Lender against any Agent or any Lender with respect to the duties and obligations of such Agent or Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents; provided, however, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not impair Borrower’s ability to make a claim in respect of a breach of the representations or warranties or obligations of the relevant assignor in a Borrower Loan Purchase, including in the standard terms and conditions set forth in the assignment agreement applicable to a Borrower Loan Purchase.

SECTION 13.16.    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility.   In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Credit Document), Borrower and each other Credit Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the

 

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Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrower, each other Credit Party, each Holding Company, RRR and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) each of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Holding Companies and RRR has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) Borrower, each other Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Credit Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates, or any other Person (except as expressly set forth in an any engagement letters between the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agent, such Lead Arranger or such Lender and Borrower or such Credit Party, Holding Company, RRR or Affiliate thereof) and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Credit Documents or in other written agreements between the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any Lender on one hand and Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates on the other hand; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from, or conflict with, those of Borrower, the other Credit Parties, the Holding Companies, RRR and their respective Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to Borrower, any other Credit Party, any Holding Company, RRR or any of their respective Affiliates. Each Credit Party agrees that nothing in the Credit Documents will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders, on the one hand, and such Credit Party, Holding Company or RRR, its stockholders or its Affiliates, on the other. To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of Borrower and each other Credit Party hereby waives and releases, and Borrower hereby acknowledges each Holding Company’s and RRR’s waiver and release of, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, the Lead Arrangers or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby (other than any agency or fiduciary duty expressly set forth in an any engagement letter referenced in clause (ii)(A)).

SECTION 13.17. 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 Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR or any other obligor under any of the Credit Documents or the Swap Contracts or (with respect to the exercise of rights against the collateral) Cash Management 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 Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent. The provisions of this Section 13.17 are for the sole benefit of the Agents and Lenders and shall not afford any right to, or constitute a defense available to, any Credit Party, any Holding Company or RRR.

SECTION 13.18. Interest Rate Limitation.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Credit Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Credit Documents (collectively, the “Charges”) 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 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

 

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contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the interest and other Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 13.18 shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender. Thereafter, interest hereunder shall be paid at the rate(s) of interest and in the manner provided in this Agreement, unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Rate, and at that time this Section 13.18 shall again apply. In no event shall the total interest received by any Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount that such Lender could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Rate. If the Maximum Rate is calculated pursuant to this Section 13.18, such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 13.18, a court of competent jurisdiction shall finally determine that a Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, Administrative Agent shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, promptly apply such excess in the order specified in this Agreement and thereafter shall refund any excess to Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order.

SECTION 13.19. Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of Borrower is made to any Agent, any L/C Lender or any Lender, or any Agent, any L/C Lender 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, such L/C Lender 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 the Agents’, the L/C Lender’s and the Lenders’ Liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and each Credit Document shall continue in full force and effect, and (b) each Lender severally agrees to pay to Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share of any amount so recovered from or repaid by any Agent or L/C Lender, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect. In such event, each Credit Document shall be automatically reinstated (to the extent that any Credit Document was terminated) and Borrower shall take (and shall cause each other Credit Party, each Holding Company and RRR to take) such action as may be requested by Administrative Agent, the L/C Lenders and the Lenders to effect such reinstatement.

SECTION 13.20. VoteCo SPE Reorganization. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, from and after the occurrence of VoteCo SPE Reorganization, (i) RRR shall no longer be required to provide any collateral security for the Obligations, (ii) all covenants, obligations and representations and warranties under the Credit Documents applicable to RRR shall cease to apply with respect to RRR and (iii) all references to RRR in Section 11.01 shall be deemed deleted.

SECTION 13.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Credit Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEAAffected Financial Institution arising under any Credit Document may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEAthe applicable 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 EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEAAffected 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 EEAAffected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Credit 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 EEAthe applicable Resolution Authority.

 

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SECTION 13.22. Acknowledgement Regarding any Supported QFCs (c) . To the extent that the Credit Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Contracts or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Credit Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Credit Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Credit Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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

 

STATION CASINOS LLC
By:    
  Name:
  Title:
Address for Notices for Borrower and each Subsidiary
Guarantor:
Station Casinos LLC
[●]  
[●]  
[●]  
Contact Person:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
[●]
By:                                                                                  
Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Administrative Agent
By:                                                                                          

Name:

Title:

Address for Notices:
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
Contact Person:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as Collateral Agent
By:                                                                                          

Name:

Title:

Address for Notices:
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
Contact Person:
Facsimile No.:
Telephone No.:
Email:

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as Swingline Lender

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Address for Notices:

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

Contact Person:

Facsimile No.:

Telephone No.:

Email:

 

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
as an L/C Lender

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Address for Notices:

                                                     

                                                     

                                                     

Contact Person:

Facsimile No.:

Telephone No.:

Email:

 

[Signature Page to Station Casinos Credit Agreement]


ANNEX A-1

REVOLVING COMMITMENTS ON FIFTHSIXTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Lender

 

   Closing Date
Revolving
Commitment
    

FifthSixth Amendment
Revolving Commitment

 

  

L/C
 Commitment

 

 

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

     $0      $111,245,421.25123,638,361.29     $ 16,666,666.67  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     $0      $96,245,421.25124,935,070.15     $ 16,666,666.67  

Bank of America, N.A.

     $0      $96,245,421.25125,756,295.80     $ 16,666,666.66  

Fifth ThirdWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

     $0      $94,093,406.59124,262,500.00       $0  

Goldman SachsFifth Third Bank USA

     $0      $50,000,000.00123,941,878.52       $0  
Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLCBNP Paribas    $ 31,730,769.23      $0100,000,000.00       $0  

Citizens Bank, N.A.

     $0      $78,956,043.9682,319,266.73       $0  

UBS AG, Stamford Branch

   $ 50,000,000.00      $0       $0  

Citibank, N.A.

     $0      $25,000,000.0075,000,000.00       $0  

MIHI LLCTruist Bank

     $0      $25,137,362.6356,201,298.78       $0  
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands BranchGoldman Sachs Bank USA      $0      $26,346,153.8450,000,000.00       $0  

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

   $ 15,000,000.00      $96,000,000.00       $0  

BNP Paribas

   $ 0      $75,000,000.00       $0  

KeyBank National Association

     $0      $25,000,000.0045,000,000.00       $0  

Total Revolving Commitments:

   $ 96,730,769.23      $799,269,230.771,031,054,671.27     $ 50,000,000.00  


ANNEX A-2

TERM A FACILITY COMMITMENTS

 

Lender    Term A Facility  Commitment

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

   $28,754,578.75

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $28,754,578.75

Bank of America, N.A.

   $28,754,578.75

Fifth Third Bank

   $30,906,593.41

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   $24,725,274.73

Citizens Bank, N.A.

   $18,543,956.04

UBS AG, Stamford Branch

   $18,543,956.04

Citibank, N.A.

   $25,000,000.00

MIHI LLC

   $12,362,637.37

Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch

   $8,653,846.16

Total Term A Facility Commitments:

   $225,000,000


ANNEX A-3

TERM A-35 FACILITY LOANS ON FIFTHSIXTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Lender    Term  A-3Facility Loan      

Lenders on file with the Administrative Agent

     $55,888,777.10  

Total Term A-3 Facility Loans:

     $55,888,777.10  


ANNEX A-4

TERM A-4 FACILITY LOANS ON FIFTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Lender    Term A-4 Facility Loan
   

Deutsche Bank AG Cayman Islands Branch

 

    

 

$27,846,801.4726,361,638.71

 

   

 

   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$26,477,038.5525,064,929.85

 

 

 

   

Bank of America, N.A.

 

    

 

$25,609,546.6924,243,704.20

 

 

 

   

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$25,737,500.00

 

 

 

   

Fifth Third Bank

 

    

 

$27,526,184.6826,058,121.48

 

 

 

   

Citizens Bank, N.A.

 

    

 

$18,676,830.9217,680,733.27

 

 

 

   

SunTrustTruist Bank

 

    

 

$46,266,233.6643,798,701.22

 

 

 

   

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

     $27,187,500.00  
   

Total Term A-45 Facility Loans:

 

    

 

$199,590,135.97188,945,328.73

 

 

 


ANNEX A-53

TERM BB-1 FACILITY COMMITMENTS ON THE SIXTH AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE

 

Lender    Term BB-1 Facility
Commitment
 
   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

     $1,500,000,0001,533,174,118.00  
   

Total Term BB-1 Facility Commitments:

     $1,500,000,0001,533,174,118.00  


ANNEX B

Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans, Swingline Loans, and

Term A-35 Facility Loans and Term A-4 Facility Loans

 

    Pricing
    Level
   Consolidated Total Leverage
Ratio
   Applicable Margin
   Revolving Loans
under the  FifthSixth
Amendment
Revolving Facility
(including Swingline
Loans allocated
thereto) and Term A-
4
5 Facility Loans
  Revolving Loans
under the Closing
Date Revolving
Facility (including
Swingline Loans
allocated thereto)
and Term A-3
Facility Loans
   LIBOR   ABR   LIBOR       ABR    

  Level I

   Greater than 3.504.00 to 1.00    1.75%   0.75%   2.00%   1.00%

  Level II

   Less than or equal to 3.504.00 to 1.00    1.50%   0.50%   1.75%   0.75%

For purposes of this Annex B, the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio shall be calculated by (i) deducting the amount of Unrestricted Cash from clause (a) of the definition thereof and (ii) solely with respect to Revolving Loans under the Fifth Amendment Revolving Facility (and Swingline Loans allocated thereto) and the Term A-4 Facility Loans, deducting the outstanding principal amount of Designated Junior Indebtedness from clause (a) thereof (to the extent such Designated Junior Indebtedness was otherwise included in the calculation of such clause (a)); provided that, if the applicable Subsidiary (if not a Credit Party) does not distribute all Designated Junior Indebtedness Principal Proceeds to a Credit Party within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof by such Subsidiary, then for each prior Test Period for which a Designated Junior Indebtedness Deduction was made, the Borrower shall recalculate the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio without giving effect to such Designated Junior Indebtedness Deduction. In the event that such recalculation would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (a “Recalculated Applicable Margin Period”) than the Applicable Margin actually paid by the Borrower for such Recalculated Applicable Margin Period, then Borrower shall promptly (i) determine the Applicable Margin for such Recalculated Applicable Margin Period based upon the recalculated Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and (iii) pay to the Administrative Agent the accrued additional interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Recalculated Applicable Margin Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 4.01, it being agreed that such prompt payment by Borrower of any such accrued additional interest shall be considered timely for all purposes and no Event of Default shall arise under Section 11.01(b)(ii) or otherwise shall occur or be continuing with respect thereto (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing shall not limit any Default or Event of Default that has occurred or is continuing as a result of any default in the due observation or performance by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries of Section 10.08). It is acknowledged and agreed that, subject to the immediately preceding sentence, nothing contained herein shall limit the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Documents, including their rights under Section 3.02 and Article XI and their other respective rights under this Agreement.


ANNEX C

AMORTIZATION PAYMENTS

TERM A-35 FACILITY LOANS

(including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third

Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term

A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date)

 

DATE1      PRINCIPAL AMOUNT                     

March 31, 2019

     $745,183.70

June 30, 2019

     $745,183.70

September 30, 2019

     $745,183.70

December 31, 2019

     $745,183.70

March 31, 2020

     $745,183.70

June 30, 2020

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

September 30, 2020

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

December 31, 2020

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

March 31, 2021

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

June 30, 2021

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

September 30, 2021

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

December 31, 2021

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

March 31, 2022

     $745,183.702,361,816.61

The date that is the Term A Facility Maturity DateJune 30, 2022

     Entire remaining outstanding principal amount of the Term A-3 Facility Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-3 Loans (as defined in the Third Amendment) made on the Third Amendment Effective Date and the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term A-3 Facility Loans made on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date)
    $2,361,816.61

 

 

 

1 If such date is not a Business Day, then the date shall be the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such date shall be the next preceding Business Day.


ANNEX D

AMORTIZATION PAYMENTS

TERM A-4 FACILITY LOANS

 

DATE2   

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

March 31, 2019    $2,661,201.81
June 30, 2019    $2,661,201.81
September 30, 20192022    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
December 31, 20192022    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
March 31, 20202023    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
June 30, 20202023    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
September 30, 20202023    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
December 31, 20202023    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
March 31, 20212024    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
June 30, 20212024    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
September 30, 20212024    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
December 31, 20212024    $2,661,201.812,361,816.61
March 31, 2022    $2,661,201.81
June 30, 2022    $2,661,201.81
September 30, 2022    $2,661,201.81
December 31, 2022    $2,661,201.81
March 31, 2023    $2,661,201.81
The date that is the Term A-4A Facility Maturity Date    Entire remaining outstanding principal amount of the Term A-45 Facility Loans (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term A-4 Facility Loans (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) made on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date)

 

 

2 If such date is not a Business Day, then the date shall be the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such date shall be the next preceding Business Day.