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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): May 4, 2020

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-37429

 

20-2705720

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1111 Expedia Group Way W.

Seattle, Washington 98119

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(206) 481-7200

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

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

 

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

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

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

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

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

Title of each class

 

Trading

symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

 

EXPE

 

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.500% Senior Notes due 2022

 

EXPE22

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 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.

Issuance of Notes

On May 5, 2020, Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), completed its previously announced private placement (the “Notes Offering”) of $2 billion aggregate principal amount of 6.250% senior unsecured notes due May 2025 (the “6.250% Notes”) and $750 million aggregate principal of 7.000% senior unsecured notes due May 2025 (the “7.000% Notes,” and together with the 6.250% Notes, the “Notes”). The 6.250% Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of May 5, 2020 (the “6.250% Notes Indenture”), by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 7.000% Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated as of May 5, 2020 (the “7.000% Notes Indenture,” and together with the 6.250% Notes Indenture, the “Indentures”), by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

The Notes were offered and sold only to qualified institutional buyers in the United States pursuant to Rule 144A and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, after deducting estimated discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, were approximately $2,714 million. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, repayment or redemption of the Company’s 5.95% Senior Notes due 2020.

The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the subsidiary guarantors, which include each domestic subsidiary of the Company that is a borrower under or guarantees the obligations under the Company’s existing credit agreement. So long as the guarantees are in effect, each subsidiary guarantor’s guarantee will be the senior unsecured obligation of such subsidiary guarantor and will rank equally in right of payment with all of such subsidiary guarantor’s existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The Notes pay interest semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020, at a rate of 6.250% per year with respect to the 6.250% Notes and 7.000% per year with respect to the 7.000% Notes. The Notes will mature on May 1, 2025.

The Company may redeem some or all of the 6.250% Notes at any time prior to February 1, 2025 by paying a “make-whole” premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The Company may redeem some or all of the 6.250% Notes on or after February 1, 2025 at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

The Company may redeem some or all of the 7.000% Notes at any time prior to May 1, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 7.000% Notes to be redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. The Company may redeem some or all of the 7.000% Notes on or after May 1, 2022 at specified redemption prices set forth in the 7.000% Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, at any time or from time to time prior to May 1, 2022, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 7.000% Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at the specified redemption price described in the 7.000% Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

The Company is obligated to offer to repurchase the Notes at a price of 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, upon the occurrence of certain change of control triggering events, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions. The Indentures contain certain customary covenants (including covenants limiting the Company’s and the Company’s subsidiaries’ ability to create certain liens, enter into sale and lease-back transactions, and consolidate or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all assets to, another person) and events of default (subject in certain cases to customary exceptions, as well as grace and cure periods). The occurrence of an event of default under the applicable Indenture could result in the acceleration of the Notes and could cause a cross-default that could result in the acceleration of other indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to each of the Indentures, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.


Credit Facility Amendments

On May 4, 2020, the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries party thereto and the lenders party thereto (the “Consenting Lenders”) executed a restatement agreement, which amends and restates the Company’s existing revolving credit facility (as amended and restated, the “Amended Credit Facility”) to, among other things, suspend the maximum leverage ratio covenant until December 31, 2021, increase the maximum permissible leverage ratio (once such covenant is reinstated) until March 31, 2023 (at which time the maximum permissible leverage ratio will return to the level in effect immediately prior to effectiveness of the Amended Credit Facility), eliminate the covenant imposing a minimum permissible ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated cash interest expense and add a covenant regarding minimum liquidity, as well as to make certain other amendments to the affirmative and negative covenants therein. The Amended Credit Facility became effective on May 5, 2020 (the “Amended Credit Facility Effective Date”), substantially concurrently with the completion of the Notes Offering and the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreements (as defined below).

Obligations under the Amended Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Amended Credit Facility (subject to certain exceptions, including for our new headquarters located in Seattle, WA) up to the maximum amount permitted under the indentures governing the Notes and the Company’s existing 5.95% Senior Notes due 2020, 2.500% Senior Notes due 2022, 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024, 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026, 3.800% Senior Notes due 2028 and 3.25% Senior Notes due 2030 (collectively, the “Existing Notes”) as of the Amended Credit Facility Effective Date without securing such notes. Aggregate commitments under the Amended Credit Facility will initially total $2 billion, and will mature on May 31, 2023.

Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, the Company has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to enter into (and to cause certain of its subsidiaries, including certain of its subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the Notes or the Existing Notes, to enter into), promptly after the Amended Credit Facility Effective Date, a new credit facility incurred by one or more of the Company’s subsidiaries that are not obligors with respect to the Amended Credit Facility, the Notes or the Existing Notes and which will be guaranteed by the Company, its subsidiaries that guarantee the Amended Credit Facility, the Notes and the Existing Notes and certain of the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries (the “Additional Credit Facility”), on specified terms in an aggregate principal amount up to approximately $855 million. Upon the establishment of the Additional Credit Facility, the Company will prepay indebtedness, and reduce commitments, under the Amended Credit Facility, in an amount equal to the aggregate commitments in respect of the Additional Credit Facility.

Loans under the Amended Credit Facility held by Consenting Lenders will bear interest (A) in the case of eurocurrency loans, at rates ranging from (i) prior to December 31, 2021, 2.35% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion to 2.25% per annum otherwise and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date for each quarter that the leverage ratio, as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on an annualized basis using consolidated EBITDA for the two most recently ended fiscal quarters included in such financial statements multiplied by two, is not greater than 5.00:1.00, 1.10% to 1.85% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion and, otherwise, ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum, in each case, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, and (B) in the case of base rate loans, at rates ranging from (i) prior to December 31, 2021, 1.35% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion to 1.25% per annum otherwise and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date if the leverage ratio condition referred to above is satisfied, 0.10% to 0.85% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion, and, otherwise, ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum, in each case, depending on the Company’s credit ratings.

Under certain circumstances, loans under the Amended Credit Facility held by Consenting Lenders that do not participate in the Additional Credit Facility, if established, will bear interest at rates ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum, in the case of eurocurrency loans, and ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum, in the case of base rate loans, in each case, depending on the Company’s credit ratings.

The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended Credit Facility, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.


Investment Agreements

On May 5, 2020, the Company completed its previously announced sale of Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below) and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase common stock of the Company (“Common Stock”) to AP Fort Holdings, L.P., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (the “Apollo Purchaser”) and SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P. and SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P., affiliates of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. (the “Silver Lake Purchasers”) pursuant to the Company’s previously announced Investment Agreements, dated as of April 23, 2020, with the Apollo Purchaser and the Silver Lake Purchasers (together, the “Investment Agreements”).

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with and concurrently with the effective time of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreements, the Company, the Apollo Purchaser and the Silver Lake Purchasers entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Apollo Purchaser and the Silver Lake Purchasers are entitled to certain registration rights. Under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Apollo Purchaser and the Silver Lake Purchasers are entitled to customary registration rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock for which the Warrants may be exercised and, from and after the fifth anniversary of the closing, the Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below).

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

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

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

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information in Item 5.03 below is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

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

Pursuant to the Investment Agreements and immediately following the effective time of the transactions contemplated thereby, David Sambur and Greg Mondre were appointed as members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

Messrs. Sambur and Mondre will not receive compensation from the Company in connection with their position on the Board. Neither Mr. Sambur nor Mr. Mondre has been appointed to serve as a member of any committee of the Board.

Except as described in this Current Report on Form 8-K, there are no transactions between Messrs. Sambur or Mondre, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The terms of the Investment Agreements are more fully described in Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 23, 2020, which is incorporated by reference herein.

David Sambur, age 40, is Co-Lead Partner, Private Equity at Apollo Global Management, Inc., having joined Apollo in 2004. Prior to that time, Mr. Sambur was a member of the Leveraged Finance Group of Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Mr. Sambur serves on the board of directors of PlayAGS, CareerBuilder, Coinstar, Cox Media Group, ClubCorp, Diamond Resorts International, ecoATM, Gamenet Group, Mood Media, Rackspace, Redbox Automated Retail, and Shutterfly, among others. Mr. Sambur previously served on the boards of directors of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, Hexion Holdings, LLC, Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. and Verso Paper Corporation. Mr. Sambur is also a member of the Mount Sinai Department of Medicine Advisory Board, the Arbor Brothers Inc. Board of Directors and the Emory College Dean’s Advisory Council. Mr. Sambur graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Emory University with a BA in Economics.


Greg Mondre, age 45, is Co-CEO of Silver Lake, a global private equity firm, based in New York. Mr. Mondre joined Silver Lake in 1999 as a founding principal and was previously Managing Partner and Managing Director from January 2013 to December 2019. Prior to joining Silver Lake, Mr. Mondre was a principal at Texas Pacific Group, where he focused on private equity investments across a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on technology. He serves on the board of directors of Motorola Solutions, Inc. Previously, he served on the boards of GoDaddy Inc. from May 2014 to February 2020 and Sabre Corporation from March 2007 to December 2018. Mr. Mondre graduated from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics.

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

On May 5, 2020, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations (the “Certificate of Designations”) for the purposes of amending its Certificate of Incorporation to establish the terms of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The terms of the Series A Preferred Stock are more fully described in Item 1.01 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 23, 2020, which is incorporated by reference herein, and in the Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

         
 

  3.1

   

Certificate of Designations with respect to Series A Preferred Stock.

         
 

  4.1

   

Indenture, dated as of May 5, 2020, among Expedia Group, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association relating to the 6.250% Notes.

         
 

  4.2

   

Indenture, dated as of May 5, 2020, among Expedia Group, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association relating to the 7.000% Notes.

         
 

10.1

   

Restatement Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, among Expedia Group, Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and London agent.

         
 

10.2

   

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2020, by and among Expedia Group, Inc., AP Fort Holdings, L.P., SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P. and SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P.

         
 

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SIGNATURE

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

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

     

By:

 

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

 

Robert J. Dzielak

 

Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Dated: May 5, 2020

Exhibit 3.1

EXECUTION VERSION

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF PREFERENCES,

RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS

OF

SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

 

 

Pursuant to Section 151 of the

General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

 

Expedia Group, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Company”), hereby certifies that the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) as required by Section 151 of the General Corporation Law pursuant to a unanimous written consent dated as of April 23, 2020:

WHEREAS, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company (as amended and as may be amended from time to time, the “Certificate”) provides for a class of its authorized stock known as Preferred Stock, consisting of 100,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value per share, issuable from time to time in one or more series;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors, is authorized, without further stockholder approval, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof; and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Directors, pursuant to its authority as aforesaid, to fix the rights, preferences, restrictions and other matters relating to a series of the Preferred Stock, which shall consist of 1,200,000 shares of the Preferred Stock that the Company has the authority to issue as Series A Preferred Stock, as follows:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors does hereby provide for the issuance of a series of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company for cash or exchange of other securities, rights or property and hereby states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights, preferences, and limitations thereof as follows:

SECTION 1.    Classification and Number of Shares. The shares of such series of Preferred Stock shall be classified as “Series A Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”). The number of authorized shares constituting the Series A Preferred Stock shall be 1,200,000. That number from time to time may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding) by (a) further resolution duly adopted by the Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, and (b) the filing of an amendment to this Certificate of Designations pursuant to the provisions of the DGCL stating that such increase or decrease, as applicable, has been so authorized.

 

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SECTION 2.    Ranking. The Series A Preferred Stock will rank, with respect to dividend rights, rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and redemption rights:

(a)    on a parity basis with each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights, rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and redemption rights (such Capital Stock, “Parity Stock”);

(b)    junior to each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights, rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and redemption rights (such Capital Stock, “Senior Stock”); and

(c)    senior to the Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and each other class or series of Capital Stock of the Company now existing or hereafter authorized, classified or reclassified, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks on a parity basis with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights, rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company and redemption rights (such Capital Stock, “Junior Stock”).

The Company’s ability to issue Capital Stock that ranks on a parity basis with or senior to the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8. The respective definitions of Parity Stock, Senior Stock and Junior Stock shall also include any securities, rights or options exercisable or exchangeable or convertible into any of Parity Stock, Senior Stock or Junior Stock, as the case may be.

SECTION 3.    Definitions. As used herein with respect to Series A Preferred Stock:

Accrued Dividends” means, as of any date, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, all Dividends that have accrued through the most recent Dividend Payment Date on or prior to such date on such share pursuant to Section 4(b), whether or not declared, but that have not, as of such date, been paid in cash.

Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreements.

Any Person shall be deemed to “beneficially own”, to have “beneficial ownership” of, or to be “beneficially owning” any securities (which securities shall also be deemed “beneficially owned” by such Person) that such Person is deemed to “beneficially own” within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act; provided that any Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any securities that such Person has the right to acquire, whether or not such right is exercisable within sixty (60) days or thereafter.

Base Dividend Rate” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Dividend Rate” below.

Board” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

 

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Business Day” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreements.

Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Certificate.

Capital Lease Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement.

Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares of, interests in, rights to purchase, warrants to purchase, options for, participations in or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by such Person.

Certificate” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

Certificate of Designations” means this Certificate of Designations of Rights, Preferences and Limitations of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events (a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company (voting together as a single class, the “Total Voting Power”) of the Company; (b) individuals who on the Closing Date constituted the Board of Directors (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved or ratified by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors on the Closing Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or ratified) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors then in office; (c) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (d) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (i) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (ii) a transaction following which in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Total Voting Power of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the Total Voting Power of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction; or (e) any event that would result in a “Change of Control” (or analogous term) under the Credit Agreement Amendment, the Company’s senior notes outstanding on the Closing Date or, in each case, any refinancings thereof, or pursuant to any other Indebtedness for borrowed money with a principal amount of at least $100,000,000.

Change of Control Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

close of business” means 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

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

 

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Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Class B Common Stock” mean the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals above.

Credit Agreement Amendment” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreements.

DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

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

Dividend Payment Date” means June 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on June 30, 2020 (the “Initial Dividend Payment Date”); provided that if any such Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, then the applicable Dividend shall be payable on the next Business Day immediately following such Dividend Payment Date, without any interest.

Dividend Payment Period” means, the period from and including the applicable Issuance Date to, but excluding, the applicable Initial Dividend Payment Date and, subsequent to such Initial Dividend Payment Date, the period from and including any Dividend Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Dividend Payment Date.

Dividend Rate” means, initially, 9.5% per annum; provided, that such rate shall be adjusted from time to time as follows: (i) beginning on each of the fifth, sixth and seventh anniversaries of the Closing Date, the then-applicable Dividend Rate shall be increased by 100 basis points on each such yearly anniversary; (ii) beginning on each of the eighth and ninth anniversaries of the Closing Date, the then-applicable Dividend Rate shall be increased by 150 basis points on each such yearly anniversary (the Dividend Rate after giving effect to the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the “Base Dividend Rate”); and (iii) if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall incur any additional principal amount of Indebtedness after the Closing Date, other than Excluded Indebtedness (each such separate incurrence of additional principal amount of Indebtedness, a “Specified Incurrence”), (A) if the Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) immediately after giving effect to such Specified Incurrence is at least 5.00 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00, the then-applicable Base Dividend Rate shall be increased by 100 basis points, (B) if the Leverage Ratio immediately after giving effect to such Specified Incurrence is at least 6.00 to 1.00 but less than 7.00 to 1.00, the then-applicable Base Dividend Rate shall be increased by 200 basis points and (C) if the Leverage Ratio immediately after giving effect to such Specified Incurrence is at least 7.00 to 1.00, the then-applicable Base Dividend Rate shall be increased by 300 basis points (for the avoidance of doubt, no more than one adjustment pursuant to this clause (iii) (which shall be the adjustment triggered by the most recent Specified Incurrence) shall be in effect at any time). If as of the end of any calendar quarter following an increase to the Dividend Rate as a result of a Specified Incurrence, the Leverage Ratio falls below the Leverage Ratio level that triggered such increase and the Company delivers to the Holders an Officer’s Certificate to that effect with a calculation of the Leverage Ratio as of the end of such calendar quarter, the Dividend Rate shall be decreased effective as of such time to equal the Dividend Rate corresponding to the reduced Leverage Ratio (for example, if the Leverage Ratio immediately after giving effect to a Specified Incurrence was at least 6.00 to 1.00 but less than 7.00 to 1.00 and subsequently falls to at least 5.00 to 1.00 but less than 6.00 to 1.00, the amount of

 

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the increase pursuant to clause (iii) above shall be reduced to 100 basis points). The Dividend Rate, including after taking into account all adjustments described in this definition, shall in no event exceed 15.5% per annum.

Dividend Record Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreements.

Excluded Indebtedness” means any (i) Indebtedness incurred in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used (whether or not concurrently with the incurrence of such Indebtedness) to repay, prepay, redeem or otherwise refinance or replace, any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) intercompany Indebtedness, (iii) Indebtedness (x) constituting a mortgage financing secured by a Lien on any or all of the New Headquarters Assets or (y) attributable to any sale-leaseback transaction pertaining to any or all of the New Headquarters Assets and (iv) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount, together with the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of all other Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (iv) and the then-outstanding aggregate amount of any Government Financing, not to exceed $2.0 billion.

Government Financing” means an issuance of Parity Stock or Senior Stock to, or the incurrence of Indebtedness owed to, a local, federal or foreign governmental entity (a “Governmental Entity”), or designee thereof (in each case, excluding a sovereign wealth fund who regularly makes financial investments), in connection with a financing transaction pursuant to a program developed to address COVID-19 (including the impacts thereof).

Holder” means a Person in whose name the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are registered, which Person shall be treated by the Company and Transfer Agent as the absolute owner of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the purpose of making payment and settling conversions and for all other purposes; provided that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no Person that has received shares of Series A Preferred Stock in violation of the Investment Agreements or this Certificate of Designations shall be a Holder and the Transfer Agent shall not, unless directed otherwise by the Company, recognize any such Person as a Holder and the Person in whose name the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were registered immediately prior to such transfer shall remain the Holder of such shares.

Indebtedness” means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all letters of credit and letters of guaranty in respect of which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is an account party, to the extent funded, (d) all securitization or similar facilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (e) all Capital Lease Obligations and Synthetic Lease Obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (f) all guarantees by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (as described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition) of any other Person.

Indebtedness Agreement” means any agreement, document or instrument governing or evidencing any Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

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Investment Agreements” means (a) that certain Investment Agreement dated as of April 23, 2020, among the Company and AP Fort Holdings, L.P. and (b) that certain Investment Agreement dated as of April 23, 2020, among the Company, SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P. and SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P.

Issuance Date” means, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, the date of issuance of such share.

Junior Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

Lien” has the meaning set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement.

Liquidation Preference” means, with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock, as of any date, $1,000 per share.

Mandatory Government Financing” means any Government Financing that is effectively required by the applicable Governmental Entity.

New Headquarters Assets” has the meaning set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement.

Notice of Optional Redemption” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Secretary of the Company.

Optional Redemption” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

Parent Entity” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which such first Person is a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary.

Parity Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

Permitted Holders” means Barry Diller and his affiliates (including his (a) parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (b) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified natural person and each of the persons referred to in the immediately preceding clause (a), and (c) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle created for the benefit of, or controlled by, Barry Diller or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b), the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of Barry Diller or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) of this definition or created by any such person for the benefit of any charitable organization or for a charitable purpose)) and any group (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) with respect to which any such persons collectively exercise a majority of the voting power.

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

Redemption Date” means with respect to the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, the date on which the applicable redemption consideration for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed is paid or delivered.

 

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Redemption Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

Satisfaction of the Indebtedness Obligations” means, in connection with any Change of Control, (i) the payment in full in cash of all principal, interest, fees and all other amounts due or payable in respect of any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including in respect of any penalty or premium) that is required to be prepaid, repaid, redeemed, repurchased or otherwise retired as a result of or in connection with such Change of Control or in order for the Series A Preferred Stock not to constitute or be deemed as “indebtedness”, “disqualified stock”, “disqualified capital stock”, “disqualified equity interests”, or similar instruments, however denominated, under the terms of any Indebtedness Agreement, (ii) the cancellation or termination, or if permitted by the terms of such Indebtedness, cash collateralization, of any letters of credit or letters of guaranty that are required to be cancelled or terminated or cash collateralized as a result of or in connection with such Change of Control or in order for the Series A Preferred Stock not to constitute or be deemed as “indebtedness”, “disqualified stock”, “disqualified capital stock”, “disqualified equity interests”, or similar instruments, however denominated, under the terms of any Indebtedness Agreement, (iii) compliance with any requirement to effect an offer to purchase any bonds, debentures, notes or other instruments of Indebtedness as a result of or in connection with such Change of Control or in order for the Series A Preferred Stock not to constitute or be deemed as “indebtedness”, “disqualified stock”, “disqualified capital stock”, “disqualified equity interests”, or similar instruments, however denominated, under the terms of any Indebtedness Agreement, and the purchase of any such instruments tendered in such offer and the payment in full of any other amounts due or payable in connection with such purchase and (iv) the termination of any lending commitments required to be terminated as a result of or in connection with such Change of Control or in order for the Series A Preferred Stock not to constitute or be deemed as “indebtedness”, “disqualified stock”, “disqualified capital stock”, “disqualified equity interests”, or similar instruments, however denominated, under the terms of any Indebtedness Agreement.

Senior Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

Series A Preferred Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.

Specified Contract Terms” means the covenants, terms and provisions of any indenture, credit agreement or any other agreement, document or instrument evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as in effect on the date hereof or, solely to the extent such terms are not materially less favorable to the Holders for purposes of Section 6(d) hereof, any amendments thereto or refinancings or replacements thereof.

Specified Incurrence” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Dividend Rate” above.

Subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreements.

Synthetic Lease Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Existing Credit Agreement.

Transfer” has the meaning set forth in the Investment Agreements.

 

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Transfer Agent” means the Person acting as Transfer Agent, Registrar and paying agent for the Series A Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns. The Transfer Agent initially shall be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Unredeemed Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d).

SECTION 4.    Dividends.

(a)    Dividends. Holders shall be entitled to receive dividends of the type and in the amount determined as set forth in this Section 4 (such dividends, “Dividends”).

(b)    Accrual of Dividends. Dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock (i) shall accrue on the then-applicable Liquidation Preference thereof and on any Accrued Dividends on a daily basis from and including the Issuance Date of such share, whether or not declared and whether or not the Company has assets legally available to make payment thereof, at a rate equal to the Dividend Rate as further specified below and (ii) shall be payable semi-annually in arrears, if, as and when authorized by the Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, and declared by the Company, to the extent not prohibited by law, on each Dividend Payment Date, commencing on the first Dividend Payment Date following the Issuance Date of such share. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue on the basis of a 365-day year based on actual days elapsed. The amount of Dividends payable with respect to any share of Series A Preferred Stock for any Dividend Payment Period shall equal the sum of the daily Dividend amounts accrued in accordance with the prior sentence of this Section 4(b) with respect to such share during such Dividend Payment Period.

(c)    Arrearages; Payment of Dividends. Dividends shall be payable, (x) until the third anniversary of the Closing Date, at the Company’s option, either (i) in cash or (ii) by increasing the amount of Accrued Dividends in an amount equal to the amount of the Dividend to be paid (such increase described in this clause (ii), a “Dividend Accrual”), (y) from the third anniversary of the Closing Date until the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date, at the Company’s Option, either (i) in cash or (ii) a combination of cash and Dividend Accrual, with no more than fifty percent of the total amount of such Dividend being a Dividend Accrual and (z) thereafter, in cash. If the Company fails to declare and pay pursuant to this Section 4(c) a full Dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date, then the amount of such unpaid Dividend shall automatically be added to the amount of Accrued Dividends on such share on the applicable Dividend Payment Date without any action on the part of the Company or any other Person. The Company shall be entitled to declare and pay all or any part of the Accrued Dividends relating to Dividends that were required to be paid in cash pursuant to this Section 4(c) (such Accrued Dividends, the “Accrued Cash Dividends”) on subsequent Dividend Payment Dates, and, following such cash payment, such Accrued Cash Dividends shall no longer be deemed Accrued Dividends hereunder.

(d)    Record Date. The record date for payment of Dividends on any relevant Dividend Payment Date will be the close of business on the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month that contains the relevant Dividend Payment Date (each, a “Dividend Record Date”) whether or not such day is a Business Day.

 

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(e)    Priority of Dividends. So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, unless (x) there are no Accrued Cash Dividends at such time (or all Accrued Cash Dividends contemporaneously are declared and a sum sufficient for the payment of those dividends has been or is set aside for the benefit of the Holders) and (y) there are no Unredeemed Shares at such time, the Company may not declare any dividend on, or make any distributions relating to, Junior Stock or Parity Stock, or redeem, purchase, acquire (either directly or through any Subsidiary) or make a liquidation payment relating to, any Junior Stock or Parity Stock, other than:

(i)    purchases, redemptions or other acquisitions of shares of Junior Stock in connection with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement approved by the Board with or for the benefit of current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants;

(ii)    as a result of an exchange or conversion of any class or series of Parity Stock or Junior Stock for any other class or series of Parity Stock (in the case of Parity Stock) or Junior Stock (in the case of Parity Stock or Junior Stock);

(iii)    purchases of fractional interests in shares of Parity Stock or Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such Parity Stock or Junior Stock or the security being converted or exchanged;

(iv)    payment of any dividends in respect of Junior Stock where the dividend is in the form of the same stock or rights to purchase the same stock as that on which the dividend is being paid;

(v)    distributions of Junior Stock or rights to purchase Junior Stock; or

(vi)    any dividend in connection with the implementation of a shareholder rights or similar plan, or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under such plan.

Subject to the provisions of Sections 2, 4 and 8, dividends may be authorized by the Board, or any duly authorized committee thereof, and declared and paid by the Company, or any duly authorized committee thereof, on any Junior Stock and Parity Stock from time to time and the Holders will not be entitled to participate in those dividends.

SECTION 5.    Liquidation Rights.

(a)    Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, the Holders shall be entitled, out of assets legally available therefor, before any distribution or payment out of the assets of the Company may be made to or set aside for the holders of any Junior Stock, and subject to the rights of the holders of any Senior Stock or Parity Stock and the rights of the Company’s existing and future creditors, to receive in full a liquidating distribution in cash and in the amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the sum of (A) the Liquidation Preference plus (B) the Accrued Dividends plus (C) accrued and unpaid dividends since the most recent Dividend Payment Date with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the date of such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. Holders shall not be entitled to any further payments in the event of any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company after receiving in full what is expressly provided for in this Section 5, and after such receipt, and will have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.

 

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(b)    Partial Payment. If in connection with any distribution described in Section 5(a) above, the assets of the Company or proceeds therefrom are not sufficient to pay in full the aggregate liquidating distributions required to be paid pursuant to Section 5(a) to all Holders and the liquidating distributions payable all holders of any Parity Stock, the amounts distributed to the Holders and to the holders of all such Parity Stock shall be paid pro rata in accordance with the respective aggregate liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be entitled if all amounts payable thereon were paid in full.

(c)    Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets Not Liquidation. For purposes of this Section 5, the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company shall not be deemed a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company, nor shall the merger, consolidation, statutory exchange or any other business combination transaction of the Company into or with any other Person or the merger, consolidation, statutory exchange or any other business combination transaction of any other Person into or with the Company be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. Upon the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with another Person in which the Company is not the surviving entity, any Series A Preferred Stock that is outstanding at such time (including any Unredeemed Shares) shall be converted into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving or resulting entity having substantially the same rights, powers, limitations and restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to such consummation.    

SECTION 6.    Redemption Upon Change of Control.

(a)    Change of Control Redemption. Subject to Section 6(d), upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, (i) the Company shall have the right, but not the obligation, to redeem any or all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the then applicable Redemption Price, payable in cash and (ii) each Holder will have the right, but not the obligation, to require the Company to redeem any or all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by such Holder at the then applicable Redemption Price, payable in cash.

(b)    Initial Change of Control Notice. On or before the twentieth (20th) Business Day prior to the date on which the Company anticipates consummating a Change of Control (or, if later, promptly after the Company discovers that a Change of Control may occur), a written notice (a “Change of Control Notice”) shall be sent by or on behalf of the Company to each Holder at its address as it appears in the records of the Company, which notice shall contain the date on which the Change of Control is anticipated to be effected (or, if applicable, the date on which a Schedule TO or other schedule, form or report disclosing a Change of Control was filed). The Change of Control Notice shall include (i) a description of the material terms and conditions of the Change of Control; (ii) the date on which the Change of Control is anticipated to be consummated; (iii) whether the Company is exercising its right under Section 6(a)(i) to redeem any or all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and, if so, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such Holder, and stating the place or places at which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption shall, upon presentation and surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, be redeemed (and other instructions a Holder must follow to receive payment), and the applicable Redemption Price therefor; and (iv) the then applicable Redemption Price; and (v) a description of the payments and other actions required to be made or taken in order to effect the Satisfaction of the Indebtedness Obligations. If, or to the extent that, the Company is not

 

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exercising its rights pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) to redeem the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Holder may exercise its right pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) to require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by such Holder by delivering a written notice to the Company stating that the Holder is exercising its right to require the Company to redeem its outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and including wire transfer instructions for the payment of the Redemption Price no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date on which the Company anticipates consummating a Change of Control (as specified in the Change of Control Notice). In the event that the Holder so exercises it rights pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii), the Company will, as promptly as practicable, deliver to such Holder at its address as it appears in the records of the Company written instructions stating the place or places at which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall, upon presentation and surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, be redeemed (and other instructions a Holder must follow to receive payment), and the applicable Redemption Price therefor.

(c)    Delivery upon Change of Control. If either the Company or a Holder has exercised its right to redeem, or require redemption of, any outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a), then upon the consummation of a Change of Control, after the Satisfaction of the Indebtedness Obligations and subject to Section 6(d) below and subject to the Holder properly surrendering the certificates evidencing the applicable shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Company (or its successor) shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Holder by wire transfer the applicable Redemption Price with respect to each of such Holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock so redeemed. After taking into account any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are redeemed at the option of any Holder pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii), in case of any redemption at the option of the Company of part of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be redeemed by the Company on a pro rata basis based on the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Company shall have full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed from time to time. If fewer than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, a new certificate shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without charge to the Holder thereof.

(d)    Cash Redemption Not Permitted. If the Company (A) shall not have sufficient funds legally available under the DGCL to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock otherwise required or sought to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 6 or (B) will be in violation of Specified Contract Terms if it redeems all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock otherwise required or sought to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 6, the Company shall not be entitled to elect to redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) and, with respect to any shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which Holders have exercised their rights pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii), the Company shall (i) redeem, pro rata among such electing Holders, a number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock with an aggregate applicable Redemption Price equal to the lesser of (1) the amount legally available for the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock under the DGCL and (2) the largest amount that can be used for such redemption not prohibited by Specified Contract Terms and (ii) redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to which Holders have exercised their rights pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) not purchased because of the foregoing limitations at the applicable Redemption Price as soon as practicable after the Company is able to make such redemption out of assets legally available for the purchase of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock and without violation of Specified Contract Terms. The

 

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inability of the Company (or its successor) to make a redemption payment for any reason shall not relieve the Company (or its successor) from its obligation to effect any required purchase when, as and if permitted by applicable law and the Specified Contract Terms. If the Company fails to pay the Redemption Price in full when due in accordance with this Section 6 in respect of some or all of the shares of Series A Preferred Shares with respect to which Holders have exercised their rights pursuant to Section 6(a)(ii) (any such shares being “Unredeemed Shares” until the Redemption Price in respect thereof is paid in full in accordance with this Certificate of Designations), the Company will pay Dividends on such shares not repurchased at the Dividend Rate from time to time in effect (determined on the basis that the Series A Preferred Stock not redeemed remains outstanding), accruing daily from such date until the Redemption Price, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon that have not otherwise been taken into account in the calculation of the Redemption Price, are paid in full in respect of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock. For purposes of clarity, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 6, the payment of the Change of Control Redemption Price may occur only after the Satisfaction of the Indebtedness Obligations occurs.

(e)    Effect of Redemption. Effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to this Section 6, Dividends shall no longer accrue or be declared on any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding.

(f)    Status of Redeemed Shares. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed in accordance with this Section 6, shall return to the status of and constitute authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without classification as to series until such shares are once more classified as a particular series by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate.

SECTION 7.    Redemption at the Option of the Company.

(a)    Optional Redemption. The Company, at its option, may redeem for cash, in whole or in part from time to time, the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (each, an “Optional Redemption”) upon giving the notice described in Section 7(b) below, at a price (the “Redemption Price”) equal to (i) with respect to such notice being given at any time on or prior to the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the sum of (A) 105.0% of the sum of the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed plus an amount equal to any Accrued Dividends with respect to such share plus (B) an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends since the most recent Dividend Payment Date with respect to each such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable Redemption Date, (ii) with respect to such notice being given at any time after the one-year anniversary but on or prior to the two-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the sum of (A) 103.0% of the sum of the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed plus any an amount equal to Accrued Dividends with respect to such share plus (B) an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends since the most recent Dividend Payment Date with respect to each such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable Redemption Date, (iii) with respect to such notice being given at any time after the two-year anniversary but on or prior to the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the sum of (A) 102.0% of the sum of the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed plus an amount equal to any Accrued Dividends with respect to such share plus (B) an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends since the most recent Dividend Payment Date with respect to each such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable Redemption Date, (iv) with respect to such notice being given at any time after the three-year anniversary but on or prior to the four-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the sum of (A) 101.0% of the sum of the Liquidation

 

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Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed plus an amount equal to any Accrued Dividends with respect to such share plus (B) an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends since the most recent Dividend Payment Date with respect to each such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable Redemption Date and (v) with respect to such notice being given at any time after the four-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the sum of (A) the Liquidation Preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed plus an amount equal to any Accrued Dividends with respect to such share plus (B) an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends since the most recent Dividend Payment Date with respect to each such share of Series A Preferred Stock as of the applicable Redemption Date.

(b)    Exercise of Optional Redemption. If the Company elects to effect an Optional Redemption, the Company shall send, to the holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as they shall appear on the records of the Company, a written notice (i) notifying such holders of the election of the Company to redeem such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such holder, and the Redemption Date, and (ii) stating the place or places at which the shares of Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption shall, upon presentation and surrender of the certificates evidencing such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, be redeemed (and other instructions a Holder must follow to receive payment), and the Redemption Price therefor (such notice, a “Notice of Optional Redemption”). The Redemption Date selected by the Company shall be no less than ten (10) Business Days and no more than thirty (30) Business Days after the date on which the Company provides the Notice of Optional Redemption to the Holders. The Notice of Optional Redemption shall state the Redemption Date selected by the Company.

(c)    Partial Redemption. In case of any redemption of part of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, the shares to be redeemed shall be redeemed by the Company on a pro rata basis based on the then-outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock. Subject to the provisions hereof, the Company shall have full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed from time to time. If fewer than all the shares represented by any certificate are redeemed, new certificates shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares without charge to the Holder thereof.

(d)    Effect of Redemption. Effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date for any shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to this Section 7, Dividends shall no longer accrue or be declared on any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall cease to be outstanding.

(e)    Status of Redeemed Shares. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock redeemed in accordance with this Section 7, shall return to the status of and constitute authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without classification as to series until such shares are once more classified as a particular series by the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Certificate.

SECTION 8.    Approval Rights.

(a)    Series A Approval Rights. Except as expressly set forth herein, the Series A Preferred Stock shall be non-voting. The vote or consent of the Holders of at least a two-thirds of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at such time, voting together as a separate class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any

 

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meeting called for the purpose, will be necessary for effecting or validating any of the following actions, whether or not such approval is required pursuant to the DGCL:

(i)    any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Certificate (including this Certificate of Designations) or Bylaws, whether by merger or otherwise, in a manner that would have an adverse effect on the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock;

(ii)    any issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock (other than as permitted under the Investment Agreements or by this Certificate of Designations, including Section 4), any Parity Stock, any Senior Stock or any securities or rights convertible or exchangeable into, or exercisable for the foregoing, in each case other than (x) any Government Financing the incurrence of which does not reduce the amount of Indebtedness the Company can incur pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition of Excluded Indebtedness to zero or (y) any Mandatory Government Financing; provided that the aggregate liquidation preference or par amount of any outstanding Mandatory Government Financing issued pursuant to this clause (y) shall, solely to the extent it was not also issued pursuant to clause (x), be treated as a Specified Incurrence and as indebtedness for the purposes of calculating the Leverage Ratio used in determining the Dividend Rate;

(iii)    any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company; or

(iv)    agree or commit to do or take any action described in this Section 8(a).

For purposes of this Section 8(a), the filing in accordance with applicable law of a certificate of designations or any similar document setting forth or changing the designations, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications or other terms of any class or series of stock of the Company shall be deemed an amendment to the Certificate.

(b)    Class Voting. Each Holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have one vote per share on any matter on which Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote and shall vote separately as a class, whether at a meeting or by written consent. The Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not otherwise have any voting rights with respect to such shares.

(c)    Written Consents. The Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may take action or consent to any action with respect to such rights without a meeting by delivering a consent in writing or by electronic transmission of the Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize, take or consent to such action at a meeting of such stockholders.

SECTION 9.    Transfer Agent, Conversion Agent, Registrar and Paying Agent. The duly appointed Transfer Agent and paying agent for the Series A Preferred Stock shall be Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The Company may, in its sole discretion, appoint any other Person to serve as Transfer Agent or paying agent for the Series A Preferred Stock and thereafter may remove or replace such other Person at any time. Upon any such appointment or removal, the Company shall send notice thereof to the Holders.

 

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SECTION 10.    Replacement Certificates. If physical certificates evidencing the Series A Preferred Stock are issued, the Company shall replace any mutilated certificate at the Holder’s expense upon surrender of that certificate to the Transfer Agent. The Company shall replace certificates that become destroyed, stolen or lost at the Holder’s expense upon delivery to the Company and the Transfer Agent of satisfactory evidence that the certificate has been destroyed, stolen or lost, together with any indemnity that may be required by the Transfer Agent and the Company.

SECTION 11.    Taxes.

(a)    Withholding. The Company and its paying agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold taxes on all payments and distributions (or deemed distributions) on the Series A Preferred Stock to the extent required by applicable law. To the extent that any amounts are so deducted or withheld, such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Certificate of Designations as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made. In the event the Company previously remitted any amounts to a governmental authority on account of taxes required to be deducted or withheld in respect of any payment or distribution (or deemed distribution) with respect to a share of Series A Preferred Stock (or in respect of any payment or distribution (or deemed distribution) with respect to a Warrant held by the Holder of such Series A Preferred Stock or upon the exercise thereof), the Company shall be entitled (i) to offset any such amounts against any amounts otherwise payable in respect of such share of Series A Preferred Stock or (ii) to require the Person in respect of whom such deduction or withholding was made to reimburse the Company for such amounts (and such Person shall promptly so reimburse the Company upon demand).

(b)    Transfer Taxes. The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp and similar issue or transfer tax (“Transfer Tax”) due on the issue of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or certificates representing such shares or securities. However, the Company shall not be required to pay any Transfer Tax that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery (or any transfer involved in the issue or delivery) of Series A Preferred Stock to a beneficial owner other than the beneficial owner of the Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the event pursuant to which such issue or delivery is required, and no such issue or delivery shall be made unless and until the person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the Company the amount of any such Transfer Tax or has established to the satisfaction of the Company that such Transfer Tax has been paid or is not payable.

SECTION 12.    Notices. All notices referred to herein shall be in writing and, unless otherwise specified herein, all notices hereunder shall be deemed to have been given upon the earlier of receipt thereof or three (3) Business Days after the mailing thereof if sent by registered or certified mail (unless first class mail shall be specifically permitted for such notice under the terms of this Certificate of Designations) with postage prepaid, addressed: (i) if to the Company, to its office at Expedia Group, Inc., 1111 Expedia Group Way West, Seattle, Washington 98119 (Attention: Chief Legal Officer), (ii) if to any Holder, to such Holder at the address and electronic mail address of such Holder as listed in the stock record books of the Company (which, for all purposes hereunder, may include the records of the Transfer Agent) or (iii) to such other address as the Company or any such Holder, as the case may be, shall have designated by notice similarly given.

SECTION 13.    Facts Ascertainable. When the terms of this Certificate of Designations refer to a specific agreement or other document to determine the meaning or operation of a provision hereof, the Secretary of the Company shall maintain a copy of such agreement or

 

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document at the principal executive offices of the Company and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any Holder who makes a request therefor. The Secretary of the Company shall also maintain a written record of the Issuance Date, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued to a Holder and the date of each such issuance, the Liquidation Preference and Accrued Dividends per share of Series A Preferred Stock and the Dividend Rate in effect from time to time and shall furnish such written record free of charge to any Holder who makes a request therefor.

SECTION 14.    Waiver. Notwithstanding any provision in this Certificate of Designations to the contrary, any provision contained herein and any right of the Holders of Series A Preferred Stock granted hereunder may be waived as to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and the Holders thereof) upon the written consent of the Holders of a two-thirds of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding; provided that any amendment, modification or waiver that, by its terms, would adversely and uniquely affect a Holder relative to other Holders without similarly affecting all of Holders shall require the prior written consent of such adversely and uniquely affected Holder.

SECTION 15.    Severability. If any term of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other terms set forth herein which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable term will, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect, and no term herein set forth will be deemed dependent upon any other such term unless so expressed herein.

SECTION 16.    [Reserved].

SECTION 17.    Interpretation When a reference is made in this Certificate of Designation to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to this Certificate of Designation unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Certificate of Designation, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Certificate of Designation shall refer to this Certificate of Designation as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Certificate of Designation unless the context requires otherwise. The words “date hereof” when used in this Certificate of Designation shall refer to May 4, 2020. The terms “or,” “any” and “either” are not exclusive. The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” All terms defined in this Certificate of Designation shall have the defined meanings when used in any document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Certificate of Designation are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means, unless otherwise specified, such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, references to the Existing Credit Agreement shall not include any amendments, modifications or supplements after April 22, 2020. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, all references to “dollars” or “$” shall refer to the lawful money of the United States. When calculating the period of time

 

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between which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Certificate of Designation, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded (unless otherwise required by Law, if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period in question shall end on the next succeeding Business Day).

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RESOLVED, FURTHER, that the Chairman, the president or any vice-president, and the secretary or any assistant secretary, of the Company be and they hereby are authorized and directed to prepare and file this Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations in accordance with the foregoing resolution and the provisions of Delaware law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate this 4th day of May, 2020.

/s/ Michael S. Marron                                                          

Name: Michael S. Marron                                                   

Title: Senior Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary

Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,

as Issuer

the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

6.250% Senior Notes due 2025

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of May 5, 2020

 

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE I

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

SECTION 1.1.

  

Definitions

     1  

SECTION 1.2.

  

Other Definitions

     7  

SECTION 1.3.

  

Rules of Construction

     8  
ARTICLE II

 

The Notes

 

SECTION 2.1.

  

Form and Dating

     9  

SECTION 2.2.

  

Execution and Authentication

     9  

SECTION 2.3.

  

Registrar and Paying Agent

     9  

SECTION 2.4.

  

Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust

     10  

SECTION 2.5.

  

Noteholder Lists

     10  

SECTION 2.6.

  

Transfer and Exchange

     10  

SECTION 2.7.

  

Replacement Notes

     11  

SECTION 2.8.

  

Outstanding Notes

     11  

SECTION 2.9.

  

Temporary Notes

     11  

SECTION 2.10.

  

Cancellation

     12  

SECTION 2.11.

  

Defaulted Interest

     12  

SECTION 2.12.

  

CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, etc

     12  

SECTION 2.13.

  

Issuance of Additional Notes

     12  

SECTION 2.14.

  

One Class of Notes

     13  
ARTICLE III

 

Redemption

 

SECTION 3.1.

  

Notices to Trustee

     13  

SECTION 3.2.

  

Selection of Notes to be Redeemed

     13  

SECTION 3.3.

  

Notice of Redemption

     14  

SECTION 3.4.

  

Effect of Notice of Redemption

     15  

SECTION 3.5.

  

Deposit of Redemption Price

     15  

SECTION 3.6.

  

Notes Redeemed in Part

     15  
ARTICLE IV

 

Covenants

 

SECTION 4.1.

  

Payment of Notes

     15  

 

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SECTION 4.2.

  

Limitations on Liens

     16  

SECTION 4.3.

  

Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions

     17  

SECTION 4.4.

  

Compliance Certificate

     18  

SECTION 4.5.

  

Maintenance of Office or Agency

     18  

SECTION 4.6.

  

Existence

     18  

SECTION 4.7.

  

SEC Reports

     19  

SECTION 4.8.

  

Change of Control Triggering Event

     19  
ARTICLE V

 

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

 

SECTION 5.1.

  

When the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor May Merge or Transfer Assets

     21  

SECTION 5.2.

  

Successor Corporation Substituted

     21  
ARTICLE VI

 

Defaults and Remedies

 

SECTION 6.1.

  

Events of Default

     22  

SECTION 6.2.

  

Acceleration

     24  

SECTION 6.3.

  

Other Remedies

     24  

SECTION 6.4.

  

Waiver of Past Defaults

     24  

SECTION 6.5.

  

Control by Majority

     24  

SECTION 6.6.

  

Limitation on Suits

     25  

SECTION 6.7.

  

Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

     25  

SECTION 6.8.

  

Collection Suit by Trustee

     25  

SECTION 6.9.

  

Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

     25  

SECTION 6.10.

  

Priorities

     26  

SECTION 6.11.

  

Undertaking for Costs

     26  

SECTION 6.12.

  

Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

     26  
ARTICLE VII

 

Trustee

 

SECTION 7.1.

  

Duties of Trustee

     27  

SECTION 7.2.

  

Rights of Trustee

     28  

SECTION 7.3.

  

Individual Rights of Trustee

     29  

SECTION 7.4.

  

Trustee’s Disclaimer

     29  

SECTION 7.5.

  

Notice of Defaults

     29  

SECTION 7.6.

  

Reports by Trustee to Holders

     30  

SECTION 7.7.

  

Compensation and Indemnity

     30  

SECTION 7.8.

  

Replacement of Trustee

     31  

SECTION 7.9.

  

Successor Trustee by Merger

     32  

SECTION 7.10.

  

Eligibility; Disqualification

     32  

 

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SECTION 7.11.

  

Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company

     33  
ARTICLE VIII

 

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

 

SECTION 8.1.

  

Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance

     33  

SECTION 8.2.

  

Conditions to Defeasance

     34  

SECTION 8.3.

  

Application of Trust Money

     35  

SECTION 8.4.

  

Repayment to the Company

     35  

SECTION 8.5.

  

Indemnity for Government Obligations

     35  

SECTION 8.6.

  

Reinstatement

     35  
ARTICLE IX

 

Amendments

 

SECTION 9.1.

  

Without Consent of Holders

     36  

SECTION 9.2.

  

With Consent of Holders

     37  

SECTION 9.3.

  

[Reserved]

     38  

SECTION 9.4.

  

Effect of Consents and Waivers

     38  

SECTION 9.5.

  

Notation on or Exchange of Notes

     38  

SECTION 9.6.

  

Trustee To Sign Amendments

     38  
ARTICLE X

 

Guarantees

 

SECTION 10.1.

  

Guarantees

     39  

SECTION 10.2.

  

No Subrogation

     40  

SECTION 10.3.

  

Consideration

     41  

SECTION 10.4.

  

Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability

     41  

SECTION 10.5.

  

Execution and Delivery

     41  

SECTION 10.6.

  

Release of Subsidiary Guarantors

     42  

SECTION 10.7.

  

Future Subsidiary Guarantors

     42  
ARTICLE XI

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 11.1.

  

Concerning the Trust Indenture Act

     42  

SECTION 11.2.

  

Notices

     43  

SECTION 11.3.

  

Communication by Holders with other Holders

     44  

SECTION 11.4.

  

Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

     44  

SECTION 11.5.

  

Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

     44  

SECTION 11.6.

  

When Notes Disregarded

     44  

SECTION 11.7.

  

Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar

     45  

SECTION 11.8.

  

Governing Law

     45  

 

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SECTION 11.9.

  

No Recourse Against Others

     45  

SECTION 11.10.

  

Successors

     45  

SECTION 11.11.

  

Multiple Originals

     45  

SECTION 11.12.

  

Variable Provisions

     45  

SECTION 11.13.

  

[Reserved]

     45  

SECTION 11.14.

  

Table of Contents; Headings

     45  

SECTION 11.15.

  

Waiver of Jury Trial

     45  

SECTION 11.16.

  

Force Majeure

     45  

SECTION 11.17.

  

FATCA

     46  

SECTION 11.18.

  

Electronic Signatures

     46  

Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix

Exhibit 1 — Form of Note

Exhibit A — Form of Incumbency Certificate

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of May 5, 2020, among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of Holders of the Company’s Initial Notes and Additional Notes:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

SECTION 1.1. Definitions.

“Additional Notes” means Notes issued under this Indenture after the Issue Date and in compliance with Section 2.13, it being understood that any Notes issued in exchange for or replacement of any Initial Note issued on the Issue Date shall not be an Additional Note.

“Affiliated Holders” means, with respect to any specified natural person, (a) such specified natural person’s parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (b) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified natural person and each of the persons referred to in clause (a) of this definition, and (c) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle created for the benefit of, or Controlled by, such specified natural person or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) of this definition or the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of such specified natural person or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) of this definition or created by any such person for the benefit of any charitable organization or for a charitable purpose.

“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any sale and lease-back transaction, at the time of determination, the lesser of (1) the sale price of the property so leased multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the remaining portion of the base term of the lease included in such transaction and the denominator of which is the base term of such lease, and (2) the total obligation (discounted to present value at the implicit interest factor, determined in accordance with GAAP, included in the rental payments) of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes as well as maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining portion of the base term of the lease included in such transaction.

“Board of Directors” or “Board” means, with respect to any Person, the Board of Directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board or, in the case of a Person that is not a corporation, the group exercising the authority generally vested in a board of directors of a corporation.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.


“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, partnership interests and limited liability company membership interests, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

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

(1) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;

(2) individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors of the Company or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved or ratified by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or ratified) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company then in office;

(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(4) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (i) a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (ii) a transaction following which (A) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and (B) in the case of a sale of assets transaction, each transferee becomes an obligor in respect of the Notes and either (i) each transferee becomes a Subsidiary of the transferor of such assets or (ii) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the transferee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Sub Entity”) of a holding company and (2) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a

 

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majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company; provided that, upon the consummation of any such transaction, “Change of Control” shall thereafter include any Change of Control of any direct or indirect parent of the Sub Entity.

“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Ratings Event.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the preamble to this Indenture until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, the “Company” shall mean such successor corporation.

“Consolidated Net Assets” means, as of the time of determination, the aggregate amount of assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries after deducting all current liabilities other than (1) short-term borrowings, (2) current maturities of long-term debt and (3) current maturities of obligations under capital leases, as reflected on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. A person shall be deemed to Control another person if such person (1) is an officer or director of the other person or (2) directly or indirectly owns or controls 10% or more of the other person’s Capital Stock. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, this Indenture shall be administered; which office at the date of the execution of this Indenture is located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services, or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders.

“Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2014, among Expedia Group, Inc., Expedia, Inc., Travelscape, LLC, Hotwire, Inc., the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent, as the same has been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified on or prior to May 5, 2020 including by that certain First Amendment, dated as of February 4, 2016, that certain Second Amendment, dated as of December 22, 2016, that certain Third Amendment, dated as of April 25, 2017, that certain Fourth Amendment, dated as of May 31, 2018, that certain Fifth Amendment, dated as of September 10, 2018, that certain Sixth Amendment, dated as of December 28, 2018, that certain Seventh Amendment, dated as of March 7, 2019, and that certain Restatement Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, and as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and any successor credit agreement thereto (whether by renewal, replacement, refinancing or otherwise) that the Company in good faith designates to be its principal credit agreement (taking into account the

 

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maximum principal amount of the credit facility provided thereunder, the recourse nature of the agreement and such other factors as the Company deems reasonable in light of the circumstances), such designation (or the designation that at a given time there is no principal credit agreement) to be made by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

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

“Fitch” means Fitch Inc., a subsidiary of Hearst Communications, Inc., and its successors.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means (1) any Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code), (2) any Subsidiary of any entity described in clause (1) of this definition and (3) any Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Capital Stock in one or more persons that are Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (1) above.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.

“guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “guarantee,” when used as a verb, has a correlative meaning.

“Guarantee” means the guarantee by any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

“Holder” or “Noteholder” means the person in whose name a Note is registered on the security register books.

“incur” means issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, obligations (other than Nonrecourse Obligations) of such Person for borrowed money (including, without limitation, indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments).

 

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

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies appointed by the Company.

“Issue Date” means May 5, 2020.

“Lien” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or other similar encumbrance.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.

“Nonrecourse Obligation” means indebtedness or other obligations substantially related to (1) the acquisition of assets not previously owned by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries or (2) the financing of a project involving the development or expansion of properties of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries, as to which the obligee with respect to such indebtedness or obligation has no recourse to the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries or any of the Company’s, any Subsidiary Guarantor’s or such Subsidiary’s assets other than the assets which were acquired with the proceeds of such transaction or the project financed with the proceeds of such transaction (and the proceeds thereof).

“Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum, dated April 23, 2020, relating to the sale of the Initial Notes.

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Controller, the Chief Operating Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the General Counsel, the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary, as applicable.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by any two Officers of the Company.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel to the Company. The counsel may be an employee of the Company. Opinions of Counsel required to be delivered under this Indenture may have qualifications customary for opinions of the type required and counsel delivering such Opinions of Counsel may rely on certificates of the Company or governmental or other officials customary for opinions of the type required, including certificates certifying as to matters of fact.

“Permitted Holders” means Barry Diller and his affiliates (including, without limitation, any Affiliated Holders) and any group (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) with respect to which any such persons collectively exercise a majority of the voting power.

 

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“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“principal” means the principal of the Note plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating any such premium, the term “principal” shall not include the premium with respect to which such calculation is being made.

“Rating Agency” means each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; provided that if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available, the Company will appoint a replacement for such Rating Agency that is a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act (a “Substitute Rating Agency”).

“Ratings Event” means ratings of the Notes are lowered by at least two of the three Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies in any case on any day during the period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing on the date 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended for so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies). For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no responsibility to determine whether a Ratings Event has occurred.

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

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor agency.

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof until the exercise of such option by such holder).

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of that date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (1) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of that date, owned, controlled or held or (2) that

 

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is, as of that date, otherwise Controlled (within the meaning of the first sentence of the definition of “Control”), by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means any Subsidiary of the Company that, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, Guarantees the Notes, in each case until such Guarantee is released pursuant to the provisions of Article X.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture Act” means, to the extent required by any such amendments, the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.

“Trustee” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

“Trust Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject matter.

“Uniform Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.

“Voting Stock” of a person means all classes of equity securities of such person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

“Affiliate”    11.6
“Agent Members”    Appendix
“Appendix”    2.1
“Bankruptcy Law”    6.1
“Change of Control Offer”    4.8(b)
“covenant defeasance option”    8.1(b)
“Custodian”    6.1

Term

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Term

  

Defined in Section

“Definitive Notes”    Appendix
“Depository”    Appendix
“Distribution Compliance Period”    Appendix
“DTC”    Appendix
“Event of Default”    6.1
“FATCA Withholding Tax”    11.17
“Global Notes”    Appendix
“Initial Notes”    Appendix
“Initial Purchasers”    Appendix
“legal defeasance option”    8.1(b)
“Notes”    Appendix
“Notice of Default”    6.1
“Obligations”    10.1
“Paying Agent”    2.3
“Purchase Agreement”    Appendix
“QIB”    Appendix
“Registrar”    2.3
“Regulation S”    Appendix
“Regulation S Global Note”    Appendix
“Rule 144A”    Appendix
“Rule 144A Global Note”    Appendix
“Rule 144A Notes”    Appendix
“Securities Act”    Appendix
“Securities Custodian”    Appendix
“Sub Entity”    1.1 (“Change of Control”)
“Substitute Rating Agency”    1.1 (“Rating Agency”)
“Successor”    5.1(a)
“Transfer Restricted Notes”    Appendix
“Trigger Period”    1.1 (“Ratings Event”)

SECTION 1.3. Rules of Construction. For purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or 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) “including” means including without limitation;

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

(5) all references to the date the Notes were originally issued shall refer to the Issue Date or the date any Additional Notes were originally issued, as the case may be; and

 

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(6) all references herein to particular Sections or Articles shall refer to this Indenture unless otherwise so indicated.

ARTICLE II

The Notes

SECTION 2.1. Form and Dating. Provisions relating to the Notes are set forth in the Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix attached hereto (the “Appendix”), which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made part of, this Indenture. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to the Appendix which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made a part of, this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth in each of the Appendix and Exhibit 1 are part of the terms of this Indenture.

SECTION 2.2. Execution and Authentication. An Officer of the Company shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual, facsimile or electronic signature which may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon.

If the Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature of the Trustee on a Note shall be conclusive evidence that such Note has been duly and validly authenticated under this Indenture.

On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver $2,000,000,000 of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 and, at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in such order, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Notes. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, 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 any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

SECTION 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The

 

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Company may have one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any such additional paying agent. The Company may change the Registrar or appoint one or more co-Registrars without notice.

In the event the Company shall retain any Person not a party to this Indenture as an agent hereunder, the Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of each such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.7. The Company shall be responsible for the fees and compensations of all agents appointed or approved by it. Either the Company or any of its domestically incorporated wholly owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent for the Notes.

SECTION 2.4. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust. By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest when due. The Company shall require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Noteholders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment and shall, during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment in respect of the Notes, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Notes. If either of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section 2.4, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

SECTION 2.5. Noteholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Noteholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five 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 Noteholders.

SECTION 2.6. Transfer and Exchange. The Notes shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer. When a Note is presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer,

 

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the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture and Section 8-401(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code are met. When Notes are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met.

SECTION 2.7. Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note shall provide the Company and the Trustee with evidence to their satisfaction that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the Holder satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. In addition, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity or surety bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel. Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company.

SECTION 2.8. Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding. 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 2.7, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser (as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code).

If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

SECTION 2.9. Temporary Notes. Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver definitive Notes. After the preparation of definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at any office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose and such exchange shall be without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Notes representing an equal principal amount of Notes. Until so exchanged, the Holder of temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as a Holder of definitive Notes.

 

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SECTION 2.10. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer or exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, payment or cancellation and, upon the request of the Company, deliver a certificate of such cancellation to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, which shall not prohibit the Company from issuing any Additional Notes. All cancelled Notes held by the Trustee may be disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with its then customary practices and procedures, unless the Company directs otherwise. The Trustee shall provide to the Company a list of all Notes that have been cancelled from time to time as requested in writing by the Company.

SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the Company shall pay defaulted interest plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful at the rate specified therefor in the Notes in any lawful manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Noteholders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee which specified record date shall not be less than 10 days prior to the payment date for such defaulted interest and shall promptly mail or electronically deliver or cause to be mailed or electronically delivered to each Noteholder a notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid. The Company shall 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, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when so deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Person entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.11.

SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, etc. The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers (in each case, if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption or exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall advise the Trustee in writing of any change in any “CUSIP” numbers, ISINs or “Common Code” numbers applicable to the Notes.

SECTION 2.13. Issuance of Additional Notes. After the Issue Date, the Company shall, subject to compliance with the terms of this Indenture but without notice to or the consent of any Holders, be entitled to create and issue Additional Notes under this Indenture, which Notes shall have identical terms as, and rank equally and ratably with, the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price, the initial interest accrual date and amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto.

 

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With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and an Officers’ Certificate, a copy of each of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

(a) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and

(b) the issue price, the issue date, the initial interest accrual date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes, provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued with the same CUSIP number as the Notes previously issued under this Indenture if such Additional Notes are not fungible with such previously issued Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

SECTION 2.14. One Class of Notes. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall vote and consent together on all matters (including for purposes of waivers and amendments) as one class; and none of the Initial Notes or any Additional Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall together be deemed to constitute a single class or series for all purposes under this Indenture (including for purposes of redemptions).

ARTICLE III

Redemption

SECTION 3.1. Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed. In connection with any redemption pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes prior to February 1, 2025, the Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation.

The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section 3.1 at least 15 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period.

Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate from the Company to the effect that such redemption shall comply with the conditions herein.

SECTION 3.2. Selection of Notes to be Redeemed. If fewer than all the Notes then outstanding are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption. Notes and portions thereof that the Trustee selects shall be in amounts of $2,000 or integral multiples thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Notes are represented by one or more Global Notes, interests in the Notes shall be selected for redemption by the Depository in accordance with its standard procedures therefor.

 

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SECTION 3.3. Notice of Redemption. At least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a date for redemption of Notes, the Company shall mail by first-class mail or electronically deliver a notice of redemption to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address. Notice of any redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. In addition, if such redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed.

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

(1) the aggregate amount of Notes to be redeemed;

(2) the redemption date;

(3) the redemption price (or the method of calculating such price) and the amount of accrued interest to be paid, if any;

(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 plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any;

(6) if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate number (if certificated) and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed;

(7) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(8) the CUSIP number, or any similar number, if any, printed on the Notes being redeemed;

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

(10) any condition precedent to such redemption.

At the Company’s written request (which may be rescinded or revoked at any time prior to the time at which the Trustee shall have given such notice to the Holders), the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the name of the Company and at the Company’s expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section 3.3 at least five Business Days prior to the date chosen for giving such notice to the Holders (unless the Trustee shall agree to a shorter period). The notice, if mailed or

 

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electronically delivered in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or electronic delivery or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Notes.

SECTION 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed or electronically delivered in accordance with Section 3.3, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions precedent set forth in such notice, Notes called for redemption shall become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price as stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent on or after the redemption date, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided that the Company shall have deposited the redemption price with the Paying Agent or the Trustee on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of redemption. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder. Noteholders of record on the relevant record date shall be entitled to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to a redemption date.

SECTION 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price. By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of redemption, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) an amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption which are owned by the Company or a Subsidiary and have been delivered by the Company or such Subsidiary to the Trustee for cancellation. All money, if any, earned on funds held by the Paying Agent shall be remitted to the Company. In addition, the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed.

Unless the Company defaults in the payment of such redemption price, interest on the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed shall cease to accrue on and after the applicable redemption date, whether or not such Notes are presented for payment.

SECTION 3.6. Notes Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder thereof (at the Company’s expense) a new Note, equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

ARTICLE IV

Covenants

SECTION 4.1. Payment of Notes. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall promptly pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest

 

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shall be considered paid on the date due if, on or before 11:00 a.m.(New York City time) on such date, the Trustee or the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the Paying Agent, the segregated account or separate trust fund maintained by the Company or such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 2.4) holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Notes, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful as provided in Section 2.11.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Company or the Paying Agent may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America or other domestic or foreign taxing authorities from principal, premium, if any, or interest payments hereunder.

SECTION 4.2. Limitations on Liens. (a) So long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, incur, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur, any Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon any property or assets (including Capital Stock) of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or upon any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any of its Subsidiaries (whether such property, assets, shares of stock or Indebtedness are now existing or owned or hereafter created or acquired) without in any such case effectively providing, concurrently with or prior to the incurrence of any such secured Indebtedness, or the grant of a Lien with respect to any such Indebtedness to be so secured, that the Notes or, in respect of Liens on the property or assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of or guarantee by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries ranking equally in right of payment with the Notes or the Guarantee) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or, at the Company’s option, prior to) such Indebtedness to be so secured; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(1) Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

(2) Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (which may include property previously leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and leasehold interests on such property; provided that the lease terminates prior to or upon the acquisition) or Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof, or Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness to secure any Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 18 months after, the latest of the acquisition thereof, or, in the case of property, the completion of construction, the completion of improvements or the commencement of substantial commercial operation of such property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof, such construction or the making of such improvements;

 

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(3) Liens securing Indebtedness of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or of the Company owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(4) Liens existing on the Issue Date, other than any Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement;

(5) Liens on property or assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of a Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such merger, consolidation, or sale, lease or other disposition or other transaction;

(6) Liens created in connection with a project financed with, and created to secure, a Nonrecourse Obligation;

(7) Liens securing all of the Notes or the Guarantees; or

(8) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) to (7), inclusive, without increase of the principal of the Indebtedness secured thereby; provided, however, that any Liens permitted by any of the foregoing clauses (1) to (7), inclusive, shall not extend to or cover any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the property specified in such clauses and improvements thereto.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2, the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions without equally and ratably securing the Notes, or in respect of Liens on any Subsidiary Guarantor’s property or assets, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness so secured by Liens (not including Liens permitted under clauses (1) through (8) of Section 4.2(a)), together with all Attributable Debt outstanding pursuant to Section  4.3(b) does not at the time exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Company.

SECTION 4.3. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions.

(a) The Company shall not directly or indirectly, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to, enter into any sale and lease-back transaction for the sale and leasing back of any property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, unless:

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(2) such transaction was for the sale and leasing back to the Company of any property by one of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

(3) such transaction involves a lease for not more than three years (or which may be terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary within a period of not more than three years);

(4) the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a Lien with respect to such sale and lease-back transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes and the Guarantees pursuant to clauses (1) through (8) of Section 4.2(a); or

(5) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company applies an amount equal to the net proceeds from the sale of such property to the purchase of other property or assets used or useful in the business of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or to the retirement of long-term Indebtedness within 270 days before or after the effective date of any such sale and lease-back transaction; provided that, in lieu of applying such amount to the retirement of long-term indebtedness, the Company may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation, such Notes to be credited at the cost thereof to the Company.

(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 4.3(a), the Company and its Subsidiaries may enter into any sale and lease-back transaction which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions, if after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt outstanding with respect to such transactions, together with all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 4.2(b), does not at the time exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Company.

SECTION 4.4. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers’ Certificate signed by its principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, stating whether or not to the knowledge of the signers thereof any Default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) occurred during the previous fiscal year, specifying all such Defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

SECTION 4.5. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain the office or agency required under Section 2.3. The Company shall give prior 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 shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 11.2.

SECTION 4.6. Existence. Except as otherwise permitted by Article V, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a corporation or other Person.

 

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SECTION 4.7. SEC Reports. The Company shall comply with all the applicable provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. Delivery of information, documents or reports to the Trustee pursuant to such provisions is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of the covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on the Officers’ Certificate).

SECTION 4.8. Change of Control Triggering Event. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has mailed or electronically delivered, or has caused to be mailed or electronically delivered, a notice of redemption pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes with respect to all outstanding Notes and redeems all Notes validly tendered pursuant to such notice of redemption, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of such purchase (subject to the right of Noteholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to the date of such purchase), in accordance with the terms set forth in this Section 4.8.

(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has previously or concurrently mailed or electronically delivered a redemption notice with respect to all outstanding Notes pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes, the Company shall mail by first-class mail, or electronically deliver if the Notes are held by the Depository, a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee (the “Change of Control Offer”) stating:

(1) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to the date of purchase);

(2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control Triggering Event;

(3) the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or electronically delivered, except in the case of a conditional Change of Control Offer made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event pursuant to Section 4.8(f), which, in the Company’s discretion, may provide that the purchase date shall be delayed until a date that is no later than 90 days after the occurrence of the Change of Control Triggering Event;

(4) if the notice is mailed or electronically delivered prior to a Change of Control Triggering Event, that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring; and

 

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(5) the instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.8, that the Holder must follow in order to have that Holder’s Notes purchased.

(c) Holders electing to have a Note purchased will be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase date. Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than one Business Day prior to the purchase date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note which was delivered for purchase by the Holder and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased.

(d) On the purchase date, all Notes purchased by the Company under this Section 4.8 shall be delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall pay the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Holders entitled thereto.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following 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 4.8 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

(f) A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and may be conditional upon the occurrence of such Change of Control Triggering Event, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of the making of the Change of Control Offer.

(g) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 4.8. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.8 by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

 

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ARTICLE V

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

SECTION 5.1. When the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor May Merge or Transfer Assets. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of its properties or assets to, or merge with or into, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, any other Person, unless:

(a) the Company, or in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Subsidiary Guarantor, shall be the continuing Person, or the successor Person formed by or resulting from such consolidation or merger or the Person which receives the transfer of such properties or assets (the “Successor”) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or jurisdiction thereof and the Successor (if not the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, under the Notes, this Indenture and any Guarantee, as applicable (provided that such Successor shall not be required to assume the obligations of any such Subsidiary Guarantor if (I) such Successor is already a Subsidiary Guarantor or (II) such Successor would not, after giving effect to such transaction, be required to guarantee the Notes under the provisions of Article X);

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, sale or lease and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with clauses (a) and (b) above (except that such Opinion of Counsel need not opine as to clause (b) above).

SECTION 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted. The Successor will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture. The Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Notes, the Guarantees, if any, and this Indenture to the extent the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor was the predecessor Person; provided, that in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties or assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Article V shall not apply to any merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary Guarantor into, or any sale, lease or conveyance of assets by a Subsidiary Guarantor to, the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or to any Subsidiary Guarantor upon any termination of the Guarantee of that Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with this Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE VI

Defaults and Remedies

SECTION 6.1. Events of Default. An “Event of Default” occurs with respect to the Notes if:

(1) there is a default in any payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for 30 days;

(2) there is a default in the payment of the principal or premium, if any, of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise;

(3) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to comply with any of its agreements in the Notes or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clauses (1) or (2) above) and such failure continues for 90 days after the notice specified below;

(4) there is a failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency and such failure shall have continued for 30 days after the notice specified below; provided, however, that if any such failure shall cease, or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured;

(5) there is a default with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency without such Indebtedness having been discharged or such acceleration having been cured, waived, rescinded or annulled for a period of 30 days after the notice specified below; provided, however, that if any such default or acceleration shall be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured;

(6) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case;

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

 

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(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or

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

or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency;

(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 Subsidiary Guarantor in an involuntary case;

(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or

(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws) and the order, decree or relief remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(8) the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect during its term or such Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms in writing its obligations under the terms of this Indenture or its Guarantee, in each case, other than any such cessation, denial or disaffirmation in connection with the termination of such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of Article X.

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

A Default with respect to Notes under clauses (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 6.1 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee (by notice to the Company) or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (by notice to the Company and to the Trustee) gives notice of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified in said clause (3), (4) or (5) after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

 

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SECTION 6.2. Acceleration. If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or 6.1(7) with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders, shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or 6.1(7) with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely because of such acceleration. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

SECTION 6.3. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to collect the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or to collect such monies or protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of the Notes by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

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 Noteholder 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. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative.

SECTION 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of no less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of the Notes, waive any past or existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences except (1) a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on a Note or (2) a Default or Event of Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.2 cannot be amended without the consent of each Noteholder affected. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any consequent right.

SECTION 6.5. Control by Majority. Upon provision of security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee with respect to the Notes or of exercising any trust or power

 

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conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee, which may conclusively rely on opinions of counsel, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Noteholders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction (it being understood that the Trustee shall not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any actions or forbearances taken or suffered in accordance with such direction are unduly prejudicial to Noteholders not joining in such direction).

SECTION 6.6. Limitation on Suits. A Holder of Notes may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

(i) An Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Holder gives to the Trustee prior written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;

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

(iii) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any costs, liabilities or expenses in compliance with such request;

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

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

A Noteholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Noteholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Noteholder.

SECTION 6.7. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder to receive payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the Notes, 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.

SECTION 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in Section 7.7.

SECTION 6.9. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may 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 Noteholders allowed

 

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in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or any other obligor upon the Notes, or any of their creditors or the property of the Company or such other obligor or their creditors and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7.

SECTION 6.10. Priorities. Any money or other property collected by the Trustee pursuant to Article VI hereof, or any money or other property otherwise distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, shall be applied in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) for amounts due under Section 7.7;

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

THIRD: to the Company.

The Trustee may, upon prior written notice to the Company, fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to each Noteholder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

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 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 pursuant to Section 6.7 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Trustee

SECTION 7.1. Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

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

(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee (it being understood that permissive rights granted to the Trustee shall not be construed as duties of the Trustee); and

(ii) 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 Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel 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).

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

(i) this subsection does not limit the effect of subsections (b) or (f) of this Section 7.1;

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

(iii) the Trustee shall 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 6.5.

(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (f) of this Section 7.1.

(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or other property received by it or for holding moneys or other property uninvested, in either case, except as otherwise agreed between the Company and the Trustee. Money and other property held in trust by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other money or property except to the extent required by law.

 

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(f) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(g) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.1.

SECTION 7.2. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in reliance on, any document 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 may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers or perform any duties hereunder either directly or through attorneys and agents, respectively, and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care by it hereunder.

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes, suffers to exist or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided, however, that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.

(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes unless either (1) a Trust Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to a Trust Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or by any Holder of the Notes. Any such notice shall reference this Indenture and the Notes.

 

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(h) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, including its rights to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder.

(i) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further reasonable inquiry or reasonable investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(j) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.

(k) 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.

SECTION 7.3. 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 with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

SECTION 7.4. Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee shall 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, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

SECTION 7.5. Notice of Defaults. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs with respect to the Notes and is continuing and if it is actually known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail or electronically deliver to each Noteholder notice of the Default within 90 days after it is known to a Trust Officer or written notice of it is received by a Trust Officer of the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is not opposed to the interests of Noteholders.

 

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SECTION 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders. As promptly as practicable after each January 15 beginning with the January 15 following the date of this Indenture, and in any event prior to March 15 in each year, the Trustee shall mail or electronically deliver to each Noteholder a brief report dated as of such January 15 that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act if required by such Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Company a copy of any report it delivers to Holders pursuant to this Section 7.6.

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or electronic delivery to Noteholders shall be filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Notes are listed. The Company agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Notes become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.

SECTION 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee (and any predecessor Trustee) from time to time such reasonable compensation for its services as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses), disbursements and advances incurred or made by it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including costs of collection, in addition to such compensation for its services, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s agents and counsel. The Trustee shall provide the Company reasonable notice of any expenditure not in the ordinary course of business. The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee, its officers, directors, employees and any predecessor Trustees against any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (other than taxes applicable to the Trustee’s compensation hereunder) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim of which a Trust Officer has received written notice and for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee so to notify the Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the Company has been prejudiced by such failure. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate, to the extent reasonable, in the defense of any such claim, and, if (in the opinion of counsel to the Trustee) the facts or issues surrounding the claim are reasonably likely to create a conflict with the Company, the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of separate counsel to the Trustee. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or negligence. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

To secure the Company’s payment obligations under this Section 7.7, the Trustee (including any predecessor trustee) shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on particular Notes.

 

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The Company’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall survive the satisfaction, discharge and termination of this Indenture, the resignation or removal of the Trustee and any discharge of this Indenture including any discharge under any Bankruptcy Law. In addition to and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Trustee under applicable law or any of the provisions of this Indenture, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or (7) with respect to the Company, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law.

SECTION 7.8. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee upon 30 days’ written notice to the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee, which successor Trustee shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:

(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

(ii) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

(iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(iv) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company and the Company shall pay all amounts due and owing to the Trustee under Section 7.7 of this Indenture. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail or electronically deliver a notice of its succession to Noteholders affected by such resignation or removal. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.7.

If a successor Trustee does not take office with respect to the Notes within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Noteholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.7 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

 

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SECTION 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee; provided that such corporation or banking association shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article VII and Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto.

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act (a) any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the Company are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act are met and (b) the following indentures: the Indenture dated as of August 5, 2010, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (and the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2020 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (and the 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024 and the 2.500% Senior Notes due 2022 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of December 8, 2015, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (and the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of September 21, 2017, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (and the 3.800% Senior Notes due 2028 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of September 19, 2019, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (and the 3.35% Senior Notes due 2030 issued thereunder) and the Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (and the 7.000% Senior Notes due 2025 issued thereunder).

Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the SEC the application referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent indicated.

ARTICLE VIII

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

SECTION 8.1. Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance. (a) With respect to the Notes, when (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Notes that have not already been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) (A) all outstanding Notes have become due and payable, whether at maturity, as a result of repayment at the option of the Holders or as a result of the mailing or electronic delivery of a notice of redemption pursuant to Article III hereof or (B) the Notes shall become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or the Notes are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and, in each case of this clause (ii), the Company irrevocably deposits or causes to be deposited with the Trustee, in trust, funds in U.S. dollars in an amount sufficient, or U.S. Government Obligations, which through the scheduled payment of principal of and interest thereon will be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, without reinvestment, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants (which need not be provided if only U.S. dollars shall have been deposited), to pay at maturity or upon redemption all outstanding Notes, including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date, and if in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 8.1(c), cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate from the Company and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company that all conditions precedent provided herein relating to satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

(b) Subject to Sections 8.1(c) and 8.2, the Company at any time may terminate (i) all of its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture (“legal defeasance option”) or (ii) its obligations under Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and Section 4.8 and the operation of Sections 6.1(3), 6.1(4), 6.1(5) and 6.1(8) (“covenant defeasance option”). The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.

If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option with respect to the Notes, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.1(3), 6.1(4), 6.1(5) or 6.1(8).

Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding clause (a) above or the exercise of a legal defeasance option, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 7.7, 7.8, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6 shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s and the Trustee’s obligations in Sections 7.7, 8.4 and 8.5 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

SECTION 8.2. Conditions to Defeasance. The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option with respect to the Notes only if:

(i) the Company irrevocably deposits or causes to be deposited in trust with the Trustee funds in U.S. dollars in an amount sufficient, or U.S. Government Obligations, which through the scheduled payment of principal of and interest thereon will be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, without reinvestment to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest when due on all outstanding Notes (except Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.7) to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(ii) unless only U.S. dollars shall have been so deposited, the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their written opinion that the scheduled payments of principal and interest on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money shall be sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest when due on all outstanding Notes (except Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.7) to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(iii) 91 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 91-day period no Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or (7) occurs which is continuing at the end of the period;

(iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantors;

(v) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Noteholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and 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 deposit and defeasance had not occurred;

(vi) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Noteholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and 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 deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and

 

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(vii) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Notes as contemplated by this Article VIII have been complied with.

Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Notes at a future date in accordance with Article III.

SECTION 8.3. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with it pursuant to this Article VIII. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations either directly or through the Paying Agent as the Trustee may determine and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes.

SECTION 8.4. Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or securities held by them at any time.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after the date of payment of such principal and interest, and, thereafter all liability of the Trustee and the Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease, Noteholders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

Any unclaimed funds held by the Trustee pursuant to this Section 8.4 shall be held uninvested and without any liability for interest.

SECTION 8.5. Indemnity for Government Obligations. The Company shall pay and shall indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against deposited U.S. Government Obligations or the principal and interest received on such U.S. Government Obligations other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the defeased Notes; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to charge any such tax, fee or other charge to such Holder’s account.

SECTION 8.6. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII 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 obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article VIII until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII; provided, however, that (a) if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Notes following 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

 

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U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent and (b) unless otherwise required by any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall return all such money and U.S. Government Obligations to the Company promptly after receiving a written request therefor at any time, if such reinstatement of the Company’s obligations has occurred and continues to be in effect.

ARTICLE IX

Amendments

SECTION 9.1. Without Consent of Holders. The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Notes without notice to or the consent of any Noteholder:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

(ii) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and the assumption by any such Person of the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Article V;

(iii) to add any additional Events of Default;

(iv) to add to the covenants of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(v) to add one or more guarantees for the benefit of Holders of the Notes;

(vi) to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guarantee of the Notes in accordance with this Indenture;

(vii) to add collateral security with respect to the Notes or any Guarantee;

(viii) to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee or other agent;

(ix) to provide for the issuance of any Additional Notes;

(x) to comply with any requirement in connection with qualifying this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(xi) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository;

(xii) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided, however, that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code;

 

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(xiii) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or any Guarantee to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent such provision in such “Description of Notes” was intended to set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees; and

(xiv) to make any change if the change does not adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder.

After an amendment under this Section 9.1 becomes effective, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to Noteholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Noteholders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.1.

SECTION 9.2. With Consent of Holders. The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Notes without notice to any Noteholder but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for Notes). However, without the consent of each Noteholder affected thereby, an amendment may not:

(i) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or installment of interest on, any Note;

(ii) reduce the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, any Notes;

(iii) reduce any premium, if any, payable on the redemption of any Note or change the date on which any Note may or must be redeemed or repaid (for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions set forth in Section 4.8 (including the definitions related thereto) may be amended or modified at any time prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with the consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding);

(iv) change the coin or currency in which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is payable;

(v) release the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor except as provided in this Indenture, or make any changes to such Guarantee in a manner adverse to the Holders;

(vi) impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity of any Note;

(vii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required in order to take certain actions;

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(ix) modify any of the provisions of this Indenture regarding the waiver of past defaults and the waiver of certain covenants by Holders except to increase any percentage vote required or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each Holder affected thereby; or

(x) modify any of the above provisions of this Section 9.2.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment under this Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to Noteholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Noteholders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.2.

SECTION 9.3. [Reserved].

SECTION 9.4. Effect of Consents and Waivers. A consent to an amendment, supplement or a waiver by a Holder of a Note shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective with respect to the Notes, it shall bind every Noteholder.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Noteholders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Noteholders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.

SECTION 9.5. Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Company shall provide in writing to the Trustee an appropriate notation to be placed on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the Trustee so determine, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment.

SECTION 9.6. Trustee To Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment the Trustee shall receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon an Officers’ Certificate of the Company and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such amendment complies with the provisions of this Article IX and that such supplemental indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company in accordance with its terms subject to customary exceptions.

 

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Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article IX, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental Indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Noteholder theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

ARTICLE X

Guarantees

SECTION 10.1. Guarantees. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby fully unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, jointly and severally, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, to each Holder of the Notes and to the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes (the “Obligations”) to the Trustee and to the Holders. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees (to the extent permitted by law) that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Article X notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Obligation.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors waives notice of any default under the Notes or the Obligations. The obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any thereof, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement, (d) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Obligations or any of them or (e) any change in the ownership of the Company.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder to any security held for payment of the Obligations.

The obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy

 

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under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors or would otherwise operate as a discharge of the Subsidiary Guarantors as a matter of law or equity.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that its Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.

In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder has at law or in equity against any of the Subsidiary Guarantors by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Holders an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such Obligations then due and owing and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law).

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that, as between itself, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby and (y) in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Obligations, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this Guarantee.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.1.

SECTION 10.2. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, no Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to be subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Company or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any of the Subsidiary Guarantors seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Trustee and the Holders by the Company on account of the Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any of the Subsidiary Guarantors on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Subsidiary Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Subsidiary Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Subsidiary Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Obligations.

 

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SECTION 10.3. Consideration. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has received, or shall receive, direct or indirect benefits from the making of its Guarantee.

SECTION 10.4. Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability. Each Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Subsidiary 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 Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary 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 Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article X, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Subsidiary Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 10.5. Execution and Delivery. To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 hereof, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture, as the case may be) shall be executed on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor by one of its Officers, managers, its trustee, its managing member or its general partner, as the case may be.

Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Guarantee on the Notes.

If an Officer, manager, trustee, managing member or general partner of a Subsidiary Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture, as the case may be) no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Notes, the Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

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SECTION 10.6. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. A Subsidiary Guarantor will be automatically released from all its obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and its Guarantee, and its Guarantee will automatically terminate (1) upon the termination for any reason of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor as a guarantor or borrower under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, upon agreement of the requisite lenders under the Credit Agreement or upon the termination of the Credit Agreement or upon the replacement thereof with a credit facility not providing for such Subsidiary Guarantor to be a guarantor or a borrower thereunder), (2) upon the exercise of the legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option pursuant to Section 8.1(b), or upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant Section 8.1(a) and (3) upon the consummation of any sale or other disposition of any or all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) or other transaction such that after giving effect to such sale, disposition or other transaction such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company. Upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall evidence such release by a supplemental indenture or other instrument which may be executed by the Trustee without the consent of any Holder.

SECTION 10.7. Future Subsidiary Guarantors. After the Issue Date, the Company shall cause any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and that becomes a guarantor or a borrower under the Credit Agreement to execute and deliver to the Trustee within 60 days of becoming a guarantor or borrower under the Credit Agreement, a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and shall provide a Guarantee of the Obligations.

ARTICLE XI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 11.1. Concerning the Trust Indenture Act. Except where and to the extent specific provisions of the Trust Indenture Act are expressly referenced in the provisions of this Indenture, the Trust Indenture Act shall not be applicable to, and shall not govern, this Indenture and the Notes.

 

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SECTION 11.2. Notices. Any notice or communication shall be in writing (including facsimile) and delivered in person, via facsimile, electronically or mailed by first-class mail addressed as follows:

if to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor:

Expedia Group, Inc.

1111 Expedia Group Way W

Seattle, WA 98119

Attention: Treasurer and General Counsel

if to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank National Association

Seattle Tower

1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700

Seattle, WA 98101

Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services

Any notices between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may be by electronic delivery, facsimile or certified first-class mail, receipt confirmed. The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustee by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to the Noteholder at the Noteholder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Notices or communications also may be electronically delivered to Noteholders.

Failure to mail or electronically deliver a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, .pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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SECTION 11.3. Communication by Holders with other Holders. Noteholders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(i) an Officers’ Certificate of the Company in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(ii) an Opinion of Counsel of the Company in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Opinion of Counsel shall be given with respect to the authentication and delivery of any Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date.

SECTION 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. The certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(i) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(ii) 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;

(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.

SECTION 11.6. When Notes Disregarded. 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 by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company (an “Affiliate”) shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in conclusively relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination.

 

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SECTION 11.7. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Noteholders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

SECTION 11.8. Governing Law. This Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 11.9. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee or stockholder (other than the Company), as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Noteholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

SECTION 11.10. Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors and assigns. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

SECTION 11.11. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.

SECTION 11.12. Variable Provisions. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Paying Agent and Registrar and custodian with respect to any Global Notes (as defined in the Appendix hereto).

SECTION 11.13. [Reserved].

SECTION 11.14. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 11.15. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS 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 OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 11.16. 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.

 

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SECTION 11.17. FATCA. The Trustee and the Issuer shall each be entitled to deduct any withholding tax required to be withheld under Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (“FATCA Withholding Tax”), and shall have no obligation to gross-up any payment hereunder or to pay any additional amount as a result of such FATCA Withholding Tax. Each of the Issuer and the Trustee agrees to reasonably cooperate and to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide information as each may have in its possession to enable the determination of whether any payments pursuant to this Indenture are subject to FATCA Withholding Tax.

SECTION 11.18. Electronic Signatures. For the avoidance of doubt, for all purposes of this Indenture and any document to be signed or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Indenture (except where a manual signature is expressly required by the terms of this Indenture), the words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, as the case may be, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Lance A. Soliday

Name:   Lance A. Soliday
Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

[Signature Page to Indenture]


CARRENTALS.COM, INC.,
CRUISE, LLC,
EAN.COM, LP,
EGENCIA LLC,
EXPEDIA GROUP COMMERCE, INC.,
EXPEDIA LX PARTNER BUSINESS, INC.
EXPEDIA, INC.
HIGHER POWER NUTRITION COMMON HOLDINGS, LLC,
HOTELS.COM, L.P.,
HOTWIRE, INC.,
INTERACTIVE AFFILIATE NETWORK, LLC,
LEMS I LLC,
LIBERTY PROTEIN, INC.,
NEAT GROUP CORPORATION,
O HOLDINGS INC.,
ORBITZ FINANCIAL CORP.,
ORBITZ FOR BUSINESS, INC.,
ORBITZ TRAVEL INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC,
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.,
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC,
ORBITZ, INC.,
ORBITZ, LLC,
OWW FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC.,
TRAVELSCAPE, LLC,
TRIP NETWORK, INC.,
VRBO HOLDINGS, INC.,

WWTE, INC.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

 

       By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
  Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

[Signature Page to Indenture]


BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM, INC.,
HOMEAWAY SOFTWARE, INC.,

HOMEAWAY.COM, INC.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

 

       By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
  Title:   Chief Legal Officer

[Signature Page to Indenture]


HOTELS.COM GP, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

 

       By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
  Title:   Manager

 

HRN 99 HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

 

       By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
  Title:   Manager

[Signature Page to Indenture]


LEMS I LLC, a Delaware limited liability

company, on behalf of

            LEXEB, LLC, and

            LEXE MARGINCO, LLC,

            as Subsidiary Guarantors

 

       By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
  Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

[Signature Page to Indenture]


VITALIZE, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

      By:  

/s/ Michael S. Marron

      Name:   Michael S. Marron
      Title:   Senior Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary

[Signature Page to Indenture]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

By:  

/s/ Thomas Zrust

Name:   Thomas Zrust
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Indenture]


RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX

PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES

1.    Definitions

1.1    Definitions

For the purposes of this Appendix the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

“Definitive Note” means a certificated Initial Note or Additional Note bearing, if required, the appropriate restricted securities legend set forth in Section 2.3(d) of this Appendix.

“Depository” or “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors and assigns.

“Distribution Compliance Period”, with respect to any Notes, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (i) the day on which such Notes are first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the issue date with respect to such Notes.

“Initial Notes” means $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 issued on the Issue Date.

“Initial Purchasers” means (1) with respect to the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Standard Chartered Bank and (2) with respect to each issuance of Additional Notes, the Persons purchasing such Additional Notes under the related Purchase Agreement.

“Notes” means the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes, if any, treated as a single class.

“Purchase Agreement” means (1) with respect to the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, the Purchase Agreement dated April 23, 2020, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the representative of the Initial Purchasers, and (2) with respect to each issuance of Additional Notes, the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement among the Company and the Persons purchasing such Additional Notes.

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A Notes” means all Notes offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A.


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

“Securities Custodian” means the custodian with respect to a Global Note (as appointed by the Depository), or any successor Person thereto and shall initially be the Trustee.

“Transfer Restricted Notes” means Notes that bear or are required to bear the legend relating to restrictions on transfer relating to the Securities Act set forth in Section 2.3(d) of this Appendix.

1.2    Other Definitions

 

Term

   Defined in
Section:

“Agent Members”

   2.1(b)

“Global Notes”

   2.1(a)

“Regulation S”

   2.1(a)

“Regulation S Global Note”

   2.1(a)

“Rule 144A”

   2.1(a)

“Rule 144A Global Note”

   2.1(a)

2.    The Notes.

2.1    (a) Form and Dating. The Notes will be offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Notes will be resold initially only to (i) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) and (ii) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”). Notes may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs and purchasers in reliance on Regulation S, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein. Notes initially resold pursuant to Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in definitive, fully registered form (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Note”); and Notes initially resold pursuant to Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more temporary global securities in fully registered form (collectively, the “Regulation S Global Note”), in each case without interest coupons and with the global securities legend and the applicable restricted securities legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Securities Custodian and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture. Except as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note will not be exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Note or any other global note prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and then, after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, may be exchanged for interests in a Rule 144A Global Note or any other global note only upon certification in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company that beneficial ownership interests in such Regulation S Global Note are owned either by non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who purchased such interests in a transaction that did not require registration under the Securities Act.

 

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Beneficial interests in Regulation S Global Notes may be exchanged for interests in Rule 144A Global Notes if (1) such exchange occurs in connection with a transfer of Notes in compliance with Rule 144A and (2) the transferor of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company) to the effect that the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note is being transferred to a Person (a) who the transferor reasonably believes to be a QIB, (b) purchasing for its own account or the account of a QIB in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and (c) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the States of the United States and other jurisdictions.

Beneficial interests in a Rule 144A Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note, whether before or after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, only if the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee) to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S or Rule 144 (if applicable).

The Rule 144A Global Note and the Regulation S Global Note are collectively referred to herein as the “Global Notes”. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depository or its nominee as hereinafter provided.

(b)    Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(b) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depository.

The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(b), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depository and (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depository or pursuant to such Depository’s instructions or held by the Trustee as custodian for the Depository.

Members of, or participants in, the Depository (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository or by the Trustee as the custodian of the Depository or under such Global Note, and the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be entitled to treat the Depository as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depository governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

(c)    Definitive Notes. Except as provided in this Section 2.1, Section 2.3 or Section 2.4, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes.

 

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2.2    Authentication. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver: (1) on the Issue Date, an aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000,000 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 and (2) any Additional Notes for an original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in the written order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Indenture, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company, such order to specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated.

2.3    Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes. When Definitive Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(x) to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or

(y) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(i) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and

(ii) if such Definitive Notes are required to bear a restricted securities legend, they are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 2.3(b) or pursuant to clause (A), (B) or (C) below, and are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

(A) if such Definitive Notes are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect; or

(B) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred to the Company, a certification to that effect; or

(C) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred (x) pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144A, Regulation S or Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (y) in reliance upon another exemption from the requirements of the Securities Act: (i) a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 2.3(d)(i).

 

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(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or a Regulation S Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:

(i) certification, in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note, that such Definitive Note is either (A) being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or (B) being transferred after expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period by a Person who initially purchased such Note in reliance on Regulation S to a buyer who elects to hold its interest in such Note in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note; and

(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Securities Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Rule 144A Global Note (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (b)(i)(A)) or Regulation S Global Note (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (b)(i)(B)) to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depository account to be credited with such increase,

then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Securities Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depository and the Securities Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If no Rule 144A Global Notes or Regulation S Global Notes, as applicable, are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of the Company, a new Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, in the appropriate principal amount.

(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes.

(i) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depository therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with a beneficial interest in the Global Note. The Registrar shall, in accordance with such instructions instruct the Depository to credit to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note and to debit the account of the Person making the transfer the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Registrar shall

 

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have no responsibilities to seek, and need not receive, any certificates, opinions or other documentation in connection with the transfer of a beneficial interest within a single Global Note.

(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interest is being transferred.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.

(iv) In the event that a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Appendix, such Notes may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.3 (including the certification requirements set forth on the reverse of the Notes intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A, Regulation S or another applicable exemption under the Securities Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Company.

(d) Legend.

(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraph (ii), each Note certificate evidencing the Transfer Restricted Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: THE DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED (WHICH INSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT

 

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THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE)] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH NOTE)], ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.

Each certificate evidencing a Note offered in reliance on Regulation S shall, in addition to the foregoing, bear a legend in substantially the following form:

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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UNTIL 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF COMMENCEMENT OR COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING, AN OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY A DEALER (AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT) MAY VIOLATE THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IF SUCH OFFER OR SALE IS MADE OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A THEREUNDER.

Each Definitive Note shall also bear the following additional legend:

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note (including any Transfer Restricted Note represented by a Global Note) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Registrar shall permit the transferee thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a certificated Note that does not bear the legend set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note, if the transferor thereof certifies in writing to the Registrar that such sale or transfer was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note).

(e) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, redeemed, purchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned to the Depository for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for certificated Notes, redeemed, purchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Securities Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

(f) No Obligation of the Trustee.

(i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depository or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

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

2.4    Definitive Notes.

(a) A Global Note deposited with the Depository or with the Trustee as Securities Custodian for the Depository pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.3 hereof and (i) the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global Note and the Depository fails to appoint a successor depository or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and in either case, a successor depository is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or of its becoming aware of such lack of registration, (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Company, in its sole discretion and subject to the procedures of the Depository, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes under the Indenture.

(b) Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depository to the Trustee located at its designated Corporate Trust Office to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $2,000 principal amount and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000 and registered in such names as the Depository shall direct. Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in the Transfer Restricted Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(d) hereof, bear the applicable restricted securities legend and definitive securities legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b) hereof, the registered Holder of a Global Note shall be entitled to grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under the Indenture or the Notes.

(d) In the event of the occurrence of one of the events specified in Section 2.4(a) hereof, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. In the event that such Definitive Notes are not issued, the Company expressly acknowledges, with respect to the right of any Holder to pursue a remedy pursuant to Section 6.6 of the Indenture, the right of any beneficial owner of Notes to pursue such remedy with respect to the portion of the Global Note that represents such beneficial owner’s Notes as if such Definitive Notes had been issued.

 

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EXHIBIT 1

to

RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Notes Legend]

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC) ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

[[FOR REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE ONLY] UNTIL 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF COMMENCEMENT OR COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING, AN OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY A DEALER (AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT) MAY VIOLATE THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IF SUCH OFFER OR SALE IS MADE OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A THEREUNDER.]

[Restricted Notes Legend for Notes offered otherwise than in reliance on Regulation S]

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH


REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED NOTES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED (WHICH INSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.

[Restricted Notes Legend for Notes Offered in Reliance on Regulation S.]

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED NOTES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH NOTE), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT

 

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HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

[Definitive Notes Legend]

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

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[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

 

No.                         

$[                    ]

(subject to adjustment as reflected in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Note attached hereto)

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

6.250% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2025

CUSIP NO. [                    ]

ISIN NO. [                    ]

Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for value received, promises to pay to                     , or registered assigns, the principal sum of                      Dollars (subject to adjustment as reflected in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Note attached hereto) on May 1, 2025.

Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on [November 1, 2020] [first interest payment date relating to any Additional Notes].

Record Dates: April 15 and October 15 of each year (whether or not a Business Day).

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EXPEDIA GROUP, INC. has caused this Note to be duly executed.

Dated:                      , 20        

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
    By  

                                 

    Name:  
    Title:  


TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This is one of the Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee

    by  

 

Authorized Signatory

 

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

6.250% Senior Note due 2025

 

1.

Interest

Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate of 6.250% per annum, subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Note.

The Company shall pay interest semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on [November 1, 2020] [first interest payment date relating to any Additional Notes]. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from [May 5, 2020] [date of issuance of any Additional Notes] [prior interest payment date], or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for on the Notes. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

2.

Method of Payment

By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and/or interest. The Company shall pay interest (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal and premium payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of Notes represented by a Global Note held by the Depository (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by the transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depository. The Company may make all payments in respect of a Definitive Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof or by wire transfer to an account located in the United States maintained by the payee; provided, that such Holder shall have furnished the Paying Agent with wire transfer instructions satisfactory to the Paying Agent at least 15 calendar days prior to the payment date.

If any interest payment date or other payment date of a Note falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest will be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date that the payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on that payment for the period from and after that interest payment date or other payment date, as the case may be, to the date of that payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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3.

Paying Agent and Registrar

U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Trustee”), shall initially act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Noteholder. The Company or any of its domestically organized wholly owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent.

 

4.

Indenture

The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Noteholders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of those 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 senior unsecured obligations of the Company. This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Indenture. The Notes include the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes issued in accordance with Section 2.13 of the Indenture. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to create liens, enter into sale and lease-back transactions and enter into mergers and consolidations.

The Notes are guaranteed to the extent provided in the Indenture.

 

5.

Interest Rate Adjustment

The interest rate payable on the Notes shall be subject to adjustment from time to time if either Moody’s or S&P (or, in either case, a Substitute Rating Agency) downgrades (or subsequently upgrades) its rating assigned to the Notes, as set forth below.

If the rating of the Notes from one or both of Moody’s or S&P (or, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency) is decreased to a rating set forth in either of the immediately following tables, the interest rate on the Notes shall increase from the interest rate set forth in paragraph 1 of this Note by an amount equal to the sum of the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the following tables opposite those ratings:

 

Moody’s Rating*    Percentage  

Ba1

     0.25

Ba2

     0.50

Ba3

     0.75

B1 or below

     1.00

 

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S&P Rating    Percentage  

BB+

     0.25

BB

     0.50

BB-

     0.75

B+ or below

     1.00

 

*

Including the equivalent ratings of any Substitute Rating Agency

For purposes of making adjustments to the interest rate on the Notes, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

(1) if at any time less than two Rating Agencies (excluding, for paragraph 5 of this Note, specific references therein to Fitch) provide a rating on the Notes for reasons not within the Company’s control (i) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a rating on the Notes from a Substitute Rating Agency for purposes of determining any increase or decrease in the interest rate on the Notes pursuant to the tables above, (ii) such Substitute Rating Agency shall be substituted for the last Rating Agency to provide a rating on the Notes but which has since ceased to provide such rating, (iii) the relative ratings scale used by such Substitute Rating Agency to assign ratings to senior unsecured debt shall be determined in good faith by an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Company and, for purposes of determining the applicable ratings included in the applicable table above with respect to such Substitute Rating Agency, such ratings shall be deemed to be the equivalent ratings used by Moody’s or S&P, as applicable, in such table, and (iv) the interest rate on the Notes shall increase or decrease, as the case may be, such that the interest rate equals the interest rate with respect to the Notes set forth in paragraph 1 of this Note plus the appropriate percentage, if any, set forth opposite the rating from such Substitute Rating Agency in the applicable table above (taking into account the provisions of clause (iii) above) (plus any applicable percentage resulting from a decreased rating by the other Rating Agency);

(2) for so long as only one Rating Agency (or Substitute Rating Agency, if applicable) provides a rating on the Notes, any increase or decrease in the interest rate on the Notes necessitated by a reduction or increase in the rating by that Rating Agency shall be twice the applicable percentage set forth in the applicable table above;

(3) if both Rating Agencies cease to provide a rating of the Notes for any reason, and no Substitute Rating Agency has provided a rating on the Notes, the interest rate on the Notes shall increase to, or remain at, as the case may be, 2.00% per annum above the interest rate on the Notes prior to any such adjustment;

(4) if Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons within the Company’s control, the Company shall not be entitled to obtain a rating from a Substitute Rating Agency and the increase or decrease in the interest rate on the Notes shall be determined in the manner described above as if either only one or no Rating Agency provides a rating on the Notes, as the case may be;

 

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(5) each interest rate adjustment required by any decrease or increase in a rating as set forth above, whether occasioned by the action of Moody’s or S&P (or, in either case, any Substitute Rating Agency), shall be made independently of (and in addition to) any and all other interest rate adjustments occasioned by the action of the other Rating Agency;

(6) in no event shall (i) the interest rate on the Notes be reduced to below the interest rate on the Notes at the time of initial issuance or (ii) the total increase in the interest rate on the Notes exceed 2.00% above the interest rate payable on the Notes on the date of their initial issuance; and

(7) subject to clauses (3) and (4) above, no adjustment in the interest rate on the Notes shall be made solely as a result of a Rating Agency ceasing to provide a rating of the Notes.

If at any time the interest rate on the Notes has been adjusted upward and either of the Rating Agencies or a Substitute Rating Agency, as applicable, subsequently increases its rating of the Notes, the interest rate on the Notes shall again be adjusted (and decreased, if appropriate) such that the interest rate on the Notes equals the original interest rate payable on the Notes prior to any adjustment plus (if applicable) an amount equal to the sum of the percentages per annum set forth opposite the ratings in the tables above with respect to the ratings assigned to the Notes at that time, all calculated in accordance with the rules of interpretation set forth above. If Moody’s or any Substitute Rating Agency subsequently increases its rating on the Notes to “Baa3” (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency) or higher and S&P or any Substitute Rating Agency subsequently increases its rating on the Notes to “BBB-” (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency) or higher, the interest rate on the Notes shall be decreased to the interest rate on the Notes set forth in paragraph 1 of this Note.

Any interest rate increase or decrease described above shall take effect from the first day of the interest period following the period in which a rating change occurs requiring an adjustment in the interest rate. If either Rating Agency changes its rating of the Notes more than once during any particular interest period, the last such change by such Rating Agency to occur shall control in the event of a conflict for purposes of any increase or decrease in the interest rate with respect to the Notes.

The interest rate on the Notes shall permanently cease to be subject to any adjustment described above (notwithstanding any subsequent decrease in the ratings by either Rating Agency) if the Notes become rated “Baa1” or higher by Moody’s (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency) and “BBB+” or higher by S&P (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency), in each case with a stable or positive outlook.

 

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If the interest rate on the Notes is increased as described above, the term “interest,” as used with respect to the Notes, shall be deemed to include any such additional interest unless the context otherwise requires.

 

6.

Optional Redemption

Prior to February 1, 2025 (the date that is three months prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes), the Notes shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments thereon (exclusive of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.

On or after February 1, 2025 (the date that is three months prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes), the Notes shall be redeemable, in whole or in part, from time to time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date.

The following terms are relevant to the determination of the redemption price for any redemption prior to February 1, 2025 (the date that is three months prior to the Stated Maturity of the Notes):

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed (assuming for such purpose that the Notes matured on February 1, 2025) that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to a redemption date, (1) the arithmetic average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker is given fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the arithmetic average of all Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

“Independent Investment Banker” means J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (or their respective successors) as may be appointed from time to time by the Company.

 

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“Primary Treasury Dealer” means a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) two of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (or their respective successors) selected by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing ceases to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company may substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) two other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer by 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal and interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption if such Notes matured on February 1, 2025 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes); provided, however, that, if such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced (solely for purposes of making this determination) by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such redemption date.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding that redemption date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue. In determining this rate, the Company will assume a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.

Except as set forth above, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the election of the Company prior to maturity.

The Notes shall not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

7.

Notice of Redemption

Notice of redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered if held by the Depository at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at his registered address. Notice of any redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent. In addition, if such redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all

 

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such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $2,000. Notes of $2,000 or less may be redeemed in whole and not in part. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption date (or, if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the Paying Agent, such money is segregated and held in trust), on and after the redemption date interest shall cease to accrue on such Notes (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.

 

8.

Put Provisions

Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, subject to limited exceptions, any Holder of Notes will have the right to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Notes of such Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to the date of such repurchase) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.

 

9.

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

The Notes are in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register, transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture; provided that no service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Note to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Note not to be redeemed) for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing or electronic delivery of a notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed and ending on the date of such mailing or electronic delivery.

 

10.

Persons Deemed Owners

The registered holder of this Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes (subject to the rights of a registered holder as of a record date prior thereto to receive interest due on an interest payment date as provided herein and in the Indenture).

 

11.

Unclaimed Money

If money for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for two years after the date of payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at its

 

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request. After any such payment, all liability of the Trustee and the Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease and Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.

 

12.

Defeasance

Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee U.S. dollars or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.

 

13.

Amendment, Waiver

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Notes may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for Notes) and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. However, the Indenture requires the consent of each Noteholder that would be affected for certain specified amendments or modifications of the Indenture and the Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without notice to or the consent of any Noteholder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Notes to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, or to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and the assumption by any such Person of the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Article V of the Indenture, or to add any additional Events of Default, or to add to the covenants of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or to add one or more guarantees for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, or to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guarantee of the Notes in accordance with the Indenture, or to add collateral security with respect to the Notes or any Guarantee, or to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee or other agent, or to provide for the issuance of any Additional Notes, or to comply with any requirement in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, or to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository, or to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes in accordance with the Indenture, or to conform the text of the Indenture, this Note or any Guarantee to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent such provision in such “Description of Notes” was intended to set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of the Indenture, this Note or the Guarantees, or to make any change if the change does not adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder.

 

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14.

Defaults and Remedies

Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for 30 days in payment of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment of principal, or premium, if any, on the Notes when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with any other agreement in the Indenture or the Notes, subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000, subject to certain conditions; (v) default in respect of other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000, which results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness, subject to certain conditions; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; and (vii) the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect during its term or any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms in writing its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, other than any such cessation, denial or disaffirmation in connection with the termination of such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company are Events of Default which will result in the Notes being due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.

Noteholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Noteholders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it in good faith determines that withholding notice is not opposed to their interest.

 

15.

Trustee Dealings with the Company

Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

 

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16.

No Recourse Against Others

A director, officer, employee or stockholder (other than the Company), as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Noteholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

 

17.

Authentication

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent acting on its behalf) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

 

18.

Abbreviations

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Noteholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian) and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

19.

[CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

The Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers and/or other similar numbers to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers and/or other similar numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Noteholders. 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.] [For Notes to be issued with CUSIP or ISIN numbers.]

 

20.

Governing Law.

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Note to

 

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

 

(Insert assignee’s Social Security or Tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                  as agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

 

Date:  

 

    Your Signature:  

 

Signature Guarantee:                                                                          

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the certificated Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of such Notes and the last date, if any, on which such Notes were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

  (1)     to the Company; or
  (2)     for so long as the Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person it reasonably believes is a “Qualified Institutional Buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A; or
  (3)     after expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period to a buyer who elects to hold its interest in such Note in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note pursuant to the offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or

 

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  (4)     pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; or
  (5)     pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Registrar may refuse to register any of the certificated Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (3) or (4) is checked, the Registrar may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company has reasonably requested 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 of 1933, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

   

 

    Signature
Signature Guarantee:    

 

   

 

    Signature

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized

Signature Guarantee Medallion Program or other signature

guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Registrar)

 

 

 

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF BOX (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this certificated Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

Dated:  

 

     

 

        NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

Signature Guarantee:

     

 

        Signature

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a

recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program or

other signature guarantor program reasonably

acceptable to the Registrar)

 

 

 

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL NOTES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE

The following increases or decreases 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
Securities
Custodian
 
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.8 of the Indenture, check the box:        

 

 

Change of Control

     If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.8 of the Indenture, state the principal amount to be purchased: $             ($1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, provided that the unpurchased portion of this Note must be in a principal amount of at least $2,000)

 

Dated:  

 

  Your Signature:    

 

       

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.)

Signature Guarantee:  

 

  (Signature must be guaranteed)

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Exhibit A

INCUMBENCY CERTIFICATE

The undersigned,                                     , being the                                          of                                          (the “Company”) does hereby certify that the individuals listed below are qualified and acting officers of the Company as set forth in the adjacent right column opposite their respective names and the signatures appearing in the far right column opposite the name of each such officer is a true specimen of the genuine signature of such officer and such individuals have the authority to execute documents to be delivered to, or upon the request of, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

 

Name

 

 

Title

 

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Certificate as of the          day of                     , 20    .

 

A-1

Exhibit 4.2

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,

as Issuer

the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto,

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee

7.000% Senior Notes due 2025

 

 

INDENTURE

Dated as of May 5, 2020

 

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page  
ARTICLE I

 

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

 

SECTION 1.1. Definitions

    1  

SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions

    8  

SECTION 1.3. Rules of Construction

    9  
ARTICLE II  
The Notes  

SECTION 2.1. Form and Dating

    9  

SECTION 2.2. Execution and Authentication

    9  

SECTION 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent

    10  

SECTION 2.4. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust

    10  

SECTION 2.5. Noteholder Lists

    11  

SECTION 2.6. Transfer and Exchange

    11  

SECTION 2.7. Replacement Notes

    11  

SECTION 2.8. Outstanding Notes

    11  

SECTION 2.9. Temporary Notes

    12  

SECTION 2.10. Cancellation

    12  

SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest

    12  

SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, etc

    13  

SECTION 2.13. Issuance of Additional Notes

    13  

SECTION 2.14. One Class of Notes

    13  
ARTICLE III  
Redemption  

SECTION 3.1. Notices to Trustee

    14  

SECTION 3.2. Selection of Notes to be Redeemed

    14  

SECTION 3.3. Notice of Redemption

    14  

SECTION 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption

    15  

SECTION 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price

    15  

SECTION 3.6. Notes Redeemed in Part

    16  
ARTICLE IV  
Covenants  

SECTION 4.1. Payment of Notes

    16  

 

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SECTION 4.2. Limitations on Liens

    16  

SECTION 4.3. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions

    18  

SECTION 4.4. Compliance Certificate

    19  

SECTION 4.5. Maintenance of Office or Agency

    19  

SECTION 4.6. Existence

    19  

SECTION 4.7. SEC Reports

    19  

SECTION 4.8. Change of Control Triggering Event

    19  
ARTICLE V

 

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets  

SECTION 5.1. When the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor May Merge or Transfer Assets

    21  

SECTION 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted

    22  
ARTICLE VI  
Defaults and Remedies  

SECTION 6.1. Events of Default

    22  

SECTION 6.2. Acceleration

    24  

SECTION 6.3. Other Remedies

    24  

SECTION 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults

    25  

SECTION 6.5. Control by Majority

    25  

SECTION 6.6. Limitation on Suits

    25  

SECTION 6.7. Rights of Holders to Receive Payment

    25  

SECTION 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee

    26  

SECTION 6.9. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim

    26  

SECTION 6.10. Priorities

    26  

SECTION 6.11. Undertaking for Costs

    26  

SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws

    27  
ARTICLE VII  
Trustee  

SECTION 7.1. Duties of Trustee

    27  

SECTION 7.2. Rights of Trustee

    28  

SECTION 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee

    29  

SECTION 7.4. Trustee’s Disclaimer

    30  

SECTION 7.5. Notice of Defaults

    30  

SECTION 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders

    30  

SECTION 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity

    30  

SECTION 7.8. Replacement of Trustee

    31  

SECTION 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger

    32  

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification

    32  

 

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SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company

    33  
ARTICLE VIII

 

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

 

SECTION 8.1. Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance

    33  

SECTION 8.2. Conditions to Defeasance

    34  

SECTION 8.3. Application of Trust Money

    35  

SECTION 8.4. Repayment to the Company

    35  

SECTION 8.5. Indemnity for Government Obligations

    35  

SECTION 8.6. Reinstatement

    36  
ARTICLE IX

 

Amendments

 

SECTION 9.1. Without Consent of Holders

    36  

SECTION 9.2. With Consent of Holders

    37  

SECTION 9.3. [Reserved]

    38  

SECTION 9.4. Effect of Consents and Waivers

    38  

SECTION 9.5. Notation on or Exchange of Notes

    38  

SECTION 9.6. Trustee To Sign Amendments

    39  
ARTICLE X

 

Guarantees

 

SECTION 10.1. Guarantees

    39  

SECTION 10.2. No Subrogation

    40  

SECTION 10.3. Consideration

    41  

SECTION 10.4. Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability

    41  

SECTION 10.5. Execution and Delivery

    41  

SECTION 10.6. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors

    42  

SECTION 10.7. Future Subsidiary Guarantors

    42  
ARTICLE XI

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 11.1. Concerning the Trust Indenture Act

    42  

SECTION 11.2. Notices

    42  

SECTION 11.3. Communication by Holders with other Holders

    44  

SECTION 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent

    44  

SECTION 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion

    44  

SECTION 11.6. When Notes Disregarded

    44  

SECTION 11.7. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar

    45  

SECTION 11.8. Governing Law

    45  

 

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SECTION 11.9. No Recourse Against Others

    45  

SECTION 11.10. Successors

    45  

SECTION 11.11. Multiple Originals

    45  

SECTION 11.12. Variable Provisions

    45  

SECTION 11.13. [Reserved]

    45  

SECTION 11.14. Table of Contents; Headings

    45  

SECTION 11.15. Waiver of Jury Trial

    45  

SECTION 11.16. Force Majeure

    45  

SECTION 11.17. FATCA

    46  

SECTION 11.18. Electronic Signatures

    46  

Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix

Exhibit 1 — Form of Note

Exhibit A — Form of Incumbency Certificate

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of May 5, 2020, among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties hereto and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”).

Each party agrees as follows for the benefit of the other party and for the equal and ratable benefit of Holders of the Company’s Initial Notes and Additional Notes:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Incorporation by Reference

SECTION 1.1. Definitions.

“Additional Notes” means Notes issued under this Indenture after the Issue Date and in compliance with Section 2.13, it being understood that any Notes issued in exchange for or replacement of any Initial Note issued on the Issue Date shall not be an Additional Note.

“Affiliated Holders” means, with respect to any specified natural person, (a) such specified natural person’s parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (b) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified natural person and each of the persons referred to in clause (a) of this definition, and (c) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle created for the benefit of, or Controlled by, such specified natural person or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) of this definition or the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of such specified natural person or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) of this definition or created by any such person for the benefit of any charitable organization or for a charitable purpose.

“Attributable Debt” means, with respect to any sale and lease-back transaction, at the time of determination, the lesser of (1) the sale price of the property so leased multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the remaining portion of the base term of the lease included in such transaction and the denominator of which is the base term of such lease, and (2) the total obligation (discounted to present value at the implicit interest factor, determined in accordance with GAAP, included in the rental payments) of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes as well as maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining portion of the base term of the lease included in such transaction.

“Board of Directors” or “Board” means, with respect to any Person, the Board of Directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such Board or, in the case of a Person that is not a corporation, the group exercising the authority generally vested in a board of directors of a corporation.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.


“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, partnership interests and limited liability company membership interests, but excluding any debt securities convertible into such equity.

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

(1) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;

(2) individuals who on the Issue Date constituted the Board of Directors of the Company (together with any new directors whose election by such Board of Directors of the Company or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Company was approved or ratified by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors on the Issue Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved or ratified) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company then in office;

(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(4) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person other than (i) a transaction in which the survivor or transferee is a Person that is controlled by the Permitted Holders or (ii) a transaction following which (A) in the case of a merger or consolidation transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction and (B) in the case of a sale of assets transaction, each transferee becomes an obligor in respect of the Notes and either (i) each transferee becomes a Subsidiary of the transferor of such assets or (ii) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the transferee.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (1) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary (the “Sub Entity”) of a holding company and (2) holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a

 

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majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company; provided that, upon the consummation of any such transaction, “Change of Control” shall thereafter include any Change of Control of any direct or indirect parent of the Sub Entity.

“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Ratings Event.

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the preamble to this Indenture until a successor corporation shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter, the “Company” shall mean such successor corporation.

“Consolidated Net Assets” means, as of the time of determination, the aggregate amount of assets of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries after deducting all current liabilities other than (1) short-term borrowings, (2) current maturities of long-term debt and (3) current maturities of obligations under capital leases, as reflected on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP at the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter or fiscal year, as applicable.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. A person shall be deemed to Control another person if such person (1) is an officer or director of the other person or (2) directly or indirectly owns or controls 10% or more of the other person’s Capital Stock. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which, at any particular time, this Indenture shall be administered; which office at the date of the execution of this Indenture is located at 60 Livingston Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55107, Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services, or at any other time at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders.

“Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2014, among Expedia Group, Inc., Expedia, Inc., Travelscape, LLC, Hotwire, Inc., the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London agent, as the same has been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified on or prior to May 5, 2020 including by that certain First Amendment, dated as of February 4, 2016, that certain Second Amendment, dated as of December 22, 2016, that certain Third Amendment, dated as of April 25, 2017, that certain Fourth Amendment, dated as of May 31, 2018, that certain Fifth Amendment, dated as of September 10, 2018, that certain Sixth Amendment, dated as of December 28, 2018, that certain Seventh Amendment, dated as of March 7, 2019, and that certain Restatement Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2020, and as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and any successor credit agreement thereto (whether by renewal, replacement, refinancing or otherwise) that the Company in good faith designates to be its principal credit agreement (taking into account the

 

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maximum principal amount of the credit facility provided thereunder, the recourse nature of the agreement and such other factors as the Company deems reasonable in light of the circumstances), such designation (or the designation that at a given time there is no principal credit agreement) to be made by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee.

“Default” means any event which is, or after notice or passage of time or both would be, an Event of Default.

“Disqualified Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable) or upon the happening of any event (other than following the occurrence of a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control,” or an asset sale or other disposition) (i) matures or is mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (ii) is convertible or exchangeable for indebtedness or Disqualified Stock or (iii) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than following the occurrence of a Change of Control or other similar event described under such terms as a “change of control,” or an asset sale or other disposition), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to 91 days after the final stated maturity of the Notes; provided that Capital Stock issued to any employee benefit plan, or by any such plan to any employees of the Company or any Subsidiary, shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased or otherwise acquired or retired in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary other than a Foreign Subsidiary.

“Equity Offering” means the public or private sale after the issue date of common Capital Stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity of the Company, as applicable (other than Disqualified Stock), other than:

(1) public offerings with respect to the Company’s or such direct or indirect parent’s Capital Stock registered on Form F-4, Form S-4 or Form S-8; and

(2) issuances or sales to any Subsidiary of the Company.

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

“Fitch” means Fitch Inc., a subsidiary of Hearst Communications, Inc., and its successors.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means (1) any Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code), (2) any Subsidiary of any entity described in clause (1) of this definition and (3) any Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Capital Stock in one or more persons that are Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (1) above.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.

 

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“guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness of any other Person and any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided, however, that the term “guarantee” will not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “guarantee,” when used as a verb, has a correlative meaning.

“Guarantee” means the guarantee by any Subsidiary Guarantor of the Company’s Obligations under this Indenture and the Notes.

“Holder” or “Noteholder” means the person in whose name a Note is registered on the security register books.

“incur” means issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, obligations (other than Nonrecourse Obligations) of such Person for borrowed money (including, without limitation, indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments).

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

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Moody’s); a rating of BBB- or better by S&P (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of S&P); a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any successor rating category of Fitch); and the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any replacement Rating Agency or Rating Agencies appointed by the Company.

“Issue Date” means May 5, 2020.

“Lien” means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or other similar encumbrance.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.

“Nonrecourse Obligation” means indebtedness or other obligations substantially related to (1) the acquisition of assets not previously owned by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries or (2) the financing of a project involving the development or expansion of properties of the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries, as to which the obligee with respect to such indebtedness or obligation has no recourse to the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of the Company’s other direct or indirect Subsidiaries or any of the

 

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Company’s, any Subsidiary Guarantor’s or such Subsidiary’s assets other than the assets which were acquired with the proceeds of such transaction or the project financed with the proceeds of such transaction (and the proceeds thereof).

“Offering Memorandum” means the offering memorandum, dated April 23, 2020, relating to the sale of the Initial Notes.

“Officer” means the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Controller, the Chief Operating Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Accounting Officer, the General Counsel, the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary, as applicable.

“Officers’ Certificate” means a certificate signed by any two Officers of the Company.

“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion from legal counsel to the Company. The counsel may be an employee of the Company. Opinions of Counsel required to be delivered under this Indenture may have qualifications customary for opinions of the type required and counsel delivering such Opinions of Counsel may rely on certificates of the Company or governmental or other officials customary for opinions of the type required, including certificates certifying as to matters of fact.

“Permitted Holders” means Barry Diller and his affiliates (including, without limitation, any Affiliated Holders) and any group (as such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) with respect to which any such persons collectively exercise a majority of the voting power.

“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“principal” means the principal of the Note plus the premium, if any, payable on the Note which is due or overdue or is to become due at the relevant time; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating any such premium, the term “principal” shall not include the premium with respect to which such calculation is being made.

“Rating Agency” means each of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch; provided that if any of Moody’s, S&P or Fitch ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available, the Company will appoint a replacement for such Rating Agency that is a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act (a “Substitute Rating Agency”).

“Ratings Event” means ratings of the Notes are lowered by at least two of the three Rating Agencies and the Notes are rated below Investment Grade by at least two of the three Rating Agencies in any case on any day during the period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing on the date 60 days prior to the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended for so long as the rating of the

 

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Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies). For the avoidance of doubt, the Trustee shall have no responsibility to determine whether a Ratings Event has occurred.

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

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any successor agency.

“Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any security, the date specified in such security as the fixed date on which the payment of principal of such security is due and payable, including pursuant to any mandatory redemption provision (but excluding any provision providing for the repurchase of such security at the option of the holder thereof until the exercise of such option by such holder).

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of that date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (1) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of that date, owned, controlled or held or (2) that is, as of that date, otherwise Controlled (within the meaning of the first sentence of the definition of “Control”), by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

“Subsidiary Guarantors” means any Subsidiary of the Company that, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, Guarantees the Notes, in each case until such Guarantee is released pursuant to the provisions of Article X.

“Trust Indenture Act” means the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of this Indenture; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture Act” means, to the extent required by any such amendments, the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as so amended.

“Trustee” means the party named as such in the preamble to this Indenture until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and, thereafter, means such successor.

“Trust Officer” means, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Department of the Trustee who has direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject matter.

 

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“Uniform Commercial Code” means the New York Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time.

“U.S. Government Obligations” means direct obligations (or certificates representing an ownership interest in such obligations) of the United States of America (including any agency or instrumentality thereof) for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged and which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.

“Voting Stock” of a person means all classes of equity securities of such person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

SECTION 1.2. Other Definitions.

 

Term

  

Defined in Section

“Affiliate”

   11.6

“Agent Members”

   Appendix

“Appendix”

   2.1

“Bankruptcy Law”

   6.1

“Change of Control Offer”

   4.8(b)

“covenant defeasance option”

   8.1(b)

“Custodian”

   6.1

“Definitive Notes”

   Appendix

“Depository”

   Appendix

“Distribution Compliance Period”

   Appendix

“DTC”

   Appendix

“Event of Default”

   6.1

“FATCA Withholding Tax”

   11.17

“Global Notes”

   Appendix

“Initial Notes”

   Appendix

“Initial Purchasers”

   Appendix

“legal defeasance option”

   8.1(b)

“Notes”

   Appendix

“Notice of Default”

   6.1

“Obligations”

   10.1

“Paying Agent”

   2.3

“Purchase Agreement”

   Appendix

“QIB”

   Appendix

“Registrar”

   2.3

“Regulation S”

   Appendix

“Regulation S Global Note”

   Appendix

“Rule 144A”

   Appendix

“Rule 144A Global Note”

   Appendix

“Rule 144A Notes”

   Appendix

“Securities Act”

   Appendix

 

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Term

  

Defined in Section

“Securities Custodian”

   Appendix

“Sub Entity”

   1.1 (“Change of Control”)

“Substitute Rating Agency”

   1.1 (“Rating Agency”)

“Successor”

   5.1(a)

“Transfer Restricted Notes”

   Appendix

“Trigger Period”

   1.1 (“Ratings Event”)

SECTION 1.3. Rules of Construction. For purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or 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)    “including” means including without limitation;

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

(5) all references to the date the Notes were originally issued shall refer to the Issue Date or the date any Additional Notes were originally issued, as the case may be; and

(6) all references herein to particular Sections or Articles shall refer to this Indenture unless otherwise so indicated.

ARTICLE II

The Notes

SECTION 2.1. Form and Dating. Provisions relating to the Notes are set forth in the Rule 144A/Regulation S Appendix attached hereto (the “Appendix”), which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made part of, this Indenture. The Notes and the Trustee’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1 to the Appendix which is hereby incorporated in, and expressly made a part of, this Indenture. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company). Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The terms of the Notes set forth in each of the Appendix and Exhibit 1 are part of the terms of this Indenture.

SECTION 2.2. Execution and Authentication. An Officer of the Company shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual, facsimile or electronic signature which may be imprinted or otherwise reproduced thereon.

 

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If the Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note, the Note shall be valid nevertheless.

A Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Note. The signature of the Trustee on a Note shall be conclusive evidence that such Note has been duly and validly authenticated under this Indenture.

On the Issue Date, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver $750,000,000 of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2025 and, at any time and from time to time thereafter, the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver Notes for original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in such order, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company. Such order shall specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated.

The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the Notes. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, 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 any Registrar, Paying Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

SECTION 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange (the “Registrar”) and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment (the “Paying Agent”). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may have one or more additional paying agents. The term “Paying Agent” includes any such additional paying agent. The Company may change the Registrar or appoint one or more co-Registrars without notice.

In the event the Company shall retain any Person not a party to this Indenture as an agent hereunder, the Company shall enter into an appropriate agency agreement with any Registrar or Paying Agent not a party to this Indenture. The agreement shall implement the provisions of this Indenture that relate to such agent. The Company shall notify the Trustee of the name and address of each such agent. If the Company fails to maintain a Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such and shall be entitled to appropriate compensation therefor pursuant to Section 7.7. The Company shall be responsible for the fees and compensations of all agents appointed or approved by it. Either the Company or any of its domestically incorporated wholly owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent.

The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Registrar and Paying Agent for the Notes.

SECTION 2.4. Paying Agent To Hold Money in Trust. By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent a sum sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, or interest when due. The Company shall

 

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require each Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to agree in writing that such Paying Agent shall hold in trust for the benefit of Noteholders or the Trustee all money held by such Paying Agent for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, shall notify the Trustee in writing of any default by the Company in making any such payment and shall, during the continuance of any default by the Company (or any other obligor upon the Notes) in the making of any payment in respect of the Notes, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of the Notes. If either of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate the money held by it as Paying Agent and hold it as a separate trust fund. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent (other than the Trustee) to pay all money held by it to the Trustee and to account for any funds disbursed by such Paying Agent. Upon complying with this Section 2.4, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money delivered to the Trustee. Upon any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding with respect to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes.

SECTION 2.5. Noteholder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of Noteholders. If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall cause the Registrar to furnish to the Trustee, in writing at least five 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 Noteholders.

SECTION 2.6. Transfer and Exchange. The Notes shall be issued in registered form and shall be transferable only upon the surrender of a Note for registration of transfer. When a Note is presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer, the Registrar shall register the transfer as requested if the requirements of this Indenture and Section 8-401(1) of the Uniform Commercial Code are met. When Notes are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Notes of other denominations, the Registrar shall make the exchange as requested if the same requirements are met.

SECTION 2.7. Replacement Notes. If a mutilated Note is surrendered to the Registrar or if the Holder of a Note shall provide the Company and the Trustee with evidence to their satisfaction that the Note has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a replacement Note if the requirements of Section 8-405 of the Uniform Commercial Code are met and the Holder satisfies any other reasonable requirements of the Trustee. In addition, such Holder shall furnish an indemnity or surety bond sufficient in the judgment of the Company and the Trustee to protect the Company, the Trustee, the Paying Agent and the Registrar from any loss which any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company and the Trustee may charge the Holder for their expenses in replacing a Note, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel. Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company.

SECTION 2.8. Outstanding Notes. Notes outstanding at any time are all Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation and those described in this Section 2.8 as not outstanding. A Note does not cease to be outstanding because the Company or an Affiliate of the Company holds the Note.

 

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If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee and the Company receive proof satisfactory to them that the replaced Note is held by a protected purchaser (as defined in Section 8-303 of the Uniform Commercial Code).

If the Paying Agent segregates and holds in trust, in accordance with this Indenture, on a redemption date or maturity date money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest payable on that date with respect to the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed or maturing, as the case may be, then on and after that date such Notes (or portions thereof) cease to be outstanding and interest on them ceases to accrue.

SECTION 2.9. Temporary Notes. Until definitive Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of definitive Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver definitive Notes. After the preparation of definitive Notes, the temporary Notes shall be exchangeable for definitive Notes upon surrender of the temporary Notes at any office or agency maintained by the Company for that purpose and such exchange shall be without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Notes, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor, one or more definitive Notes representing an equal principal amount of Notes. Until so exchanged, the Holder of temporary Notes shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as a Holder of definitive Notes.

SECTION 2.10. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and the Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee for cancellation any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer or exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel (subject to the record retention requirements of the Exchange Act) all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange, payment or cancellation and, upon the request of the Company, deliver a certificate of such cancellation to the Company. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes it has redeemed, paid or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, which shall not prohibit the Company from issuing any Additional Notes. All cancelled Notes held by the Trustee may be disposed of by the Trustee in accordance with its then customary practices and procedures, unless the Company directs otherwise. The Trustee shall provide to the Company a list of all Notes that have been cancelled from time to time as requested in writing by the Company.

SECTION 2.11. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, the Company shall pay defaulted interest plus interest on such defaulted interest to the extent lawful at the rate specified therefor in the Notes in any lawful manner. The Company may pay the defaulted interest to the Persons who are Noteholders on a subsequent special record date. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed any such special record date and payment date to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee which specified record date shall not be less than 10 days prior to the payment date for such defaulted interest and shall promptly mail or electronically deliver or cause to be mailed or electronically delivered to each Noteholder a

 

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notice that states the special record date, the payment date and the amount of defaulted interest to be paid. The Company shall 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, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such defaulted interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when so deposited to be held in trust for the benefit of the Person entitled to such defaulted interest as provided in this Section 2.11.

SECTION 2.12. CUSIP Numbers, ISINs, etc. The Company in issuing the Notes may use “CUSIP” numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers (in each case, if then generally in use) and, if so, the Trustee shall use “CUSIP” numbers, ISINs and “Common Code” numbers in notices of redemption or exchange as a convenience to Holders; provided, however, that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption or exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption or exchange shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company shall advise the Trustee in writing of any change in any “CUSIP” numbers, ISINs or “Common Code” numbers applicable to the Notes.    

SECTION 2.13. Issuance of Additional Notes. After the Issue Date, the Company shall, subject to compliance with the terms of this Indenture but without notice to or the consent of any Holders, be entitled to create and issue Additional Notes under this Indenture, which Notes shall have identical terms as, and rank equally and ratably with, the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, other than with respect to the date of issuance, issue price, the initial interest accrual date and amount of interest payable on the first payment date applicable thereto.

With respect to any Additional Notes, the Company shall set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and an Officers’ Certificate, a copy of each of which shall be delivered to the Trustee, the following information:

(a) the aggregate principal amount of such Additional Notes to be authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture; and

(b) the issue price, the issue date, the initial interest accrual date and the CUSIP number of such Additional Notes, provided, however, that no Additional Notes may be issued with the same CUSIP number as the Notes previously issued under this Indenture if such Additional Notes are not fungible with such previously issued Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

SECTION 2.14. One Class of Notes. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall vote and consent together on all matters (including for purposes of waivers and amendments) as one class; and none of the Initial Notes or any Additional Notes shall have the right to vote or consent as a separate class on any matter. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes shall together be deemed to constitute a single class or series for all purposes under this Indenture (including for purposes of redemptions).

 

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ARTICLE III

Redemption

SECTION 3.1. Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes, it shall notify the Trustee in writing of the redemption date and the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed. In connection with any redemption pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes, the Company shall give the Trustee notice of the redemption price promptly after the calculation thereof and the Trustee shall have no responsibility for such calculation.

The Company shall give each notice to the Trustee provided for in this Section 3.1 at least 15 days before the redemption date unless the Trustee consents to a shorter period.

Such notice shall be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate from the Company to the effect that such redemption shall comply with the conditions herein.

SECTION 3.2. Selection of Notes to be Redeemed. If fewer than all the Notes then outstanding are to be redeemed, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be redeemed pro rata or by lot or by such other method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate. The Trustee shall make the selection from outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption. Notes and portions thereof that the Trustee selects shall be in amounts of $2,000 or integral multiples thereof. Provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Notes are represented by one or more Global Notes, interests in the Notes shall be selected for redemption by the Depository in accordance with its standard procedures therefor.

SECTION 3.3. Notice of Redemption. At least 15 days but not more than 60 days before a date for redemption of Notes, the Company shall mail by first-class mail or electronically deliver a notice of redemption to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address. Notice of any redemption, including, without limitation, upon an Equity Offering, may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering. In addition, if such redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed.

The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed and shall state:

(1) the aggregate amount of Notes to be redeemed;

(2) the redemption date;

(3) the redemption price (or the method of calculating such price) and the amount of accrued interest to be paid, if any;

 

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(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 plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any;

(6) if fewer than all the outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the certificate number (if certificated) and principal amounts of the particular Notes to be redeemed;

(7) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes (or portion thereof) called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date;

(8) the CUSIP number, or any similar number, if any, printed on the Notes being redeemed;

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

(10) any condition precedent to such redemption.

At the Company’s written request (which may be rescinded or revoked at any time prior to the time at which the Trustee shall have given such notice to the Holders), the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the name of the Company and at the Company’s expense. In such event, the Company shall provide the Trustee with the information required by this Section 3.3 at least five Business Days prior to the date chosen for giving such notice to the Holders (unless the Trustee shall agree to a shorter period). The notice, if mailed or electronically delivered in the manner herein provided, shall be conclusively presumed to have been given, whether or not the Holder receives such notice. In any case, failure to give such notice by mail or electronic delivery or any defect in the notice to the Holder of any Note designated for redemption as a whole or in part shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any other Notes.

SECTION 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed or electronically delivered in accordance with Section 3.3, subject to the satisfaction of any conditions precedent set forth in such notice, Notes called for redemption shall become due and payable on the redemption date and at the redemption price as stated in the notice. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent on or after the redemption date, such Notes shall be paid at the redemption price stated in the notice, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date; provided that the Company shall have deposited the redemption price with the Paying Agent or the Trustee on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of redemption. Failure to give notice or any defect in the notice to any Holder shall not affect the validity of the notice to any other Holder. Noteholders of record on the relevant record date shall be entitled to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to a redemption date.

SECTION 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price. By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date of redemption, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent (or,

 

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if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the Paying Agent, shall segregate and hold in trust) an amount of money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date other than Notes or portions of Notes called for redemption which are owned by the Company or a Subsidiary and have been delivered by the Company or such Subsidiary to the Trustee for cancellation. All money, if any, earned on funds held by the Paying Agent shall be remitted to the Company. In addition, the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest, if any, on, all Notes to be redeemed.

Unless the Company defaults in the payment of such redemption price, interest on the Notes or portions of Notes to be redeemed shall cease to accrue on and after the applicable redemption date, whether or not such Notes are presented for payment.

SECTION 3.6. Notes Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder thereof (at the Company’s expense) a new Note, equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered; provided that each new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

ARTICLE IV

Covenants

SECTION 4.1. Payment of Notes. The Company covenants and agrees that it shall promptly pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes and in this Indenture. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if, on or before 11:00 a.m.(New York City time) on such date, the Trustee or the Paying Agent (or, if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the Paying Agent, the segregated account or separate trust fund maintained by the Company or such Subsidiary pursuant to Section 2.4) holds in accordance with this Indenture money sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due.

The Company shall pay interest on overdue principal at the rate specified therefor in the Notes, and it shall pay interest on overdue installments of interest at the same rate to the extent lawful as provided in Section 2.11.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Indenture, the Company or the Paying Agent may, to the extent it is required to do so by law, deduct or withhold income or other similar taxes imposed by the United States of America or other domestic or foreign taxing authorities from principal, premium, if any, or interest payments hereunder.

SECTION 4.2. Limitations on Liens. (a) So long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, incur, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur, any Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon any property or assets (including Capital Stock) of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or upon

 

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any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any of its Subsidiaries (whether such property, assets, shares of stock or Indebtedness are now existing or owned or hereafter created or acquired) without in any such case effectively providing, concurrently with or prior to the incurrence of any such secured Indebtedness, or the grant of a Lien with respect to any such Indebtedness to be so secured, that the Notes or, in respect of Liens on the property or assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor (together with, if the Company shall so determine, any other Indebtedness of or guarantee by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries ranking equally in right of payment with the Notes or the Guarantee) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or, at the Company’s option, prior to) such Indebtedness to be so secured; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(1) Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company, provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary;

(2) Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (which may include property previously leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and leasehold interests on such property; provided that the lease terminates prior to or upon the acquisition) or Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness to secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price thereof, or Liens on property, shares of stock or Indebtedness to secure any Indebtedness for borrowed money incurred prior to, at the time of, or within 18 months after, the latest of the acquisition thereof, or, in the case of property, the completion of construction, the completion of improvements or the commencement of substantial commercial operation of such property for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price thereof, such construction or the making of such improvements;

(3) Liens securing Indebtedness of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries or of the Company owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

(4) Liens existing on the Issue Date, other than any Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement;

(5) Liens on property or assets of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Company or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of a Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that such Lien was not incurred in anticipation of such merger, consolidation, or sale, lease or other disposition or other transaction;

(6) Liens created in connection with a project financed with, and created to secure, a Nonrecourse Obligation;

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(8) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) to (7), inclusive, without increase of the principal of the Indebtedness secured thereby; provided, however, that any Liens permitted by any of the foregoing clauses (1) to (7), inclusive, shall not extend to or cover any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, other than the property specified in such clauses and improvements thereto.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.2, the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness secured by Liens which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions without equally and ratably securing the Notes, or in respect of Liens on any Subsidiary Guarantor’s property or assets, the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness so secured by Liens (not including Liens permitted under clauses (1) through (8) of Section 4.2(a)), together with all Attributable Debt outstanding pursuant to Section 4.3(b) does not at the time exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Company.

SECTION 4.3. Limitation on Sale and Lease-Back Transactions. (a) The Company shall not directly or indirectly, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly to, enter into any sale and lease-back transaction for the sale and leasing back of any property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, unless:

(1) such transaction was entered into prior to the Issue Date;

(2) such transaction was for the sale and leasing back to the Company of any property by one of the Company’s Subsidiaries;

(3) such transaction involves a lease for not more than three years (or which may be terminated by the Company or such Subsidiary within a period of not more than three years);

(4) the Company or such Subsidiary would be entitled to incur Indebtedness secured by a Lien with respect to such sale and lease-back transaction without equally and ratably securing the Notes and the Guarantees pursuant to clauses (1) through (8) of Section 4.2(a); or

(5) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company applies an amount equal to the net proceeds from the sale of such property to the purchase of other property or assets used or useful in the business of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries or to the retirement of long-term Indebtedness within 270 days before or after the effective date of any such sale and lease-back transaction; provided that, in lieu of applying such amount to the retirement of long-term indebtedness, the Company may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation, such Notes to be credited at the cost thereof to the Company.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 4.3(a), the Company and its Subsidiaries may enter into any sale and lease-back transaction which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions, if after giving effect thereto the aggregate amount of all Attributable Debt outstanding with respect to such transactions, together with all Indebtedness outstanding pursuant to Section 4.2(b), does not at the time exceed 10% of the Consolidated Net Assets of the Company.

SECTION 4.4. Compliance Certificate. The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officers’ Certificate signed by its principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting officer, stating whether or not to the knowledge of the signers thereof any Default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) occurred during the previous fiscal year, specifying all such Defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

SECTION 4.5. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain the office or agency required under Section 2.3. The Company shall give prior 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 shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the address of the Trustee set forth in Section 11.2.

SECTION 4.6. Existence. Except as otherwise permitted by Article V, the Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a corporation or other Person.

SECTION 4.7. SEC Reports. The Company shall comply with all the applicable provisions of Section 314(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. Delivery of information, documents or reports to the Trustee pursuant to such provisions is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of the covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on the Officers’ Certificate).

SECTION 4.8. Change of Control Triggering Event. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has mailed or electronically delivered, or has caused to be mailed or electronically delivered, a notice of redemption pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes with respect to all outstanding Notes and redeems all Notes validly tendered pursuant to such notice of redemption, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Holder’s Notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes repurchased to the date of such purchase (subject to the right of Noteholders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to the date of such purchase), in accordance with the terms set forth in this Section 4.8.

 

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(b) Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event, unless the Company has previously or concurrently mailed or electronically delivered a redemption notice with respect to all outstanding Notes pursuant to paragraph 6 of the Notes, the Company shall mail by first-class mail, or electronically deliver if the Notes are held by the Depository, a notice to each Holder with a copy to the Trustee (the “Change of Control Offer”) stating:

(1) that a Change of Control Triggering Event has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Company to purchase such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof on the date of purchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to the date of purchase);

(2) the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control Triggering Event;

(3) the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed or electronically delivered, except in the case of a conditional Change of Control Offer made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event pursuant to Section 4.8(f), which, in the Company’s discretion, may provide that the purchase date shall be delayed until a date that is no later than 90 days after the occurrence of the Change of Control Triggering Event;

(4) if the notice is mailed or electronically delivered prior to a Change of Control Triggering Event, that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring; and

(5) the instructions, as determined by the Company, consistent with this Section 4.8, that the Holder must follow in order to have that Holder’s Notes purchased.

(c) Holders electing to have a Note purchased will be required to surrender the Note, with an appropriate form duly completed, to the Company at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days prior to the purchase date. Holders will be entitled to withdraw their election if the Trustee or the Company receives not later than one Business Day prior to the purchase date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note which was delivered for purchase by the Holder and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased.

(d) On the purchase date, all Notes purchased by the Company under this Section 4.8 shall be delivered by the Company to the Trustee for cancellation, and the Company shall pay the purchase price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the Holders entitled thereto.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.8, the Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer following 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 4.8 applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

 

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(f) A Change of Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and may be conditional upon the occurrence of such Change of Control Triggering Event, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of the making of the Change of Control Offer.

(g) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the repurchase of Notes pursuant to this Section 4.8. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of this Section, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 4.8 by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

ARTICLE V

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

SECTION 5.1. When the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor May Merge or Transfer Assets. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all of its properties or assets to, or merge with or into, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, any other Person, unless:

(a) the Company, or in the case of a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Subsidiary Guarantor, shall be the continuing Person, or the successor Person formed by or resulting from such consolidation or merger or the Person which receives the transfer of such properties or assets (the “Successor”) shall be a Person organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any State or jurisdiction thereof and the Successor (if not the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, under the Notes, this Indenture and any Guarantee, as applicable (provided that such Successor shall not be required to assume the obligations of any such Subsidiary Guarantor if (I) such Successor is already a Subsidiary Guarantor or (II) such Successor would not, after giving effect to such transaction, be required to guarantee the Notes under the provisions of Article X);

(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(c) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, sale or lease and such supplemental indenture (if any) comply with clauses (a) and (b) above (except that such Opinion of Counsel need not opine as to clause (b) above).

 

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SECTION 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted. The Successor will succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture. The Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under the Notes, the Guarantees, if any, and this Indenture to the extent the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor was the predecessor Person; provided, that in the case of a lease of all or substantially all of the Company’s properties or assets, the Company will not be released from the obligation to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Article V shall not apply to any merger or consolidation of a Subsidiary Guarantor into, or any sale, lease or conveyance of assets by a Subsidiary Guarantor to, the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor or to any Subsidiary Guarantor upon any termination of the Guarantee of that Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with this Indenture.

ARTICLE VI

Defaults and Remedies

SECTION 6.1. Events of Default. An “Event of Default” occurs with respect to the Notes if:

(1) there is a default in any payment of interest on any Note when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for 30 days;

(2) there is a default in the payment of the principal or premium, if any, of any Note when the same becomes due and payable at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise;

(3) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor fails to comply with any of its agreements in the Notes or this Indenture (other than those referred to in clauses (1) or (2) above) and such failure continues for 90 days after the notice specified below;

(4) there is a failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency and such failure shall have continued for 30 days after the notice specified below; provided, however, that if any such failure shall cease, or be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured;

(5) there is a default with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries), which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness in an amount in excess of $35,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in any other currency or composite currency without such Indebtedness having been discharged or such acceleration having been cured,

 

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waived, rescinded or annulled for a period of 30 days after the notice specified below; provided, however, that if any such default or acceleration shall be cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the Event of Default by reason thereof shall be deemed likewise to have been cured;

(6) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:

(A) commences a voluntary case;

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

(C) consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for any substantial part of its property; or

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

or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency;

(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 Subsidiary Guarantor in an involuntary case;

(B) appoints a Custodian of the Company or for any substantial part of the property of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; or

(C) orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws) and the order, decree or relief remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days; or

(8) the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect during its term or such Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms in writing its obligations under the terms of this Indenture or its Guarantee, in each case, other than any such cessation, denial or disaffirmation in connection with the termination of such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of Article X.

The foregoing will constitute Events of Default whatever the reason for any such Event of Default and whether it is voluntary or involuntary or is effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body.

 

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The term “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, United States Code, or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors. The term “Custodian” means any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.

A Default with respect to Notes under clauses (3), (4) or (5) of this Section 6.1 is not an Event of Default until the Trustee (by notice to the Company) or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (by notice to the Company and to the Trustee) gives notice of the Default and the Company does not cure such Default within the time specified in said clause (3), (4) or (5) after receipt of such notice. Such notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”.

The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

SECTION 6.2. Acceleration. If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or 6.1(7) with respect to the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such Holders, shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or 6.1(7) with respect to the Company occurs and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes shall ipso facto become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holders. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default have been cured or waived except nonpayment of principal, premium, if any, or interest that has become due solely because of such acceleration. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto.

SECTION 6.3. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default with respect to the Notes occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion proceed to collect the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes or to collect such monies or protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of the Notes by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

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 Noteholder 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. No remedy is exclusive of any other remedy. All available remedies are, to the extent permitted by law, cumulative.

 

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SECTION 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults. The Holders of no less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders of the Notes, waive any past or existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences except (1) a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on a Note or (2) a Default or Event of Default in respect of a provision that under Section 9.2 cannot be amended without the consent of each Noteholder affected. When a Default or Event of Default is waived, such Default or Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any Default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any consequent right.

SECTION 6.5. Control by Majority. Upon provision of security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee with respect to the Notes or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee. However, the Trustee, which may conclusively rely on opinions of counsel, may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture or that the Trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Noteholders or would involve the Trustee in personal liability; provided, however, that the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction (it being understood that the Trustee shall not have an affirmative duty to ascertain whether or not any actions or forbearances taken or suffered in accordance with such direction are unduly prejudicial to Noteholders not joining in such direction).

SECTION 6.6. Limitation on Suits. A Holder of Notes may not pursue any remedy with respect to this Indenture or the Notes unless:

(i) An Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Holder gives to the Trustee prior written notice stating that an Event of Default is continuing;

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

(iii) such Holder or Holders offer to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against any costs, liabilities or expenses in compliance with such request;

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

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

A Noteholder may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Noteholder or to obtain a preference or priority over another Noteholder.

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premium, if any, and interest on the Notes held by such Holder, on or after the respective due dates expressed or provided for in the Notes, 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.

SECTION 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(1) or (2) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount then due and owing (together with interest on any unpaid interest to the extent lawful) and the amounts provided for in Section 7.7.

SECTION 6.9. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee may 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 Noteholders allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to the Company, its creditors or any other obligor upon the Notes, or any of their creditors or the property of the Company or such other obligor or their creditors and, unless prohibited by law or applicable regulations, may vote on behalf of the Holders in any election of a trustee in bankruptcy or other Person performing similar functions, and any Custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7.

SECTION 6.10. Priorities. Any money or other property collected by the Trustee pursuant to Article VI hereof, or any money or other property otherwise distributable in respect of the Company’s obligations under this Indenture, shall be applied in the following order:

FIRST: to the Trustee (including any predecessor Trustee) for amounts due under Section 7.7;

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

THIRD: to the Company.

The Trustee may, upon prior written notice to the Company, fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Noteholders pursuant to this Section 6.10. At least 15 days before such record date, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to each Noteholder and the Trustee a notice that states the record date, the payment date and amount to be paid.

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 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

 

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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 pursuant to Section 6.7 or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

SECTION 6.12. Waiver of Stay or Extension Laws. The Company (to the extent it may lawfully do so) shall not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and shall not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

ARTICLE VII

Trustee

SECTION 7.1. Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person’s own affairs.

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

(i) the Trustee undertakes to perform such duties and only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee (it being understood that permissive rights granted to the Trustee shall not be construed as duties of the Trustee); and

(ii) 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 Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine such Officers’ Certificates and Opinions of Counsel 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).

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

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

(iii) the Trustee shall 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 6.5.

(d) Every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to subsections (a), (b), (c) and (f) of this Section 7.1.

(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money or other property received by it or for holding moneys or other property uninvested, in either case, except as otherwise agreed between the Company and the Trustee. Money and other property held in trust by the Trustee shall, until used or applied as herein provided, be held in trust for the purposes for which they were received, but need not be segregated from other money or property except to the extent required by law.

(f) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any liability, financial or otherwise, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(g) Every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7.1.

SECTION 7.2. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting in reliance on, any document 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 may require an Officers’ Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel, or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on the Officers’ Certificate or Opinion of Counsel.

(c) The Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers or perform any duties hereunder either directly or through attorneys and agents, respectively, and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any attorney or agent appointed with due care by it hereunder.

(d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes, suffers to exist or omits to take in good faith which it believes to be authorized or within its rights or powers; provided, however, that the Trustee’s conduct does not constitute willful misconduct or negligence.

 

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(e) The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection, and the advice or opinion of counsel with respect to legal matters relating to this Indenture and the Notes shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect to any action taken, omitted or suffered by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon.

(f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction.

(g) The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes unless either (1) a Trust Officer shall have actual knowledge of such Default or Event of Default or (2) written notice of such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to a Trust Officer of the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office by the Company or any other obligor on the Notes or by any Holder of the Notes. Any such notice shall reference this Indenture and the Notes.

(h) The rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee pursuant to this Indenture, including its rights to be indemnified, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder.

(i) The Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion, may make such further reasonable inquiry or reasonable investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation.

(j) The Trustee may request that the Company deliver a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of Officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture.

(k) 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.

SECTION 7.3. 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 with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-paying agent may do the same with like rights. However, the Trustee must comply with Sections 7.10 and 7.11.

 

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SECTION 7.4. Trustees Disclaimer. The Trustee shall 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, and it shall not be responsible for any statement of the Company in this Indenture or in any document issued in connection with the sale of the Notes or in the Notes other than the Trustee’s certificate of authentication.

SECTION 7.5. Notice of Defaults. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs with respect to the Notes and is continuing and if it is actually known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail or electronically deliver to each Noteholder notice of the Default within 90 days after it is known to a Trust Officer or written notice of it is received by a Trust Officer of the Trustee. Except in the case of a Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold notice if and so long as a committee of its Trust Officers in good faith determines that withholding notice is not opposed to the interests of Noteholders.

SECTION 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders. As promptly as practicable after each January 15 beginning with the January 15 following the date of this Indenture, and in any event prior to March 15 in each year, the Trustee shall mail or electronically deliver to each Noteholder a brief report dated as of such January 15 that complies with Section 313(a) of the Trust Indenture Act if required by such Section 313(a). The Trustee also shall comply with Section 313(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Company a copy of any report it delivers to Holders pursuant to this Section 7.6.

A copy of each report at the time of its mailing or electronic delivery to Noteholders shall be filed by the Trustee with the SEC and each stock exchange (if any) on which the Notes are listed. The Company agrees to notify promptly the Trustee in writing whenever the Notes become listed on any stock exchange and of any delisting thereof.

SECTION 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity. Each of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, jointly and severally, covenants and agrees to pay to the Trustee (and any predecessor Trustee) from time to time such reasonable compensation for its services as the Company and the Trustee shall from time to time agree in writing. The Trustee’s compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee upon request for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses), disbursements and advances incurred or made by it in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, including costs of collection, in addition to such compensation for its services, except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its own negligence or willful misconduct. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation and expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee’s agents and counsel. The Trustee shall provide the Company reasonable notice of any expenditure not in the ordinary course of business. The Company shall indemnify each of the Trustee, its officers, directors, employees and any predecessor Trustees against any and all loss, damage, claim, liability or expense (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (other than taxes applicable to the Trustee’s compensation hereunder) incurred by it in connection with the acceptance or administration of this trust and the performance of its duties hereunder. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim of which a Trust Officer has received written notice and for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee so to notify the

 

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Company shall not relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the Company has been prejudiced by such failure. The Company shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate, to the extent reasonable, in the defense of any such claim, and, if (in the opinion of counsel to the Trustee) the facts or issues surrounding the claim are reasonably likely to create a conflict with the Company, the Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of separate counsel to the Trustee. The Company need not reimburse any expense or indemnify against any loss, liability or expense incurred by the Trustee through the Trustee’s own willful misconduct or negligence. The Company need not pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

To secure the Company’s payment obligations under this Section 7.7, the Trustee (including any predecessor trustee) shall have a lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee other than money or property held in trust to pay principal of, premium, if any, and interest on particular Notes.

The Company’s payment obligations pursuant to this Section 7.7 shall survive the satisfaction, discharge and termination of this Indenture, the resignation or removal of the Trustee and any discharge of this Indenture including any discharge under any Bankruptcy Law. In addition to and without prejudice to the rights provided to the Trustee under applicable law or any of the provisions of this Indenture, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the occurrence of a Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or (7) with respect to the Company, the expenses and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under the Bankruptcy Law.

SECTION 7.8. Replacement of Trustee. The Trustee may resign at any time upon 30 days’ written notice to the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding may remove the Trustee upon 30 days’ written notice to the Trustee and may appoint a successor Trustee, which successor Trustee shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. The Company shall remove the Trustee if:

(i) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10;

(ii) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent;

(iii) a receiver or other public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or

(iv) the Trustee otherwise becomes incapable of acting.

If the Trustee resigns, is removed by the Company or by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes and such Holders do not reasonably promptly appoint a successor Trustee, or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason (the Trustee in such event being referred to herein as the retiring Trustee), the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee.

A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company and the Company shall pay all amounts due and owing to the Trustee under Section 7.7 of this Indenture. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights,

 

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powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail or electronically deliver a notice of its succession to Noteholders affected by such resignation or removal. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee, subject to the lien provided for in Section 7.7.

If a successor Trustee does not take office with respect to the Notes within 30 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee or the Holders of 10% in principal amount of the Notes may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee.

If the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10, any Noteholder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee.

Notwithstanding the replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Company’s obligations under Section 7.7 shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee.

SECTION 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger. If the Trustee consolidates with, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all its corporate trust business or assets to, another corporation or banking association, the resulting, surviving or transferee corporation or banking association without any further act shall be the successor Trustee; provided that such corporation or banking association shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article VII and Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the parties hereto.

In case at the time such successor or successors by merger, conversion or consolidation to the Trustee shall succeed to the trusts created by this Indenture any of the Notes shall have been authenticated but not delivered, any such successor to the Trustee may adopt the certificate of authentication of any predecessor trustee, and deliver such Notes so authenticated; and in case at that time any of the Notes shall not have been authenticated, any successor to the Trustee may authenticate such Notes either in the name of any predecessor hereunder or in the name of the successor to the Trustee; and in all such cases such certificates shall have the full force which it is anywhere in the Notes or in this Indenture provided that the certificate of the Trustee shall have.

SECTION 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification. The Trustee shall at all times satisfy the requirements of Section 310(a) of the Trust Indenture Act. The Trustee shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. The Trustee shall comply with Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act; provided, however, that there shall be excluded from the operation of Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act (a) any indenture or indentures under which other securities or certificates of interest or participation in other securities of the Company are outstanding if the requirements for such exclusion set forth in Section 310(b)(1) of the Trust Indenture Act are met and (b) the following indentures: the Indenture dated as of August 5, 2010, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (and the 5.95% Senior Notes due 2020 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time

 

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party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (and the 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024 and the 2.500% Senior Notes due 2022 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of December 8, 2015, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (and the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of September 21, 2017, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (and the 3.800% Senior Notes due 2028 issued thereunder); the Indenture dated as of September 19, 2019, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (and the 3.35% Senior Notes due 2030 issued thereunder) and the Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (and the 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 issued thereunder).

Nothing herein shall prevent the Trustee from filing with the SEC the application referred to in the second to last paragraph of Section 310(b) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against the Company. The Trustee shall comply with Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act, excluding any creditor relationship listed in Section 311(b) of the Trust Indenture Act. A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to Section 311(a) of the Trust Indenture Act to the extent indicated.

ARTICLE VIII

Discharge of Indenture; Defeasance

SECTION 8.1. Discharge of Liability on Notes; Defeasance. (a) With respect to the Notes, when (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee all outstanding Notes that have not already been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (ii) (A) all outstanding Notes have become due and payable, whether at maturity, as a result of repayment at the option of the Holders or as a result of the mailing or electronic delivery of a notice of redemption pursuant to Article III hereof or (B) the Notes shall become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year, or the Notes are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and, in each case of this clause (ii), the Company irrevocably deposits or causes to be deposited with the Trustee, in trust, funds in U.S. dollars in an amount sufficient, or U.S. Government Obligations, which through the scheduled payment of principal of and interest thereon will be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, without reinvestment, in the written opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants (which need not be provided if only U.S. dollars shall have been deposited), to pay at maturity or upon redemption all outstanding Notes, including interest thereon to maturity or such redemption date, and if in the case of either clause (i) or (ii) the Company pays all other sums payable hereunder by the Company, then this Indenture shall, subject to Section 8.1(c), cease to be of further effect. The Trustee shall acknowledge satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture on demand of the Company accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate from the Company and an Opinion of Counsel from the Company that all conditions precedent provided herein relating to satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

 

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(b) Subject to Sections 8.1(c) and 8.2, the Company at any time may terminate (i) all of its obligations under the Notes and this Indenture (“legal defeasance option”) or (ii) its obligations under Section 4.2, Section 4.3 and Section 4.8 and the operation of Sections 6.1(3), 6.1(4), 6.1(5) and 6.1(8) (“covenant defeasance option”). The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.

If the Company exercises its legal defeasance option with respect to the Notes, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default. If the Company exercises its covenant defeasance option, payment of the Notes may not be accelerated because of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6.1(3), 6.1(4), 6.1(5) or 6.1(8).

Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein and upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall acknowledge in writing the discharge of those obligations that the Company terminates.

(c) Notwithstanding clause (a) above or the exercise of a legal defeasance option, the Company’s obligations in Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 7.7, 7.8, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.6 shall survive until the Notes have been paid in full. Thereafter, the Company’s and the Trustee’s obligations in Sections 7.7, 8.4 and 8.5 shall survive such satisfaction and discharge.

SECTION 8.2. Conditions to Defeasance. The Company may exercise its legal defeasance option or its covenant defeasance option with respect to the Notes only if:

(i) the Company irrevocably deposits or causes to be deposited in trust with the Trustee funds in U.S. dollars in an amount sufficient, or U.S. Government Obligations, which through the scheduled payment of principal of and interest thereon will be sufficient, or a combination thereof sufficient, without reinvestment to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest when due on all outstanding Notes (except Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.7) to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(ii) unless only U.S. dollars shall have been so deposited, the Company delivers to the Trustee a certificate from a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants expressing their written opinion that the scheduled payments of principal and interest on the deposited U.S. Government Obligations plus any deposited money shall be sufficient, without reinvestment, to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest when due on all outstanding Notes (except Notes replaced pursuant to Section 2.7) to maturity or redemption, as the case may be;

(iii) 91 days pass after the deposit is made and during the 91-day period no Default specified in Section 6.1(6) or (7) occurs which is continuing at the end of the period;

(iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantors;

 

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(v) in the case of the legal defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (i) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (ii) since the date of this Indenture there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Noteholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and 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 deposit and defeasance had not occurred;

(vi) in the case of the covenant defeasance option, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Noteholders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and 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 deposit and defeasance had not occurred; and

(vii) the Company delivers to the Trustee an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent to the defeasance and discharge of the Notes as contemplated by this Article VIII have been complied with.

Before or after a deposit, the Company may make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the redemption of Notes at a future date in accordance with Article III.

SECTION 8.3. Application of Trust Money. The Trustee shall hold in trust money or U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with it pursuant to this Article VIII. It shall apply the deposited money and the money from U.S. Government Obligations either directly or through the Paying Agent as the Trustee may determine and in accordance with this Indenture to the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes.

SECTION 8.4. Repayment to the Company. The Trustee and the Paying Agent shall promptly turn over to the Company upon request any excess money or securities held by them at any time.

Subject to any applicable abandoned property law, the Trustee and the Paying Agent shall pay to the Company upon written request any money held by them for the payment of principal or interest that remains unclaimed for two years after the date of payment of such principal and interest, and, thereafter all liability of the Trustee and the Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease, Noteholders entitled to the money must look to the Company for payment as general creditors.

Any unclaimed funds held by the Trustee pursuant to this Section 8.4 shall be held uninvested and without any liability for interest.

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U.S. Government Obligations other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the defeased Notes; provided that the Trustee shall be entitled to charge any such tax, fee or other charge to such Holder’s account.

SECTION 8.6. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII 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 obligations under this Indenture and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article VIII until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money or U.S. Government Obligations in accordance with this Article VIII; provided, however, that (a) if the Company has made any payment of interest on or principal of any Notes following 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 U.S. Government Obligations held by the Trustee or Paying Agent and (b) unless otherwise required by any legal proceeding or any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall return all such money and U.S. Government Obligations to the Company promptly after receiving a written request therefor at any time, if such reinstatement of the Company’s obligations has occurred and continues to be in effect.

ARTICLE IX

Amendments

SECTION 9.1. Without Consent of Holders. The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Notes without notice to or the consent of any Noteholder:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

(ii) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and the assumption by any such Person of the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of Article V;

(iii) to add any additional Events of Default;

(iv) to add to the covenants of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor;

(v) to add one or more guarantees for the benefit of Holders of the Notes;

(vi) to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guarantee of the Notes in accordance with this Indenture;

(vii) to add collateral security with respect to the Notes or any Guarantee;

 

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(viii) to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee or other agent;

(ix) to provide for the issuance of any Additional Notes;

(x) to comply with any requirement in connection with qualifying this Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act;

(xi) to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository;

(xii) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; provided, however, that the uncertificated Notes are issued in registered form for purposes of Section 163(f) of the Code;

(xiii) to conform the text of this Indenture, the Notes or any Guarantee to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent such provision in such “Description of Notes” was intended to set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees; and

(xiv) to make any change if the change does not adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder.

After an amendment under this Section 9.1 becomes effective, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to Noteholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Noteholders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.1.

SECTION 9.2. With Consent of Holders. The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend this Indenture or the Notes without notice to any Noteholder but with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for Notes). However, without the consent of each Noteholder affected thereby, an amendment may not:

(i) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or installment of interest on, any Note;

(ii) reduce the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, any Notes;

(iii) reduce any premium, if any, payable on the redemption of any Note or change the date on which any Note may or must be redeemed or repaid (for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions set forth in Section 4.8 (including the definitions related thereto) may be amended or modified at any time prior to the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with the consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding);

(iv) change the coin or currency in which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is payable;

 

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(v) release the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor except as provided in this Indenture, or make any changes to such Guarantee in a manner adverse to the Holders;

(vi) impair the right of any Holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity of any Note;

(vii) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the consent of whose Holders is required in order to take certain actions;

(viii) reduce the requirements for quorum or voting by Holders in this Indenture or the Notes;

(ix) modify any of the provisions of this Indenture regarding the waiver of past defaults and the waiver of certain covenants by Holders except to increase any percentage vote required or to provide that certain other provisions of this Indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of each Holder affected thereby; or

(x) modify any of the above provisions of this Section 9.2.

It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof.

After an amendment under this Section 9.2 becomes effective, the Company shall mail or electronically deliver to Noteholders a notice briefly describing such amendment. The failure to give such notice to all Noteholders, or any defect therein, shall not impair or affect the validity of an amendment under this Section 9.2.

SECTION 9.3. [Reserved].

SECTION 9.4. Effect of Consents and Waivers. A consent to an amendment, supplement or a waiver by a Holder of a Note shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Note or portion of the Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Note, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Note. After an amendment or waiver becomes effective with respect to the Notes, it shall bind every Noteholder.

The Company may, but shall not be obligated to, fix a record date for the purpose of determining the Noteholders entitled to give their consent or take any other action described above or required or permitted to be taken pursuant to this Indenture. If a record date is fixed, then notwithstanding the immediately preceding paragraph, those Persons who were Noteholders at such record date (or their duly designated proxies), and only those Persons, shall be entitled to give such consent or to take any such action, whether or not such Persons continue to be Holders after such record date.

SECTION 9.5. Notation on or Exchange of Notes. If an amendment changes the terms of a Note, the Trustee may require the Holder of the Note to deliver it to the Trustee. The Company shall provide in writing to the Trustee an appropriate notation to be placed on the Note regarding the changed terms and return it to the Holder. Alternatively, if the Company or the

 

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Trustee so determine, the Company in exchange for the Note shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate a new Note that reflects the changed terms. Failure to make the appropriate notation or to issue a new Note shall not affect the validity of such amendment.

SECTION 9.6. Trustee To Sign Amendments. The Trustee shall sign any amendment authorized pursuant to this Article IX if the amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. If it does, the Trustee may but need not sign it. In signing such amendment the Trustee shall receive indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it and receive, and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in conclusively relying upon an Officers’ Certificate of the Company and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that such amendment complies with the provisions of this Article IX and that such supplemental indenture constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company in accordance with its terms subject to customary exceptions.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article IX, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental Indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Noteholder theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

ARTICLE X

Guarantees

SECTION 10.1. Guarantees. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby fully unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, jointly and severally, as primary obligor and not merely as surety, to each Holder of the Notes and to the Trustee the full and punctual payment when due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on the Notes and all other obligations of the Company under this Indenture and the Notes (the “Obligations”) to the Trustee and to the Holders. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees (to the extent permitted by law) that the Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, without notice or further assent from it, and that it shall remain bound under this Article X notwithstanding any extension or renewal of any Obligation.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors waives presentation to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of any of the Obligations and also waives notice of protest for nonpayment. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors waives notice of any default under the Notes or the Obligations. The obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be affected by (a) the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against the Company or any other person under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement or otherwise, (b) any extension or renewal of any thereof, (c) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement, (d) the release of any security held by any Holder or the Trustee for the Obligations or any of them or (e) any change in the ownership of the Company.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that its Guarantee herein constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (and not a guarantee of collection) and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Holder to any security held for payment of the Obligations.

 

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The obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason (other than payment of the Obligations in full), including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever or by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of the Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors herein shall not be discharged or impaired or otherwise affected by the failure of any Holder to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any remedy under this Indenture, the Notes or any other agreement, by any waiver or modification of any thereof, by any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Obligations, or by any other act or thing or omission or delay to do any other act or thing which may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of each of the Subsidiary Guarantors or would otherwise operate as a discharge of the Subsidiary Guarantors as a matter of law or equity.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that its Guarantee herein shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of principal of, premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Company or otherwise.

In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right which any Holder has at law or in equity against any of the Subsidiary Guarantors by virtue hereof, upon the failure of the Company to pay any of the Obligations when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, by redemption or otherwise, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby promises to and shall, upon receipt of written demand by the Trustee, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, in cash, to the Holders an amount equal to the sum of (i) the unpaid amount of such Obligations then due and owing and (ii) accrued and unpaid interest on such Obligations then due and owing (but only to the extent not prohibited by law).

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors further agrees that, as between itself, on the one hand, and the Holders, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the Obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in this Indenture for the purposes of its Guarantee herein, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the Obligations guaranteed hereby and (y) in the event of any such declaration of acceleration of such Obligations, such Obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by such Subsidiary Guarantor for the purposes of this Guarantee.

Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors also agrees to pay any and all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Trustee or the Holders in enforcing any rights under this Section 10.1.

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subrogated to any of the rights of the Trustee or any Holder against the Company or any collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Trustee or any Holder for the payment of the Obligations, nor shall any of the Subsidiary Guarantors seek or be entitled to seek any contribution or reimbursement from the Company or any other Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of payments made by such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder, until all amounts owing to the Trustee and the Holders by the Company on account of the Obligations are paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to any of the Subsidiary Guarantors on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held by such Subsidiary Guarantor in trust for the Trustee and the Holders, segregated from other funds of such Subsidiary Guarantor, and shall, forthwith upon receipt by such Subsidiary Guarantor, be turned over to the Trustee in the exact form received by such Subsidiary Guarantor (duly indorsed by such Subsidiary Guarantor to the Trustee, if required), to be applied against the Obligations.

SECTION 10.3. Consideration. Each of the Subsidiary Guarantors has received, or shall receive, direct or indirect benefits from the making of its Guarantee.

SECTION 10.4. Limitation on Subsidiary Guarantor Liability. Each Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guarantee of such Subsidiary 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 Guarantee. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Subsidiary 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 Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article X, result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment under its Guarantee shall be entitled upon payment in full of all guaranteed obligations under this Indenture to a contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount equal to such other Subsidiary Guarantor’s pro rata portion of such payment based on the respective net assets of all the Subsidiary Guarantors at the time of such payment determined in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 10.5. Execution and Delivery. To evidence its Guarantee set forth in Section 10.1 hereof, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby agrees that this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture, as the case may be) shall be executed on behalf of such Subsidiary Guarantor by one of its Officers, managers, its trustee, its managing member or its general partner, as the case may be.

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If an Officer, manager, trustee, managing member or general partner of a Subsidiary Guarantor whose signature is on this Indenture (or a supplemental indenture, as the case may be) no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Notes, the Guarantee shall be valid nevertheless.

The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guarantee set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

SECTION 10.6. Release of Subsidiary Guarantors. A Subsidiary Guarantor will be automatically released from all its obligations under the Notes, this Indenture and its Guarantee, and its Guarantee will automatically terminate (1) upon the termination for any reason of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor as a guarantor or borrower under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, upon agreement of the requisite lenders under the Credit Agreement or upon the termination of the Credit Agreement or upon the replacement thereof with a credit facility not providing for such Subsidiary Guarantor to be a guarantor or a borrower thereunder), (2) upon the exercise of the legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option pursuant to Section 8.1(b), or upon satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture pursuant Section 8.1(a) and (3) upon the consummation of any sale or other disposition of any or all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) or other transaction such that after giving effect to such sale, disposition or other transaction such Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Domestic Subsidiary of the Company. Upon request of the Company, the Trustee shall evidence such release by a supplemental indenture or other instrument which may be executed by the Trustee without the consent of any Holder.

SECTION 10.7. Future Subsidiary Guarantors. After the Issue Date, the Company shall cause any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor and that becomes a guarantor or a borrower under the Credit Agreement to execute and deliver to the Trustee within 60 days of becoming a guarantor or borrower under the Credit Agreement, a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Domestic Subsidiary shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor and shall provide a Guarantee of the Obligations.

ARTICLE XI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 11.1. Concerning the Trust Indenture Act. Except where and to the extent specific provisions of the Trust Indenture Act are expressly referenced in the provisions of this Indenture, the Trust Indenture Act shall not be applicable to, and shall not govern, this Indenture and the Notes.

SECTION 11.2. Notices. Any notice or communication shall be in writing (including facsimile) and delivered in person, via facsimile, electronically or mailed by first-class mail addressed as follows:

if to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor:

Expedia Group, Inc.

1111 Expedia Group Way W

Seattle, WA 98119

Attention: Treasurer and General Counsel

 

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if to the Trustee:

U.S. Bank National Association

Seattle Tower 1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700

Seattle, WA 98101

Attention: Global Corporate Trust Services

Any notices between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may be by electronic delivery, facsimile or certified first-class mail, receipt confirmed. The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustee by notice to the others may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

Any notice or communication mailed to a Noteholder shall be mailed to the Noteholder at the Noteholder’s address as it appears on the registration books of the Registrar and shall be sufficiently given if so mailed within the time prescribed. Notices or communications also may be electronically delivered to Noteholders.

Failure to mail or electronically deliver a notice or communication to a Noteholder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Noteholders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, .pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that the Trustee shall have received an incumbency certificate listing persons designated to give such instructions or directions and containing specimen signatures of such designated persons, which such incumbency certificate shall be amended and replaced whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions notwithstanding such instructions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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SECTION 11.3. Communication by Holders with other Holders. Noteholders may communicate pursuant to Section 312(b) of the Trust Indenture Act with other Noteholders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of Section 312(c) of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take or refrain from taking any action under this Indenture, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee:

(i) an Officers’ Certificate of the Company in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been complied with; and

(ii) an Opinion of Counsel of the Company in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Opinion of Counsel shall be given with respect to the authentication and delivery of any Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date.

SECTION 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. The certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a covenant or condition provided for in this Indenture shall include:

(i) a statement that the individual making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition;

(ii) 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;

(iii) a statement that, in the opinion of such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(iv) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such individual, such covenant or condition has been complied with.

SECTION 11.6. When Notes Disregarded. 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 by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company (an “Affiliate”) shall be disregarded and deemed not to be outstanding, except that, for the purpose of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in conclusively relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes which a Trust Officer of the Trustee actually knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Also, subject to the foregoing, only Notes outstanding at the time shall be considered in any such determination.

 

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SECTION 11.7. Rules by Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or a meeting of Noteholders. The Registrar and the Paying Agent may make reasonable rules for their functions.

SECTION 11.8. Governing Law. This Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

SECTION 11.9. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee or stockholder (other than the Company), as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or this Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Noteholder shall waive and release all such liability. The waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

SECTION 11.10. Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors and assigns. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors.

SECTION 11.11. Multiple Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy is enough to prove this Indenture.

SECTION 11.12. Variable Provisions. The Company initially appoints the Trustee as Paying Agent and Registrar and custodian with respect to any Global Notes (as defined in the Appendix hereto).

SECTION 11.13. [Reserved].

SECTION 11.14. Table of Contents; Headings. The table of contents, cross-reference sheet and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not intended to be considered a part hereof and shall not modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.

SECTION 11.15. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS 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 OR THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

SECTION 11.16. 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.

 

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SECTION 11.17. FATCA. The Trustee and the Issuer shall each be entitled to deduct any withholding tax required to be withheld under Section 1471(b) of the Code or otherwise imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or agreements thereunder or official interpretations thereof (“FATCA Withholding Tax”), and shall have no obligation to gross-up any payment hereunder or to pay any additional amount as a result of such FATCA Withholding Tax. Each of the Issuer and the Trustee agrees to reasonably cooperate and to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide information as each may have in its possession to enable the determination of whether any payments pursuant to this Indenture are subject to FATCA Withholding Tax.

SECTION 11.18. Electronic Signatures. For the avoidance of doubt, for all purposes of this Indenture and any document to be signed or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Indenture (except where a manual signature is expressly required by the terms of this Indenture), the words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, as the case may be, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means. The Company agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of using digital signatures and electronic methods to submit communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

 

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

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
as Issuer
By:  

/s/ Lance A. Soliday

Name:   Lance A. Soliday
Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


CARRENTALS.COM, INC.,
CRUISE, LLC,
EAN.COM, LP,
EGENCIA LLC,
EXPEDIA GROUP COMMERCE, INC.,
EXPEDIA LX PARTNER BUSINESS, INC.
EXPEDIA, INC.
HIGHER POWER NUTRITION COMMON HOLDINGS, LLC,
HOTELS.COM, L.P.,
HOTWIRE, INC.,
INTERACTIVE AFFILIATE NETWORK, LLC,
LEMS I LLC,
LIBERTY PROTEIN, INC.,
NEAT GROUP CORPORATION,
O HOLDINGS INC.,
ORBITZ FINANCIAL CORP.,
ORBITZ FOR BUSINESS, INC.,
ORBITZ TRAVEL INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC,
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.,
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC,
ORBITZ, INC.,
ORBITZ, LLC,
OWW FULFILLMENT SERVICES, INC.,
TRAVELSCAPE, LLC,
TRIP NETWORK, INC.,
VRBO HOLDINGS, INC.,
WWTE, INC.,
as Subsidiary Guarantors
    By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM, INC.,

HOMEAWAY SOFTWARE, INC.,

HOMEAWAY.COM, INC.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

    By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


HOTELS.COM GP, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

    By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Manager

HRN 99 HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

    By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Manager

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


LEMS I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of

        LEXEB, LLC, and

        LEXE MARGINCO, LLC,

        as Subsidiary Guarantors

    By:  

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

 

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


VITALIZE, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

    By:  

/s/ Michael S. Marron

    Name:   Michael S. Marron
    Title:   Senior Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
    By:  

/s/ Thomas Zrust

    Name:   Thomas Zrust
    Title:       Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Indenture]


RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX

PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE NOTES

1.    Definitions

1.1    Definitions

For the purposes of this Appendix the following terms shall have the meanings indicated below:

“Definitive Note” means a certificated Initial Note or Additional Note bearing, if required, the appropriate restricted securities legend set forth in Section 2.3(d) of this Appendix.

“Depository” or “DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees and their respective successors and assigns.

“Distribution Compliance Period”, with respect to any Notes, means the period of 40 consecutive days beginning on and including the later of (i) the day on which such Notes are first offered to Persons other than distributors (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in reliance on Regulation S and (ii) the issue date with respect to such Notes.

“Initial Notes” means $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.000% Senior Notes due 2025 issued on the Issue Date.

“Initial Purchasers” means (1) with respect to the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Standard Chartered Bank and (2) with respect to each issuance of Additional Notes, the Persons purchasing such Additional Notes under the related Purchase Agreement.

“Notes” means the Initial Notes and the Additional Notes, if any, treated as a single class.

“Purchase Agreement” means (1) with respect to the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date, the Purchase Agreement dated April 23, 2020, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the representative of the Initial Purchasers, and (2) with respect to each issuance of Additional Notes, the purchase agreement or underwriting agreement among the Company and the Persons purchasing such Additional Notes.

“QIB” means a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

“Rule 144A Notes” means all Notes offered and sold to QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A.


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

“Securities Custodian” means the custodian with respect to a Global Note (as appointed by the Depository), or any successor Person thereto and shall initially be the Trustee.

“Transfer Restricted Notes” means Notes that bear or are required to bear the legend relating to restrictions on transfer relating to the Securities Act set forth in Section 2.3(d) of this Appendix.

1.2    Other Definitions

 

Term

  

Defined in
Section:

“Agent Members”

   2.1(b)

“Global Notes”

   2.1(a)

“Regulation S”

   2.1(a)

“Regulation S Global Note”

   2.1(a)

“Rule 144A”

   2.1(a)

“Rule 144A Global Note”

   2.1(a)

2.    The Notes.

2.1    (a) Form and Dating. The Notes will be offered and sold by the Company pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. The Notes will be resold initially only to (i) QIBs in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act (“Rule 144A”) and (ii) Persons other than U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S) in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation S”). Notes may thereafter be transferred to, among others, QIBs and purchasers in reliance on Regulation S, subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein. Notes initially resold pursuant to Rule 144A shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global Notes in definitive, fully registered form (collectively, the “Rule 144A Global Note”); and Notes initially resold pursuant to Regulation S shall be issued initially in the form of one or more temporary global securities in fully registered form (collectively, the “Regulation S Global Note”), in each case without interest coupons and with the global securities legend and the applicable restricted securities legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto, which shall be deposited on behalf of the purchasers of the Notes represented thereby with the Securities Custodian and registered in the name of the Depository or a nominee of the Depository, duly executed by the Company and authenticated by the Trustee as provided in the Indenture. Except as set forth in this Section 2.1(a), beneficial ownership interests in the Regulation S Global Note will not be exchangeable for interests in the Rule 144A Global Note or any other global note prior to the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period and then, after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, may be exchanged for interests in a Rule 144A Global Note or any other global note only upon certification in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company that beneficial ownership interests in such Regulation S Global Note are owned either by non-U.S. persons or U.S. persons who purchased such interests in a transaction that did not require registration under the Securities Act.

 

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Beneficial interests in Regulation S Global Notes may be exchanged for interests in Rule 144A Global Notes if (1) such exchange occurs in connection with a transfer of Notes in compliance with Rule 144A and (2) the transferor of the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Company) to the effect that the beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note is being transferred to a Person (a) who the transferor reasonably believes to be a QIB, (b) purchasing for its own account or the account of a QIB in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, and (c) in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the States of the United States and other jurisdictions.

Beneficial interests in a Rule 144A Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery in the form of an interest in a Regulation S Global Note, whether before or after the expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period, only if the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee) to the effect that such transfer is being made in accordance with Rule 903 or 904 of Regulation S or Rule 144 (if applicable).

The Rule 144A Global Note and the Regulation S Global Note are collectively referred to herein as the “Global Notes”. The aggregate principal amount of the Global Notes may from time to time be increased or decreased by adjustments made on the records of the Trustee and the Depository or its nominee as hereinafter provided.

(b)    Book-Entry Provisions. This Section 2.1(b) shall apply only to a Global Note deposited with or on behalf of the Depository.

The Company shall execute and the Trustee shall, in accordance with this Section 2.1(b), authenticate and deliver initially one or more Global Notes that (a) shall be registered in the name of the Depository for such Global Note or Global Notes or the nominee of such Depository and (b) shall be delivered by the Trustee to such Depository or pursuant to such Depository’s instructions or held by the Trustee as custodian for the Depository.

Members of, or participants in, the Depository (“Agent Members”) shall have no rights under the Indenture with respect to any Global Note held on their behalf by the Depository or by the Trustee as the custodian of the Depository or under such Global Note, and the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee shall be entitled to treat the Depository as the absolute owner of such Global Note for all purposes whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent the Company, the Trustee or any agent of the Company or the Trustee from giving effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by the Depository or impair, as between the Depository and its Agent Members, the operation of customary practices of such Depository governing the exercise of the rights of a holder of a beneficial interest in any Global Note.

(c)    Definitive Notes. Except as provided in this Section 2.1, Section 2.3 or Section 2.4, owners of beneficial interests in Global Notes shall not be entitled to receive physical delivery of Definitive Notes.

 

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2.2    Authentication. The Trustee shall authenticate and deliver: (1) on the Issue Date, an aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000 7.000% Senior Notes due 2025 and (2) any Additional Notes for an original issue in an aggregate principal amount specified in the written order of the Company pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Indenture, in each case upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company, such order to specify the amount of the Notes to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of Notes is to be authenticated.

2.3    Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes. When Definitive Notes are presented to the Registrar with a request:

(x) to register the transfer of such Definitive Notes; or

(y) to exchange such Definitive Notes for an equal principal amount of Definitive Notes of other authorized denominations,

the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided, however, that the Definitive Notes surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(i) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and

(ii) if such Definitive Notes are required to bear a restricted securities legend, they are being transferred or exchanged pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 2.3(b) or pursuant to clause (A), (B) or (C) below, and are accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

(A) if such Definitive Notes are being delivered to the Registrar by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect; or

(B) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred to the Company, a certification to that effect; or

(C) if such Definitive Notes are being transferred (x) pursuant to an exemption from registration in accordance with Rule 144A, Regulation S or Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (y) in reliance upon another exemption from the requirements of the Securities Act: (i) a certification to that effect (in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 2.3(d)(i).

 

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(b) Restrictions on Transfer of a Definitive Note for a Beneficial Interest in a Global Note. A Definitive Note may not be exchanged for a beneficial interest in a Rule 144A Global Note or a Regulation S Global Note except upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth below. Upon receipt by the Trustee of a Definitive Note, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, together with:

(i) certification, in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note, that such Definitive Note is either (A) being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A or (B) being transferred after expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period by a Person who initially purchased such Note in reliance on Regulation S to a buyer who elects to hold its interest in such Note in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note; and

(ii) written instructions directing the Trustee to make, or to direct the Securities Custodian to make, an adjustment on its books and records with respect to such Rule 144A Global Note (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (b)(i)(A)) or Regulation S Global Note (in the case of a transfer pursuant to clause (b)(i)(B)) to reflect an increase in the aggregate principal amount of the Notes represented by the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, such instructions to contain information regarding the Depository account to be credited with such increase,

then the Trustee shall cancel such Definitive Note and cause, or direct the Securities Custodian to cause, in accordance with the standing instructions and procedures existing between the Depository and the Securities Custodian, the aggregate principal amount of Notes represented by the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, to be increased by the aggregate principal amount of the Definitive Note to be exchanged and shall credit or cause to be credited to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, equal to the principal amount of the Definitive Note so canceled. If no Rule 144A Global Notes or Regulation S Global Notes, as applicable, are then outstanding, the Company shall issue and the Trustee shall authenticate, upon written order of the Company in the form of an Officers’ Certificate of the Company, a new Rule 144A Global Note or Regulation S Global Note, as applicable, in the appropriate principal amount.

(c) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes.

(i) The transfer and exchange of Global Notes or beneficial interests therein shall be effected through the Depository, in accordance with the Indenture (including applicable restrictions on transfer set forth herein, if any) and the procedures of the Depository therefor. A transferor of a beneficial interest in a Global Note shall deliver to the Registrar a written order given in accordance with the Depository’s procedures containing information regarding the participant account of the Depository to be credited with a beneficial interest in the Global Note. The Registrar shall, in accordance with such instructions instruct the Depository to credit to the account of the Person specified in such instructions a beneficial interest in the Global Note and to debit the account of the Person making the transfer the beneficial interest in the Global Note being transferred. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Registrar shall

 

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have no responsibilities to seek, and need not receive, any certificates, opinions or other documentation in connection with the transfer of a beneficial interest within a single Global Note.

(ii) If the proposed transfer is a transfer of a beneficial interest in one Global Note to a beneficial interest in another Global Note, the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and an increase in the principal amount of the Global Note to which such interest is being transferred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the interest to be so transferred, and the Registrar shall reflect on its books and records the date and a corresponding decrease in the principal amount of the Global Note from which such interest is being transferred.

(iii) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Appendix (other than the provisions set forth in Section 2.4), a Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depository to a nominee of the Depository or by a nominee of the Depository to the Depository or another nominee of the Depository or by the Depository or any such nominee to a successor Depository or a nominee of such successor Depository.

(iv) In the event that a Global Note is exchanged for Definitive Notes pursuant to Section 2.4 of this Appendix, such Notes may be exchanged only in accordance with such procedures as are substantially consistent with the provisions of this Section 2.3 (including the certification requirements set forth on the reverse of the Notes intended to ensure that such transfers comply with Rule 144A, Regulation S or another applicable exemption under the Securities Act, as the case may be) and such other procedures as may from time to time be adopted by the Company.

(d) Legend.

(i) Except as permitted by the following paragraph (ii), each Note certificate evidencing the Transfer Restricted Notes (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED SECURITIES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS [IN THE CASE OF RULE 144A NOTES: THE DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED (WHICH INSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT

 

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THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE)] [IN THE CASE OF REGULATION S NOTES: 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH NOTE)], ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE SECURITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.

Each certificate evidencing a Note offered in reliance on Regulation S shall, in addition to the foregoing, bear a legend in substantially the following form:

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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UNTIL 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF COMMENCEMENT OR COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING, AN OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY A DEALER (AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT) MAY VIOLATE THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IF SUCH OFFER OR SALE IS MADE OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A THEREUNDER.

Each Definitive Note shall also bear the following additional legend:

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

(ii) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Note (including any Transfer Restricted Note represented by a Global Note) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Registrar shall permit the transferee thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Note for a certificated Note that does not bear the legend set forth above and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Note, if the transferor thereof certifies in writing to the Registrar that such sale or transfer was made in reliance on Rule 144 (such certification to be in the form set forth on the reverse of the Note).

(e) Cancellation or Adjustment of Global Note. At such time as all beneficial interests in a Global Note have either been exchanged for Definitive Notes, redeemed, purchased or canceled, such Global Note shall be returned to the Depository for cancellation or retained and canceled by the Trustee. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for certificated Notes, redeemed, purchased or canceled, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced and an adjustment shall be made on the books and records of the Trustee (if it is then the Securities Custodian for such Global Note) with respect to such Global Note, by the Trustee or the Securities Custodian, to reflect such reduction.

(f) No Obligation of the Trustee.

(i) The Trustee shall have no responsibility or obligation to any beneficial owner of a Global Note, a member of, or a participant in the Depository or other Person with respect to the accuracy of the records of the Depository or its nominee or of any participant or member thereof, with respect to any ownership interest in the Notes or with respect to the delivery to any participant, member, beneficial owner or other Person (other than the Depository) of any notice (including any notice of redemption) or the payment of any amount, under or with respect to such Notes. All notices and communications to be given to the Holders and all payments to be made to Holders under the Notes shall be given or made only to or upon the order of the registered Holders (which shall be the Depository or its nominee in the case of a Global Note). The rights of beneficial owners in any Global Note shall be exercised only through the Depository subject to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depository. The Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon information furnished by the Depository with respect to its members, participants and any beneficial owners.

 

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

2.4    Definitive Notes.

(a) A Global Note deposited with the Depository or with the Trustee as Securities Custodian for the Depository pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be transferred to the beneficial owners thereof in the form of Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of such Global Note, in exchange for such Global Note, only if such transfer complies with Section 2.3 hereof and (i) the Depository notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depository for such Global Note and the Depository fails to appoint a successor depository or if at any time such Depository ceases to be a “clearing agency” registered under the Exchange Act, and in either case, a successor depository is not appointed by the Company within 90 days of such notice or of its becoming aware of such lack of registration, (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (iii) the Company, in its sole discretion and subject to the procedures of the Depository, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of Definitive Notes under the Indenture.

(b) Any Global Note that is transferable to the beneficial owners thereof pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be surrendered by the Depository to the Trustee located at its designated Corporate Trust Office to be so transferred, in whole or from time to time in part, without charge, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, upon such transfer of each portion of such Global Note, an equal aggregate principal amount of Definitive Notes of authorized denominations. Any portion of a Global Note transferred pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be executed, authenticated and delivered only in denominations of $2,000 principal amount and any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of $2,000 and registered in such names as the Depository shall direct. Any Definitive Note delivered in exchange for an interest in the Transfer Restricted Note shall, except as otherwise provided by Section 2.3(d) hereof, bear the applicable restricted securities legend and definitive securities legend set forth in Exhibit 1 hereto.

(c) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.4(b) hereof, the registered Holder of a Global Note shall be entitled to grant proxies and otherwise authorize any Person, including Agent Members and Persons that may hold interests through Agent Members, to take any action which a Holder is entitled to take under the Indenture or the Notes.

(d) In the event of the occurrence of one of the events specified in Section 2.4(a) hereof, the Company shall promptly make available to the Trustee a reasonable supply of Definitive Notes in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons. In the event that such Definitive Notes are not issued, the Company expressly acknowledges, with respect to the right of any Holder to pursue a remedy pursuant to Section 6.6 of the Indenture, the right of any beneficial owner of Notes to pursue such remedy with respect to the portion of the Global Note that represents such beneficial owner’s Notes as if such Definitive Notes had been issued.

 

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EXHIBIT 1

to

RULE 144A/REGULATION S APPENDIX

[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

[Global Notes Legend]

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 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 IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC) ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO DTC, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL NOTE SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.

[[FOR REGULATION S GLOBAL NOTE ONLY] UNTIL 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF COMMENCEMENT OR COMPLETION OF THE OFFERING, AN OFFER OR SALE OF SECURITIES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES BY A DEALER (AS DEFINED IN THE SECURITIES ACT) MAY VIOLATE THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT IF SUCH OFFER OR SALE IS MADE OTHERWISE THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A THEREUNDER.]

[Restricted Notes Legend for Notes offered otherwise than in reliance on Regulation S]

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH


REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED NOTES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE THAT THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND SHALL BE DEEMED REMOVED (WHICH INSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BE GIVEN ON OR ABOUT THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTE), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE.

[Restricted Notes Legend for Notes Offered in Reliance on Regulation S.]

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, SUCH REGISTRATION. THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF ANY INVESTOR ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT HAS PURCHASED NOTES, TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER SUCH NOTE, PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS 40 DAYS AFTER THE LATER OF THE ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE HEREOF AND THE LAST DATE ON WHICH THE ISSUER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ISSUER WAS THE OWNER OF THIS NOTE (OR ANY PREDECESSOR OF SUCH NOTE), ONLY (A) TO THE ISSUER, (B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT

 

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HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (C) FOR SO LONG AS THE NOTES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, TO A PERSON IT REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT PURCHASES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (D) PURSUANT TO OFFERS AND SALES TO NON-U.S. PERSONS THAT OCCUR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (E) PURSUANT TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE ISSUER’S AND THE TRUSTEE’S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO CLAUSE (D) OR (E) TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION OF THE ISSUER, THE TRUSTEE OR ANY HOLDER AT SUCH TIME AS THE ISSUER INSTRUCTS THE TRUSTEE IN WRITING TO REMOVE SUCH LEGEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDENTURE. BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF, THE HOLDER HEREOF REPRESENTS THAT IT IS NOT A U.S. PERSON NOR IS IT PURCHASING FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A U.S. PERSON AND IS ACQUIRING THIS NOTE IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

THIS NOTE (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION ORIGINALLY EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. TERMS USED ABOVE HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

[Definitive Notes Legend]

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

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[FORM OF FACE OF NOTE]

 

No. ___________    $[                ]
  

(subject to adjustment as reflected in the

Schedule of Increases or Decreases in

Global Note attached hereto)

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

7.000% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2025

CUSIP NO. [                ]

ISIN NO. [                ]

Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for value received, promises to pay to ___________, or registered assigns, the principal sum of ___________ Dollars (subject to adjustment as reflected in the Schedule of Increases or Decreases in Global Note attached hereto) on May 1, 2025.

Interest Payment Dates: May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on [November 1, 2020] [first interest payment date relating to any Additional Notes].

Record Dates: April 15 and October 15 of each year (whether or not a Business Day).

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, EXPEDIA GROUP, INC. has caused this Note to be duly executed.

Dated: _________ _________, 20__

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
    By  

 

    Name:  
    Title:  


TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF
    AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Notes referred
to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

        as Trustee

    by  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]

7.000% Senior Note due 2025

 

1.

Interest

Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate of 7.000% per annum, subject to adjustment pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Note.

The Company shall pay interest semiannually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each such date, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing on [November 1, 2020] [first interest payment date relating to any Additional Notes]. Interest on the Notes shall accrue from [May 5, 2020] [date of issuance of any Additional Notes] [prior interest payment date], or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for on the Notes. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.

 

2.

Method of Payment

By no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the date on which any principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall irrevocably deposit with the Trustee or the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal, premium, if any, and/or interest. The Company shall pay interest (except defaulted interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the April 15 or October 15 (whether or not a Business Day) immediately preceding the Interest Payment Date. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal and premium payments. The Company shall pay principal, premium, if any, and interest in money of the United States that at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. Payments in respect of Notes represented by a Global Note held by the Depository (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) shall be made by the transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Depository. The Company may make all payments in respect of a Definitive Note (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof or by wire transfer to an account located in the United States maintained by the payee; provided, that such Holder shall have furnished the Paying Agent with wire transfer instructions satisfactory to the Paying Agent at least 15 calendar days prior to the payment date.

If any interest payment date or other payment date of a Note falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the required payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest will be made on the next succeeding Business Day as if made on the date that the payment was due, and no interest shall accrue on that payment for the period from and after that interest payment date or other payment date, as the case may be, to the date of that payment on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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3.

Paying Agent and Registrar

U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (the “Trustee”), shall initially act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Noteholder. The Company or any of its domestically organized wholly owned Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent.

 

4.

Indenture

The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Noteholders are referred to the Indenture for a statement of those 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 senior unsecured obligations of the Company. This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Indenture. The Notes include the Initial Notes issued on the Issue Date and any Additional Notes issued in accordance with Section 2.13 of the Indenture. The Initial Notes and any Additional Notes are treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. The Indenture imposes certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to create liens, enter into sale and lease-back transactions and enter into mergers and consolidations.

The Notes are guaranteed to the extent provided in the Indenture.

 

5.

Interest Rate Adjustment

The interest rate payable on the Notes shall be subject to adjustment from time to time if either Moody’s or S&P (or, in either case, a Substitute Rating Agency) downgrades (or subsequently upgrades) its rating assigned to the Notes, as set forth below.

If the rating of the Notes from one or both of Moody’s or S&P (or, if applicable, any Substitute Rating Agency) is decreased to a rating set forth in either of the immediately following tables, the interest rate on the Notes shall increase from the interest rate set forth in paragraph 1 of this Note by an amount equal to the sum of the applicable percentages per annum set forth in the following tables opposite those ratings:

 

Moody’s Rating*    Percentage  

Ba1

     0.25

Ba2

     0.50

 

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Ba3

     0.75

B1 or below

     1.00
S&P Rating    Percentage  

BB+

     0.25

BB

     0.50

BB-

     0.75

B+ or below

     1.00

 

*

Including the equivalent ratings of any Substitute Rating Agency

For purposes of making adjustments to the interest rate on the Notes, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

(1) if at any time less than two Rating Agencies (excluding, for paragraph 5 of this Note, specific references therein to Fitch) provide a rating on the Notes for reasons not within the Company’s control (i) the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a rating on the Notes from a Substitute Rating Agency for purposes of determining any increase or decrease in the interest rate on the Notes pursuant to the tables above, (ii) such Substitute Rating Agency shall be substituted for the last Rating Agency to provide a rating on the Notes but which has since ceased to provide such rating, (iii) the relative ratings scale used by such Substitute Rating Agency to assign ratings to senior unsecured debt shall be determined in good faith by an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Company and, for purposes of determining the applicable ratings included in the applicable table above with respect to such Substitute Rating Agency, such ratings shall be deemed to be the equivalent ratings used by Moody’s or S&P, as applicable, in such table, and (iv) the interest rate on the Notes shall increase or decrease, as the case may be, such that the interest rate equals the interest rate with respect to the Notes set forth in paragraph 1 of this Note plus the appropriate percentage, if any, set forth opposite the rating from such Substitute Rating Agency in the applicable table above (taking into account the provisions of clause (iii) above) (plus any applicable percentage resulting from a decreased rating by the other Rating Agency);

(2) for so long as only one Rating Agency (or Substitute Rating Agency, if applicable) provides a rating on the Notes, any increase or decrease in the interest rate on the Notes necessitated by a reduction or increase in the rating by that Rating Agency shall be twice the applicable percentage set forth in the applicable table above;

(3) if both Rating Agencies cease to provide a rating of the Notes for any reason, and no Substitute Rating Agency has provided a rating on the Notes, the interest rate on the Notes shall increase to, or remain at, as the case may be, 2.00% per annum above the interest rate on the Notes prior to any such adjustment;

(4) if Moody’s or S&P ceases to rate the Notes or make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons within the Company’s control, the Company shall not be entitled to obtain a rating from a Substitute Rating Agency and the increase or decrease in the interest rate on the Notes shall be determined in the manner described above as if either only one or no Rating Agency provides a rating on the Notes, as the case may be;

 

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(5) each interest rate adjustment required by any decrease or increase in a rating as set forth above, whether occasioned by the action of Moody’s or S&P (or, in either case, any Substitute Rating Agency), shall be made independently of (and in addition to) any and all other interest rate adjustments occasioned by the action of the other Rating Agency;

(6) in no event shall (i) the interest rate on the Notes be reduced to below the interest rate on the Notes at the time of initial issuance or (ii) the total increase in the interest rate on the Notes exceed 2.00% above the interest rate payable on the Notes on the date of their initial issuance; and

(7) subject to clauses (3) and (4) above, no adjustment in the interest rate on the Notes shall be made solely as a result of a Rating Agency ceasing to provide a rating of the Notes.

If at any time the interest rate on the Notes has been adjusted upward and either of the Rating Agencies or a Substitute Rating Agency, as applicable, subsequently increases its rating of the Notes, the interest rate on the Notes shall again be adjusted (and decreased, if appropriate) such that the interest rate on the Notes equals the original interest rate payable on the Notes prior to any adjustment plus (if applicable) an amount equal to the sum of the percentages per annum set forth opposite the ratings in the tables above with respect to the ratings assigned to the Notes at that time, all calculated in accordance with the rules of interpretation set forth above. If Moody’s or any Substitute Rating Agency subsequently increases its rating on the Notes to “Baa3” (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency) or higher and S&P or any Substitute Rating Agency subsequently increases its rating on the Notes to “BBB-” (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency) or higher, the interest rate on the Notes shall be decreased to the interest rate on the Notes set forth in paragraph 1 of this Note.

Any interest rate increase or decrease described above shall take effect from the first day of the interest period following the period in which a rating change occurs requiring an adjustment in the interest rate. If either Rating Agency changes its rating of the Notes more than once during any particular interest period, the last such change by such Rating Agency to occur shall control in the event of a conflict for purposes of any increase or decrease in the interest rate with respect to the Notes.

The interest rate on the Notes shall permanently cease to be subject to any adjustment described above (notwithstanding any subsequent decrease in the ratings by either Rating Agency) if the Notes become rated “Baa1” or higher by Moody’s (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency) and “BBB+” or higher by S&P (or its equivalent if with respect to any Substitute Rating Agency), in each case with a stable or positive outlook.

 

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If the interest rate on the Notes is increased as described above, the term “interest,” as used with respect to the Notes, shall be deemed to include any such additional interest unless the context otherwise requires.

 

6.

Optional Redemption

On or after May 1, 2022, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option at any time in whole or from time to time in part at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on May 1 of the years set forth below:

 

Period

   Redemption Price  

2022

     103.500

2023

     101.750

2024 and thereafter

     100.000

Prior to May 1, 2022, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option at any time in whole or from time to time in part at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding, the redemption date.

At any time or from time to time on or prior to May 1, 2022, the Company may redeem in the aggregate up to 40% of the original principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any creation and issuance of Additional Notes) with an amount of cash not greater than the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings (1) by the Company or (2) by any direct or indirect parent of the Company, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount thereof) of 107.000%, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date; provided that at least 60% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (calculated after giving effect to any creation and issuance of Additional Notes) must remain outstanding after each such redemption; provided, further, that such redemption shall occur within 90 days after the date on which such Equity Offering is consummated.

The following terms are relevant to the determination of the redemption price for any redemption prior to May 1, 2022:

“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note at any applicable redemption date, the excess of (i) the present value at such redemption date of (A) the redemption price of the Note on May 1, 2022 (such redemption price being described in

 

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the table above in this paragraph 6 of this Note) exclusive of any accrued interest plus (B) all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through May 1, 2022 (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate for such redemption date plus 50 basis points, over (ii) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes from the redemption date to May 1, 2022 that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a maturity most nearly equal to May 1, 2022.

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to a redemption date, (1) the arithmetic average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Independent Investment Banker is given fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the arithmetic average of all Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date.

“Independent Investment Banker” means J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. or Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (or their respective successors) as may be appointed from time to time by the Company.

“Primary Treasury Dealer” means a primary U.S. government securities dealer in New York City.

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means (i) two of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (or their respective successors) selected by the Company; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing ceases to be a Primary Treasury Dealer, the Company may substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) two other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company.

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any redemption date, the arithmetic average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker by such Reference Treasury Dealer by 3:30 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such redemption date.

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity (computed as of the third Business Day immediately preceding that redemption date) of the Comparable Treasury Issue. In determining this rate, the Company will assume a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.

 

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Except as set forth above, the Notes shall not be redeemable at the election of the Company prior to maturity.

The Notes shall not be entitled to the benefit of any sinking fund.

 

7.

Notice of Redemption

Notice of redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered if held by the Depository at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at his registered address. Notice of any redemption, including, without limitation, upon an Equity Offering, may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of the related Equity Offering. In addition, if such redemption is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be delayed until such time as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date, or by the redemption date so delayed. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 principal amount may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $2,000. Notes of $2,000 or less may be redeemed in whole and not in part. If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed on the redemption date is deposited with the Paying Agent on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption date (or, if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is the Paying Agent, such money is segregated and held in trust), on and after the redemption date interest shall cease to accrue on such Notes (or such portions thereof) called for redemption.

 

8.

Put Provisions

Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, subject to limited exceptions, any Holder of Notes will have the right to cause the Company to repurchase all or any part of the Notes of such Holder at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date occurring on or prior to the date of such repurchase) as provided in, and subject to the terms of, the Indenture.

 

9.

Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

The Notes are in fully registered form without coupons in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. A Holder may register, transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture; provided that no service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

 

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The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange any Notes selected for redemption (except, in the case of a Note to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Note not to be redeemed) for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing or electronic delivery of a notice of redemption of Notes to be redeemed and ending on the date of such mailing or electronic delivery.

 

10.

Persons Deemed Owners

The registered holder of this Note shall be treated as the owner of it for all purposes (subject to the rights of a registered holder as of a record date prior thereto to receive interest due on an interest payment date as provided herein and in the Indenture).

 

11.

Unclaimed Money

If money for the payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest remains unclaimed for two years after the date of payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at its request. After any such payment, all liability of the Trustee and the Paying Agent with respect to such money shall cease and Holders entitled to the money must look only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.

 

12.

Defeasance

Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee U.S. dollars or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.

 

13.

Amendment, Waiver

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Notes may be amended with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange for Notes) and (ii) any default or noncompliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes. However, the Indenture requires the consent of each Noteholder that would be affected for certain specified amendments or modifications of the Indenture and the Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without notice to or the consent of any Noteholder, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend the Indenture or the Notes to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, or to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and the assumption by any such Person of the obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Article V of the Indenture, or to add any additional Events of Default, or to add to the covenants of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes or surrender any right or power conferred upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, or to add one or more

 

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guarantees for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, or to evidence the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Guarantee of the Notes in accordance with the Indenture, or to add collateral security with respect to the Notes or any Guarantee, or to add or appoint a successor or separate Trustee or other agent, or to provide for the issuance of any Additional Notes, or to comply with any requirement in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act, or to comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository, or to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes in accordance with the Indenture, or to conform the text of the Indenture, this Note or any Guarantee to any provision of the “Description of Notes” section of the Offering Memorandum to the extent such provision in such “Description of Notes” was intended to set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of the Indenture, this Note or the Guarantees, or to make any change if the change does not adversely affect the interests of any Noteholder.

 

14.

Defaults and Remedies

Under the Indenture, Events of Default include (i) default for 30 days in payment of interest on the Notes; (ii) default in payment of principal, or premium, if any, on the Notes when due at its Stated Maturity, upon optional redemption or otherwise; (iii) failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to comply with any other agreement in the Indenture or the Notes, subject to notice and lapse of time; (iv) failure to make any payment at maturity, including any applicable grace period, in respect of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000, subject to certain conditions; (v) default in respect of other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness of the Company or of any of its Subsidiaries owing to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) in an amount in excess of $35,000,000, which results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness, subject to certain conditions; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; and (vii) the Guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be in full force and effect during its term or any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms in writing its obligations under the Indenture or its Guarantee, other than any such cessation, denial or disaffirmation in connection with the termination of such Guarantee pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.

If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately. Certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency involving the Company are Events of Default which will result in the Notes being due and payable immediately upon the occurrence of such Events of Default.

Noteholders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Noteholders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest) if it in good faith determines that withholding notice is not opposed to their interest.

 

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15.

Trustee Dealings with the Company

Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company and may otherwise deal with the Company with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

 

16.

No Recourse Against Others

A director, officer, employee or stockholder (other than the Company), as such, of the Company shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Noteholder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

 

17.

Authentication

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an authenticating agent acting on its behalf) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

 

18.

Abbreviations

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Noteholder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (tenants in common), TEN ENT (tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (custodian) and U/G/M/A (Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

19.

[CUSIP and ISIN Numbers

The Company has caused CUSIP and ISIN numbers and/or other similar numbers to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP and ISIN numbers and/or other similar numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Noteholders. 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.] [For Notes to be issued with CUSIP or ISIN numbers.]

 

20.

Governing Law.

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Note to

(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

(Insert assignee’s Social Security or Tax I.D. No.)

and irrevocably appoint                  as agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

 

 

Date:         Your Signature:    
Signature Guarantee:              

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program or other signature guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Trustee)

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.

In connection with any transfer or exchange of any of the certificated Notes evidenced by this certificate occurring prior to the date that is one year after the later of the date of original issuance of such Notes and the last date, if any, on which such Notes were owned by the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, the undersigned confirms that such Notes are being transferred:

CHECK ONE BOX BELOW:

 

(1)    ☐      to the Company; or
(2)    ☐      for so long as the Notes are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, to a person it reasonably believes is a “Qualified Institutional Buyer” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act that purchases for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A; or
(3)    ☐      after expiration of the Distribution Compliance Period to a buyer who elects to hold its interest in such Note in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note pursuant to the offers and sales that occur outside the United States within the meaning of Regulation S under the Securities Act; or

 

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(4)   

  

pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; or

(5)   

  

pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective under the Securities Act.

Unless one of the boxes is checked, the Registrar may refuse to register any of the certificated Notes evidenced by this certificate in the name of any Person other than the registered holder thereof; provided, however, that if box (3) or (4) is checked, the Registrar may require, prior to registering any such transfer of the Notes, such legal opinions, certifications and other information as the Company has reasonably requested 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 of 1933, such as the exemption provided by Rule 144 under such Act.

 

     

 

Signature

Signature Guarantee:      

 

     

 

Signature

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a recognized

Signature Guarantee Medallion Program or other signature

guarantor program reasonably acceptable to the Registrar)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO BE COMPLETED BY PURCHASER IF BOX (2) ABOVE IS CHECKED

The undersigned represents and warrants that it is purchasing this certificated Note for its own account or an account with respect to which it exercises sole investment discretion and that it and any such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, and is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on Rule 144A and acknowledges that it has received such information regarding the Company as the undersigned has requested pursuant to Rule 144A or has determined not to request such information and that it is aware that the transferor is relying upon the undersigned’s foregoing representations in order to claim the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A.

 

Dated:                                                

 

      NOTICE: To be executed by an executive officer

Signature Guarantee:

     

 

      Signature

(Signature must be guaranteed by a participant in a

recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program or

other signature guarantor program reasonably

acceptable to the Registrar)     

 

 

 

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[TO BE ATTACHED TO GLOBAL NOTES]

SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL NOTE

The following increases or decreases 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
Securities
Custodian
 
           
           
           
           
           
           

 

 

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.8 of the Indenture, check the box:     

☐  Change of Control

 

     If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.8 of the Indenture, state the principal amount to be purchased: $             ($1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, provided that the unpurchased portion of this Note must be in a principal amount of at least $2,000)

 

  Dated:  

 

    Your Signature:  

 

         

(Sign exactly as your name appears
on the other side of this Note.)

  Signature Guarantee:  

 

    (Signature must be guaranteed)

Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“STAMP”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Exhibit A

INCUMBENCY CERTIFICATE

The undersigned, ____________, being the ____________ of ____________ (the “Company”) does hereby certify that the individuals listed below are qualified and acting officers of the Company as set forth in the adjacent right column opposite their respective names and the signatures appearing in the far right column opposite the name of each such officer is a true specimen of the genuine signature of such officer and such individuals have the authority to execute documents to be delivered to, or upon the request of, U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.

 

Name

 

Title

 

Signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Certificate as of the ____ day of ___________, 20__.

 

A-1

Exhibit 10.1

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of May 4, 2020 (this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES party hereto, the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto (the “Existing Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and London Agent.

Pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Lenders have provided European Tranche Commitments and extended European Tranche Revolving Loans to the Borrowers on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.

The Company has requested that the Existing Lenders consent to the amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

Each Existing Lender that is a party hereto (such Existing Lenders being collectively referred to as the “Consenting Lenders”), the Administrative Agent and the London Agent desire to agree to the amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, and the Consenting Lenders constitute all of the Lenders and Issuing Banks under the Existing Credit Agreement.

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

SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein (including in the preamble and the recitals hereto) have the meanings assigned to them in the Existing Credit Agreement or the Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below), as applicable.

SECTION 2. Revolving Credit Facility. (a) Tranche 1 Commitments and Tranche 1 Revolving Loans. On the terms set forth herein and in the Restated Credit Agreement and subject to the conditions set forth herein, on and as of the Restatement Effective Date (as defined below), (i) the entire amount of the European Tranche Commitment of each Consenting Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement shall be redesignated as, and shall continue in effect under the Restated Credit Agreement as, the Tranche 1 Commitment of such Consenting Lender in the same amount as such


Consenting Lender’s European Tranche Commitment under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date (and such Commitment shall cease to be referred to as the European Tranche Commitment), and (ii) the entire principal amount of the European Tranche Revolving Loans of each Consenting Lender outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date shall be redesignated as, and shall continue to be outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement as, Tranche 1 Revolving Loans of such Consenting Lender in the same principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of such Consenting Lender’s European Tranche Revolving Loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date (and such Loans shall cease to be referred to as the European Revolving Loans). The terms of the Tranche 1 Commitments and Tranche 1 Revolving Loans shall be as set forth in the Restated Credit Agreement, and on and as of the Restatement Effective Date each Consenting Lender shall be referred to as a “Tranche 1 Lender”, and shall continue to be a “Lender”, under the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall have all the privileges, rights and obligations of a “Tranche 1 Lender” and a “Lender” under the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(b) General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Restated Credit Agreement, the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans shall initially be of the same Type (and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, shall have the same Interest Period) as the European Tranche Revolving Loans that, pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above, have been redesignated as the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans and thereafter may be converted or continued as set forth in Section 2.08 of the Restated Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 3. Restated Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Restatement Effective Date, (a) the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated, in its entirety, to be in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the Existing Credit Agreement, as so amended and restated, being referred to as the “Restated Credit Agreement”; the Existing Credit Agreement and the Restated Credit Agreement are collectively referred to as the “Credit Agreement”), and (b) all the Schedules and Exhibits to the Existing Credit Agreement are hereby replaced, in their entirety, with the Schedules and Exhibits attached to the Restated Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4. Restated Guarantee Agreement. Each Consenting Lender hereby authorizes and consents to the amendment and restatement, on and as of the Restatement Effective Date, of the Guarantee Agreement to be in the form of Exhibit B hereto (the Guarantee Agreement, as so amended and restated, being referred to as the “Restated Guarantee Agreement”).

SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. The Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

(a) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary and constitutes (assuming due execution hereof by the parties hereto other than the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries) a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b) As of the Restatement Effective Date, after giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Restated Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality in the text thereof, in all respects) on and as of the Restatement Effective Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they were so true and correct as of such earlier date.

(c) As of the Restatement Effective Date, after giving effect to this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 6. Conditions to Effectiveness of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the first date (the “Agreement Effective Date”) on which the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) Agreement. The Administrative Agent and the London Agent shall have signed a counterpart of this Agreement and shall have received from the Company, each Borrowing

 

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Subsidiary and each Existing Lender (i) a counterpart of this Agreement executed by such Person or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging, including DocuSign) that such Person has signed a counterpart this Agreement.

(b) Expenses. The Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall have received, to the extent invoiced prior to the Agreement Effective Date, payment or reimbursement of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid or reimbursed by any Loan Party under the Existing Credit Agreement or any Loan Document.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks of the Agreement Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

SECTION 7. Conditions to Effectiveness of Restatement. The transactions contemplated by Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof shall become effective as of the first date (the “Restatement Effective Date”) on which the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) Restated Guarantee Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have signed a counterpart of the Restated Guarantee Agreement and shall have received from the Company and each Designated Subsidiary (i) a counterpart of the Restated Guarantee Agreement executed by such Person or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging, including DocuSign) that such Person has signed a counterpart of the Restated Guarantee Agreement.

(b) Collateral Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have signed a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, and shall have received from the Company and each Designated Subsidiary (other than OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc.) (i) a counterpart of such Collateral Agreement executed by such Person or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging, including DocuSign) that such Person has signed a counterpart of such Collateral Agreement.

(c) IP Collateral Agreements. The Administrative Agent shall have signed a counterpart of a Patent and Trademark Security Agreement and a Copyright Security Agreement (each as defined in the Collateral Agreement) and shall have received from each applicable Loan Party (i) a counterpart of each of such Patent and Trademark Security Agreement and such Copyright Security Agreement executed by such Person or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging, including DocuSign) that such Person has signed a counterpart of each of such Patent and Trademark Security Agreement and such Copyright Security Agreement.

 

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(d) Perfection Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received, with respect to the Company and each Designated Subsidiary (other than OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc.), a completed Perfection Certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, dated the Restatement Effective Date and signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company, together with all attachments contemplated thereby.

(e) Guarantee and Collateral Requirement. Without limiting the conditions set forth above or the discretion of the Administrative Agent set forth in the definition of such term, the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement shall have been satisfied (provided that any extension of time granted by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents with respect to any portion of the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement shall be treated as a waiver of such portion solely for purposes of this clause (e)).

(f) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Consenting Lenders and the Issuing Banks and dated the Restatement Effective Date) of (i) Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, counsel for the Company, (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction in which a Loan Party is organized and the laws of which are not covered by the opinion referred to in clause (i) above, and (iii) in-house counsel of the Company, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Officer’s Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Restatement Effective Date and signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company, confirming (i) the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 hereof and (ii) the satisfaction of the condition precedent set forth in paragraph (i) below.

(h) Secretary’s Certificates and Good Standing Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in respect of the Company and each Subsidiary Loan Party, a certificate of such Loan Party, dated the Restatement Effective Date and executed by the secretary or an assistant secretary of such Loan Party, attaching (i) a copy of the articles or certificate of incorporation or formation, bylaws or other organizational documents of such Person, which shall be certified as of the Restatement Effective Date or a recent date prior thereto by the appropriate Governmental Authority, (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of, or other authorized persons acting on behalf of, such Loan Party executing each Loan Document, (iii) resolutions of the board of directors or similar governing body of such Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, certified as of the Restatement Effective Date by such secretary or assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv) a good standing certificate (or equivalent) from the applicable Governmental Authority of such Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization, dated the Restatement Effective Date or a recent date prior thereto, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(i) Notes Issuance. Substantially concurrently with the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date, the Company shall issue and sell, and receive the net proceeds from the issuance and sale of, senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of at least US$1,750,000,000.

(j) Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and each Lender shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, payment or reimbursement of all fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid or reimbursed by any Loan Party under the Restated Credit Agreement or any Loan Document.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks of the Restatement Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event the Restatement Effective Date shall not have occurred on or prior to May 5, 2020, this Agreement, including the agreements of the Consenting Lenders set forth in Section 8 hereof, shall terminate and cease to be in effect.

SECTION 8. Lender Covenants. Each Consenting Lender hereby agrees that, from and after the Restatement Effective Date, it shall use reasonable best efforts to provide (or to cause its Affiliate to provide) a commitment in respect of such Consenting Lender’s Ratable Share (as defined below) of a Foreign Facility, subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) receipt by such Lender (or such Affiliate) of all credit committee and other internal approvals for entry into the Foreign Facility and providing of such a commitment thereunder;

(b) satisfaction of such Lender’s requirements under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, and to the extent that any borrower or guarantor under the Foreign Facility qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the beneficial ownership regulation 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 and such regulation is otherwise applicable, receipt by such Lender of a customary certification requested by such Lender regarding beneficial ownership as required by such beneficial ownership regulation in relation to such borrower or guarantor;

(c) satisfactory definitive documentation in respect of the Foreign Facility on terms and conditions substantially consistent with the Foreign Facility Term Sheet attached as Exhibit I to the Restated Credit Agreement and otherwise reasonably acceptable to such Lender;

(d) satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness and funding set forth in the definitive documentation for the Foreign Facility; and

 

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(e) at least a Majority in Interest of the Tranche 1 Lenders having provided commitments under the Foreign Facility in respect of such Tranche 1 Lenders’ Ratable Shares thereof.

It is understood and agreed that nothing in this Section shall constitute an express or implied commitment by any Consenting Lender or any of its Affiliates to provide any portion of the Foreign Facility, to provide any other financing or to share with any Person any of the fees payable to such Consenting Lender or any of its Affiliates for its own account (or otherwise to expend any amounts) in connection with the Foreign Facility (it being understood that such commitment shall only exist if such Consenting Lender or its applicable Affiliate become a party to the definitive documentation for the Foreign Facility).

For purposes of this Agreement, a Lender’s “Ratable Share” of a Foreign Facility will be determined as the percentage of US$855,000,000 equal to the percentage that such Lender’s European Tranche Commitment under the Existing Credit Agreement represents of the total European Tranche Commitments under the Existing Credit Agreement, in each case, as in effect immediately prior to the Agreement Effective Date.

For purposes of the Restated Credit Agreement, with respect to any applicable Lender, the foregoing provisions of this Section 8 are referred to as the “Deemed Agreement” of such Lender.

SECTION 9. Effect of this Agreement. (a) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Agents, the Issuing Banks or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Neither this Agreement nor the effectiveness of the Restated Credit Agreement shall extinguish the obligations for the payment of money outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement or discharge or release any Guarantee thereof. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the Obligations (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Loan Party to any other consent to, or any other waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.

(b) On and after the Restatement Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereto”, “hereof” and words of similar import shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to the Restated Credit Agreement, and each reference to the “Credit Agreement” in any other Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Restated Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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SECTION 10. Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including DocuSign) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

SECTION 12. Headings. Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 13. Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Sections 9.06(b), 9.07, 9.09(b), 9.09(c), 9.09(d), 9.10 and 9.11 of the Restated Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
        by:  
 

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

 

Name: Robert J. Dzielak

Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

EXPEDIA, INC.,
        by:  
 

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

 

Name: Robert J. Dzielak

Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

TRAVELSCAPE, LLC,
        by:  
 

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

 

Name: Robert J. Dzielak

Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

HOTWIRE, INC.,
        by:  
 

/s/ Robert J. Dzielak

 

Name: Robert J. Dzielak

Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent and London Agent,
        by:  
 

/s/ John G. Kowalczuk

 

Name: John G. Kowalczuk

Title:   Executive Director

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender and Issuing Bank:

 

by:               
 

/s/ Eric Ridgway

 

Name: Eric Ridgway

Title:   Director

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

BNP Paribas, as a Lender and Issuing Bank:

 

by:               
 

/s/ Nicole Rodriguez

  Name: Nicole Rodriguez
  Title:   Director
by:  
 

/s/ Karim Remtoula

 

Name: Karim Remtoula

Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

Name of Lender: HSBC Bank USA, National Association

 

by:               
 

/s/ Mark C. Gibbs

 

Name: Mark C. Gibbs

Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

Name of Lender (with any Lender that is an Issuing Bank consenting both in its capacity as a Lender and as an Issuing Bank): MIZUHO BANK, LTD.

 

by:               
 

/s/ Tracy Rahn

 

Name: Tracy Rahn

Title:   Executive Director

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

MUFG BANK, LTD.

 

by:               
 

/s/ Marlon Mathews

 

Name: Marlon Mathews

Title:   Director

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

Royal Bank of Canada

 

by:               
 

/s/ Jenny Wang

 

Name: Jenny Wang

Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

Name of Lender: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

 

by:  

            

 

/s/ Michael Maguire

 

Name: Michael Maguire

Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

as a Lender

 

by:  

            

 

/s/ Frans Braniotis

 

Name: Frans Braniotis

Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

Name of Lender (with any Lender that is an Issuing Bank consenting both in its capacity as a Lender and as an Issuing Bank):

 

by:   U.S. Bank National Association
 

/s/ Lukas Coleman

 

Name: Lukas Coleman

Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA
by:               
 

/s/ Jamie Minieri

 

Name: Jamie Minieri

Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


SIGNATURE PAGE TO

RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 OF

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

 

Name of Lender (with any Lender that is an Issuing Bank consenting both in its capacity as a Lender and as an Issuing Bank): STANDARD CHARTERED BANK

 

by:               
 

/s/ James Beck

 

Name: James Beck

Title:   Associate Director

 

[Signature Page to Restatement Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement


EXECUTION VERSION

EXHIBIT A

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of the Restatement Effective Date,

among

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,

the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES from time to time party hereto,

the LENDERS from time to time party hereto

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and London Agent

 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP.,

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

and

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

and

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

as Co-Syndication Agents

BNP PARIBAS

and

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

 

[CS&M Ref. No. 6701-507]


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
  ARTICLE I   
  Definitions   

SECTION 1.01.

  Defined Terms      1  

SECTION 1.02.

  Classification of Loans and Borrowings      51  

SECTION 1.03.

  Terms Generally      51  

SECTION 1.04.

  Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations      52  

SECTION 1.05.

  Currency Translation      53  

SECTION 1.06.

  Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification      54  

SECTION 1.07.

  Divisions      54  

SECTION 1.08.

  Foreign Facility Cashless Rollover      54  

SECTION 1.09.

  Restricted Secured Obligations      55  
  ARTICLE II   
  The Credits   

SECTION 2.01.

  Commitments      55  

SECTION 2.02.

  Loans and Borrowings      55  

SECTION 2.03.

  Requests for Borrowings      56  

SECTION 2.04.

  Borrowing Subsidiaries      57  

SECTION 2.05.

  [Reserved]      57  

SECTION 2.06.

  Letters of Credit      58  

SECTION 2.07.

  Funding of Borrowings      65  

SECTION 2.08.

  Interest Elections      66  

SECTION 2.09.

  Termination and Reduction of Commitments; Conversion of Commitments      67  

SECTION 2.10.

  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt      70  

SECTION 2.11.

  Prepayment of Loans      71  

SECTION 2.12.

  Fees      72  

SECTION 2.13.

  Interest      73  

SECTION 2.14.

  Alternate Rate of Interest      74  

SECTION 2.15.

  Increased Costs      76  

SECTION 2.16.

  Break Funding Payments      78  

SECTION 2.17.

  Taxes      78  

SECTION 2.18.

  Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs      82  

SECTION 2.19.

  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      84  

SECTION 2.20.

  Defaulting Lenders      85  

 

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  ARTICLE III   
  Representations and Warranties   

SECTION 3.01.

  Organization; Powers      87  

SECTION 3.02.

  Authorization; Enforceability      88  

SECTION 3.03.

  Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts      88  

SECTION 3.04.

  Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change      88  

SECTION 3.05.

  Properties      89  

SECTION 3.06.

  Litigation and Environmental Matters      89  

SECTION 3.07.

  Compliance with Laws and Agreements      89  

SECTION 3.08.

  Investment Company Status      90  

SECTION 3.09.

  Taxes      90  

SECTION 3.10.

  ERISA      90  

SECTION 3.11.

  Disclosure      90  

SECTION 3.12.

  Subsidiaries      90  

SECTION 3.13.

  Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations      90  

SECTION 3.14.

  Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions      90  

SECTION 3.15.

  Collateral Matters      91  
  ARTICLE IV   
  Conditions   

SECTION 4.01.

  Restatement Effective Date      92  

SECTION 4.02.

  Each Credit Event      92  

SECTION 4.03.

  Initial Credit Event in Respect of Each Borrowing Subsidiary      93  
  ARTICLE V   
  Affirmative Covenants   

SECTION 5.01.

  Financial Statements and Other Information      94  

SECTION 5.02.

  Notices of Material Events      97  

SECTION 5.03.

  Existence; Conduct of Business      97  

SECTION 5.04.

  Payment of Tax Liabilities      97  

SECTION 5.05.

  Maintenance of Properties; Insurance      97  

SECTION 5.06.

  Books and Records; Inspection Rights      98  

SECTION 5.07.

  Compliance with Laws      98  

SECTION 5.08.

  Guarantee and Collateral Requirement      99  

SECTION 5.09.

  Further Assurances      99  

SECTION 5.10.

  Foreign Facility      100  

 

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  ARTICLE VI   
  Negative Covenants   

SECTION 6.01.

  Indebtedness      100  

SECTION 6.02.

  Liens      105  

SECTION 6.03.

  Sale/Leaseback Transactions      107  

SECTION 6.04.

  Fundamental Changes; Business Activities      108  

SECTION 6.05.

  Restricted Payments      108  

SECTION 6.06.

  Transactions with Affiliates      109  

SECTION 6.07.

  Restrictive Agreements      111  

SECTION 6.08.

  Asset Dispositions      112  

SECTION 6.09.

  Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit; Margin Regulations      115  

SECTION 6.10.

  Leverage Ratio      116  

SECTION 6.11.

  Minimum Liquidity      116  

SECTION 6.12.

  Investments and Acquisitions      116  

SECTION 6.13.

  Maintenance of Borrowing Subsidiaries as Wholly Owned Subsidiaries      119  
  ARTICLE VII   
  Events of Default   

SECTION 7.01.

  Events of Default      119  
  ARTICLE VIII   
  The Agents   
  ARTICLE IX   
  Miscellaneous   

SECTION 9.01.

  Notices      129  

SECTION 9.02.

  Waivers; Amendments      131  

SECTION 9.02A.

  Certain Agreements      134  

SECTION 9.03.

  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver      135  

SECTION 9.04.

  Successors and Assigns      137  

SECTION 9.05.

  Survival      141  

SECTION 9.06.

  Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Issuing Banks      142  

SECTION 9.07.

  Severability      142  

SECTION 9.08.

  Right of Setoff      143  

SECTION 9.09.

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      143  

SECTION 9.10.

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      144  

SECTION 9.11.

  Headings      144  

SECTION 9.12.

  Confidentiality      145  

 

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SECTION 9.13.

  Interest Rate Limitation      145  

SECTION 9.14.

  Release of Guarantees and Collateral      146  

SECTION 9.15.

  Conversion of Currencies      147  

SECTION 9.16.

  Certain Notices      147  

SECTION 9.17.

  No Fiduciary Relationship      147  

SECTION 9.18.

  Non-Public Information      148  

SECTION 9.19.

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions      148  

SECTION 9.20.

  Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs      149  

SECTION 9.21.

  MIRE Event      149  

 

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SCHEDULES:

Schedule 1.01 — Certain Disclosure

Schedule 2.06 — Initial Issuing Bank LC Commitment

Schedule 3.06 — Disclosed Matters

Schedule 3.12 — Subsidiaries

Schedule 6.01 — Existing Indebtedness

Schedule 6.02 — Existing Liens

Schedule 6.07 — Existing Restrictions

Schedule 6.11 — Sample Liquidity Calculation

Schedule 9.12 — Participant Confidentiality Restricted List

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit A — Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B — Form of Borrowing Request Exhibit C — Form of Issuing Bank Agreement

Exhibit D — Form of Interest Election Request

Exhibit E — Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement

Exhibit F — Form of Borrowing Subsidiary Termination

Exhibit G-1 — Form of US Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are

         Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit G-2 — Form of US Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That

         Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit G-3 — Form of US Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That

         Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit G-4 — Form of US Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are

         Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit H — Form of Supplemental Perfection Certificate

Exhibit I — Foreign Facility Term Sheet

Exhibit J — Form of Intercompany Indebtedness Subordination Agreement

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation; the BORROWING SUBSIDIARIES from time to time party hereto; the LENDERS from time to time party hereto; and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

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

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

Acquisition” means any acquisition, or series of related acquisitions (including pursuant to any merger or consolidation), of property that constitutes (a) assets comprising all or substantially all of a division, business or operating unit or product line of any Person or (b) at least a majority of the Equity Interests in a Person.

Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in US Dollars for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1% (with 0.005% being rounded up)) equal to the product of (a) the LIBO Rate for US Dollars for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII, or such Affiliates or branches thereof as it shall from time to time designate by notice to the Company and the Lenders for the purpose of performing any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

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

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Affiliated Holders” means, with respect to any specified natural person, (a) such specified natural person’s parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step

 


grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (b) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified natural person and each of the persons referred to in clause (a) of this definition, and (c) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle created for the benefit of, or Controlled by, such specified natural person or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) of this definition or the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of such specified natural person or any of the persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) of this definition or created by any such person for the benefit of any charitable organization or for a charitable purpose.

Agents” means the Administrative Agent and the London Agent.

Agreement” means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

Agreement Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15(b).

Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus 12 of 1% per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for a deposit in US Dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1% per annum. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBO Rate on any day shall be based on the applicable Screen Rate (or, if such Screen Rate is not available for a maturity of one month with respect to US Dollars but is available for periods both longer and shorter than such period, the Interpolated Screen Rate) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for deposits in US Dollars with a maturity of one month; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14, then for purposes of clause (c) above the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be deemed to be zero. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as the case may be.

Alternative LC Currency” means Euro, Sterling, Australian Dollars, Singapore Dollars, Canadian Dollars and any other currency (other than US Dollars) for which an Exchange Rate and an LC Exchange Rate may be obtained; provided that at the time of the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than US Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Australian Dollars, Singapore Dollars or Canadian Dollars, such other currency is reasonably acceptable to the Applicable Agent and the Issuing Bank in respect of such Letter of Credit.

Annualized Basis” means, when used in reference to any calculation of Leverage Ratio, (a) in the case of any calculation of Leverage Ratio as of any date prior to June 30, 2022, that Consolidated EBITDA used in the denominator thereof be calculated on an annualized basis using Consolidated EBITDA for the two consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Company most recently ended on or prior to such date multiplied by two and (b) in the case of any calculation of Leverage Ratio as of June 30, 2022, that Consolidated EBITDA used in the denominator thereof be calculated on an annualized basis using Consolidated EBITDA for the three consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Company ending on March 31, 2022 multiplied by 4/3.

 

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Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

Applicable Agent” means (a) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in US Dollars or Canadian Dollars or any Letter of Credit, and with respect to any payment hereunder that does not relate to a particular Loan or Borrowing, the Administrative Agent and (b) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in any currency other than US Dollars or Canadian Dollars, the London Agent.

Applicable Creditor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15(b).

Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurocurrency Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, (a) in the case of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans and commitment fees payable with respect to the Tranche 1 Commitments, (i) for any day that the Facility Exposure exceeds US$1,145,000,000, the applicable rate per annum set forth below in the Pricing Grid A—Tranche 1 under the caption “ABR Spread Tranche 1”, “Eurocurrency Spread Tranche 1” or “Commitment Fee Rate Tranche 1”, as the case may be, and (ii) for any day that the Facility Exposure does not exceed US$1,145,000,000, the applicable rate per annum set forth below in the Pricing Grid B—Tranche 1 under the caption “ABR Spread Tranche 1”, “Eurocurrency Spread Tranche 1” or “Commitment Fee Rate Tranche 1”, as the case may be, and (b) in the case of the Tranche 2 Revolving Loans and commitment fees payable with respect to the Tranche 2 Commitments, the applicable rate per annum set forth below in the Pricing Grid—Tranche 2 under the caption “ABR Spread Tranche 2”, “Eurocurrency Spread Tranche 2” or “Commitment Fee Rate Tranche 2”, as the case may be, in each case, based upon the Company’s senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long-term debt ratings from S&P and Moody’s as of such date; provided that in the case of Tranche 1, (x) notwithstanding the foregoing but subject to clause (y) below, prior to December 31, 2021, the “Applicable Rate” for any day shall mean (A) in the case of Tranche 1 Revolving Loans, (1) for any day that the Facility Exposure exceeds US$1,145,000,000, 1.35% per annum with respect to ABR Loans and 2.35% per annum with respect to Eurocurrency Loans and (2) for any day that the Facility Exposure does not exceed US$1,145,000,000, 1.25% per annum with respect to ABR Loans and 2.25% per annum with respect to Eurocurrency Loans, and (B) in the case of the commitment fees payable with respect to Tranche 1 Commitments hereunder, 0.30% per annum and (y) in the event the Leverage Condition shall have been satisfied as of the end of the fiscal year or fiscal quarter of the Company ended after the Restatement Effective Date for which the consolidated financial statements of the Company have been most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), then, on the third Business Day following the delivery of the related compliance certificate pursuant to Section 5.01(c) demonstrating such satisfaction, the provisions of clause (x) above shall cease to apply until the third Business Day following the next delivery of the consolidated financial statements of the Company pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b); provided further that in the event the Company has not delivered any consolidated financial

 

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statements required to be delivered by it pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), then the provisions of clause (y) above shall cease to apply from and after the date such consolidated financial statements were required to have been so delivered and until the third Business Day following the date such consolidated financial statements are so delivered.

Pricing Grid A—Tranche 1

(basis points per annum)

 

 

Level

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

Level 4

 

 

 

Level 5

 

           

 

Rating

 

 

 

  At Least BBB+

by S&P/Baa1

Moody’s  

 

 

 

  BBB by

S&P/Baa2 by

Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  BBB- by

S&P/Baa3 by

Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  BB+ by S&P/Ba1

by Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  Lower than BB+

by S&P/Ba1 by

Moody’s or

unrated  

 

 

Commitment Fee

Rate Tranche 1

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

17.5

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

35.0

 

 

Eurocurrency Spread Tranche 1

 

 

 

110.0

 

 

 

122.5

 

 

 

135.0

 

 

 

160.0

 

 

 

185.0

 

 

ABR Spread

Tranche 1

 

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

35.0

 

 

 

60.0

 

 

 

85.0

 

Pricing Grid B—Tranche 1

(basis points per annum)

 

 

Level

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

Level 4

 

 

 

Level 5

 

 

Rating

 

 

 

 

  At Least BBB+

by S&P/Baa1

Moody’s  

 

 

 

  BBB by

S&P/Baa2 by

Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  BBB- by

S&P/Baa3 by

Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  BB+ by S&P/Ba1 by

Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  Lower than BB+

by S&P/Ba1 by

Moody’s or

unrated  

 

 

 

Commitment Fee

Rate Tranche 1

 

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

17.5

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

35.0

 

 

 

Eurocurrency

Spread Tranche 1

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

112.5

 

 

 

125.0

 

 

 

150.0

 

 

 

175.0

 

 

ABR Spread

Tranche 1

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

50.0

 

 

 

75.0

 

Pricing Grid — Tranche 2

(basis points per annum)

 

 

Level

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

 

Level 2

 

 

 

Level 3

 

 

 

Level 4

 

 

 

Level 5

 

 

 

Rating

 

 

 

  At Least BBB+

by S&P/Baa1

Moody’s  

 

 

 

  BBB by

S&P/Baa2 by

Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  BBB- by

S&P/Baa3 by

Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  BB+ by S&P/Ba1

by Moody’s  

 

 

 

 

  Lower than BB+

by S&P/Ba1 by

Moody’s or

unrated  

 

 

Commitment Fee

Rate Tranche 2

 

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

15.0

 

 

 

17.5

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

35.0

 

 

Eurocurrency

Spread Tranche 2

 

 

 

100.0

 

 

 

112.5

 

 

 

125.0

 

 

 

150.0

 

 

 

175.0

 

 

ABR Spread

Tranche 2

 

 

 

0.0

 

 

 

12.5

 

 

 

25.0

 

 

 

50.0

 

 

 

75.0

 

 

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For purposes of the foregoing Pricing Grids, (i) if either Moody’s or S&P shall not have in effect a rating for the Company’s senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long-term debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then the Commitment Fee Rate, the Eurocurrency Spread and the ABR Spread shall be based upon the rating of the other rating agency; (ii) if neither Moody’s nor S&P shall have in effect a rating for the Company’s senior unsecured non-credit-enhanced long-term debt (other than by reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this definition), then the Commitment Fee Rate, the Eurocurrency Spread and the ABR Spread shall be based upon Level 5 set forth in the applicable Pricing Grid; (iii) if the ratings or deemed ratings by S&P and Moody’s shall fall within different Levels, the Commitment Fee Rate, the Eurocurrency Spread and ABR Spread shall be based upon the higher rating, unless the ratings differ by two or more Levels, in which case the Commitment Fee Rate, the Eurocurrency Spread and ABR Spread will be based upon the Level set forth in the applicable Pricing Grid next below that corresponding to the higher rating; and (iv) if the rating established or deemed to have been established by Moody’s or S&P shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Rate as a result of a change in ratings or deemed ratings shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if any such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Company and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Rate, when determined by reference to the applicable Pricing Grid, shall be determined by reference to the ratings most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

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Arrangers” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and HSBC Bank USA, National Association in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the credit facility provided for herein.

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an Electronic System) approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Indentures; provided that, to the extent that the definitions in different Existing Indentures yield different amounts of Attributable Debt with respect to any sale and lease-back transaction, it shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Indenture that yields the greatest amount of Attributable Debt.

AUD Bank Bill Rate” means, with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars for any Interest Period, the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Date.

Australian Dollars” or “AUD$” refers to lawful money of Australia.

Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, any of the chairman of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, the secretary, any assistant secretary, any vice president or any other officer or manager (or authorized signatory holding equivalent function) of such Person (or of such Person’s general partner, member or other similar Person); provided that, when such term is used in reference to any document executed by, or a certification of, an Authorized Officer, upon request of the Administrative Agent, the secretary, an assistant secretary or any other officer or manager (or authorized signatory holding equivalent function) of such Person (or of such Person’s general partner, member or other similar Person) shall have delivered (which delivery may be made on the Restatement Effective Date) an incumbency certificate to the Administrative Agent as to the authority of such individual.

Availability Period” means the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments of the applicable Class.

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

Bail-In Legislation” means (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 that 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 2009 (as

 

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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” means Title 11 of the United States Code.

Benefit Plan” means (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

BHC Act Affiliate” means, with respect to any party, an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k)) of such party.

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

Borrower” means the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary.

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

Borrowing Minimum” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$5,000,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro, €5,000,000, (c) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £5,000,000, (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, CAD$5,000,000 and (e) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, AUD$5,000,000.

Borrowing Multiple” means (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, US$1,000,000, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro, €1,000,000, (c) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Sterling, £1,000,000, (d) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, CAD$1,000,000 and (e) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, AUD$1,000,000.

Borrowing Request” means a request by a Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be in the form of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Borrowing Subsidiary” means, at any time, (a) each of Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and (b) each other Domestic Subsidiary that has been designated by the Company as a Borrowing Subsidiary pursuant to Section 2.04, other than any Subsidiary that has ceased to be a Borrowing Subsidiary as provided in Section 2.04.

 

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Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

Borrowing Subsidiary Termination” means a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that (a) when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in US Dollars or Sterling or a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative LC Currency, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits denominated in such currency in the London interbank market, (b) when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euro, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a TARGET Day, (c) when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan or a Letter of Credit denominated in Canadian Dollars, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in Toronto and (d) when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan or a Letter of Credit denominated in Australian Dollars, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in Sydney.

Canadian Dollars” or “CAD$” means the lawful money of Canada.

Capital Lease” means any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, the obligations under which are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP.

Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any Capital Lease, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP. For purposes of Section 6.02 only, a Capital Lease Obligation shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the property being leased and such property shall be deemed to be owned by the lessee.

Capped Adjustments” means (a) any additions to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(vi) of the definition of such term and (b) any additions to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 1.04(b).

Cash Management Services” means (a) cash management and related services provided to the Company or any Subsidiary, including treasury, depository, foreign exchange, return items, overdraft, controlled disbursement, cash sweeps, zero balance arrangements, merchant stored value cards, e-payables, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network and automatic clearing house transfer (including the Automated Clearing House processing of electronic funds transfers through the direct Federal Reserve Fedline system) services and credit cards, credit card processing services, credit and debit card payment processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, virtual cards (including single use virtual card accounts) and commercial cards (including so-called “‘purchase cards”, “procurement cards” or “p-cards”) arrangements and (b) letters of credit.

 

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CDO Rate” means, with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars for any Interest Period, the applicable Screen Rate (rounded if necessary to the nearest 1/100 of 1% (with 0.005% being rounded up)) as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Date.

Certificate of Designation” means that certain Certificate of Designations of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series A Preferred Stock filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and accepted for record by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, on the Restatement Effective Date.

CFC Holdco” means (a) any Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness in one or more Persons that are Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) any Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Equity Interests and/or Indebtedness in one or more Persons that are described in clause (a) above and/or this clause (b).

Change in Control” means (a) the acquisition of “beneficial ownership” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Restatement Signing Date), other than the Permitted Holders, of shares representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company (the “Total Voting Power”), unless either (i) the Permitted Holders beneficially own a majority of the Total Voting Power or (ii) if the Permitted Holders beneficially own less than a majority of the Total Voting Power, the excess of the percentage of Total Voting Power represented by the shares beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders over the percentage of Total Voting Power represented by shares beneficially owned by such acquiring Person or group is at least 5%, (b) occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of the Company by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of the Company nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated or (c) the occurrence of any “change in control”, “change in control triggering event” or similar event, however denominated, with respect to the Company under and as defined in any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing, governing the rights of the holders of or otherwise relating to any Material Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary, to the extent such occurrence gives rise to a put right, default, acceleration or similar consequence with respect to such Material Indebtedness.

Change in Law” means (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule or regulation after the Restatement Signing Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Restatement Signing Date or (c) compliance by any Lender or any Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Restatement Signing Date; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking

 

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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 have been adopted and become effective after the Restatement Signing Date.

Charges” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.

Class”, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Tranche 1 Revolving Loans or Tranche 2 Revolving Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Tranche 1 Commitment or a Tranche 2 Commitment, (c) any LC Exposure, refers to whether such LC Exposure arises on account of a Tranche 1 Commitment or a Tranche 2 Commitment and (d) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of a particular Class.

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

Collateral” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Loan Documents as security, subject to Section 1.09, for the Secured Obligations.

Collateral Agreement” means the Collateral Agreement dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, among the Company, the Subsidiaries party thereto and the Administrative Agent, together with all supplements thereto.

Combined Tranche Percentage” means, at any time, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitments at such time; provided that, for purposes of Section 2.20 when any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, the “Combined Tranche Percentage” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Commitments (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If all the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Combined Tranche Percentages shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Commitment” means a Tranche 1 Commitment or a Tranche 2 Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context requires). The aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments as of the Restatement Effective Date is US$2,000,000,000.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.) and any successor statute, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein that is distributed to any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 9.01, including through Electronic Systems.

Company” means Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

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Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets” means, at any time, (a) Consolidated Total Assets at such time minus (b) the amount of such Consolidated Total Assets attributable to goodwill in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) consolidated interest expense for such period, (ii) consolidated income tax expense for such period, (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, amortization expense attributable to a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), (iv) all losses for such period on sales or dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business, (v) any non-recurring non-cash charges for such period, (vi) any restructuring or other unusual, non-recurring charges for such period; provided that the amount of charges added back pursuant to this clause (vi) for such period, together with the aggregate amount of all other Capped Adjustments for such period, shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (determined prior to giving effect to any addback for any Capped Adjustments), (vii) non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges for such period, (viii) charges for such period recognized on changes in the fair value of contingent consideration payable by, and non-cash charges for such period recognized on changes in the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in any acquiree acquired by, the Company or any Subsidiary in any business combination and non-cash charges for such period for changes in the fair value of minority equity investments (other than those accounted for under the equity method and those that are consolidated) of the Company or any Subsidiary, and (ix) any non-cash expenses for such period resulting from the grant of stock options or other equity-based incentives to any director, officer or employee of the Company and the Subsidiaries; provided that any cash payment made with respect to any non-cash items added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA for any prior period pursuant to clause (v), (viii) or (ix) shall be subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA for the period in which such cash payment is made; and minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (i) all gains for such period on sales or dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business, (ii) all gains for such period arising from business combinations, including gains on a “bargain purchase” and gains recognized on changes in the fair value of contingent consideration payable by, and gains recognized on changes in the fair value of the noncontrolling interest in any acquiree acquired by, the Company or any Subsidiary in connection therewith and gains for such period for changes in the fair value of minority equity investments (other than those accounted for under the equity method and those that are consolidated) of the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) any extraordinary gains for such period and (iv) any non-cash items of income for such period that represent the reversal of any accrual of charges referred to in clauses (a)(v), (a)(vi) or (a)(ix) above, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. In the event any Subsidiary shall be a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, all amounts added back in computing Consolidated EBITDA for any period pursuant to clause (a) above, and all amounts subtracted in computing Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (b) above, to the extent such amounts are, in the reasonable judgment of a Financial Officer, attributable to such Subsidiary, shall be reduced by the portion thereof that is attributable to the noncontrolling interest in such Subsidiary. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company (each, a “Reference Period”) for the purposes of any determination of the Leverage

 

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Ratio, if during such Reference Period (or, in the case of pro forma calculations, during the period from the last day of such Reference Period to and including the date as of which such calculation is made) the Company or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Disposition or Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Disposition or Material Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such Reference Period. As used in this definition, “Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition that involves consideration in excess of US$125,000,000; and “Material Disposition” means any sale, transfer or other disposition of property or series of related sales, transfers or other dispositions of property that yields gross proceeds to the Company and the Subsidiaries in excess of US$125,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to the immediately preceding sentence, solely in determining the Leverage Ratio for purposes of actual, but not pro forma, compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.10, Consolidated EBITDA for (A) the fiscal quarter of the Company ending March 31, 2021, shall be deemed to be equal to US$176,345,882, (B) the fiscal quarter of the Company ending June 30, 2021, shall be deemed to be equal to US$568,380,482 and (C) the fiscal quarter of the Company ending September 30, 2021, shall be deemed to be equal to US$911,928,019.

Consolidated Funded Debt” means, on any date, the sum (without duplication) for the Company and the Subsidiaries of all (a) Indebtedness (but not including any Indebtedness in the form of contingent consideration obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary incurred in connection with any business combination) that would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) Capital Lease Obligations, (c) Synthetic Lease Obligations, (d) Guarantees by the Company and the Subsidiaries of Indebtedness of Persons other than the Company and the Subsidiaries, (e) obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the Company and the Subsidiaries as an account party in respect of letters of credit and (f) Securitization Transactions.

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income or loss of the Company and the Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (after giving effect, for the avoidance of doubt, to the elimination of intercompany accounts in accordance with GAAP); provided that there shall be excluded the income or loss of any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to the extent such income or loss is attributable to the noncontrolling interest in such Subsidiary.

Consolidated Revenues” means, for any period, the aggregate revenues of the Company and the Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, at any time, the consolidated total assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries at such time, as such amount would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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

 

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Covered Entity” means 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).

Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.20.

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

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” means any Lender that (a) shall have failed to fund its applicable Tranche Percentage of any Borrowing for three or more Business Days after the date such Borrowing is required to be funded by Lenders hereunder, unless such Lender, in good faith, notifies the Administrative Agent and the Company in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified in such writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) has not been satisfied, (b) shall have failed to fund any portion of its participation in any LC Disbursement within three Business Days after the date on which such funding is to occur hereunder, (c) shall have failed to pay to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank any other amount required to be paid by it within three Business Days after the day on which such payment is required to be made hereunder, (d) shall have notified the Administrative Agent (or shall have notified the Company or any Issuing Bank, which shall in turn have notified the Administrative Agent) in writing that it does not intend or is unable to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement, or shall have made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend or is unable to comply with such funding obligations in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein (unless such writing or public statement states in good faith that such position is based on such Lender’s good-faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified in such writing or public statement, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to funding a Loan cannot be satisfied) or its funding obligations generally under other credit or similar agreements to which it is a party, (e) shall have failed (but not for fewer than three Business Days) after a written request by the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank to confirm in writing that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligation) to make Loans and fund participations in LC Disbursements hereunder, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (e) upon the Administrative Agent’s or such Issuing Bank’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or (f) shall have become the subject of a bankruptcy, liquidation or insolvency proceeding, or shall have had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or shall have taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or shall have, or has a direct or indirect Lender Parent that shall have, become the subject of a Bail-In Action or shall have a parent company that has become the

 

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subject of a bankruptcy, liquidation or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or has become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender solely as a result of the acquisition or maintenance of an ownership interest in such Lender or Person controlling such Lender (whether controlling or otherwise), or the exercise of Control over a Lender or Person controlling such Lender, by a Governmental Authority, so long as such ownership interest or exercise of Control does not result in or provide such Lender or Person with immunity from 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 Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Lender or Person.

Designated Cash Management Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Company and any Subsidiary in respect of any Cash Management Services provided to the Company or any Subsidiary that are (a) owed to the Administrative Agent, any Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or to any Person that, at the time such obligations were incurred, was the Administrative Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (b) owed on the Restatement Effective Date to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Restatement Effective Date, (c) owed to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such obligations are incurred or (d) owed pursuant to the terms of an agreement pertaining to Cash Management Services identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Restatement Signing Date (in the case of this clause (d), without giving effect to any amendment or other modification of such agreement compared to the terms thereof so identified except to the extent such amendment or other modification does not modify, in a manner adverse to the Lenders, the nature of the obligations thereunder that would constitute “Designated Cash Management Obligations” and, for the avoidance of doubt, only to the extent the obligations under such agreement do not constitute Restricted Secured Obligations), including, in each case, obligations with respect to fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including obligations accruing, at the rate specified therein, or incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding); provided that, other than any such obligations owing to the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof or referred to in clause (d) above, obligations in respect of such Cash Management Services have been designated as “Designated Cash Management Obligations” by written notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. In the case of clause (d) above, the Company may give written notice to the Administrative Agent to the effect that the obligations that would otherwise constitute Designated Cash Management Obligations pursuant to such clause (d) cease to be Designated Cash Management Obligations, whereupon such obligations shall cease to be Designated Cash Management Obligations for all purposes of the Loan Documents and the provisions of such clause (d) shall cease to be in effect.

Designated Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is (a) a Borrowing Subsidiary, (b) a Material Subsidiary or (c) an obligor (including pursuant to a Guarantee) under any Material Indebtedness (other than the Foreign Facility) of the Company or any other

 

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Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Specified Foreign Subsidiary or any CFC Holdco), in each case other than (i) except with respect to clause (c) above, any Specified Foreign Subsidiary or any CFC Holdco, (ii) except with respect to clause (a) or (c) above, (A) any other Foreign Subsidiary or (B) any subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary, other than any such subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary if, prior to becoming a subsidiary of such Foreign Subsidiary, such Domestic Subsidiary was a direct subsidiary of the Company or any other Domestic Subsidiary (which other Domestic Subsidiary was not itself a subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary), (iii) the New Headquarters SPV and the New Headquarters Parent SPV, (iv) except with respect to clause (c) above, any Subsidiary if, and for so long as, such Subsidiary is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, (v) except with respect to clause (a) or (c) above, Classic Vacations, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and (vi) any Securitization Subsidiary.

Designated Swap Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries under each Swap Agreement that (a) is with a counterparty that is, or was on the Restatement Effective Date, the Administrative Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether or not such counterparty shall have been the Administrative Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of any of the foregoing at the time such Swap Agreement was entered into, (b) is in effect on the Restatement Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Restatement Effective Date or (c) is entered into after the Restatement Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into, including, in each case, obligations with respect to payments for early termination, fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including obligations accruing, at the rate specified therein, or incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding); provided that, if such obligations are owing to any Person other than the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof, such obligations shall be “Designated Swap Obligations” only if so designated by written notice from the Company to the Administrative Agent in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed on Schedule 3.06.

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

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

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

 

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

in each case, on or prior to the date 180 days after the Maturity Date; provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale” or a “change of control” shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Secured Obligations that are accrued and payable, the cancellation or expiration of all Letters of Credit and the termination of the Commitments and (ii) an Equity Interest in any Person that is issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees or by any such plan to such employees shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, it is acknowledged that the Preferred Stock, and any warrants associated therewith, in each case issued in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreements as in effect on the Restatement Signing Date, do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests.

Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country that is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country that is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country that is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

Electronic System” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks®, ClearPar®, Debt Domain, Syndtrak and any other substantially similar Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Agents or any Issuing Bank and any of their respective Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.

 

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Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person, other than, in each case, (i) a natural person, (ii) a Defaulting Lender or (iii) the Company, any Subsidiary or any other Affiliate of the Company.

Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any toxic or hazardous substance or waste, or to health and safety matters.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Company or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest; provided that Indebtedness that is convertible into Equity Interests in the Company shall not, prior to the date of conversion thereof, constitute Equity Interests in the Company.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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

ERISA Event” means (a) any reportable event (within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder) with respect to a Plan, other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived; (b) a failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in at-risk status (within the meaning of Section 430(i)(4) of the Code or Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA); (e) the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to

 

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terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (g) the incurrence by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) or in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (i) the occurrence of a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) concerning any Plan and with respect to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) or a party in interest (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA) or could otherwise be liable; or (j) any other event or condition with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan that could result in liability of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

EURIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Borrowing denominated in Euro for any Interest Period, the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Date.

Euro” or “” means the lawful currency of the member states of the European Union that have adopted a single currency in accordance with applicable law or treaty.

Eurocurrency”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate or the AUD Bank Bill Rate, as applicable.

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

Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exchange Rate” means, on any date of determination, for purposes of determining the US Dollar Equivalent of any currency other than US Dollars, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into US Dollars last provided (either by publication or as may otherwise be provided to the Applicable Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (determined based on New York City time) immediately preceding such day of determination (or, if a Reuters source ceases to be available or Reuters ceases to provide such rate of exchange, as last provided by such other publicly available information service that provides such rate of exchange at such time as shall be selected by the Applicable Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or the definition of “US Dollar Equivalent”, each Issuing Bank may, solely for purposes of computing the fronting fees owed to it under Section 2.12(b), compute the US Dollar amounts of the LC Exposures attributable to Letters of Credit issued by it by reference to exchange rates determined using any reasonable method customarily employed by it for such purpose. For the avoidance of doubt, any exchange rate used will be with no mark-up or spread added.

 

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

Excluded Subsidiaries” means trivago and any subsidiary thereof, but only for so long as trivago shall be a Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Subsidiary Loan Party, any Designated Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee by such Subsidiary Loan Party of, or the grant by such Subsidiary Loan Party of a security interest to secure, such Designated Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Subsidiary Loan Party’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any “keepwell, support or other agreement”, as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act, that supports the obligations of such Subsidiary Loan Party and any and all Guarantees of such Subsidiary Loan Party’s Swap Obligations by the other Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Subsidiary Loan Party becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligations or such Swap Obligations become secured by such security interest.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to either Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder or required to be withheld or deducted from such payment: (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case (i) imposed as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office, or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any U.S. withholding Tax that is imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law, rule or regulation in effect on the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (other than pursuant to an assignment at the request of the Company under Section 2.19(b)) or designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that (i) such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately before designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a) or 2.17(c) or (ii) such withholding tax shall have resulted from the making of any payment to a location other than the office designated by the Applicable Agent or such Lender for the receipt of payments of the applicable type from the applicable Borrower, (c) any Taxes attributable to such recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f), and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Existing Credit Agreement” means this Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date.

Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket” means (a) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (a) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.3(b) thereof, (b) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (b) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.1(b) and 4.2(b) thereof, (c) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (c) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.1(b) and 4.2(b) thereof, (d) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (d) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.3(b) thereof, (e) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (e) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.3(b) thereof, (f) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (f) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.3(b) thereof, (g) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (g) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.3(b) thereof and (h) with respect to the Existing Indenture referred to in clause (h) of the definition of such term, each of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.3(b) thereof.

Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket Amount” means, with respect to any Existing Indenture, the maximum amount of Restricted Secured Obligations secured by Liens created under the Loan Documents that the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur on the Restatement Effective Date in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket under such Existing Indenture without such Existing Indenture requiring that any Notes or Guarantees be secured equally and ratably therewith (or prior thereto). The term “incur”, “Lien”, “Subsidiary”, “Notes” or “Guarantees”, when used in this definition, have the meanings assigned to such terms in such Existing Indenture.

Existing Indentures” means (a) the Indenture dated as of August 5, 2010, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 5.95% Senior Notes due 2020, (b) the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014, to the Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 4.500% Senior Notes due 2024, (c) the Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 3, 2015, to the Indenture dated as of August 18, 2014, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 2.500% Senior Notes due 2022, (d) the Indenture dated as of December 8, 2015, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 5.000% Senior Notes due 2026, (e) the Indenture dated as of September 21, 2017, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 3.800% Senior Notes due 2028, (f) the Indenture dated as of September 19, 2019, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 3.25% Senior Notes due 2030, (g) the Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as

 

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defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 and (h) the Indenture dated as of May 5, 2020, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) from time to time parties thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, relating to the Company’s 7.000% Senior Notes due 2025, in each case, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Existing Letters of Credit” means letters of credit issued under the Existing Credit Agreement, or pursuant to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement deemed issued thereunder, that are outstanding on the Restatement Effective Date.

Facility Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of the total unused Commitments at such time and the total Revolving Credit Exposures at such time.

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

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB Website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if such rate would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.

Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Company; provided that, when such term is used in reference to any document executed by, or a certification of, a Financial Officer, upon request of the Administrative Agent, the secretary, an assistant secretary or any other officer or manager (or authorized signatory holding equivalent function) of the Company shall have delivered (which delivery may be made on the Restatement Effective Date) an incumbency certificate to the Administrative Agent as to the authority of such individual.

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (a) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973), as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, and (c) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and any and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

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Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for overnight deposits in such currency as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently LIBOR01 or LIBOR02) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other commercially available information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Applicable Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day or (b) if the rate referred to above is not available for such currency, a rate per annum at which overnight deposits in such currency would be offered on such day in the applicable offshore interbank market, as such rate is determined by the Applicable Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as applicable, by such means as the Applicable Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall determine to be reasonable.

Foreign Facility” means any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(y) and any credit facility providing for such Indebtedness.

Foreign Facility Deemed Agreement” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) in the case of any Lender that is a Tranche 1 Lender as of the Restatement Effective Date, the Deemed Agreement of such Lender set forth in, and as defined in, the Restatement Agreement and (b) in the case of any other Lender, a written agreement of such Lender that is substantially identical, in form and substance, to the Deemed Agreement of the Tranche 1 Lenders set forth in, and as defined in, the Restatement Agreement.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a US Person.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Form S-4” means the Form S-4 Registration Statement filed by IAC and the Company with the SEC on April 25, 2005, as amended on or before June 17, 2005.

GAAP” means, subject to Section 1.04(a), generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

Government Program Indebtedness” mean any Indebtedness provided directly or indirectly by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any COVID-19 virus outbreak relief program, including any such Indebtedness provided through a designee thereof or an intermediary financial institution (but excluding any sovereign wealth fund that regularly makes financial investments).

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

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guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof (including pursuant to any “synthetic lease” financing), (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or other obligation; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. For the avoidance of doubt, any expression by the Company or any Subsidiary of an intent to continue to provide financial support to any of its subsidiaries made in a management representation letter delivered in connection with an audit of the financial statements of such subsidiary, so long as such expression of intent does not create any binding obligation, contingent or otherwise, on the Company or such Subsidiary to provide such support, shall not be deemed to be a Guarantee. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation (which, in the case of any Guarantee of any Indebtedness, shall be the principal amount of such Indebtedness), or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

Guarantee Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement dated as of the Restatement Effective Date, among the Company, the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto and the Administrative Agent, as supplemented.

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

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company and each Designated Subsidiary (i) in the case of the Company and each Person that is a Designated Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date, a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, or (ii) in the case of any Person that becomes a Designated Subsidiary after the Restatement Effective Date, a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person;

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Company and each Designated Subsidiary (other than OWW Fulfillment) (i) in the case of the Company and each Person that is a Designated Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date (other than OWW Fulfillment), a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, or (ii) in the case of any Person that becomes a Designated Subsidiary after the Restatement Effective Date (other than OWW Fulfillment), a supplement to the Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person; provided that in the case of any

 

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Designated Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary, such Designated Subsidiary shall instead execute and deliver counterparts of one or more other Security Documents customary for the jurisdiction of organization of such Designated Subsidiary and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Company;

(c) in the case of any Person that becomes a Designated Subsidiary after the Restatement Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, documents, opinion of counsel and certificates with respect to such Designated Subsidiary of the type referred to in Sections 7(d), 7(f) and 7(h) of the Restatement Agreement;

(d) the Administrative Agent shall, solely to the extent required by the Collateral Agreement, have received (i) certificates or other instruments representing all certificated Equity Interests owned by each Loan Party, together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, and (ii) all promissory notes owned by each Loan Party, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

(e) within 30 days after the Restatement Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), all Indebtedness owed by any Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations pursuant to the Intercompany Indebtedness Subordination Agreement;

(f) all documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents, shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording; and

(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to each Mortgaged Property duly executed and delivered by the record owner of such Mortgaged Property, (ii) a policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance company insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid and enforceable first Lien on the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as permitted under Section 6.02, together with such endorsements, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (iii) a completed “life of loan” flood hazard determination form with respect to each Mortgaged Property, (iv) if any Mortgaged Property is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards, evidence of such flood insurance as may be required under the Flood Insurance Laws and Regulation H of the Board and (v) such surveys (which may be previously obtained surveys that, together with a “no-change” affidavit, are sufficient to issue the policies of title insurance described in clause (ii) above), abstracts, customary legal opinions to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (but excluding opinions as to due execution, delivery, requisite authority, title, priority and usury) and existing appraisals

 

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and other existing documents in the possession of the applicable Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any such Mortgage or Mortgaged Property.

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i) this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Loan Parties, if and for so long as the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Company, reasonably determines that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, shall be excessive in relation to the benefit to be afforded to the Lenders therefrom;

(ii) the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title insurance, legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets in its sole discretion; provided that, in the case of delivery of Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) or other actions to be taken after the Restatement Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall agree to a reasonable extension if the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Company certifying that such actions cannot be reasonably completed with commercially reasonable efforts due to factors caused by the COVID-19 virus (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such certificate without any independent verification thereof);

(iii) nothing in this definition shall require the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, any Excluded Asset;

(iv) no Loan Party shall be required to obtain any control agreement with respect to any deposit account or securities account or enter into any lockbox agreement or similar arrangement with respect to any accounts or payment intangibles;

(v) no Loan Party shall be required to obtain any landlord, mortgagee or bailee waivers, estoppels, collateral access agreements or similar third party agreements;

(vi) no notices shall be required to be sent to account debtors or other contractual third parties to any item of Collateral unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(vii) no Loan Party (other than any Foreign Subsidiary) shall be required to take any action to create or perfect pledges of, or security interests in, any asset under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia (including any Equity Interests issued by any Subsidiary or other Person organized under the laws of any such jurisdiction).

 

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

IAC” means IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation.

IAC Agreements” means each of the Separation Agreement dated as of August 9, 2005, by and between IAC and the Company, the Tax Sharing Agreement dated as of August 9, 2005, by and between IAC and the Company, the Employee Matters Agreement dated as of August 9, 2005, by and between IAC and the Company, and the Transition Services Agreement dated as of August 9, 2005, by and between IAC and the Company.

IBA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.06.

Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services, (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations and all Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (i) all Disqualified Equity Interests in such Person, valued, as of the date of determination, at the maximum aggregate amount that would be payable upon maturity, redemption, repayment or repurchase thereof (or of Disqualified Equity Interests or Indebtedness into which such Disqualified Equity Interests are convertible or exchangeable), (j) all Securitization Transactions of such Person and (k) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness of any Person shall not include (i) trade payables, (ii) endorsements of checks, bills of exchange and other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, (iii) customer deposits and advances, and interest payable thereon, in the ordinary course of business in accordance with customary trade terms and other obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business through credit on an open account basis customarily extended to such Person in connection with the purchase of goods or services, or (iv) obligations under overdraft arrangements with banks incurred in the ordinary course of business to cover working capital needs.

 

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Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower under any Loan Document.

Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

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

Intercompany Indebtedness Subordination Agreement” means the Intercompany Subordination Agreement among the Company, the Subsidiaries party thereto and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit J, together with all supplements thereto.

Interest Election Request” means a request by a Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08, which shall be in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two (other than in the case of Borrowings denominated in Euro), three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender participating therein, twelve months) thereafter, as the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) may elect; provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Interpolated Screen Rate” means, with respect to any currency for any period, a rate per annum which results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the applicable Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which a Screen Rate is available that is shorter than such period and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which a Screen Rate is available that is longer than such period, in each case as of the time the Interpolated Screen Rate is required to be determined in accordance with the other provisions hereof; provided that the Interpolated Screen Rate shall in no event be less than zero.

 

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Investment” means, with respect to a specified Person, any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right to acquire any of the foregoing) of, or any capital contribution or loans or advances (other than advances made in the ordinary course of business that would be recorded as accounts receivable on the balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP) to, Guarantees of any Indebtedness or other obligations of, or transfers of property for consideration that is less than the fair value thereof (as reasonably determined by the Company) to, any other Person that are held or made by the specified Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (a) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (b) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be determined in accordance with the definition of the term “Guarantee”, (c) any Investment in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any Person shall be the fair value (as reasonably determined by the Company) of the consideration therefor (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus the fair value (as so determined) of all additions to such consideration, as of such date of determination, and minus the amount, as of such date of determination, of any portion of such Investment repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, as the case may be, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the time of such Investment, (d) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (a), (b) or (c) above) in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the fair value (as reasonably determined by the Company) of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of such transfer (less, in the case of any investment in the form of transfer of property for consideration that is less than the fair value thereof, the fair value (as so determined) of such consideration as of the time of the transfer), minus the amount, as of such date of determination, of any portion of such Investment repaid to the investor in cash as a return of capital, but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the time of such transfer, and (e) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) above) in any Person resulting from the issuance by such Person of its Equity Interests to the investor shall be the fair value (as reasonably determined by the Company) of such Equity Interests at the time of the issuance thereof.

Investment Agreements” means (a) that certain Investment Agreement, by and between the Company and AP Fort Holdings, L.P., dated as of April 23, 2020 and (b) that certain Investment Agreement, by and among the Company, SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P. and SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P., dated as of April 23, 2020, in each case, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

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

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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).

Issuing Bank” means (a) each of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BNP Paribas and Bank of America, N.A. and (b) any other Lender that has entered into an Issuing Bank Agreement with the Company, each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i). Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Bank shall, or shall cause such Affiliate to, comply with the requirements of Section 2.06 with respect to such Letters of Credit).

Issuing Bank Agreement” means an agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent and a financial institution pursuant to which such financial institution agrees to act as an Issuing Bank hereunder, in the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Judgment Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.15(b).

LC Commitment” means, as to any Issuing Bank, the maximum permitted amount of the LC Exposure that may be attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank. The initial amount of each Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.06 or in such Issuing Bank’s Issuing Bank Agreement. The LC Commitment of any Issuing Bank may be increased or reduced by written agreement between such Issuing Bank and the Company, provided that a copy of such written agreement shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent.

LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit. The amount of any LC Disbursement made by an Issuing Bank in an Alternative LC Currency and not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower shall be determined as set forth in Section 2.06(e) or 2.06(l), as applicable.

LC Exchange Rate” means, on any date of determination, with respect to US Dollars in relation to any Alternative LC Currency, the rate at which US Dollars may be exchanged into such Alternative LC Currency on such day as last provided (either by publication or as may otherwise be provided to the Administrative Agent) by the applicable Reuters source on the Business Day (determined based on New York City time) immediately preceding such day of determination (or, if a Reuters source ceases to be available or Reuters ceases to provide such rate of exchange, as last provided by such other publicly available information service that provides such rate of exchange at such time as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion). For the avoidance of doubt, any exchange rate used will be with no mark-up or spread added.

LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate of the US Dollar Equivalents (based on the applicable Exchange Rates) of the undrawn amounts of all outstanding

 

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Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate of the US Dollar Equivalents (based on the applicable Exchange Rates) of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Combined Tranche Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time, adjusted (without duplication) to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.20 of the LC Exposure of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.

LC Participation Calculation Date” means, with respect to any LC Disbursement made by any Issuing Bank or any refund of a reimbursement payment made by any Issuing Bank to any Borrower, in each case in a currency other than US Dollars, (a) the date on which such Issuing Bank shall advise the Applicable Agent that it purchased with US Dollars the currency used to make such LC Disbursement or refund or (b) if such Issuing Bank shall not advise the Applicable Agent that it made such a purchase, the date on which such LC Disbursement or refund is made.

Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person in respect of which such Lender is a subsidiary.

Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 to the Existing Credit Agreement and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, and, as of the Restatement Effective Date, the Existing Letters of Credit, other than any such letter of credit that shall have ceased to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section 9.05.

Leverage Condition” shall be satisfied if the Leverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Company for which consolidated financial statements of the Company have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), calculated on an annualized basis using Consolidated EBITDA for the two most recently ended fiscal quarters of the Company included in such consolidated financial statements multiplied by two, is not greater than 5.00:1.00.

Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ended on such date (or, if such date is not the last day of a fiscal quarter of the Company, ended most recently prior to such date).

LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Borrowing denominated in US Dollars or Sterling for any Interest Period, the applicable Screen Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Date.

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.

 

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Liquidity” means, as of any date, (a) Unrestricted Cash of the Company and its Subsidiaries (in the case of Excluded Subsidiaries and other non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, (i) only to the extent of the Company’s direct or indirect equity ownership thereof and (ii) excluding Unrestricted Cash of any such Subsidiary to the extent that, as of such date, the declaration or payment of cash dividends or similar cash distributions by such Subsidiary is not permitted under applicable law or is subject to any prior approval of any Governmental Authority that has not been obtained or is not permitted by the operation of the terms of the organizational documents of such Subsidiary), plus (b) the sum of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the total Commitments in effect on such date over (y) the total Revolving Credit Exposures as of such date, and (ii) in the event the Foreign Facility is a committed revolving facility, the amount of the unused commitments thereunder, in each case under this clause (b), only if the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the conditions precedent to borrowing under the Foreign Facility, as applicable, are capable of being satisfied as of such date, minus (c) Total 30-Day Net Deferred Merchant Bookings as of such date.

Loan” means any loan made by the Lenders to any Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

Loan Document Obligations” means (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrowers of (i) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest (including interest accruing, at the rate specified herein, during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on all Loans, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise, and (ii) each payment required to be made by any Borrower under any Loan Document in respect of any Letter of Credit, when and as due, including payments in respect of reimbursement of disbursements, interest thereon (including interest accruing, at the rate specified herein, during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) and obligations to provide cash collateral, and (b) the due and punctual payment or performance by the Borrowers of all other monetary obligations under this Agreement and by the Company, any Borrowing Subsidiary and any Subsidiary Guarantor of all other monetary obligations under any other Loan Document to which it is a party, including fees, costs, expenses and indemnities, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations accruing, at the rate specified herein or therein, or incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Collateral Agreement, the IP Collateral Agreements, any other Security Documents, the Restatement Agreement, the Borrowing Subsidiary Agreements and the Borrowing Subsidiary Terminations and (b) except for purposes of Section 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.10(e) and any letter of credit applications referred to in Section 2.06(a) and any Issuing Bank Agreement.

 

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Loan Parties” means the Company and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

Local Time” means (a) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in US Dollars or any Letter of Credit, New York City time, (b) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Euro, Brussels time, (c) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, Toronto time, and (d) with respect to a Loan or Borrowing denominated in Sterling or Australian Dollars, London time.

London Agent” means J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or any Affiliate or branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., that JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. shall have designated for the purpose of acting in such capacity hereunder.

Majority in Interest”, when used in reference to Lenders of any Class, means, at any time, (a) in the case of the Tranche 1 Lenders, Lenders having Tranche 1 Revolving Exposures and unused Tranche 1 Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Tranche 1 Revolving Exposures and unused Tranche 1 Commitments at such time and (b) in the case of the Tranche 2 Lenders, Lenders having Tranche 2 Revolving Exposures and unused Tranche 2 Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Tranche 2 Revolving Exposures and unused Tranche 2 Commitments at such time.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, results of operations, assets or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights of or benefits available to the Agents or the Lenders under the Loan Documents, taken as a whole; provided that the COVID-19 pandemic, all events, conditions or circumstances to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and all events, conditions or circumstances to the extent identified on Schedule 1.01 shall be disregarded for purposes of clause (a) of this definition.

Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans, Letters of Credit and Guarantees under the Loan Documents), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Company and the Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding US$50,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “amount” of the obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of (a) any Swap Agreement at any time shall be (i) the mark-to-market value for such Swap Agreement based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in Swap Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender) or (ii) in the absence of any such quotations, the maximum aggregate principal amount that the Company or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time, in each case giving effect to any applicable netting agreements and (b) any Securitization Transaction shall be determined as set forth in the definition of such term.

Material Subsidiary” means, at any time, each Subsidiary other than Subsidiaries that (a) together with their own subsidiaries, do not represent more than 2% for any such Subsidiary, or more than 10% in the aggregate for all such Subsidiaries, of either (i) Consolidated Total Assets or (ii) Consolidated Revenues of the Company and the Subsidiaries

 

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at the end of or for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended prior to such time and (b) do not own Equity Interests or Indebtedness (other than de minimis Indebtedness) of any Material Subsidiary; provided that each Borrowing Subsidiary shall in any event be a Material Subsidiary.

Maturity Date” means May 31, 2023.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.13.

MNPI” means material information concerning the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or any of their securities, that has not been disseminated in a manner making it available to investors generally, within the meaning of Regulation FD under the Exchange Act. For purposes of this definition, “material information” means information concerning the Company, any Subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or any of their securities, that could reasonably be expected to be material for purposes of the United States Federal and state securities laws.

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

Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents or other security document granting a Lien on any Mortgaged Property to secure, subject to Section 1.09, the Secured Obligations. Each Mortgage shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of the Company and the Administrative Agent.

Mortgaged Property” means each parcel of real property owned in fee by any Loan Party that, together with all improvements located thereon, has appraised value or, in the absence of any appraisal, book value in excess of US$5,000,000; provided that neither the New Headquarters nor any New Headquarters Assets shall constitute Mortgaged Property.

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

Net Proceeds” means (a) with respect to any incurrence of any Indebtedness or any issuance or sale of any Equity Interests in the Company, the aggregate amount of cash, Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents received by the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of such event, net of the sum, without duplication, of all third party fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with such event, including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees and underwriting discounts and commissions and (b) with respect to any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of assets, (i) the proceeds in the form of cash, Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents received in respect of such event, including any cash, Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, but only as and when received, net of (ii) the sum, without duplication, of (A) all third party fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with such event, including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title

 

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insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees actually incurred in connection therewith, (B) the amount of all payments reasonably estimated to be required to be made by the Company and the Subsidiaries of Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred under the Loan Documents) or other obligations relating to the applicable asset to the extent such Indebtedness or obligations are secured by a Lien permitted hereunder (other than Liens on the Collateral that are junior in priority to the Liens pursuant to the Loan Documents), (C) the amount of all payments reasonably estimated to be required to be made by the Company and the Subsidiaries in respect of purchase price adjustment, indemnification and similar contingent liabilities that are directly attributable to such event or in respect of any retained liabilities associated with such event (including pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities and environmental liabilities), (D) the amount of all Taxes (including transfer taxes, deed or recording taxes and repatriation taxes or any withholding or deduction) paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) by the Company and the Subsidiaries in connection with such event and (E) in the case of any proceeds from any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition by any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the portion of such proceeds received by such Subsidiary attributable to the noncontrolling interests in such Subsidiary, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Company. For purposes of this definition, in the event any estimate with respect to contingent liabilities or Taxes as described in clause (b)(ii)(C) or (b)(ii)(D) above shall be reduced, the amount of such reduction shall, except to the extent such reduction is made as a result of a payment having been made in respect of the applicable contingent liabilities or Taxes, be deemed to be receipt, on the date of such reduction, of proceeds in the form of cash, Permitted Investments or other cash equivalents in respect of such event.

New Headquarters” means (a) the approximately 41-acre site with a current street address of 1201 Amgen Ct W, Seattle, WA 98119, (b) any subsequently acquired real properties (either fee or leasehold) either (i) adjacent to the property described in clause (a) of this definition or (ii) used in whole or in part in connection with the headquarters of the Company and in the general vicinity of the property described in clause (a) of this definition and (c) all current or future buildings, facilities and improvements (including all repairs, replacements, alterations and additions thereof and thereto) on or under any of the real properties described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition, together with all easements, appurtenances and hereditaments thereto, and including all air rights, mineral rights, water rights and development rights.

New Headquarters Assets” means the New Headquarters, together with all fixtures, building service equipment, furnishings and betterments currently or subsequently located thereon and all other personal property currently or subsequently located thereon or directly relating thereto or used in connection therewith (including all machinery, equipment and installations) and all other rights, interests and privileges that, in the case of any such personal property and all other rights, interests and privileges, is used in connection with the operation of the New Headquarters and customarily financed together with real properties similar to the New Headquarters, including insurance policies and insurance proceeds and condemnation awards, leases, subleases, licenses, concessions, rents, issues and profits (and all repairs, replacements, alterations and additions thereof and thereto), but specifically excluding any Intellectual Property (other than Intellectual Property that has de minimis fair value, as reasonably determined by the Company) and Equity Interests.

 

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New Headquarters Parent SPV” means a Subsidiary that is a special purpose entity formed for the purpose of being the direct parent company of the New Headquarters SPV, provided that (a) such Subsidiary does not own any significant assets other than Equity Interests in, and Indebtedness or other obligations of, the New Headquarters SPV and assets relating to its existence and (b) such Subsidiary conducts no significant business other than business relating to ownership of assets referred to in clause (a) above; provided further that the New Headquarters Parent SPV may not be designated as a Borrowing Subsidiary.

New Headquarters SPV” means a Subsidiary that is a special purpose entity formed for the purpose of incurring Indebtedness secured by Liens on, or otherwise supported by, any New Headquarters Assets, provided that (a) such Subsidiary does not own any significant assets other than any New Headquarters Assets and assets relating to its existence or to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (b) such Subsidiary conducts no significant business other than the ownership of any New Headquarters Assets and activities incidental thereto (including leasing of all or any portion of the New Headquarters Assets to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and related contractual relationships); provided further that the New Headquarters SPV may not be designated as a Borrowing Subsidiary.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the foregoing rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

NYFRB Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to either Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

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Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary Taxes or any other excise or property Taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made at the request of the Company pursuant to Section 2.19(b)).

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 depositary institutions (as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB Website) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

OWW Fulfillment” means OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc., a Tennessee corporation.

Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(i).

Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(i).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Charitable Contributions” means charitable contributions (as defined in Section 170(c) of the Code, whether in the form of cash, securities or other property and without regard to whether such charitable contributions are deductible for income tax purposes) made by the Company or any Subsidiary, whether directly (including to a donor advised fund) or through one or more Affiliates, and any binding commitment with respect thereto; provided that the aggregate amount of such contributions made by the Company and the Subsidiaries during any fiscal year of the Company, together with the aggregate amount of all binding commitments of the Company and the Subsidiaries to make any such contributions during such fiscal year, may not exceed US$10,000,000 in the aggregate.

Permitted Encumbrances” means:

(a) Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, vendors’ and lessors’ Liens (and deposits to obtain the release of such Liens), setoff rights and other like Liens imposed by law (or contract, to the extent that such contractual Liens are similar in nature and scope to such Liens imposed by law), arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that (i) are not overdue by more than 30 days or (ii) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided that (A) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, (B) such contest

 

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effectively suspends collection of the contested obligation and the enforcement of any Lien securing such obligation and (C) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, disability, unemployment insurance and other similar plans or programs and other social security laws or regulations;

(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including deposits in respect of tax assessments (or in respect of any performance bonds posted in connection therewith) that are required to be made by the assessing municipalities prior to the commencement of litigation challenging such assessments), in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(k); and

(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Company or any Subsidiary;

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

Permitted Holders” means Barry Diller, his Affiliates (including any Affiliated Holders) and any group of which any of the foregoing is, in terms of both economic and voting interest, one of the principal members.

Permitted Investments” means:

(a) direct obligations of the United States of America (including U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds) that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America;

(b) direct obligations of any agency of the United States of America that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and direct obligations of United States of America government-sponsored enterprises (including the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation) that are rated the same as direct obligations of the United States of America;

(c) direct obligations of, and obligations fully guaranteed by, any State of the United States of America that, on the date of acquisition, are rated investment grade by Moody’s or by S&P, including general obligation and revenue notes and bonds, insured bonds (including all insured bonds having, on the date of acquisition, a credit rating of Aaa by Moody’s and AAA by S&P) and refunded bonds (reissued bonds collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities);

 

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(d) Indebtedness of any county or other local governmental body within the United States of America having, on the date of acquisition, a credit rating of Aaa by Moody’s or AAA by S&P, or Auction Rate Securities, Tax-Exempt Commercial Paper or Variable Rate Demand Notes issued by such bodies that is, on the date of acquisition, rated at least A3/P-1/VMIG-1 by Moody’s or A-/A-1/SP-1 by S&P;

(e) non-US Dollar denominated indebtedness of other sovereign countries having, on the date of acquisition, a credit rating of Aaa by Moody’s or AAA by S&P;

(f) non-US Dollar denominated indebtedness of government agencies having, on the date of acquisition, a credit rating of Aaa by Moody’s or AAA by S&P;

(g) mortgage-backed securities of the United States of America and/or any agency thereof that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America; provided that such mortgage-backed securities that are purchased on a TBA (“To-Be-Announced”) basis must have a settlement date of less than three months from date of purchase;

(h) collateralized mortgage obligations of the United States of America and/or any agency thereof that are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America;

(i) commercial paper issued by any corporation or bank having a maturity of nine months or less and having, on the date of acquisition, a credit rating of at least P1 or the equivalent thereof from Moody’s or A1 or the equivalent thereof from S&P;

(j) money market investments, deposits, bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, notes and other like instruments, in each case issued by any bank that has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than US$500,000,000;

(k) direct obligations of corporations, banks or financial entities and agencies, including medium term notes (MTN) and bonds, structured notes and Eurodollar/Yankee notes and bonds, in each case having, at the date of acquisition, a credit rating of at least Baa1 from Moody’s or BBB+ from S&P;

(l) repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements for securities described in clauses (a) through (c) above with a financial institution described in clause (j) above;

(m) asset-backed securities that are, on the date of acquisition, rated BBB+ by S&P or Baa1 by Moody’s;

(n) money market funds and mutual funds consisting primarily of investments described in clauses (a) through (m) above, in each case having a credit rating of at least Aaa from Moody’s or AAA from S&P, and in each case having at least US$500,000,000 of assets under management;

 

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(o) money market investments, deposits, bankers acceptances, certificates of deposit, notes and other like instruments, in each case not described in clause (j) of this definition to the extent that (i) the issuing bank is organized under the laws of a country in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts operations and (ii) the aggregate amount of such instruments issued by any individual bank or its Affiliates held by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not exceed US$20,000,000; and

(p) other investments determined by the Company or any Subsidiary to entail credit risks not materially greater than those associated with the foregoing investments and approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.

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

Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA that is maintained, sponsored or contributed to by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.

Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock issued in accordance with the terms of the Investment Agreements, the terms of which are set forth in the Certificate of Designation.

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Board of Governors in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Board of Governors (as determined by the Administrative Agent). Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.

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.

QFC” has 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 assigned to it in Section 9.20.

Qualifying Foreign Facility” means a Foreign Facility that satisfies the following requirements on the date of the effectiveness of the definitive documentation therefor: (a) the creditors thereunder constitute at least a Majority in Interest of the Tranche 1 Lenders and (b) Tranche 1 Lenders constituting at least a Majority in Interest of the Tranche 1 Lenders shall have provided at least their respective Ratable Shares (as defined in their respective Foreign Facility Deemed Agreements) of such Foreign Facility.

 

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Quotation Date” means (a) with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in US Dollars for any Interest Period, two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars for any Interest Period, the first Business Day of such Interest Period and (c) with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in Euro for any Interest Period, the day two TARGET Days before the first day of such Interest Period, in each case unless market practice differs for loans such as the applicable Loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market, in which case the Quotation Date for such currency shall be determined by the Applicable Agent in accordance with market practice for such loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market (and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks for such loans priced by reference to rates quoted in the Relevant Interbank Market on more than one day, the Quotation Date shall be the last of those days).

Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).

Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, trustees, partners, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Relevant Interbank Market” means (a) with respect to US Dollars and Sterling, the London interbank market, (b) with respect to Euros, the European interbank market, (c) with respect to Canadian Dollars, the Toronto interbank market and (d) with respect to Australian Dollars, the Australian interbank market.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time.

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

Restatement Agreement” means the Restatement Agreement dated as of May 4, 2020, among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Agents.

Restatement Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Restatement Agreement.

Restatement Signing Date” means May 4, 2020.

Restricted Cash” means, as of any date with respect to any Person, any cash, Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents directly owned on such date by such Person and that do not constitute Unrestricted Cash of such Person.

 

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Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Company or any Subsidiary.

Restricted Secured Obligations” means, with respect to any Existing Indenture, any Secured Obligations that constitute Indebtedness under, and as defined in, such Existing Indenture.

Reuters” means Thomson Reuters Corporation, a corporation incorporated under and governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), Canada, Refinitiv or, in each case, a successor thereto.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum at such time of such Lender’s Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure and Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure at such time.

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or any successor to its rating agency business.

Sale/Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby the Company or any Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter the Company or any such Subsidiary shall rent or lease property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred. The “amount” of any Sale/Leaseback Transaction at any time will be the capitalized amount of the lease included in such transaction as reflected on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or, in the case of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction resulting in a lease that is not a Capital Lease, the amount that would be so reflected in respect of such lease if it were a Capital Lease).

Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (as of the Restatement Signing Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea 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 or the U.S. Department of State or (b) any other Person dealings with which are the subject of Sanctions.

Sanctions” means 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, or (b) the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

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Screen Rate” means (a) in respect of the LIBO Rate for any Interest Period or with respect to any determination of the Alternate Base Rate pursuant to clause (c) of the definition thereof, a rate per annum equal to the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in the applicable currency (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently LIBOR01 or LIBOR02) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other commercially available information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Applicable Agent from time to time), (b) in respect of the EURIBO Rate for any Interest Period, the percentage per annum determined by the European Money Market Institute (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Interest Period as set forth on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently EURIBOR01) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other commercially available information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Applicable Agent from time to time), (c) in respect of the CDO Rate for any Interest Period, the average rate for bankers acceptances denominated in Canadian Dollars with a term equal to such Interest Period as displayed on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as used in the 2006 ISDA Definition as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Applicable Agent from time to time) and (d) in respect of the AUD Bank Bill Rate for any Interest Period, the Australian Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Bid) administered by the ASX Benchmark Pty Limited (ACN 616 075 417) (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for bills of exchange in Australian Dollars with a term equivalent to such Interest Period as displayed on the applicable Reuters screen page (currently page BBSY) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other commercially available information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Applicable Agent from time to time); provided that if the Screen Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than zero, the Screen Rate shall for all purposes of this Agreement be zero. If, as to any currency, no Screen Rate shall be available for a particular Interest Period but Screen Rates shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such Interest Period, then the Screen Rate for such Interest Period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Obligations” means (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Designated Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Designated Swap Obligations, excluding, with respect to any Subsidiary Loan Party, Excluded Swap Obligations.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent and the London Agent, (b) the Arrangers, (c) the Lenders, (d) the Issuing Banks, (e) each provider of Cash Management Services the obligations under which constitute Designated Cash Management Obligations, (f) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement the obligations under which constitute Designated Swap Obligations, (g) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (h) the holder of any other Secured Obligation and (i) the successors and assigns of any of the foregoing.

 

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Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933.

Securitization Receivables” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Securitization Transaction”.

Securitization Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is a special purpose entity formed for the purpose of engaging in activities in connection with Securitization Transactions, provided that such Subsidiary (a) does not own any significant assets other than Securitization Receivables, Equity Interests in any other Securitization Subsidiary, assets relating to its existence and other assets ancillary to any of the foregoing and (b) conducts no business activities other than in connection with Securitization Transactions and activities incidental thereto; provided further that a Securitization Subsidiary may not be designated as a Borrowing Subsidiary.

Securitization Transaction” means any transfer by the Company or any Subsidiary of accounts receivable or interests therein (collectively, the “Securitization Receivables”) (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation or other entity, which transfer is funded in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or any successor transferee of Indebtedness, fractional undivided interests or securities that are to receive payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts receivable or interests, or (b) directly, or indirectly through a special purpose vehicle, to one or more investors or other purchasers. The amount of any Securitization Transaction shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated amount of the Indebtedness, fractional undivided interests or other securities referred to in the preceding sentence or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount, the uncollected amount of the accounts receivable or interests therein transferred pursuant to such Securitization Transaction net of any such accounts receivable or interests therein that have been written off as uncollectible and/or any discount (but not in excess of the discount that would be usual and customary for securitization transactions of this type in light of the then prevailing market conditions) in the purchase price therefor. For purposes of Section 6.02 only, a Securitization Transaction shall be deemed to be secured by a Lien on the accounts receivable or interests therein that are subject thereto, and such accounts receivable and interests shall be deemed to be assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries.

Security Documents” means (a) the Collateral Agreement, (b) the IP Collateral Agreements, (c) any Mortgages and (d) each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in order to grant to, or perfect in favor of, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien on any property of such Loan Party as security, subject to Section 1.09, for the Secured Obligations.

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Specified Foreign Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation” (within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code) and (b) any subsidiary of any entity described in clause (a) of this definition.

Specified Time” means (a) with respect to the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., London time, (b) with respect to the EURIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, (c) with respect to the CDO Rate, 11:00 a.m., Toronto time, and (d) with respect to the AUD Bank Bill Rate, 11:00 a.m., Sydney time.

Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) established by the Board of Governors to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board of Governors). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board of Governors. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under any applicable law, rule or regulation, including Regulation D. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Sterling” or “£” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Company.

Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Company that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement.

Subsidiary Loan Party” means each Subsidiary that is a party to both the Guarantee Agreement and the Collateral Agreement; provided that, other than for purposes of Article VI, any Subsidiary that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement but not the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to be a Subsidiary Loan Party.

Supplemental Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in the form of Exhibit H or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.20.

Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

Swap Obligation” means 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.

Synthetic Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, under a synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, including any financing lease or other agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which are characterized as the indebtedness of such Person for US tax purposes (without regard to accounting treatment), and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a capital lease.

TARGET Day” means any day on which both (a) the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET2) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system as shall be determined by the Applicable Agent to be a replacement therefor for purposes hereof) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro and (b) banks in London are open for general business.

Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Total 30-Day Net Deferred Merchant Bookings” means, as of any date, an amount equal to (a) (i) Total Net Deferred Merchant Bookings as of such date multiplied by (ii) the percentage of Total Deferred Merchant Bookings as of such date represented by Total Deferred Merchant Bookings for stays within 30 days, less (b) the amount (to the extent such amount is not in excess of the product referred to in clause (a)) of current deposits made by the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) held by credit card processors in relation to customer refunds. Total 30-Day Net Deferred Merchant Bookings shall be calculated in substantially the same manner as the sample calculation thereof set forth in Schedule 6.11 hereto.

Total Deferred Merchant Bookings” means, as of any date, the amount that would appear as the “deferred merchant bookings” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

 

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Total Net Deferred Merchant Bookings” means, as of any date, an amount (which shall not be less than zero) equal to (a) the Total Deferred Merchant Bookings as of such date, less (b) the sum, without duplication, as of such date of (i) the amount of Restricted Cash held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for purposes of paying hosts upon stay in connection with any deferred merchant bookings relating to the Vrbo business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) the product of (A) the amount of prepaid merchant bookings of the Company and its Subsidiaries and (B) the successful collection rate from hosts against such prepaid merchant bookings achieved by the Company and its Subsidiaries during the calendar month immediately preceding such date, (iii) to the extent of a corresponding liability reflected in deferred merchant bookings, the amount of any refundable credit card fees associated with any deferred merchant bookings, (iv) to the extent of a corresponding liability reflected in deferred merchant bookings, the amount of any accounts receivable, net of reserves, relating to the “Expedia Affiliate Collect” program of the Company and its Subsidiaries so long as such accounts receivable are backstopped by a letter of credit, cash deposit or insurance, (v) to the extent of a corresponding liability reflected in deferred merchant bookings, the amount of accounts receivable, net of reserves, relating to cancellation of prepaid Vrbo bookings, (vi) the amount of credit card receivables of the Company and its Subsidiaries related to payments for customer deferred merchant bookings that have not yet settled and (vii) to the extent included in deferred merchant bookings, the amount of any deferred loyalty rewards. Total Net Deferred Merchant Bookings shall be calculated in substantially the same manner as the sample calculation thereof set forth in Schedule 6.11 hereto.

Tranche” means a Class of Commitments and extensions of credit thereunder. For purposes hereof, each of the following comprises a separate Tranche: (a) the Tranche 1 Commitments, the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans and participations in Letters of Credit attributable to the Tranche 1 Commitments and (b) the Tranche 2 Commitments, the Tranche 2 Revolving Loans and participations in Letters of Credit attributable to the Tranche 2 Commitments. The Classes of Commitments and extensions of credit described under clauses (a) and (b) above are referred to, respectively, as “Tranche 1” and “Tranche 2”.

Tranche 1” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Tranche”.

Tranche 1 Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Tranche 1 Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit, expressed as an amount representing the maximum permitted amount of such Lender’s Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The amount of each Lender’s Tranche 1 Commitment as of the Restatement Effective Date is as set forth in the Restatement Agreement.

Tranche 1 Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche 1 Commitment or Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure.

 

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Tranche 1 Percentage” means, at any time with respect to any Tranche 1 Lender, the percentage of the total Tranche 1 Commitments represented by such Lender’s Tranche 1 Commitment at such time. If the Tranche 1 Commitments have terminated or expired, the Tranche 1 Percentages shall be determined based upon the Tranche 1 Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Amount” means (a) with respect to any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (a) of the definition of such term, the total amounts of the commitments under, or the total amount of the increase in the commitments under, as the case may be, the applicable Foreign Facility, (b) with respect to any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (b) of the definition of such term, the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness incurred under the applicable Foreign Facility; provided that the amount under this clause (b) shall be reduced by the amount of any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Amount theretofore or concurrently therewith arising in relation to any commitment relating to such Indebtedness, (c) with respect to any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (c) of the definition of such term, 30% of the Net Proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary therefrom, (d) with respect to any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (d) of the definition of such term, an amount sufficient to repay all the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans in full and permit the reduction of the Tranche 1 Commitments to $0 and (e) with respect to any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (e) of the definition of such term, the aggregate amount of the Indebtedness (as defined in any Existing Indenture) secured by the applicable Lien or the aggregate amount of the Attributable Debt with respect to the applicable sale and lease-back transaction, as applicable.

Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event” means (a) the effectiveness of any commitments under, or the effectiveness of any increase in any commitments under, any Foreign Facility, (b) incurrence by the Company or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness under any Foreign Facility, (c) incurrence, after the Restatement Effective Date, by the Company or any Subsidiary of any Indebtedness to the extent such Indebtedness is incurred in reliance on (or any Guarantees thereof are incurred in reliance on) Section 6.01(s), 6.01(t), 6.01(w) and/or 6.01(x), or any combination thereof, but, in the case of this clause (c), only to the extent the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness so incurred since the Restatement Effective Date (excluding any such Indebtedness to the extent the Net Proceeds thereof are applied substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof (or within three Business Days thereafter) to repay, prepay, redeem or otherwise discharge any Indebtedness theretofore incurred in reliance on Section 6.01(w) and that had an earlier scheduled maturity than the Indebtedness so incurred) exceeds (it being understood that only incurrence of such excess amount shall be subject to this clause (c)) the sum of (i) US$2,500,000,000 plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds in excess of US$1,000,000,000 received by the Company or any Subsidiary from the issuance and sale of Equity Interests in the Company on or after the Restatement Signing Date or pursuant to any issuance and sale of the Preferred Stock consummated substantially concurrently with the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date, (d) any release of all or substantially all of the value of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents pursuant to Section 9.02A(a)(i) and (e) any creation, incurrence or assumption by any Excluded Subsidiary of any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, in each case, in reliance on the proviso to the last sentence of Section 6.02 or any entrance by any Excluded Subsidiary into any sale and lease-back transaction in reliance on the proviso to the last sentence of Section 6.03.

 

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Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars outstanding at such time, (b) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the aggregate principal amounts of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans denominated in Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars outstanding at such time and (c) the Tranche 1 Share of the LC Exposure at such time. The Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be such Lender’s Tranche 1 Percentage of the total Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure at such time, adjusted (without duplication) to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.20 of the LC Exposure of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.

Tranche 1 Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a). Each Tranche 1 Revolving Loan denominated in US Dollars shall be a Eurocurrency Loan or an ABR Loan, and each Tranche 1 Revolving Loan denominated in Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars shall be a Eurocurrency Loan.

Tranche 1 Share” means, at any time, a percentage determined by dividing the aggregate amount of the Tranche 1 Commitments at such time by the aggregate amount of the Commitments at such time.

Tranche 2” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Tranche”.

Tranche 2 Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Tranche 2 Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit, expressed as an amount representing the maximum permitted amount of such Lender’s Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be established pursuant to Section 2.09(g) and (a) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04.

Tranche 2 Lender” means a Lender with a Tranche 2 Commitment or Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure.

Tranche 2 Percentage” means, at any time with respect to any Tranche 2 Lender, the percentage of the total Tranche 2 Commitments represented by such Lender’s Tranche 2 Commitment at such time. If the Tranche 2 Commitments have terminated or expired, the Tranche 2 Percentages shall be determined based upon the Tranche 2 Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche 2 Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars outstanding at such time, (b) the sum of the US Dollar Equivalents of the aggregate principal amounts of the Tranche 2 Revolving Loans denominated in Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian

 

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Dollars outstanding at such time and (c) the Tranche 2 Share of the LC Exposure at such time. The Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be such Lender’s Tranche 2 Percentage of the total Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure at such time, adjusted (without duplication) to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.20 of the LC Exposure of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.

Tranche 2 Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(b). Each Tranche 2 Revolving Loan denominated in US Dollars shall be a Eurocurrency Loan or an ABR Loan, and each Tranche 2 Revolving Loan denominated in Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars shall be a Eurocurrency Loan.

Tranche 2 Share” means, at any time, a percentage determined by dividing the aggregate amount of the Tranche 2 Commitments at such time by the aggregate amount of the Commitments at such time.

Tranche Percentage” means, at any time, with respect to any Lender holding any Commitment or Loan under Tranche 1 or Tranche 2, such Lender’s Tranche 1 Percentage or Tranche 2 Percentage, as applicable, at such time.

Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is to be a party, the creation of the Liens provided for in the Security Documents, the borrowing of Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

trivago” means trivago N.V., a Dutch public limited company (naamloze vennootschap), formerly known as travel B.V., a Dutch private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid).

trivago Form F-1” means the Form F-1 Registration Statement filed by trivago with the SEC on November 14, 2016, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

trivago Form F-6” means the Form F-6 Registration Statement filed by trivago with the SEC on December 5, 2016, as amended or supplemented from time to time.

trivago IPO” means an initial public offering of American Depositary Shares of trivago, substantially as described in the trivago Form F-1 and the trivago Form F-6.

Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate, the AUD Bank Bill Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

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UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from 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” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

Unrestricted Cash” means, as of any date with respect to any Person, cash, Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents directly owned on such date by such Person, as such amount would appear on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; provided that such cash, Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents do not appear (and would not be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

US Dollar Equivalent” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount in US Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in any currency other than US Dollars, the equivalent in US Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent using the Exchange Rate or the LC Exchange Rate, as applicable, with respect to such currency in effect for such amount on such date. The US Dollar Equivalent at any time of the amount of any Letter of Credit, LC Disbursement or Loan denominated in any currency other than US Dollars shall be the amount most recently determined as provided in Section 1.05(b).

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

US Person” means any person that is (a) a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and (b) any entity that for U.S. Federal income tax purposes is disregarded as an entity separate from any person described in clause (a) of this definition.

US Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.20.

USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary all the Equity Interests in which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and/or other nominal amounts of Equity Interests that are required under applicable law to be held by Persons other than the Company or the Wholly Owned Subsidiaries) are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.

 

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Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (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 U.K. 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 such 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. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Tranche 1 Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Tranche 1 Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Tranche 1 Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Tranche 1 Revolving Borrowing”).

SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein (including to this Agreement or any other Loan Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof and (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP; Pro Forma Calculations. (a)Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that (i) if the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that the Company requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Restatement Signing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Company 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 and (ii) for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant set forth in Article VI, no effect shall be given to (A) any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein, (B) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof, (C) any valuation of Indebtedness below its full stated principal amount as a result of the application of Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest, issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, it being agreed that Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof, and (D) any change as a result of the adoption of any of the provisions set forth in the Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in February 2016, or any other amendments to the Accounting Standards Codifications issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in connection therewith, in each case if such change would require the recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases or similar agreements that would not be classified as capital leases under GAAP as in effect prior to January 1, 2019.

(b) All pro forma computations required to be made hereunder giving effect to any Acquisition, Investment, sale, disposition, merger or similar event shall reflect on a pro forma basis such event and, to the extent applicable, the historical earnings and cash flows associated with the assets acquired or disposed of and any related incurrence or reduction of Indebtedness, and may also reflect (i) any projected synergies or similar benefits expected to be realized as a result of such event to the extent such synergies or similar benefits would be permitted to be reflected in financial statements prepared in compliance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and (ii) any other demonstrable cost-savings and other adjustments not included in the foregoing clause (i) that are reasonably anticipated by the Company to be achieved in connection with any such event within the 12-month period following the consummation of such event, which the Company determines are reasonable and as set forth in a certificate of a Financial Officer; provided that the aggregate additions to Consolidated EBITDA, for any period being tested, pursuant to this clause (ii), together with the aggregate amount of all other Capped Adjustments for such period, shall not exceed 15% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (determined prior to giving effect to any addback for any Capped Adjustments).

 

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SECTION 1.05. Currency Translation. (a) For purposes of any determination under Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.12, 7.01(f), 7.01(g) or 7.01(k), all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at currency exchange rates in effect on the date of such determination; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall arise as a result of any limitation set forth in US Dollars in Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 or 6.12 being exceeded solely as a result of changes in currency exchange rates from those rates applicable at the time or times Indebtedness, Liens, Sale/Leaseback Transactions or Investments were initially consummated in reliance on the exceptions under such Sections. For purposes of any determination under Sections 6.05 and 6.08, the amount of each payment, disposition or other applicable transaction denominated in a currency other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at the applicable currency exchange rate in effect on the date of the consummation thereof. Such currency exchange rates shall be determined in good faith by the Company. For purposes of Sections 6.10 and 6.11, and the related definitions, amounts in currencies other than US Dollars shall be translated into US Dollars at the currency exchange rates then most recently used in preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

(b) (i) The Administrative Agent shall determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative LC Currency as of the date of the issuance thereof and on the first Business Day of each calendar month on which such Letter of Credit is outstanding, in each case using the Exchange Rate (as calculated in accordance with the definition thereof on the date of determination), and each such amount shall be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Letter of Credit until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this Section. The Administrative Agent shall in addition determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative LC Currency as provided in Sections 2.06(e) and 2.06(l).

(ii) The Applicable Agent shall determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing denominated in any currency other than US Dollars on or about the date of the commencement of the initial Interest Period therefor and as of the date of the commencement of each subsequent Interest Period therefor, in each case using the Exchange Rate (as calculated in accordance with the definition thereof on the date of determination), and each such amount shall be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing until the next required calculation thereof pursuant to this Section.

(iii) The Applicable Agent may also determine the US Dollar Equivalent of any Borrowing or Letters of Credit denominated in any currency other than US Dollars as of such other dates as such Applicable Agent shall determine, in each case using the Exchange Rate (as calculated in accordance with the definition thereof on the date of determination), and each such amount shall be the US Dollar Equivalent of such Borrowing or Letter of Credit until the next calculation thereof pursuant to this Section.

 

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(iv) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Company, the applicable Lenders and the applicable Issuing Bank of each determination of the US Dollar Equivalent of each Letter of Credit, Borrowing and LC Disbursement.

SECTION 1.06. Interest Rates; LIBOR Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in US Dollars or any other applicable currency may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Regulators have signaled the need to use alternative benchmark reference rates for some of these interest rate benchmarks and, as a result, such interest rate benchmarks may cease to comply with applicable laws and regulations, may be permanently discontinued, and/or the basis on which they are calculated may change. The London interbank offered rate is intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. In July 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority announced that, after the end of 2021, it would no longer persuade or compel contributing banks to make rate submissions to the ICE Benchmark Administration (together with any successor to the ICE Benchmark Administration, the “IBA”) for purposes of the IBA setting the London interbank offered rate. As a result, it is possible that commencing in 2022, the London interbank offered rate may no longer be available or may no longer be deemed an appropriate reference rate upon which to determine the interest rate on Eurocurrency Loans. In light of this eventuality, public and private sector industry initiatives are currently underway to identify new or alternative reference rates to be used in place of the London interbank offered rate. In the circumstances set forth in Section 2.14(b), Section 2.14(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The 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 “Screen Rate” or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof including, without limitation whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 2.14(b), will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the Screen Rate or have the same volume or liquidity as did the applicable Screen Rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability.

SECTION 1.07. Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan 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 and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

SECTION 1.08. Foreign Facility Cashless Rollover. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in connection with the establishment of any Foreign Facility and any related prepayment of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans required pursuant to Section 2.11(b), any Tranche 1 Lender may, in its sole discretion, elect to accept such prepayment to be in the form of Indebtedness incurred under such Foreign Facility rather than in the form of immediately available funds in the currency of such Tranche 1 Revolving

 

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Loan, it being agreed that notice of such acceptance shall be provided to the Administrative Agent and the mechanics of the cashless settlement thereof shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Administrative Agent. In connection with the foregoing, the Lenders party to the Restatement Agreement agree that the Company and the Administrative Agent may, without any further consent of any Lender, effect such amendments to this Agreement as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Company, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 1.08, including any mechanics intended to effect such cashless settlement.

SECTION 1.09. Restricted Secured Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, for so long as any Existing Notes (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) shall be outstanding, the amount of the Restricted Secured Obligations secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Loan Parties granted under this Agreement (including Section 2.06(j)) or any other Loan Document shall be limited to the Maximum Existing Indenture Basket Amount (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) with respect thereto.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01. Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche 1 Lender agrees to make Tranche 1 Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars to any Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Tranche 1 Commitment or (ii) the total Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure exceeding the total Tranche 1 Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, any Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Tranche 1 Revolving Loans.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Tranche 2 Lender agrees to make Tranche 2 Revolving Loans denominated in US Dollars, Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars to any Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Tranche 2 Commitment or (ii) the total Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure exceeding the total Tranche 2 Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, any Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Tranche 2 Revolving Loans.

SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class, Type and currency made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class to the same Borrower. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and not joint and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

 

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(b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Borrowing shall be comprised (i) in the case of Borrowings denominated in US Dollars, entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans of the applicable Type as the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) may request in accordance herewith, and (ii) in the case of Borrowings denominated in any other currency, entirely of Eurocurrency Loans of the applicable Type. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum; provided that a Eurocurrency Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$1,000,000 and not less than US$1,000,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments of the applicable Class or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e). Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of six Eurocurrency Borrowings outstanding.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Eurocurrency Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) shall submit a written Borrowing Request, signed by an Authorized Officer of such Borrower or the Company, as applicable, to the Applicable Agent (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in Euro, Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, four Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing, and (c) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Borrower requesting such Borrowing (or on whose behalf the Company is requesting such Borrowing);

(ii) the aggregate amount and currency of the requested Borrowing;

(iii) the Class of such Borrowing;

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(v) if denominated in US Dollars, whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;

(vi) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(vii) the location and number of the account of the applicable Borrower to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with Section 2.07, or, in the case of any ABR Borrowing requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), the identity and the account of the Issuing Bank that had made such LC Disbursement.

If no currency is specified with respect to any requested Borrowing, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected US Dollars. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be (A) if denominated in US Dollars, an ABR Borrowing and (B) if denominated in any other currency, a Eurocurrency Borrowing of the applicable Type. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Applicable Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04. Borrowing Subsidiaries. Any Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company that is a Domestic Subsidiary (and not a CFC Holdco or a Subsidiary of any Foreign Subsidiary) shall become a Borrowing Subsidiary and a party to this Agreement upon the effectiveness of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement executed by such Subsidiary and the Company and delivered to the Administrative Agent. As soon as practicable upon receipt of any such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, the Administrative Agent will make a copy thereof available to the Lenders. Each Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement shall become effective on the date five Business Days after it has been so made available by the Administrative Agent, subject to the receipt by any Lender of any information reasonably requested by it under the USA Patriot Act or other “know-your-customer” laws, in each case, not later than the second Business Day after the delivery of such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement. Upon the execution by the Company and delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Subsidiary Termination with respect to any Borrowing Subsidiary, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Borrowing Subsidiary hereunder and a party to this Agreement; provided that no Borrowing Subsidiary Termination will become effective as to any Borrowing Subsidiary (other than to terminate such Borrowing Subsidiary’s right to make further Borrowings or obtain Letters of Credit under this Agreement) at a time when any principal of or interest on any Loan to such Borrowing Subsidiary or any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrowing Subsidiary shall be outstanding hereunder. Promptly following receipt of any Borrowing Subsidiary Termination, the Administrative Agent shall send a copy thereof to each Lender.

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SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Borrower may request any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit for its own account, in a form reasonably acceptable to such Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by any Borrower to, or entered into by any Borrower with, an Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. The Existing Letters of Credit will, for all purposes of this Agreement (including paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section), continue to constitute Letters of Credit.

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit, other than an automatic extension permitted under paragraph (c) of this Section), the applicable Borrower shall deliver by hand or facsimile transmission (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the recipient of such notice) to an Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment or extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the currency in which such Letter of Credit is to be denominated (which shall be US Dollars or an Alternative LC Currency), the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to enable the applicable Issuing Bank to prepare, amend or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the applicable Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit; provided that any provisions in any such letter of credit application that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be of no force or effect. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended or extended only if (and upon each issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment or extension (i) the total LC Exposure shall not exceed US$120,000,000, (ii) the total Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the total Tranche 1 Commitments, (iii) the Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed the Tranche 1 Commitment of such Lender, (iv) the total Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure shall not exceed the total Tranche 2 Commitments, (v) the Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure of any Lender shall not exceed the Tranche 2 Commitment of such Lender and (vi) the portion of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank shall not exceed the LC Commitment of such Issuing Bank.

(c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall by its terms expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date 18 months after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any extension thereof, 13 months after such extension) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date; provided that any Letter of Credit may contain customary automatic extension provisions agreed upon by the applicable Borrower and the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to which the expiration date of such Letter of Credit shall automatically be extended for a period of up to 13 months (but not to a date later than the date set forth in clause (ii) above), subject to a right on the part of such Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension from occurring pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

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(d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank that is the issuer thereof hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Combined Tranche Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Combined Tranche Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the applicable Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment in respect of an LC Disbursement required to be refunded to any Borrower for any reason. Such payment by the Lenders shall be made (i) if the currency of the applicable LC Disbursement or reimbursement payment shall be US Dollars, then in US Dollars and (ii) subject to paragraph (e) of this Section, if the currency of the applicable LC Disbursement or reimbursement payment shall be an Alternative LC Currency, in US Dollars in an amount equal to the US Dollar Equivalent of such LC Disbursement or reimbursement payment, calculated by the Administrative Agent using the LC Exchange Rate on the applicable LC Participation Calculation Date. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that (A) its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit, the occurrence and continuance of a Default, any reduction or termination of the Commitments, any fluctuation in currency values or any force majeure or other event that under any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit is subject (including Section 3.14 of the ISP or any successor publication of the International Chamber of Commerce) or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself permits a drawing to be made under such Letter of Credit after the expiration thereof or of the Commitments, and (B) each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender further acknowledges and agrees that, in issuing, amending or extending any Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank shall be entitled to rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon the representation and warranty of each Borrower deemed made pursuant to Section 4.02, unless, at least two Business Days prior to the time such Letter of Credit is issued, amended or extended (or, in the case of an automatic extension permitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, at least two Business Days prior to the time by which the election not to extend must be made by the applicable Issuing Bank), the Required Lenders shall have notified the applicable Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in writing that, as a result of one or more events or circumstances described in such notice, one or more of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 would not be satisfied if such Letter of Credit were then issued, amended or extended.

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to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if such Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by such Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, Local Time, on (i) the Business Day that such Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is denominated in US Dollars and is not less than the Borrowing Minimum for US Dollar denominated Loans, the applicable Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Borrowing. If the applicable Borrower fails to make any such reimbursement payment when due, the applicable Issuing Bank shall give prompt notice and details thereof to the Administrative Agent, whereupon (A) if such payment relates to a Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative LC Currency, automatically and with no further action required, the obligation of such Borrower to reimburse the applicable LC Disbursement shall be permanently converted into an obligation to reimburse the US Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the LC Exchange Rate on the applicable LC Participation Calculation Date, of such LC Disbursement and (B) in the case of each LC Disbursement, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the amount of the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Combined Tranche Percentage thereof, and each Lender shall pay in US Dollars to the Administrative Agent on the date such notice is received its Combined Tranche Percentage of the payment then due from such Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders pursuant to this paragraph), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the applicable Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse an Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement. If the applicable Borrower’s reimbursement of, or obligation to reimburse, any amounts in any Alternative LC Currency would subject the Administrative Agent, the applicable Issuing Bank or any Lender to any stamp duty, ad valorem charge or similar tax that would not be payable if such reimbursement were made or required to be made in US Dollars, such Borrower shall pay the amount of any such tax requested by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender.

(f) Obligations Absolute. The obligation of each Borrower to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or

 

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enforceability of any Letter of Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any term or provision herein or therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (iv) any force majeure or other event that under any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit is subject (including Section 3.14 of the ISP or any successor publication of the International Chamber of Commerce) or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself permits a drawing to be made under such Letter of Credit after the stated expiration date thereof or of the Commitments of any Class or (v) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this paragraph, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, such Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Agents, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or any of their respective Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms, any error in translation or any other act, failure to act or other event or circumstance; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to a Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by each Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by such Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that the applicable Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination unless a court of competent jurisdiction shall have determined by a final, non-appealable judgment that such Issuing Bank was grossly negligent or acted with willful misconduct in connection with such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(g) Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, within the time allowed by applicable law or the specific terms of such Letter of Credit, following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower by telephone, facsimile or email (and, in the case of telephonic notice, promptly confirmed by facsimile or email) of such demand for payment and of such Issuing Bank having made an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

 

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(h) Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the applicable Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement in full, (i) in the case of any LC Disbursement denominated in US Dollars, and at all times following the conversion to US Dollars of any LC Disbursement made in an Alternative LC Currency pursuant to paragraph (e) or (l) of this Section, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Tranche 1 Revolving Loans and (ii) if such LC Disbursement is made in an Alternative LC Currency, at all times prior to its conversion to US Dollars pursuant to paragraph (e) or (l) of this Section, at a rate equal to the rate reasonably determined by the applicable Issuing Bank to be the cost to such Issuing Bank of funding such LC Disbursement (which may be deemed by the applicable Issuing Bank, at its election, to equal to the applicable Foreign Currency Overnight Rate) plus the Applicable Rate applicable to Eurocurrency Tranche 1 Revolving Loans at such time; provided that, if the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be paid by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand has been made, on the date on which the applicable Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in full.

(i) Replacement of an Issuing Bank. An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Company, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank and execution and delivery by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the successor Issuing Bank of an Issuing Bank Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of an Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, each Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees payable by it that are accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement (including the right to receive fees under Section 2.12(b)), but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

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Exposure representing more than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrowers shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, an amount in cash in US Dollars equal to the total LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that (i) amounts payable in respect of any Letter of Credit or LC Disbursement shall be payable in the currency of such Letter of Credit or LC Disbursement, except that LC Disbursements in an Alternative LC Currency in respect of which the applicable Borrower’s reimbursement obligations have been converted to obligations in US Dollars as provided in paragraph (e) or (l) of this Section and interest accrued thereon shall be payable in US Dollars, and (ii) the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary described in Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i). The Borrowers shall also deposit cash collateral in US Dollars in accordance with this paragraph as and to the extent required by Sections 2.11(b) and 2.20. Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, subject to Section 1.09. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be in Permitted Investments and shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrowers’ risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements on behalf of the Borrowers for which they have not been reimbursed, together with related fees, costs and customary processing charges, and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrowers for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of (A) Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50% of the total LC Exposure and (B) in the case of any such application at a time when any Lender is a Defaulting Lender (but only if, after giving effect thereto, the remaining cash collateral shall be less than the total LC Exposure of all the Defaulting Lenders), the consent of each Issuing Bank), be applied in accordance with Section 4.02 of the Collateral Agreement to satisfy other Secured Obligations, subject to Section 1.09. If any Borrower provides an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If any Borrower provides an amount of cash collateral pursuant to Section 2.11(b), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower, upon request, to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the total Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure would not exceed the total Tranche 1 Commitments, the total Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure would not exceed the total Tranche 2 Commitments and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. If any Borrower provides an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower, upon request, to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, no Issuing Bank shall have any exposure in respect of any outstanding Letter of Credit that is not fully covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or the remaining cash collateral and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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(k) Issuing Bank Reports. Each Issuing Bank shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section, report in writing to the Administrative Agent, promptly upon request, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

(l) Conversion. In the event that the Loans become immediately due and payable on any date pursuant to Section 7.01, all amounts (i) that any Borrower is at the time or becomes thereafter required to reimburse or otherwise pay to the Administrative Agent in respect of LC Disbursements made under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative LC Currency (other than amounts in respect of which the Borrowers have deposited cash collateral, if such cash collateral was deposited in the applicable currency), (ii) that the Lenders are at the time or become thereafter required to pay to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent is at the time or becomes thereafter required to distribute to the applicable Issuing Bank) pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section in respect of unreimbursed LC Disbursements made under any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative LC Currency and (iii) of each Lender’s participation in any Letter of Credit denominated in an Alternative LC Currency under which an LC Disbursement has been made shall, automatically and with no further action required, be converted into the US Dollar Equivalent, calculated using the LC Exchange Rate on such date (or in the case of any LC Disbursement made after such date, on the date such LC Disbursement is made), of such amounts. On and after such conversion, all amounts accruing and owed to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in respect of the obligations described in this paragraph shall accrue and be payable in US Dollars at the rates otherwise applicable hereunder.

(m) Communications with Beneficiaries. Each Issuing Bank shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide advance notice to the Company of any formal communication by such Issuing Bank with any beneficiary under any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank with respect thereto, other than any such communication in the ordinary course of business or otherwise in accordance with the standard operating procedures of such Issuing Bank.

(n) LC Exposure Determination. For all purposes of this Agreement, (i) the amount of a 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 shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases (other than any such increase consisting of the reinstatement of an amount previously drawn thereunder and reimbursed), whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at the time of determination and (ii) if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Article 29(a) of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the applicable time) or Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP or similar terms of the Letter of Credit itself, or if compliant documents have been presented but not yet honored, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” and “undrawn” in the amount so remaining available to be paid, and the obligations of the Borrowers and Lenders hereunder shall remain in full force and effect until the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall have no further obligations to make any payments or disbursements under any circumstances with respect to any Letter of Credit.

 

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(o) Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the applicable 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.

(p) Letters of Credit Issued for Account of Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder supports any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary that is not a Borrower, or states that a Subsidiary that is not a Borrower is the “account party”, “applicant”, “customer”, “instructing party”, or the like of or for such Letter of Credit, and without derogating from any rights of the applicable Issuing Bank (whether arising by contract, at law, in equity or otherwise) against such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit, the Company (i) shall reimburse, indemnify and compensate the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder for such Letter of Credit (including to reimburse any and all drawings thereunder) as if such Letter of Credit had been issued solely for the account of the Company and (ii) irrevocably waives any and all defenses that might otherwise be available to it as a guarantor or surety of any or all of the obligations of such Subsidiary in respect of such Letter of Credit. The Company hereby acknowledges that the issuance of such Letters of Credit for its Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Company, and that the Company’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in the applicable currency by 12:00 noon, Local Time, to the account of the Applicable Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Applicable Agent will make such Loans available to the applicable Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of such Borrower maintained with the Applicable Agent and designated by such Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank specified in the applicable Borrowing Request.

(b) Unless the Applicable Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Applicable Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Applicable Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance on such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Applicable Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Applicable Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to such Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Applicable Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, (A) if denominated in US Dollars, the

 

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greater of the NYFRB and a rate determined by the Applicable Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (B) if denominated in an any currency other than US Dollars, the greater of the Foreign Currency Overnight Rate and a rate determined by the Applicable Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, or (ii) in the case of such Borrower, (A) if denominated in US Dollars, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans of the applicable Class and (B) if denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, the interest rate applicable to the subject Loan. If such Lender pays such amount to the Applicable Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. If such Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Applicable Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Applicable Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. Any such payment by any Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Applicable Agent.

SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections. (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or as otherwise provided in Section 2.03. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert any Borrowing denominated in US Dollars to a different Type or to continue any Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The applicable Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) shall submit a written Interest Election Request, signed by an Authorized Officer of such Borrower or the Company, as applicable, to the Applicable Agent by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type, and in the currency, resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, no Borrower shall be permitted to change the currency of any Borrowing or to convert any Borrowing to a Type not available under the Class of Commitments pursuant to which such Borrowing was made.

(c) Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

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(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) If a Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then such Borrowing (i) if such Borrowing is denominated in US Dollars, shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of such Interest Period and (ii) if such Borrowing is denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing of the same Type with an Interest Period of one month’s duration unless repaid. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if any Event of Default under Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) has occurred and is continuing, or if any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Company, then, in each such case, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) in the case of Borrowings denominated in US Dollars, (A) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing and (B) unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, and (ii) in the case of Borrowings denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, unless repaid, each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be continued as a Eurocurrency Borrowing of the same Type with an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments; Conversion of Commitments. (a) Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

(b) The Company may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Class; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple for US Dollar denominated Loans and not less than the Borrowing Minimum for US Dollar denominated Loans, (ii) the Company shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments of any Class if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the total Tranche 1 Revolving Exposure would exceed the total Tranche 1 Commitments or the total Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure would exceed the total Tranche 2 Commitments and (iii) if any

 

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Tranche 1 Commitments shall be outstanding, the Company shall not (A) terminate the Tranche 2 Commitments unless, concurrently therewith, the Tranche 1 Commitments shall have been terminated in full or (B) reduce the Tranche 2 Commitments unless, concurrently therewith, the Tranche 1 Commitments shall have been reduced by at least a ratable amount (such ratable amount to be determined on the basis of the relative amounts of the total Commitments of each Class, in each case, immediately prior to giving effect to such reduction). The Company shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments pursuant to this paragraph at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Company pursuant to this paragraph shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class delivered by the Company may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Company (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

(c) In the event and on each occasion that, after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the termination of the Tranche 1 Commitments in full, any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event shall occur, then (i) in the case of a Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (a), (b) or (d) of the definition of such term, on the date of the occurrence of such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event and (ii) in the case of a Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (c) or (e) of the definition of such term, on the third Business Day after the occurrence of such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event, the Tranche 1 Commitments shall automatically reduce, including to (but not below) zero, by the Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Amount with respect to such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event; provided that, in the case of a Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (c) of the definition of such term, in the event that on or prior to the date of such reduction the Company or any Subsidiary is required, in accordance with the definitive documentation for any Foreign Facility then in effect, to apply any Net Proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary from such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event to prepay or repurchase Indebtedness outstanding under such Foreign Facility, then the amount of the reduction of the Tranche 1 Commitments under clause (ii) above shall be reduced by the amount of the Net Proceeds so required to be applied by the Company or such Subsidiary to prepay or repurchase Indebtedness outstanding under such Foreign Facility. The Company shall give the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any reduction of the Tranche 1 Commitments pursuant to this paragraph, specifying the applicable Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event and setting forth the calculation of the applicable Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Amount. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof.

(d) [Reserved.]

(e) Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders of such Class in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class, after giving effect to any concurrent or prior conversion of the Commitments of any Class as provided in paragraphs (f) or (g) of this Section.

 

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(f) At any time on or prior to the 25th day after the Restatement Effective Date, any Lender may elect to convert all (but not a portion) of its Tranche 2 Commitment into a Tranche 1 Commitment and all (but not a portion) of its Tranche 2 Revolving Loans into Tranche 1 Revolving Loans. Any such election shall be subject to the delivery by such Lender to the Company and the Administrative Agent of a written notice of its exercise of such election, together with its Foreign Facility Deemed Agreement, in each case, on or prior to the date set forth above. Subject to the receipt of such notice and such Foreign Facility Deemed Agreement in accordance with the immediately prior sentence, from and after the date of such receipt, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i) the entire amount of the Tranche 2 Commitment of such Lender shall convert to, and shall continue in effect under this Agreement as, the Tranche 1 Commitment, in a like amount, of such Lender (and shall cease to constitute a Tranche 2 Commitment), and the entire amount of the LC Exposure of such Lender attributable to its Tranche 2 Commitment shall convert to LC Exposure of such Lender attributable to its Tranche 1 Commitment, (ii) the entire principal amount of the Tranche 2 Revolving Loans of such Lender shall convert to, and shall continue to be outstanding under this Agreement as, Tranche 1 Revolving Loans, in a like principal amount, of such Lender (and shall cease to constitute Tranche 2 Revolving Loans) and (iii) such Lender shall constitute a Tranche 1 Lender (and shall cease to constitute a Tranche 2 Lender) and shall have all the privileges, rights and obligations of a Tranche 1 Lender (rather than a Tranche 2 Lender) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The Company agrees to pay to each such converting Lender, within two Business Days of the effective date of such conversion, a fee equal to 0.20% of the amount of the Tranche 2 Commitment of such Lender in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of such conversion. The Lenders party to the Restatement Agreement authorize the Company, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Tranche 2 Lender to enter into a written agreement to evidence such conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans resulting from any conversion pursuant to this paragraph shall be ratably allocated to, and shall constitute a part of (and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, shall have the same Interest Period as), each Borrowing of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans outstanding immediately prior to such conversion. Any conversion pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to Section 2.16.

(g) In the event that on the date of effectiveness of the definitive documentation for any Qualifying Foreign Facility any Tranche 1 Lender shall fail to provide its Ratable Share (as defined in its Foreign Facility Deemed Agreement) of such Qualifying Foreign Facility after having been provided a bona fide opportunity to do so, then, from and after such date, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (i) the entire amount of the Tranche 1 Commitment of such Lender shall convert to, and shall continue in effect under this Agreement as, the Tranche 2 Commitment, in a like amount, of such Lender (and shall cease to constitute a Tranche 1 Commitment), and the entire amount of the LC Exposure of such Lender attributable to its Tranche 1 Commitment shall convert to LC Exposure of such Lender attributable to its Tranche 2 Commitment, (ii) the entire principal amount of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans of such Lender shall convert to, and shall continue to be outstanding under

 

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this Agreement as, Tranche 2 Revolving Loans, in a like principal amount, of such Lender (and shall cease to constitute Tranche 1 Revolving Loans) and (iii) such Lender shall constitute a Tranche 2 Lender (and shall cease to constitute a Tranche 1 Lender) and shall have all the privileges, rights and obligations of a Tranche 2 Lender (rather than a Tranche 1 Lender) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The Lenders party to the Restatement Agreement authorize the Company and the Administrative Agent to enter into one or more agreements to evidence any such conversion. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Tranche 2 Revolving Loans resulting from any conversion pursuant to this paragraph shall be ratably allocated to, and shall constitute a part of (and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, shall have the same Interest Period as), each Borrowing of the Tranche 2 Revolving Loans outstanding immediately prior to such conversion. Any conversion pursuant to this paragraph shall not be subject to Section 2.16.

SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay on the Maturity Date to the Applicable Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan of such Lender made to such Borrower. Each Borrower will repay the principal amount of each Loan made to such Borrower and the accrued interest thereon in the currency in which such Loan is denominated.

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c) Each Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from each Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by such Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or any Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the applicable Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, each applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

 

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SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans. (a) Each Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any of its Borrowings in whole or in part, without any premium or penalty (but subject to Section 2.16) subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section; provided that if Tranche 1 Revolving Loans shall be outstanding, no Borrower may prepay under this paragraph Tranche 2 Revolving Loans unless, concurrently therewith, the Borrowers prepay Tranche 1 Revolving Loans by at least a ratable amount (such ratable amount to be determined on the basis of the relative aggregate principal amount of the Loans of each Class outstanding immediately prior to giving effect to such prepayment).

(b) In the event and on each occasion that, after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the repayment of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans in full, any Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event shall occur, then (i) in the case of a Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (a), (b) or (d) of the definition of such term, on the date of the occurrence of such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event and (ii) in the case of a Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (c) or (e) of the definition of such term, on the third Business Day after the occurrence of such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event, the Borrowers shall prepay Tranche 1 Revolving Loans, including to (but not below) zero, by the Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Amount with respect to such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event; provided that, in the case of a Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event referred to in clause (c) of the definition of such term, in the event that on or prior to the date of such reduction the Company or any Subsidiary is required, in accordance with the definitive documentation for any Foreign Facility then in effect, to apply any Net Proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary from such Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event to prepay or repurchase Indebtedness outstanding under such Foreign Facility, then the amount of the prepayment of the Tranche 1 Revolving Loans under clause (ii) above shall be reduced by the amount of the Net Proceeds so required to be applied by the Company or such Subsidiary to prepay or repurchase Indebtedness outstanding under such Foreign Facility. Prepayments made under this paragraph shall be without any premium or penalty (but shall be subject to Section 2.16).

(c) In the event and on each occasion that the sum of Revolving Credit Exposures under any Tranche exceeds the sum of the Commitments under such Tranche, the Borrowers shall, not later than the next Business Day prepay Borrowings under the applicable Tranche in an aggregate amount equal to the amount of such excess, and in the event that after such prepayment of Borrowings any such excess shall remain, the Borrowers shall deposit with the Administrative Agent cash in US Dollars in an amount equal to the amount of such excess as collateral to be held by the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 2.06(j); provided that if such excess results from a change in Exchange Rates, such prepayment and deposit shall be required to be made not later than the fifth Business Day after the day on which the Administrative Agent shall have given the Company notice of such excess. Prepayments made under this paragraph shall be without any premium or penalty (but shall be subject to Section 2.16). It is understood that nothing in this paragraph shall modify the obligations of the Borrowers set forth in paragraph (b) above.

 

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(d) The applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) shall notify the Applicable Agent by telephone (confirmed by facsimile) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., Local Time, four Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment; provided that in the case of any prepayment required to be made under paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) will give such notice as soon as practicable. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of any prepayment under paragraph (b) of this Section, shall specify the applicable Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event and set forth the calculation of the applicable Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Amount; provided that (x) a notice of optional prepayment of any Borrowing pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein and (y) a notice of prepayment of any Tranche 1 Revolving Borrowing pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section may state that such notice is conditioned upon the occurrence of the Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event specified therein, and in either such case such notice may be revoked by the applicable Borrower (or the Company on its behalf) (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the applicable Class of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Class, Type and in the same currency as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing, it being agreed that the determination of which Loans are included in such Borrowing shall be made after giving effect to any concurrent or prior conversion of the Loans of any Class as provided in Section 2.09(f) or 2.09(g). Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13.

SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a) The Company agrees to pay, or cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to pay, (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Tranche 1 Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily unused amount of the Tranche 1 Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Tranche 1 Commitment terminates and (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Tranche 2 Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily unused amount of the Tranche 2 Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Tranche 2 Commitment terminates. Commitment fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the fifteenth day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) following such last day and on the date on which the Commitments of the applicable Class terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees, a Commitment of a Lender under any Tranche shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender under such Tranche.

 

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(b) Each Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender of any Class a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Loans of such Class, on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure of such Class attributable to such Letters of Credit (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment of such Class terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure of such Class, and (ii) to each Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between the Company and such Issuing Bank on the daily LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower by such Issuing Bank (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements), during the period from and including the Restatement Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date the LC Commitment of such Issuing Bank is reduced to zero and the date on which there ceases to be any such LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the fifteenth day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Restatement Effective Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments of the applicable Class terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments of such Class terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(c) The Company agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Company and the Administrative Agent.

(d) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds in US Dollars, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Banks, in the case of fees payable to them) for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest (i) in the case of any such Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate, (ii) in the case of any such Borrowing denominated in Sterling, at the LIBO Rate, (iii) in the case of any such Borrowing denominated in Euro, at the EURIBO Rate, (iv) in the case of any such Borrowing denominated in Canadian Dollars, at the CDO Rate, and (v) in the case of any such Borrowing denominated in Australian Dollars, at the AUD Bank Bill Rate, in each case for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus, in each case, the Applicable Rate.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by any Borrower hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section, (ii) in the case of any overdue interest on any Loan, 2% per annum plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (iii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Tranche 1 Revolving Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Loans of any Class, upon termination of the Commitments of such Class; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion. All interest shall be payable in the currency in which the applicable Loan is denominated.

(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that (i) interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate and (ii) interest on Eurocurrency Loans denominated in Sterling, Canadian Dollars or Australian Dollars shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or, in the case of clause (i) above, 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate, LIBO Rate, EURIBO Rate, CDO Rate or AUD Bank Bill Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. (a) If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:

(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate or the AUD Bank Bill Rate for such Interest Period; or

(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Majority in Interest of the Lenders under the affected Tranche that the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate or the AUD Bank Bill Rate for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

 

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then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Company and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Company and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing of the applicable Type shall be ineffective, and, unless repaid, such Borrowing shall, if denominated in US Dollars, be continued as or converted to an ABR Borrowing or, if denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, bear interest at such rate as the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) adequately and fairly reflects the cost to the affected Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that it is unable to make such a determination, shall be repaid on the last day of the current Interest Period applicable thereto), and (B) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing of the applicable Type, such Borrowing shall, if denominated in US Dollars, be made as an ABR Borrowing or, if denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, bear interest at such rate as the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) adequately and fairly reflects the cost to the affected Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that it is unable to make such a determination, shall be ineffective).

(b) If at any time the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error and shall be evidenced by written notice to the Company), or the Company notifies the Administrative Agent that it has determined, that (i) the circumstances set forth in paragraph (a)(i) of this Section have arisen with respect to Loans of any Type and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in paragraph (a)(i) of this Section have not arisen but either (w) the supervisor for the administrator of the applicable Screen Rate has made a public statement that the administrator of such Screen Rate is insolvent (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of such Screen Rate), (x) the administrator of the applicable Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which such Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published by it (and there is no successor administrator that will continue publication of such Screen Rate), (y) the supervisor for the administrator of the applicable Screen Rate has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which such Screen Rate will permanently or indefinitely cease to be published or (z) the supervisor for the administrator of the applicable Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the applicable Screen Rate may no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans, then, reasonably promptly following receipt of such notice by the Company or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Company shall, at the option of the Company (in its sole discretion), (A) endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBO Rate, the EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate or the AUD Bank Bill Rate, as applicable, that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for

 

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determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States denominated in the applicable currency at such time and (B) enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable (it being understood that such amendment shall not reduce the Applicable Rate). Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of such alternate rate of interest shall provide that in no event shall such alternate rate of interest be less than zero for the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9.02, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date a copy of such amendment is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this paragraph (but, in the case of the circumstances described in clause (ii) above, only to the extent the applicable Screen Rate for such Interest Period is not available or published at such time on a current basis), clauses (A) and (B) of paragraph (a) of this Section shall be applicable.

SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or any Issuing Bank;

(ii) subject any Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank to any Taxes on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto (but expressly excluding Taxes referred to in paragraph (f) of this Section); or

(iii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market, European interbank market, Toronto interbank market or Australian interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to or continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Company will pay, or cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to pay, to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

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such Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Company will pay, or cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to pay, to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, as the case may be, setting forth in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount or amounts have been determined, shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Company or the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary shall pay such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Company of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(e) If an Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any amount as to which it has been indemnified by any Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.15, it shall pay over such refund to such Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made by such Borrower under this Section 2.15 with respect to the events giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that each Borrower, upon the request of such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall not be construed to require any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to make available its accounting records (or any other information which it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.

 

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(f) For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 2.15 (i) shall not entitle any Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank to compensation in respect of any Excluded Taxes, (ii) shall not apply to (A) Indemnified Taxes imposed on payments by or on account of any obligations of any Borrower hereunder or under any Loan Document or (B) Other Taxes, it being understood that Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes shall be governed by Section 2.17(a), and (iii) shall not relieve any Lender of any obligation pursuant to Section 2.17(d), 2.17(f) or 2.17(g).

SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(d) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Company pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the LIBO Rate, EURIBO Rate, the CDO Rate or the AUD Bank Bill Rate, as the case may be, that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan) over (ii) the amount of interest that would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for deposits in the applicable currency of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Relevant Interbank Market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 20 days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.17. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes except as required by applicable law; provided that if any Borrower shall be required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable by such Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Applicable Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the applicable Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the applicable Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

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(b) In addition, the Company shall pay, or cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to pay, any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) The Company shall indemnify, or cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to indemnify, each Agent, Lender and Issuing Bank, within 20 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Company by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Each Lender and Issuing Bank severally agrees to indemnify each Agent, within 20 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender or Issuing Bank (but only to the extent that the Borrowers have not already indemnified such Agent for such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of any Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, in each case, that are paid or payable by such Agent in connection with any Loan Documents and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the applicable Lender or Issuing Bank by an Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and Issuing Bank hereby authorizes each Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or Issuing Bank under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by such Agent to the Lender or Issuing Bank from any other source against any amount due to such Agent under this paragraph (d). Nothing herein shall prevent any Lender or Issuing Bank from contesting the applicability of any Excluded Taxes that it believes to have been incorrectly or illegally imposed or asserted by any Governmental Authority; provided that no such contest shall suspend the obligation of any Lender or Issuing Bank to pay amounts due to the Agents as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph.

(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by any Borrower to a Governmental Authority, such Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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(f) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Company (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent or at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent or prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrowers 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 Sections 2.17(f)(ii)(A), 2.17(f)(ii)(B) and 2.17(f)(ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(A) any Lender that is a US Person shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding Tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

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(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the applicable Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Company or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Company or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Company or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for any Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Restatement Signing Date.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so. For purposes of this paragraph (f), the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.

 

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(g) If an Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay over such refund to the indemnifying party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided that such indemnifying party, upon the request of such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such indemnifying party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank in the event such Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Bank is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will an Agent, a Lender or an Issuing Bank be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place such Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This Section shall not be construed to require any Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems confidential) to the Company, any Borrowing Subsidiary or any other Person.

(h) Each party’s obligations under this Section shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(i) From and after the Restatement Effective Date, each Agent shall be entitled to treat this Agreement as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of United States Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).

SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. (a) Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 12:00 noon, Local Time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Applicable Agent to the applicable account specified by it from time to time to the Company for such purpose, except payments to be made directly to an

 

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Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein shall be so made and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Applicable Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. Except as otherwise provided herein, (i) all payments of principal, interest or reimbursement obligations in respect of any Loan or Letter of Credit shall be made in the currency of such Loan or Letter of Credit and (ii) all other payments under each Loan Document (including all fees) shall be made in US Dollars.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Applicable Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders under such Tranche to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by any Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, as in effect from time to time) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or Participant, other than to the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). It is acknowledged and agreed that the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.18(c) reflect an agreement entered into solely among the Lenders (and not any Borrower or any other Loan Party) and the consent of any Borrower or any other Loan Party shall not be required to give effect to the acquisition of a participation by a Lender pursuant to such provisions or with respect to any action taken by the Lenders or the Administrative Agent pursuant to such provisions. Each Borrower agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise

 

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against such Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of such Borrower, as the case may be, in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Applicable Agent shall have received notice from the Company prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Applicable Agent for the account of the Lenders or an Issuing Bank hereunder that any Borrower will not make such payment, the Applicable Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if such Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Applicable Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Applicable Agent, at (A) if such amount is denominated in US Dollars, the greater of the NYFRB and a rate determined by the Applicable Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (B) if such amount is denominated in any currency other than US Dollars, the greater of the Foreign Currency Overnight Rate and a rate determined by the Applicable Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.06(d), 2.06(e), 2.07(b), 2.17(d), 2.18(d) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by either Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future payment obligations of such Lender under such Sections, in each case in such order as shall be determined by such Agent in its discretion.

SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Company hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment and delegation.

(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, (ii) any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, (iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or (iv) any Lender has failed to consent to a proposed waiver, amendment or other modification that under Section 9.02 or 9.02A requires the consent of all the Lenders (or

 

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all the affected Lenders or all the Lenders of the affected Class) and with respect to which the Required Lenders (or, where applicable, a Majority in Interest of the Lenders of the affected Class) shall have granted their consent, then the Company may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (or, in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a failure to provide a consent as a Lender of an affected Class, all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a Lender of such affected Class) to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (A) the Company shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, delayed or conditioned, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder (if applicable, in each case only to the extent such amounts relate to its interest as a Lender of a particular Class), from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the applicable Borrowers (in the case of all other amounts), (C) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment is reasonably be expected to result in a future reduction in such compensation or payments, (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from the failure to provide a consent, the assignee shall have given such consent and, as a result of such assignment and any contemporaneous assignments and consents, the applicable waiver, amendment or other modification can be effected and (E) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Company to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Company, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto.

SECTION 2.20. Defaulting Lenders. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as any such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(i) no commitment fee shall accrue on the unused amount of any Commitment of any Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a);

(ii) the Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposures of each Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining whether the Required Lenders or any other requisite Lenders have taken any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including any consent to any waiver, amendment or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02 or 9.02A); provided, however, that any waiver, amendment or other modification that, disregarding the effect of this clause (ii), requires the consent of all Lenders or of all Lenders affected thereby shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02 or 9.02A, continue to require the consent of such Defaulting Lender in accordance with the terms hereof;

 

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(iii) if any LC Exposure exists at the time any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then:

(A) the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender (other than any portion of such LC Exposure attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements with respect to which such Defaulting Lender shall have funded its participation as contemplated by Sections 2.06(d) and 2.06(e)) shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Combined Tranche Percentages, but only to the extent that, after giving effect to such reallocation, the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Tranche 1 Revolving Exposures would not exceed the sum of Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Tranche 1 Commitments and the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Tranche 2 Revolving Exposures would not exceed the sum of Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Tranche 2 Commitments;

(B) if the reallocation described in clause (A) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall within two Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Banks such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (other than any portion thereof referred to in the parenthetical in such clause (A)) that has not been reallocated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

(C) if the applicable Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (B) above, the applicable Borrower shall not be required to pay participation fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b) with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure for so long as such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;

(D) if any portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated pursuant to clause (A) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.12(a) and 2.12(b) shall be adjusted to give effect to such reallocation; and

(E) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of any Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all participation fees payable by any Borrower under Section 2.12(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Banks (and allocated among them ratably based on the amount of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by each Issuing Bank) until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

 

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(iv) so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, unless, in each case, it is satisfied that the related LC Exposure will be fully covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral provided by the Borrowers in accordance with this Section 2.20, and participating interests in any such issued, amended or extended Letter of Credit will be allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(a)(iii)(A) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

(b) In the event the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Company shall have agreed that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to become a Defaulting Lender, then (i) the participations of the Lenders in Letters of Credit under Section 2.06(d) shall be readjusted to be determined on the basis of the Lenders’ Combined Tranche Percentages and (ii) such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans under the applicable Tranche of the other Lenders under such Tranche as the Administrative Agent shall determine to be necessary in order for the Loans to be held by the Lenders in accordance with their respective Tranche Percentages under such Tranche, whereupon such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender (but shall not be entitled to receive any fees that ceased to accrue during the period when it was a Defaulting Lender and all amendments, waivers or other modifications effected without its consent in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.02 and 9.02A and this Section 2.20 during such period shall be binding on it).

(c) No Commitment of any Lender shall be increased or otherwise affected and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section, performance by any Borrower of its obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall not be excused or otherwise modified, as a result of the operation of this Section. The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies that any Borrower, any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Non-Defaulting Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender (and, for the avoidance of doubt, each Non-Defaulting Lender shall have a claim against any Defaulting Lender for any losses it may suffer as a result of the operation of this Section).

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

The Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and (to the extent the concept is applicable in such jurisdiction) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization (except, in the case of Subsidiaries that are not Material Subsidiaries, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and,

 

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except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, stockholder or other equityholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Borrower and constitutes (assuming due execution by the parties hereto other than the Company and the Subsidiaries), and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute (assuming due execution by the parties thereto other than the Company and the Subsidiaries), a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Borrower or such Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with or any other action by any Governmental Authority, except those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect or those the failure to obtain which could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result (alone or with notice or lapse of time, or both) in a default under any indenture, or other material agreement or instrument binding upon the Company or any of the Material Subsidiaries or its assets, or require any payment to be made by the Company or any of the Material Subsidiaries thereunder and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of, or in an obligation to create, any Lien (other than any Lien created pursuant to the Loan Documents) on any asset of the Company or any of the Material Subsidiaries.

SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a)The Company has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders equity and comprehensive income as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, reported on by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date and for such period in accordance with GAAP.

(b) There has not occurred since December 31, 2019, any event, condition or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, assets or financial condition of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided that the COVID-19 pandemic, all events, conditions or circumstances to the extent arising out of, resulting from or relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and all events, conditions or circumstances to the extent identified on Schedule 1.01 shall be disregarded for purposes of this paragraph.

 

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(c) Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to above or the notes thereto and except for the Disclosed Matters, after giving effect to the Transactions, none of the Company or the Subsidiaries has, as of the Restatement Effective Date, any material contingent liabilities.

SECTION 3.05. Properties. (a)Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes.

(b) Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, except for intellectual property the failure to own or license which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and the use thereof by the Company and the Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.06. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing against or affecting the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve any of the Loan Documents or the Transactions.

(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Liability.

SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status. Neither the Company nor any other Loan Party is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SECTION 3.09. Taxes. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Company or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.10. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The excess of the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87), if any, over the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.11. Disclosure. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other written factual information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading as of the date furnished; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Company represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

SECTION 3.12. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.12 sets forth, as of the Restatement Effective Date, the name and jurisdiction of organization of, and the percentage of each class of Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Subsidiary in, each Subsidiary and identifies, as of the Restatement Effective Date, each Designated Subsidiary and each Material Subsidiary.

SECTION 3.13. Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit have been and will be used solely for the general corporate purposes of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions. No part of the proceeds of any Loan or any Letter of Credit have been or will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulations T, U and X.

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Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (b) to the knowledge of the Company, any agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, issuance of a Letter of Credit or use of the proceeds of any Borrowing or any Letter of Credit will result in a violation by any party hereto of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.

SECTION 3.15. Collateral Matters. (a) The Collateral Agreement, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined therein), a valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral (as defined therein) and (i) when the Collateral constituting certificated securities (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) is delivered to the Administrative Agent, together with instruments of transfer duly endorsed in blank, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties party thereto in such Collateral, prior and superior in right to any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02, and (ii) when Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (or equivalent) in appropriate form are filed in the applicable filing offices, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties party thereto in the remaining Collateral (as defined therein) to the extent perfection can be obtained by filing Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (or equivalent), prior and superior to the rights of any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02.

(b) Each Mortgage, upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, will create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable (except as enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity) security interest in all the applicable mortgagor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgaged Properties subject thereto and the proceeds thereof, and when the Mortgages have been filed in the jurisdictions specified therein, to the extent the filing of a Mortgage in such jurisdictions can perfect a security interest in all right, title and interest of the mortgagors in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, the Mortgages will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the mortgagors in the Mortgaged Properties and the proceeds thereof, prior and superior to the rights of any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02.

(c) Upon the execution and delivery of the IP Collateral Agreements by the parties thereto and the recordation of the IP Collateral Agreements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, and the filing of the financing statements referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section, the security interest created under the Collateral Agreement will constitute a fully perfected security interest in all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties party thereto in the Intellectual Property in which a security interest may be perfected by filing in the United States of America, in each case prior and

 

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superior to the rights of any other Person, except for rights secured by Liens permitted under Section 6.02 that have priority as a matter of law (it being understood that subsequent recordings in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office may be necessary to perfect a security interest in such Intellectual Property acquired by the Loan Parties after the Restatement Effective Date).

(d) As of the Restatement Effective Date, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (as defined in any Existing Indenture) (i) has incurred, directly or indirectly, any Indebtedness (as defined in any Existing Indenture), other than any Indebtedness (as so defined) constituting Secured Obligations, secured by a Lien (as defined in any Existing Indenture) on any of its assets or (ii) entered, directly or indirectly, into any sale and lease-back transaction for the sale and leasing back of any property, in each case, in reliance on any Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket. The Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket Amount under each of the Existing Indentures is at least US$1,145,000,000.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions

SECTION 4.01. Restatement Effective Date. The amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement to be in the form hereof is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Existing Credit Agreement) of the conditions precedent to the occurrence of the Restatement Effective Date set forth in the Restatement Agreement.

SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (other than any conversion or continuation of a Loan), and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) The representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Loan Documents (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.04(b) and 3.06 hereof) shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representation or warranty under the Loan Documents already qualified as to materiality, in all respects) on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been so true and correct in all material respects on and as of such prior date).

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(c) In the case of any Borrowing, immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing, the aggregate amount of Restricted Secured Obligations that would be secured by Liens created under the Loan Documents in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket in any Existing Indenture without such Existing Indenture

 

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requiring that any Notes or Guarantees (as defined in such Existing Indenture) be secured equally and ratably therewith (or prior thereto) shall be at least equal to the lesser of (i) US$1,145,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Restricted Secured Obligations then outstanding.

(d) Solely in the case of any Tranche 1 Revolving Borrowing (other than an ABR Borrowing made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e)), at the time of such Borrowing the total Tranche 2 Commitments (excluding therefrom the Tranche 2 Commitment of any Lender that, at such time, is a Defaulting Lender) shall not exceed the total Tranche 2 Revolving Exposure as of such time.

Each Borrowing (other than any conversion or continuation of a Loan) and each issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Company and the applicable Borrower on the date thereof that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 4.02 (and, in the case of any Borrowing, paragraph (c) of this Section 4.02 and, in the case of any such Borrowing referred to in paragraph (d) of this Section 4.02, such paragraph (d)) have been satisfied.

SECTION 4.03. Initial Credit Event in Respect of Each Borrowing Subsidiary. The obligations of the Lenders and Issuing Banks to make the initial Loans to or to issue the initial Letter of Credit for the account of each Borrowing Subsidiary (other than the Borrowing Subsidiaries that are party to this Agreement on the Restatement Effective Date) are subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions:

(a) The Administrative Agent or its counsel shall have received from each of such Borrowing Subsidiary and the Company either (i) a counterpart of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of a Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement, and such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement shall have become effective as provided in Section 2.04.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, a favorable written opinion of counsel for such Borrowing Subsidiary (which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (i) dated the date of the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement (or as of a later date prior to the date of such credit event), (ii) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and (iii) covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

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authorization by it of the Transactions to which it will be party and any other legal matters relating to such Borrowing Subsidiary, the Loan Documents or the Transactions, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the date of the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement and signed by a Financial Officer of the Company, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 (in each case, deeming all references therein to the date, time or effect of a Borrowing (or an issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit) to refer to the date, time and effect of such Borrowing Subsidiary Agreement).

ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or been terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed by the Borrowers, the Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements and Other Information. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender:

(a) (i) so long as the Company is subject to periodic reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, within five Business Days of each date the Company is required to file with the SEC an Annual Report on Form 10-K for any fiscal year of the Company (giving effect to any extension of such date available under paragraph (b) of Rule 12b-25 under the Exchange Act), and (ii) otherwise, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all audited by and accompanied by the opinion of Ernst & Young LLP or another registered independent public accounting firm of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of and for such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP;

(b) (i) so long as the Company is subject to periodic reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, within five Business Days of each date the Company is required to file with the SEC a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for any fiscal quarter of the Company (giving effect to any extension of such date available under paragraph (b) of Rule 12b-25

 

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under the Exchange Act or, in the case of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020, otherwise available under the rules and regulations of the SEC), and (ii) otherwise, within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of the Company, its consolidated balance sheet and related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) concurrently with each delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth (A) a reasonably detailed calculation of the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year or fiscal quarter, as applicable, covered by such financial statements, including a reasonably detailed calculation of Consolidated EBITDA (including, any time the covenant set forth in Section 6.10 shall be in effect, a reasonably detailed calculation of Consolidated EBITDA with and without giving effect to the last sentence of the definition of such term), (B) a reasonably detailed calculation of the Leverage Condition, together with a certification as to whether the Leverage Condition is satisfied as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year or fiscal quarter, as applicable, covered by such financial statements, and (C) at any time the covenant set forth in Section 6.11 shall be in effect, a reasonably detailed calculation of the Liquidity as of the last day of the most recent fiscal year or fiscal quarter, as applicable, covered by such financial statements, (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 that has had a material effect thereon and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate and (iv) certifying as to the identity of each Designated Subsidiary existing at the date of such certificate;

(d) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, a completed Supplemental Perfection Certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of the Company, setting forth the information required pursuant to the Supplemental Perfection Certificate;

(e) at any time the covenant set forth in Section 6.11 shall be in effect, within 20 days after the end of each calendar month, a reasonably detailed calculation of the Liquidity as of the last day of such month; provided that the requirements of this clause (e) shall cease to apply following delivery of a certificate of a Financial Officer under clause (c) above demonstrating that either (i) Consolidated EBITDA (for the avoidance of doubt, calculated without giving effect to the last sentence of the definition of such term) for the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company covered by such certificate is at least

 

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zero or (ii) the Liquidity as of the last day of such fiscal quarter is greater than US$1,000,000,000; provided further that the requirements of this clause (e) shall be reinstated and shall apply following any subsequent delivery of a certificate of a Financial Officer under clause (c) above demonstrating that both (A) Consolidated EBITDA (for the avoidance of doubt, calculated without giving effect to the last sentence of the definition of such term) for the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company covered by such certificate is less than zero and (B) the Liquidity as of the last day of such fiscal quarter is not greater than US$1,000,000,000;

(f) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Company or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Company to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;

(g) promptly after any request therefor by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k)(1) of ERISA that the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l)(1) of ERISA that the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that, if the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Company or the applicable ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents and notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and

(h) (i) promptly after any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Company or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or at the request of any Lender) may reasonably request and (ii) promptly after any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in writing to the extent necessary for compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

Information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a), (b), (f), (g) or (h) of this Section 5.01 shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information (including, in the case of certifications required pursuant to clause (b) above, the certifications accompanying any such quarterly report pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on the Electronic System or a similar site to which the Lenders have been granted access or shall be publicly available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.01 may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent. In the event any financial statements delivered under clause (a), (b) or (e) above shall be restated, the Company shall deliver, promptly after such restated financial statements become available, revised completed certificates with respect to the periods covered thereby that give effect to such restatement, signed by a Financial Officer.

 

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SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Company will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Company or any Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to be adversely determined and, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names material to the conduct of its business except (other than as to the legal existence of any Borrower) where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, sale, transfer, lease, disposition, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.04 or 6.08.

SECTION 5.04. Payment of Tax Liabilities. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, pay its Tax liabilities that, if not paid, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (b) the Company or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP.

SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations; provided that the Company and the Subsidiaries may (i) self-insure against such risks and in amounts as are usually self-insured by similar companies engaged in the

 

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same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations and (ii) elect not to carry terrorism insurance. Within 30 days of the Restatement Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing) and at all times thereafter, the Company (A) in the case of each casualty or business interruption insurance policy (other than any such policies in which such endorsements are not customary or available) maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties (other than OWW Fulfillment), shall cause such policy to contain a lender loss payable clause or endorsement that names the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the loss payee thereunder, (B) in the case of each policy of liability insurance (other than workers’ compensation, director and officer liability or other policies in which such endorsements are not customary or available) maintained by or on behalf of the Loan Parties (other than OWW Fulfillment), shall cause such policy to name the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder and (C) in the case of each of the policies referred to in clause (A) or (B) above, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such policy to provide for at least 30 days’ (or such shorter number of days as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any cancellation of such policy; provided that this sentence shall not apply to any casualty policy covering any New Headquarters Assets. With respect to each Mortgaged Property that is located in an area determined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to have special flood hazards, the applicable Loan Party has obtained, and will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, such flood insurance on such terms and in such amounts as is required and available under Flood Insurance Laws and Regulation H of the Board or as otherwise reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger (or any Affiliate thereof) so long as the same is in such amount and with such coverage (including reasonable deductibles) as is generally available at commercially reasonable rates.    The Company will, and will cause any applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to, furnish to the Lenders, upon request of the Administrative Agent, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance so maintained.

SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no representative designated by a Lender may conduct any such visit, inspection, examination, extraction or discussion unless such representative is accompanied by a representative designated by the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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SECTION 5.08. Guarantee and Collateral Requirement.

(a) If any Subsidiary that is a Designated Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Restatement Effective Date or any Subsidiary otherwise becomes, after the Restatement Effective Date, a Designated Subsidiary (including as a result of becoming a Material Subsidiary or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary), the Company will, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 days or, with respect to the actions set forth in clause (g) of the definition thereof, 90 days (or, in each case, such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), notify the Administrative Agent thereof and cause the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement to be satisfied with respect to such Subsidiary.

(b) The Company will, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), notify the Administrative Agent of any change in (i) the legal name of any Loan Party (other than OWW Fulfillment), as set forth in its organizational documents, (ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation or the form of organization of any Loan Party (other than OWW Fulfillment), including as a result of any merger or consolidation, (iii) the location of the chief executive office of any Loan Party (other than OWW Fulfillment) that is not a Domestic Subsidiary and a registered organization (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code) or (iv) the organizational identification number, if any, or the federal taxpayer identification number of any Loan Party (other than OWW Fulfillment), to the extent such number is relevant in the applicable jurisdiction of organization.

(c) The Company will, as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), notify the Administrative Agent of the acquisition by any Loan Party (other than OWW Fulfillment) of, or any real property owned by any Loan Party otherwise becoming, a Mortgaged Property after the Restatement Effective Date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Administrative Agent shall not accept any Mortgage from any Loan Party until such time as it has received confirmation from each Lender that each such Lender has completed its flood insurance review and flood insurance compliance has been completed (such confirmation not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned); provided that the date by which the actions set forth in clause (g) of the definition of “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement” must be completed in accordance with Section 5.08(a) with respect to any Mortgaged Property shall be extended by a period with duration equal to the duration of the period from the date of delivery of the notice specified in the first sentence of this clause (c) with respect to such Mortgaged Property through, and including, the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have received the confirmation specified in the second sentence of this clause (c) with respect to such Mortgaged Property. The Administrative Agent promptly notify the Company of the duration of such period.

SECTION 5.09. Further Assurances. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, promptly execute and deliver any and all further documents, agreements and instruments, and take all further actions that may be required under any applicable law or regulation, or that the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, (a) to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or (b) to cause the Guarantee and Collateral Requirement to be and remain satisfied at all times (it being understood that, with respect to matters set forth in Section 5.08, the requirements of this Section 5.09 shall be subject to the

 

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grace periods set forth therein). The Company shall provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon request, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents.

SECTION 5.10. Foreign Facility. The Company will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to establish, promptly after the Restatement Effective Date, the Foreign Facility in an aggregate principal amount at least equal to the amount by which the Facility Exposure exceeds US$1,145,000,000 and otherwise on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in Exhibit I hereto and otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Company, including reasonable best efforts to negotiate, execute and deliver the definitive documentation for the Foreign Facility (on such terms and conditions) and to satisfy the conditions precedent set forth therein.

ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or been terminated and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed by the Borrowers, the Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 6.01, and any Indebtedness that extends, renews, refinances or replaces any such scheduled Indebtedness, provided that (i) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced except by not more than the amount of any fees, underwriting discounts, costs, commissions, expenses and premiums associated with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement and accrued interest, fees and premiums with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than, or have a weighted average life to maturity shorter than, that of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced, (iii) such Indebtedness shall not constitute an obligation (including pursuant to a Guarantee) of any Person (other than the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor) that shall not have been (or, in the case of after-acquired Subsidiaries, shall not have been required to become) an obligor in respect of the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced and (iv) such Indebtedness is unsecured or, if the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced is secured, is secured solely by assets that secured the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced (and any improvements or accessions thereto or proceeds

 

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therefrom); provided that (A) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in clause (iii) or (iv) above, any Domestic Subsidiary (and which is not a CFC Holdco or a Specified Foreign Subsidiary) owning any New Headquarters Assets, the New Headquarters SPV, the New Headquarters Parent SPV and any other Person that is permitted to be an obligor in respect thereof pursuant to clause (iii) above may incur or Guarantee such Indebtedness, so long as such Indebtedness is not secured by Liens on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary other than (1) any New Headquarters Assets (and any other assets of the New Headquarters SPV and the New Headquarters Parent SPV, if applicable) and (2) any other assets permitted to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to clause (iv) above, and (B) any Indebtedness the proceeds of which are applied (whether or not concurrently with the incurrence of such Indebtedness) to repay any Indebtedness set forth on Schedule 6.01 at maturity shall be deemed for purposes of this Section 6.01(b) to constitute an extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement thereof;

(c) Indebtedness owed to the Company or to any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall not have been transferred or pledged to any Person other than the Company or any Subsidiary or, in the case of a pledge, the Administrative Agent, and (ii) commencing on the date that is 30 days after the Restatement Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree to in writing), any such Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to any Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor must be expressly subordinated to the Secured Obligations of the Company or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, on terms set forth in the Intercompany Indebtedness Subordination Agreement;

(d) Indebtedness incurred after the Restatement Effective Date to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets (including any such Indebtedness incurred after the consummation of such acquisition, construction or improvement), including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition, construction or improvement of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements of any Indebtedness permitted by this clause (d) that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof by more than the amount of any fees, costs, expenses and premiums associated with such extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement and accrued interest, fees and premiums with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced, result in an earlier maturity date or decreased remaining weighted average life to maturity thereof or change the parties directly or indirectly responsible for the payment thereof; provided that (i) such Indebtedness (other than otherwise permitted extensions, renewals, refinancings and replacements thereof) is incurred prior to or within 180 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (d) shall not exceed, in each case, the cost of such acquisition, construction or improvement plus the amount of any fees, costs and expenses associated with the incurrence of such Indebtedness and, in the case of any extension, renewal, refinancing or replacement of any such Indebtedness, accrued interest, fees and premiums with respect to the Indebtedness being extended, renewed, refinanced or replaced;

 

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(e) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the Restatement Effective Date; provided that (i) such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation) and (ii) at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated), and after giving effect to such Indebtedness, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding under this clause (e) shall not exceed the greater of (x) US$550,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended on or prior to the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated);

(f) Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary as an account party in respect of trade letters of credit;

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

(h) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(i) Indebtedness consisting of any purchase price adjustment, earnout or deferred payment of a similar nature incurred in connection with any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary, but only to the extent that no payment has at the time accrued pursuant to such purchase price adjustment, earnout or deferred payment obligation, or of any indemnification obligation arising in connection with any Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary;

(j) Indebtedness arising under any performance or surety bond (including any consumer protection bond or any performance bond posted in respect of contested tax assessments), completion bond or similar obligation, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and not supporting Indebtedness;

(k) overdrafts paid within five Business Days;

(l) Capital Lease Obligations incurred in connection with any Sale/Leaseback Transaction permitted by Section 6.03;

(m) [reserved];

(n) all premium (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in the other clauses of this Section;

 

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(o) Guarantees of Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that no Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor may Guarantee any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor in reliance on this clause (o);

(p) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued to current or former officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Subsidiary or their respective estates, spouses or former spouses issued in exchange for the purchase or redemption by the Company or such Subsidiary of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests); provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (p) shall not exceed US$22,500,000 at any time outstanding;

(q) obligations under Swap Agreements that are entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Subsidiary has actual or anticipated exposure (other than in respect of Equity Interests or Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary) or to cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) or exchange rates with respect to any interest bearing or non-US Dollar denominated liability or Investment of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(r) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries, provided that (i) if at the time of incurrence of any such Indebtedness the aggregate amount of the Facility Exposure shall not exceed US$1,145,000,000 and no Indebtedness shall then be outstanding under clause (y) below, after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding under this clause (r) shall not exceed the greater of (x) US$325,000,000 and (y) 2.7% of Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended on or prior to the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness (it being agreed that no Indebtedness may thereafter be incurred in reliance on clause (y) below if any Indebtedness is then outstanding in reliance on this clause (i)) or (ii) otherwise, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (r) shall not exceed US$25,000,000;

(s) Indebtedness of any Domestic Subsidiary (and which is not a CFC Holdco or a Specified Foreign Subsidiary) owning any New Headquarters Assets; provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by Liens on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary other than any New Headquarters Assets and (ii) such Indebtedness shall not be Guaranteed by the Company or any other Subsidiary;

(t) Indebtedness of the New Headquarters SPV or the New Headquarters Parent SPV; provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by Liens on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary other than assets of the New Headquarters SPV and the New Headquarters Parent SPV and (ii) such Indebtedness shall not be Guaranteed by the Company or any other Subsidiary, other than the New Headquarters SPV or the New Headquarters Parent SPV;

 

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(u) Indebtedness of Excluded Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed US$250,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(v) Securitization Transactions in an aggregate amount (as determined in accordance with the definition thereof) at any time outstanding not to exceed US$200,000,000;

(w) other Indebtedness; provided that (i) other than in the case of any Government Program Indebtedness, such Indebtedness is incurred solely by the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor (or by the New Headquarters SPV, the New Headquarters Parent SPV or any Domestic Subsidiary (and which is not a CFC Holdco or a Specified Foreign Subsidiary) owning any New Headquarters Assets), and is not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary other than Domestic Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Guarantors (or by the New Headquarters SPV, the New Headquarters Parent SPV or any Domestic Subsidiary (and which is not a CFC Holdco or a Specified Foreign Subsidiary) owning any New Headquarters Assets), (ii) other than in the case of any Government Program Indebtedness, such Indebtedness shall not be secured by Liens on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary other than any New Headquarters Assets (and other assets of the New Headquarters SPV and the New Headquarters Parent SPV, if applicable) and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (w) shall not exceed US$2,500,000,000 at any time;

(x) other Indebtedness of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is either (A) contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations on customary terms or (B) incurred solely by the Company and not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary, (ii) such Indebtedness shall not mature earlier than, or have weighted average life to maturity shorter than, 91 days after the Maturity Date, (iii) subject to clause (i) above, such Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary other than Domestic Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Guarantors, (iv) such Indebtedness shall not be secured by Liens on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and (v) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (x) shall not exceed US$1,000,000,000 at any time;

(y) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary or any CFC Holdco, and Guarantees thereof by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, any Foreign Subsidiary or any CFC Holdco; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary other than a Subsidiary Guarantor, a Foreign Subsidiary or a CFC Holdco, (ii) such Indebtedness (including such Guarantees thereof) shall not be secured by Liens on any assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding under this clause (y) shall not exceed at any time (x) US$855,000,000 less (y) the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness prepaid or repurchased as contemplated by Section 2.09(c) or 2.11(b) at or prior to such time; and

 

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(z) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, obligations of the Company and any Subsidiary in respect of any Cash Management Services incurred in the ordinary course of business.

SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof, except:

(a) Permitted Encumbrances;

(b) any Lien on any asset of the Company or any Subsidiary (or on any improvements or accessions thereto or proceeds therefrom) existing on the Restatement Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.02; provided that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other asset of the Company or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Restatement Effective Date and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(c) any Lien existing on any asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary after the Restatement Effective Date or existing on any asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the Restatement Effective Date prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case may be, and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;

(d) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens secure solely Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(d) and (ii) such Liens shall not apply to any other assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(e) Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure Indebtedness and do not interfere with the material operations of the Company and the Subsidiaries and do not individually or in the aggregate materially impair the value of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries;

(f) Liens deemed to secure Capital Lease Obligations incurred in connection with any Sale/Leaseback Transaction permitted by Section 6.03;

(g) other Liens securing Indebtedness (other than Securitization Transactions); provided that at the time of incurrence of any such Liens the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then secured under this clause (g), together with the aggregate amount of Sale/Leaseback Transactions then outstanding under the proviso to Section 6.03, shall not

 

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exceed the greater of (x) US$225,000,000 and (y) 1.8% of Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended on or prior to the date of incurrence of such Liens;

(h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(i) any interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under, and Liens arising from UCC financing statements (or equivalent filings, registrations or agreements in foreign jurisdictions) relating to, leases and subleases permitted hereunder;

(j) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits of cash or other Liens originating solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers liens, rights of setoff or similar rights in favor of banks or other depository institutions and not securing any Indebtedness;

(k) Liens of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection;

(l) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in respect of any Acquisition or other Investment by the Company or any Subsidiary;

(m) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any Lien referred to in clause (b), (c) or (d); provided that (i) the obligations secured thereby shall be limited to the obligations secured by the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (and, to the extent provided in such clauses, extensions, renewals and replacements thereof) and (ii) such Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the assets that secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced;

(n) Liens granted by the New Headquarters Parent SPV or the New Headquarters SPV; provided that (i) such Liens shall secure solely Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(b), 6.01(t) or 6.01(w);

(o) Liens on any New Headquarters Assets; provided that (i) such Liens shall secure solely Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(b), 6.01(s) or 6.01(w);

(p) Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(r);

(q) Liens securing (or deemed to secure pursuant to the definition of the term) Securitization Transactions permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 6.01(v); provided that such Liens shall only extend to Securitization Receivables subject to such Securitization Transaction, the Equity Interests in and assets of Securitization Subsidiaries and assets ancillary to any of the foregoing; and

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.02, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (as defined herein or as defined in any Existing Indenture, and including any Excluded Subsidiary) to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien (other than Liens created under the Loan Documents) on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, in each case, in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket in any Existing Indenture unless at the time thereof, and after giving effect thereto, the entire amount of the Restricted Secured Obligations then outstanding is secured by Liens created under the Loan Documents in reliance on such Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket without such Existing Indenture requiring that any Notes or Guarantees (as defined in such Existing Indenture) be secured equally and ratably therewith (or prior thereto); provided, however, that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Excluded Subsidiary from creating, incurring, assuming or permitting to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, in each case, in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket in any Existing Indenture so long as the aggregate amount of the Indebtedness (as defined in any Existing Indenture) secured by any such Lien (together with aggregate amount of the Attributable Debt with respect to all the sale and lease-back transactions permitted by the proviso to the last sentence of Section 6.03) does not exceed US$25,000,000 outstanding at any time.

SECTION 6.03. Sale/Leaseback Transactions. Other than (a) contemporaneously with the acquisition of any asset in order to finance the purchase thereof or (b) in the case of a Sale/Leaseback Transaction with respect to any New Headquarters Assets, at any time, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, enter into any Sale/Leaseback Transaction; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company or any such Subsidiary may engage in any Sale/Leaseback Transaction if, at the time of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction, the aggregate amount of Sale/Leaseback Transactions then outstanding pursuant to this proviso, together with the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding secured by Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(g), shall not exceed the greater of (i) US$225,000,000 and (ii) 1.8% of Consolidated Adjusted Total Assets as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended on or prior to the date of such Sale/Leaseback Transaction. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 6.03, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (as defined herein or as defined in any Existing Indenture, and including any Excluded Subsidiary) to, enter into any sale and lease-back transaction for the sale and leasing back of any property (including any Sale/Leaseback Transaction), in each case, in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket in any Existing Indenture unless at the time thereof, and after giving effect thereto, the entire amount of the Restricted Secured Obligations then outstanding is secured by Liens created under the Loan Documents in reliance on such Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket without such Existing Indenture requiring that any Notes or Guarantees (as defined in such Existing Indenture) be secured equally and ratably therewith (or prior thereto); provided, however, that nothing in this sentence shall prohibit any Excluded Subsidiary from entering into any sale and lease-back transaction for the sale and leasing back of any property (including any Sale/Leaseback Transaction), in each case, in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket in any Existing Indenture so long as the aggregate amount of the Attributable Debt with respect to all such sale and lease-back transactions (together with the aggregate amount of Indebtedness (as defined in any Existing Indenture) secured by Liens permitted by the proviso to the last sentence of Section 6.02) does not exceed US$25,000,000 outstanding at any time.

 

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SECTION 6.04. Fundamental Changes; Business Activities. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Material Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve; provided that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (i) the Company or any Material Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any Person; provided that (A) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary, (1) either (x) the Company or such Borrowing Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (y) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a corporation or limited liability company organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof and shall assume all of the Company’s or such Borrowing Subsidiary’s obligations under the Loan Documents in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (2) the Company or such Borrowing Subsidiary shall give the Lenders reasonable prior notice thereof in order to allow the Lenders to comply with “know your customer” rules and other applicable regulations; and (B) (1) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving a Material Subsidiary, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary and, if such Material Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, shall be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, (2) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving a Material Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor and (3) in the case of any merger or consolidation involving a Material Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Loan Party, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Loan Party; provided that the requirements set forth in this clause (B) shall not apply to any such merger or consolidation involving a Material Subsidiary (other than any Borrowing Subsidiary) consummated to effect any sale, transfer or other disposition of all of the Equity Interests in such Material Subsidiary owned by the Company and the Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 6.08; and (ii) any Material Subsidiary (other than a Borrowing Subsidiary) may liquidate or dissolve into another Subsidiary; provided that in the case of any such liquidation or dissolution of a Material Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, the other Subsidiary shall be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and, if such liquidating or dissolving Material Subsidiary is (x) a Subsidiary Guarantor, shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor and (y) a Subsidiary Loan Party, shall be a Loan Party.

(b) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses conducted as of the Restatement Effective Date by the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and businesses similar, ancillary, complementary or otherwise reasonably related thereto or that are a reasonable extension, development or expansion thereof.

SECTION 6.05. Restricted Payments. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that (a) (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries may declare and make Restricted Payments with respect to Equity Interests in the Company that are made solely with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) in the Company and (ii) the Company may declare and make Restricted Payments that are made with the Net Proceeds of the substantially concurrent issue of new Equity Interests (other than (A) Disqualified Equity Interests and (B) the Preferred Stock) in the Company, (b) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably (or on more favorable terms from the perspective of the

 

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Company) with respect to their Equity Interests, (c) Subsidiaries may declare and make any Restricted Payments made to the Company or the other Subsidiaries, (d) the Company may make repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the “cashless exercise” of stock options or warrants or upon the vesting of restricted stock units, if such Equity Interests represent the exercise price of such options or warrants or represent withholding taxes due upon such exercise or vesting, (e) the Company and the Subsidiaries may purchase Equity Interests in non-Wholly Owned Subsidiaries from the minority owners thereof (whether by means of stock acquisition, self-tender, redemption or otherwise), (f) the Company and the Subsidiaries may make (i) Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Company and the Subsidiaries and (ii) Restricted Payments to purchase or redeem Equity Interests in the Company (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) held by then present or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or by any Plan then in effect, in each case, upon such person’s death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or under the terms of any such Plan under which such Equity Interests or related rights were issued, provided that the aggregate amount of the Restricted Payments made in reliance on this clause (f)(ii) may not exceed US$15,000,000 in any fiscal year of the Company, (g) the Company may make Restricted Payments in respect of the Preferred Stock; provided that, other than in the case of periodic dividends made by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock (as set forth in the Certificate of Designation as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date), no Restricted Payment may be made in reliance on this clause (g) prior to the later of (i) the date that is 100 days after the Restatement Effective Date and (ii) the earlier of (A) the date on which the Facility Exposure shall not exceed US$1,145,000,000 and (B) the date that is nine months after the Restatement Effective Date, (h) the Company and any Subsidiary may make any Restricted Payments if (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) the Leverage Ratio as of the end of the fiscal quarter of the Company most recently ended on or prior to the date of such Restricted Payment (in the case of any such fiscal quarter ending on or prior to June 30, 2022, calculated on an Annualized Basis), giving pro forma effect to such Restricted Payment and any related incurrence of Indebtedness as if they had occurred on the last day of such quarter, would not exceed 4.00:1.00 and (i) the Company and any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments consisting of payments in cash in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares, upon the exercise of warrants or upon the conversion or exchange of Equity Interests of any such Person.

SECTION 6.06. Transactions with Affiliates. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to the Company or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions between or among the Company, Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and Subsidiary Loan Parties not involving any other Affiliate; provided that any transactions entered into pursuant to this clause (b) between or among Loan Parties and Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties involving Intellectual Property held by any Loan Party shall be at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable to such Loan Party than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (c) transactions between or among Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, (d) any Restricted

 

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Payment permitted by Section 6.05 or Investment permitted by Section 6.12, (e) transactions under the IAC Agreements as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date (or as hereafter amended in a manner not materially adverse to the Company and to the rights or interests of the Lenders), (f) payments made and other transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business with officers and directors of the Company or any Subsidiary, and consulting fees and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business payable to former officers or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary, (g) reclassifications or changes in the terms of or other transactions relating to Equity Interests in the Company held by Affiliates that do not involve the payment of any consideration (other than Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) in the Company) or any other transfer of value by the Company or any Subsidiary to any such Affiliate, (h) payments by the Company or any Subsidiary to or on behalf of any Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any public or private offering, other issuance or sale of stock by the Company or an Affiliate of the Company or other transaction for the benefit of the Company or any Subsidiary, (i) transactions disclosed in the Form S-4, (j) Permitted Charitable Contributions, (k) any transaction (if part of a series of related transactions, together with such related transactions) involving consideration or value of less than US$15,000,000, (l) transactions permitted under Section 6.08(m), (m) transactions pursuant to agreements with TripAdvisor, Inc. and its Subsidiaries entered into in connection with the separation of TripAdvisor, Inc. from the Company, in each case substantially as described in the TripAdvisor, Inc. Form S-4 as filed with the SEC on July 27, 2011, as amended, (n) transactions engaged by a Person that is not a Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date, which transactions are engaged pursuant to agreements or arrangements in existence at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or a Subsidiary (provided that (i) such agreements or arrangements were not entered into in connection with or in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such merger or consolidation and (ii) immediately prior to such Person becoming a Subsidiary or such merger or consolidation, such Person was not an Affiliate of the Company), (o) the trivago IPO and the transactions relating thereto, in each case substantially as described in the trivago Form F-1 as filed with the SEC on November 14, 2016, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 to Form F-1 Registration Statement filed by trivago with the SEC on December 5, 2016, and as supplemented by the prospectus filed by trivago with the SEC on December 16, 2016 and the trivago Form F-6, as filed with the SEC on December 5, 2016 (and any amendment, supplement or modification to any such transaction or related agreement in a manner not materially adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than trivago and its Subsidiaries) and to the rights or interests of the Lenders) and (p) customary transactions with Securitization Subsidiaries pursuant to a Securitization Transaction; provided, however, that this Section shall not prohibit, nor limit the operation or effect of, or any payments under, (i) any license, lease, service contract, purchasing agreement, disposition agreement or similar arrangement entered into in the ordinary course of business between any Subsidiary and the Company or any other Subsidiary or (ii) any agreement with respect to any joint venture to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party entered into in connection with, or reasonably related to, its lines of business; provided that such agreement is approved by the Company’s board of directors or the executive committee or audit committee thereof.

 

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SECTION 6.07. Restrictive Agreements. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its assets to secure any Secured Obligations or (b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or other distributions with respect to any shares of its capital stock, membership interests or similar Equity Interests or to make or repay loans or advances to the Company or any other Subsidiary or to Guarantee Indebtedness of the Company or any other Subsidiary; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions and conditions imposed by law or by any Loan Document, (B) restrictions and conditions identified on Schedule 6.07 (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (C) restrictions and conditions with respect to a Person that is not a Subsidiary on the Restatement Effective Date, which restrictions and conditions are in existence at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or is merged or consolidated with a Subsidiary and are not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary, so long as such restrictions and conditions apply only to such Person (but shall apply to any extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope of, any such restriction or condition), (D) restrictions and conditions imposed by any Existing Indenture as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date or by any agreement or document governing or evidencing any other Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary permitted hereunder; provided that the restrictions and conditions contained in any such agreement or document are not less favorable to the Lenders than the restrictions and conditions imposed by the Existing Indentures as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date or, in the case of any agreement or document governing Indebtedness of a Foreign Subsidiary, are market terms for comparable Indebtedness at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as reasonably determined by the Company) and would not materially reduce the ability of Foreign Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to pay dividends to the Company, (E) in the case of any Domestic Subsidiary that is not a Designated Subsidiary or any Foreign Subsidiary, in each case, that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary, restrictions in such Person’s organizational documents or pursuant to any joint venture agreement or equityholders agreement, (F) restrictions and conditions imposed on the New Headquarters SPV or the New Headquarters Parent SPV, (G) in connection with any Securitization Transaction, restrictions and conditions imposed on the Securitization Receivables subject thereto, any Securitization Subsidiary, the Equity Interests in or assets of any Securitization Subsidiary or any assets ancillary to any of the foregoing and (H) restrictions and conditions imposed by any agreement or document governing the Foreign Facility so long as such restrictions and conditions are on market terms for comparable Indebtedness at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as reasonably determined by the Company); (ii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness or other Liens permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the assets securing such Indebtedness or subject to such Liens and (B) customary provisions in leases and other agreements restricting the assignment or pledge thereof; and (iii) clause (b) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, or (B) restrictions and conditions imposed by any agreement or document governing or evidencing any Indebtedness of the Company or any Domestic Subsidiary permitted hereunder; provided that the restrictions and conditions contained in any such agreement or document are on market terms for comparable Indebtedness at the time of

 

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incurrence of such Indebtedness (as reasonably determined by the Company) and would not materially reduce the ability of Domestic Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to pay dividends to the Company.

SECTION 6.08. Asset Dispositions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any asset, including any Equity Interest, owned by it, nor will the Company permit any of the Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Subsidiary, except:

(a) sales, transfers and other dispositions of inventory, used or surplus equipment, other fixed assets, cash, Permitted Investments and other cash equivalents in the ordinary course of business;

(b) sales, transfers and other dispositions (i) to a Loan Party or (ii) among any Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties;

(c) issuances of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary (i) as incentive compensation to officers, directors or employees of such Subsidiary, (ii) to the Company or to a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided that any such issuance that would result in any Loan Party directly owning a lesser percentage of the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary than such Loan Party owned immediately prior to giving effect thereto would only be permitted if such issuance, were it treated as a corresponding disposition of such Equity Interests by such Loan Party, would otherwise be permitted hereunder, or (iii) as a Restricted Payment made in reliance on Section 6.05(b);

(d) dispositions of assets to the extent that (i) such assets are exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement assets or (ii) the proceeds of such disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement assets;

(e) licenses, sublicenses, leases and subleases that do not interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(f) sales or discounts of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business;

(g) in connection with any Securitization Transaction permitted by Sections 6.01 and 6.02, the granting of Liens and/or any sale, transfer, lease or other disposition of Securitization Receivables subject thereto, Equity Interests in and assets of any Securitization Subsidiary and assets ancillary to any of the foregoing;

(h) any Sale/Leaseback Transaction permitted by Section 6.03;

(i) any Restricted Payment permitted under Section 6.05 (other than non-cash payments permitted solely under Section 6.05(h)) or any Investment permitted under Section 6.12 (other than Section 6.12(g) or 6.12(s));

 

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(j) [reserved];

(k) [reserved];

(l) any other sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions of assets owned by the Company and the Subsidiaries (other than accounts receivable as part of a Securitization Transaction or inventory as part of an inventory financing), in each case to the extent made to a Person other than the Company or any Subsidiary and to the extent not made in reliance on any other clause of this Section 6.08; provided that (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of entry into the agreement governing such transaction or would result therefrom, (ii) all sales, transfers, leases and other dispositions permitted pursuant to this clause (l) shall be made for fair value and 75% cash consideration in respect thereof (for purposes of this clause (ii), each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) the amount of any liabilities (as shown on the Company’s or the applicable Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet or in the notes thereto and excluding any liabilities that are contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary novation agreement or are otherwise cancelled in connection with such transaction and (B) any notes or similar obligations or other securities received by the Company or the applicable Subsidiary from the transferee that are converted by the Company or such Subsidiary into cash within 180 days after receipt thereof (to the extent of the cash received)), (iii) the aggregate fair value (as reasonably determined by the Company, as to any assets, as of the time of such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition thereof) of all assets (including Equity Interests in Subsidiaries) sold, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of in reliance on this clause (l) since the Restatement Effective Date shall not exceed US$1,000,000,000, (iv) the Company shall permanently reduce the Tranche 1 Commitments pursuant to Section 2.09(b) and, if no Tranche 1 Commitments shall remain in effect, shall prepay Tranche 1 Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.11(a) by an aggregate amount equal to (A) 50% of the aggregate Net Proceeds of all sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions made in reliance on this clause (l) to the extent exceeding US$100,000,000 but less than or equal to US$500,000,000 and (B) 100% of the aggregate Net Proceeds of all sales, transfers, leases or other dispositions made in reliance on this clause (l) to the extent exceeding US$500,000,000, each such reduction and/or prepayment to be made promptly (and in any event within five Business Days) following the consummation of any such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition; provided that in the event that, on or prior to the date of any such reduction and/or prepayment, the Company or any Subsidiary is required, in accordance with the definitive documentation for any Foreign Facility then in effect, to apply any Net Proceeds received by the Company or any Subsidiary from such sale, transfer, lease or other disposition to repay, prepay, redeem or otherwise discharge any Indebtedness outstanding under such Foreign Facility, then the amount of the required reduction and/or prepayment under this clause (iv) shall be reduced by the amount of the Net Proceeds so required to be applied by the Company or such Subsidiary to prepay or repurchase Indebtedness outstanding under such Foreign Facility, and (v) with respect to each sale, transfer, lease or other disposition made in reliance on this clause (l) for consideration with a fair value in excess of US$25,000,000 or that requires a reduction and/or prepayment under clause (iv)

 

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above, the Company shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer, certifying that all the requirements set forth in this clause (l) have been satisfied with respect thereto, together with reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating satisfaction of the requirements set forth in clause (ii) above and, if applicable, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of the reduction and/or prepayment required under clause (iv) above;

(m) dispositions or transfers of assets by the Loan Parties to Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties; provided that (i) the aggregate fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Company, with respect to any assets, as of the time of the applicable disposition or transfer) of the assets so disposed or transferred since the Restatement Effective Date shall not exceed the sum of (A) US$175,000,000, net, with respect to any disposition, of the fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Company, with respect to any assets, at the time of the applicable disposition or transfer) of any assets received by the Loan Parties since the Restatement Effective Date as consideration for such disposition or transfer (it being understood that any consideration in the form of Equity Interests in the transferee Subsidiary or any Indebtedness of a Subsidiary shall not constitute consideration for this purpose); and (B) with respect to any such disposition or transfer in the form of a capital contribution, the aggregate fair market value (as reasonably determined by the Company, with respect to any assets, as of the time of the receipt thereof) of assets (other than Equity Interests in the transferee Subsidiary or any Indebtedness of a Subsidiary) received by the Loan Parties as a dividend, distribution or return of or on the capital contributed (it being understood that the amount added back pursuant to this clause (B) may not exceed the original amount of such capital contribution made in reliance on this clause (m)); (ii) in addition to the limitations in clause (i), the aggregate fair value of Intellectual Property so disposed or transferred since the Restatement Effective Date shall not exceed US$200,000,000 (it being agreed that (A) the value of Intellectual Property shall be reasonably determined by the Company as of the time of the applicable disposition or transfer, (B) Intellectual Property that has de minimis fair value as reasonably determined by the Company may be treated as having zero fair value, (C) for the avoidance of doubt, disclosure of Intellectual Property shall not be deemed a transfer or disposition subject to this Section 6.08, (D) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property shall not count against the cap set forth in this clause (ii), (E) the transfer of the legal ownership or an exclusive license of registered or issued Intellectual Property, any application for registration and issuance thereof, source code or databases shall count against the cap set forth in this clause (ii) and (F) dispositions or transfers of know-how, show-how and, subject to clause (E) above, data in electronic form and other technical or business information, in each case, in the ordinary course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not otherwise count against the cap in this clause (ii)) and (iii) no disposition or transfer of Equity Interests in any Domestic Subsidiary (other than a CFC Holdco, the New Headquarters SPV or the New Headquarters Parent SPV) shall be permitted by this clause (m);

(n) dispositions or transfers by any Loan Party in the form of (i) the contribution or other disposition to a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness of, any CFC Holdco, Foreign Subsidiary or Specified Foreign Subsidiary owned directly by such Loan Party in exchange for Equity Interests in (or additional share premium or paid in capital in respect of Equity Interests in), or Indebtedness of, such Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, or a combination of any of the foregoing, and (ii) an exchange of Equity Interests in any CFC Holdco, Foreign Subsidiary or Specified

 

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Foreign Subsidiary for Indebtedness of, or of Indebtedness of such CFC Holdco, Foreign Subsidiary or Specified Foreign Subsidiary for Equity Interests in, such CFC Holdco, Foreign Subsidiary or Specified Foreign Subsidiary;

(o) Permitted Charitable Contributions;

(p) dispositions or transfers of any New Headquarters Assets to the New Headquarters SPV;

(q) any transactions involving consideration or value of less than US$2,000,000 individually;

(r) [reserved];

(s) dispositions or transfers by any Loan Party in the form of (i) the contribution or other disposition to a Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Domestic Subsidiary that is expressly excluded from being a Designated Subsidiary pursuant to clauses (i) through (vi) of the definition of such term) of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness of, any other Subsidiary owned directly by such Loan Party in exchange for Equity Interests in (or additional share premium or paid in capital in respect of Equity Interests in), or Indebtedness of, such Domestic Subsidiary, or a combination of any of the foregoing, and (ii) an exchange of Equity Interests in any Domestic Subsidiary for Indebtedness of, or of Indebtedness of such Domestic Subsidiary for Equity Interests in, such Domestic Subsidiary; and

(t) sales, transfers and other distributions of any Equity Interest in the Company (it being understood that if such sale, transfer or other disposition constitutes a Restricted Payment, it shall be subject to Section 6.05).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests or other assets if such Equity Interests or other assets represent all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis.

For the avoidance of doubt, no loan by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall constitute a sale, transfer, lease or other disposition subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.08.

SECTION 6.09. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit; Margin Regulations. (a) The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, use the proceeds of the Loans for any purpose other than for the general corporate purposes of the Company and the Subsidiaries, including working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions. The Letters of Credit will be used only to support obligations of the Company and the Subsidiaries. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, use any part of the proceeds of any Loan, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board of Governors, including Regulations T, U and X.

 

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(b) No Borrower shall request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Company and each other 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 any Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person or in any Sanctioned Country except (A) as otherwise permitted pursuant to a license granted by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or (B) otherwise to the extent permissible for a Person required to comply with Sanctions or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions by any party hereto.

SECTION 6.10. Leverage Ratio. Commencing on December 31, 2021, the Company will not permit the Leverage Ratio at any time (a) on and after December 31, 2021 and prior to March 31, 2023, to exceed 5.00:1.00, and (b) on and after March 31, 2023, to exceed 4.00:1.00.

SECTION 6.11. Minimum Liquidity. From and after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to December 31, 2021, the Company will not permit Liquidity at any time to be less than US$300,000,000.

SECTION 6.12. Investments and Acquisitions. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to purchase or acquire (including pursuant to any merger or consolidation with any Person that was not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary prior to such merger or consolidation), hold, make or otherwise permit to exist any Investment in any other Person, or make any Acquisition, except:

(a) Investments in Permitted Investments and Investments that were Investments in Permitted Investments when made;

(b) Investments existing on the Restatement Effective Date in Subsidiaries and other Investments existing on the Restatement Effective Date (but, in each case, not any additions thereto (including any capital contributions) made after the Restatement Effective Date);

(c) investments by the Company and the Subsidiaries in Equity Interests in their Subsidiaries; provided that (i) such investees are Subsidiaries prior to such investments and (ii) the aggregate amount of such investments by the Loan Parties in, and Guarantees under clause (e)(ii) below by the Loan Parties of Indebtedness and other obligations of, Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (excluding all such investments, loans, advances and Guarantees (A) existing on the Restatement Effective Date and permitted by clause (b) above or (B) consisting of investments made using cash, Permitted Investments or other cash equivalents) shall not exceed US$100,000,000 at any time outstanding;

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(e) (i) Guarantees by the Company or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary under the Foreign Facility or (ii) Guarantees by the Company or any Subsidiary of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary (including any such Guarantees arising as a result of any such Person being a joint and several co-applicant with respect to any letter of credit or letter of guaranty); provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), the aggregate amount of Indebtedness and other obligations of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Loan Parties that is Guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be subject to the limitation set forth in clause (c) above;

(f) (i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of account debtors or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment and (iii) deposits, prepayments and other credits to suppliers, licensors or other counterparties made in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Investments made as a result of the receipt of noncash consideration from any sale, transfer or other disposition of any asset in compliance with Section 6.08;

(h) Investments by the Company or any Subsidiary that result solely from the receipt by the Company or any Subsidiary from any of its Subsidiaries of a dividend or other Restricted Payment in the form of Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities (but not any additions thereto made after the date of the receipt thereof);

(i) Investments in the form of Swap Agreements that are entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the Company or any Subsidiary has actual or anticipated exposure (other than in respect of Equity Interests or Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary) or to cap, collar or exchange interest rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating rate or otherwise) or exchange rates with respect to any interest bearing or non-US Dollar denominated liability or investment of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(j) payroll, travel and similar advances to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company or any Subsidiary to cover matters that are expected at the time of such advances to be treated as expenses of the Company or such Subsidiary for accounting purposes and that are made in the ordinary course of business;

(k) loans or advances to directors, officers, employees and consultants (or their respective estates, heirs, family members, spouses and former spouses, domestic partners and former domestic partners or beneficiaries under their respective estates) of the Company or any Subsidiary (i) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in the Company, provided that no cash or Permitted Investments is actually advanced pursuant to this clause (i) other than to pay Taxes due in connection with such purchase, and (ii) for other purposes, provided that the aggregate amount of Investments permitted by this clause (ii) shall not exceed US$10,000,000 at any time outstanding;

 

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(l) Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of (i) endorsements for collection or deposit and (ii) customary trade arrangements with customers;

(m) Guarantees of obligations of any Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capital Lease Obligations) and Guarantees of other obligations of any Subsidiary or the Company that do not constitute Indebtedness;

(n) Investments held by a Person that becomes a Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into the Company or a Subsidiary in a transaction permitted hereunder) after the Restatement Effective Date; provided that such Investments exist at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary (or is so merged or consolidated) and are not made in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary (or such merger or consolidation);

(o) any Acquisition or other Investment to the extent consideration therefor is paid solely with shares of common stock in the Company;

(p) any other Acquisition or other Investment; provided that, immediately prior to the consummation thereof, and immediately after giving pro forma effect thereto, including to any related incurrence of Indebtedness, (i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the Company shall be in pro forma compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 6.10 (whether or not then in effect and, prior to December 31, 2021, using the covenant level specified for December 31, 2021);

(q) any Investment made in connection with any Securitization Transaction permitted by Sections 6.01 and 6.02;

(r) Investments by the Company or any other Loan Party in any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent made with cash, Permitted Investments or cash equivalents necessary to fund an Acquisition or Investment permitted by clause (p) above or (v) below;

(s) to the extent constituting Investments, sales, transfers and other dispositions permitted by Sections 6.08(m), 6.08(n), 6.08(p) and 6.08(s);

(t) advances in the form of a prepayment of expenses, so long as such expenses are being paid in accordance with customary trade terms of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

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(v) any other Acquisition or other Investment; provided that (i) the aggregate amount of Acquisitions and other Investments permitted by this clause (q) shall not exceed US$500,000,000 at any time outstanding and (ii) in addition to the limitation set forth in clause (i), the aggregate amount of Investments permitted by this clause (q) that do not constitute Acquisitions shall not exceed US$150,000,000 at any time outstanding.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the foregoing, no Investment in the form of a transfer of (i) Equity Interests in any Subsidiary held by the Company or any other Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be permitted by this Section 6.12 unless such transfer is also permitted by and made in reliance on Section 6.08(m), 6.08(n), 6.08(q) or 6.08(s) or (ii) Intellectual Property by the Company or any other Loan Party to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be permitted by this Section 6.12 unless such transfer is also permitted by and made in reliance on Section 6.08(e), 6.08(m) or 6.08(q).

SECTION 6.13. Maintenance of Borrowing Subsidiaries as Wholly Owned Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company will not permit any Borrowing Subsidiary to cease to be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary; provided that this Section shall not prohibit any merger or consolidation of a Borrowing Subsidiary consummated in accordance with Section 6.04 or 6.08 so long as the surviving or continuing Person shall be a Wholly Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary and a Loan Party.

ARTICLE VII

Events of Default

SECTION 7.01. Events of Default. If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

(a) any Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) any Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Section) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three Business Days;

(c) any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

 

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(d) the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02(a) or 5.03 (with respect to the Company’s or a Borrowing Subsidiary’s existence) or in Article VI;

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Section), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Company (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender);

(f) the Company or any Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto);

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, but after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf or, in the case of any Swap Agreement, the applicable counterparty, or, in the case of a Securitization Transaction the purchasers or lenders thereunder, to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity or, in the case of any Swap Agreement or Securitization Transaction, to cause the termination thereof; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Indebtedness or (ii) any Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a voluntary prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, or any refinancing thereof, permitted under this Agreement;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Company or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, 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;

(i) the Company or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation (other than any liquidation or similar transaction of a Material Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.04(a)(ii)), reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of

 

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this Section, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Company or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets (other than in connection with any liquidation or similar transaction of a Material Subsidiary permitted under Section 6.04(a)(ii)), (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(j) the Company or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(k) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of US$30,000,000 (to the extent not covered by insurance) shall be rendered against the Company, any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days from the date on which payment of such judgment is due during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Company or any Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(m) any Guarantee purported to be created under any Loan Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, in full force and effect, except as expressly provided in Section 9.14;

(n) any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document shall cease to be, or shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material Collateral, with the priority required by the applicable Security Document, except as a result of (i) a sale, transfer or other disposition of the applicable Collateral in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) the release thereof as expressly provided in the applicable Security Document or this Agreement or (iii) as a result of the Administrative Agent’s failure (A) to maintain possession of any stock certificate, promissory note or other instrument delivered to it under any Security Document or (B) to file Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent) continuation statements; or

(o) a Change in Control shall occur;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of, and shall at the request of, the Required Lenders, by notice to the Company, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part (but ratably as among the Classes of Loans and the Loans of each Class at the time outstanding), in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to

 

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be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrowers accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, and (iii) require the deposit of cash collateral in respect of LC Exposure as provided in Section 2.06(j), in each case, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to any Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Section, the Commitments shall immediately and automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of any Borrower accrued hereunder, shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, and the deposit of cash collateral in respect of LC Exposure as provided in Section 2.06(j) shall immediately and automatically be required, in each case, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower.

ARTICLE VIII

The Agents

Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoints the entities named as the Administrative Agent and the London Agent in the heading of this Agreement, and their successors in such capacities, to serve as the Administrative Agent and the London Agent, respectively, under the Loan Documents and authorizes the Agents to take such actions and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Agents by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

Any Person serving as an Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank as any other Lender or Issuing Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial adviser or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Company 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 or the Issuing Banks.

The Agents shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, and their duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Agents shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Agents is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties), (b) the Agents shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or to exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Agents are required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the

 

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applicable Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 or 9.02A); provided that no Agent shall be required to take any action that, in its opinion, could expose such Agent to liability or be contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, and (c) except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Agents shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Company or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof that is communicated to or obtained by them or any of their Affiliates in any capacity. The Agents shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by them 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 applicable Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02 or 9.02A) or in the absence of their own gross negligence or wilful misconduct (such absence to be presumed for purposes of this Article VIII unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment). Each Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof (stating that it is a “notice of default”) is given to such Agent by the Company, a Lender or an Issuing Bank, and the Agents shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, including with respect to the existence and aggregate amount of Designated Cash Management Obligations or Designated Swap Obligations at any time, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent, or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to such Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Agents shall not have any liability arising from, or be responsible for any loss, cost or expense suffered by any Lender as a result of, (A) any determination of any Revolving Credit Exposure or the component amounts thereof, (B) any determination of the Exchange Rate, the LC Exchange Rate or the US Dollar Equivalent, (C) any determination of any rate that reflects the costs to any Lenders of making or maintaining any Loans as contemplated by Section 2.14 (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any determination of an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14(a)), (D) any determination that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, or the effective date of such status, it being further understood and agreed that no Agent shall have any obligation to determine whether any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, and (E) any determination it makes as contemplated by the definition of the term “Guarantee and Collateral Requirement” or by Section 5.05 or 5.08.

Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer). Each Agent also may rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer), and may act upon any such statement prior to receipt of written confirmation thereof. In determining

 

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compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, amendment, or extension of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or an Issuing Bank, each Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Bank unless such Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such Issuing Bank sufficiently in advance to the making of such Loan or the issuance, amendment or extension of such Letter of Credit. Each Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties), 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.

Each Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein as well as activities as the Administrative Agent or the London Agent, as applicable. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agent except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that such Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent.

Subject to the terms of this paragraph, each Agent may resign at any time from its capacity as such. In connection with such resignation, the retiring Agent shall give notice of its intent to resign to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Company, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, then the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. The fees payable by the Company to a successor Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Company and such successor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event no successor Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Company, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (a) the retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Administrative Agent under any Security Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as administrative agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of such Agent, shall continue to hold

 

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such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this paragraph (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Administrative Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Security Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (b) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, provided that (i) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the retiring Agent for the account of any Person other than such Agent shall be made directly to such Person and (ii) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the retiring Agent shall also directly be given or made to each Lender and each Issuing Bank. After an Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (a) above.

Each Lender and Issuing Bank irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to determine (it being understood that such determination will be made jointly with the Company), in connection with any Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement, the terms and conditions of any limitations to be set forth in the Guarantee Agreement with respect to such Subsidiary as contemplated by the form of the supplement attached to the Guarantee Agreement, it being understood and agreed that (a) the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from any such determination of such terms and such conditions and (b) in connection with any such determination, the Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Loan Parties) 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.

Except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights in accordance with Section 9.08 (or any similar provision in any other Loan Document) or with respect to a Secured Party’s right to file a proof of claim in an insolvency proceeding, no Secured Party (other than the Administrative Agent) shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the Secured Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation thereof, no agreement relating to Designated Swap Obligations or Designated Cash Management Obligations will create (or be deemed to create) in favor of any Secured Party that is a party thereto any rights in connection with the management or release of any Collateral or of the obligations of any Loan Party under any Loan Document. By accepting the benefits of the Collateral and the Guarantees of the Secured Obligations, each Secured Party that is a party to any such arrangement in respect of Designated Swap Obligations or Designated Cash Management Obligations, as applicable, shall be deemed to have appointed the Administrative Agent to serve as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Loan Documents and agreed to be bound by the Loan Documents as a Secured Party thereunder. It is understood and agreed that the availability of benefits of the Collateral or of the

 

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Guarantee of the Secured Obligations to any Secured Party that is not a party hereto is made available on an express condition that, and is subject to, such Secured Party not asserting that it is not bound by the appointments and other agreements expressed in this Article to be made, or deemed herein to be made, by such Secured Party.

No Agent shall be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall any Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (b) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Secured Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by the Administrative Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Secured Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties’ ratable interests in the Secured Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 9.02 of this Agreement), (iv) the Administrative Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Secured Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership interests, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued

 

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by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Secured Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Secured Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Secured Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Secured Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Secured Obligations and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Secured Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Secured Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding such Secured Party (and/or any designee of such Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid. The provisions of this paragraph shall be subject to Section 1.09.

In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, each Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any LC Disbursement shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether such Agent shall have made any demand on any Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) 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, LC Exposure and all other obligations under the Loan Documents that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and such Agent (including any claim under Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03) 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 proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each Issuing Bank to make such payments to such Agent and, in the event that such Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, to pay to such Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as Agent, under the Loan Documents (including under Section 9.03). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize any Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the obligations or the rights of any Lender or Issuing Bank, or to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or Issuing Bank in any such proceeding.

 

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Each Lender and Issuing Bank acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender and Issuing Bank further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and letters of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that it has, independently and without reliance upon either Agent, any Arranger or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon either Agent, any Arranger or any other Lender or Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

Each Lender and Issuing Bank, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement or the Restatement Agreement, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or an Issuing Bank Agreement pursuant to which it shall become a Lender or an Issuing Bank, as the case may be, hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on or prior to the Restatement Effective Date.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Arrangers shall not have any duties or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except in its capacity, as applicable, as a Lender or an Issuing Bank), but such Person shall have the benefit of the exculpatory provisions, expense reimbursement and indemnities to the extent provided for hereunder or in any other Loan Documents.

Each Lender (a) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (b) 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, the Agents, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan 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

 

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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 or the London Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

In addition, unless either (1) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding paragraph 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 paragraph, 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, the Agents, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that neither Agent is 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 the Administrative Agent or the London Agent under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or electronic communication (and subject to paragraph (b) of this Section), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or email, as follows:

(i) if to the Company, to it at 333 108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, WA 98004, Attention of Treasurer (Facsimile No. (425) 679-3163) and of General Counsel (Facsimile No. (425) 679-7251; email: bdzielak@expedia.com), and if to any Borrowing Subsidiary, to it in care of the Company;

 

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(ii) if to the Administrative Agent or the London Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, Delaware 19713, Attention of Demetrius Dixon (Facsimile No. (302) 634-3301; email: Demetrius.Dixon@jpmorgan.com), with a copy to email: 12012443630@tls.ldsprod.com;

(iii) if to any Issuing Bank, to it at the address (or facsimile number or email) most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Company; and

(iv) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number or email) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received, and notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent; provided that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, notices shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient; and notices delivered through email or other electronic communications as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section shall be effective as provided in such paragraph.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and Issuing Banks hereunder may be delivered or furnished using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices under Article II to any Lender or Issuing Bank if such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article using Electronic Systems. Any notices or other communications to any Agent, the Company or any Borrowing Subsidiary may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the recipient thereof prior thereto; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited or rescinded by any such Person by notice to each other such Person. Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an email 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 email or other written acknowledgement) and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Electronic System shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its email address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email 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.

 

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(c) Any party hereto may change its address, telephone number, email address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto (or, in the case of any change by a Lender or an Issuing Bank, by notice to the Company and the Administrative Agent).

(d) Each Borrower agrees that the Agents may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communication by posting such Communication on an Electronic System. Any Electronic System used by the Agents is provided “as is” and “as available”. None of the Agents or any of their Related Parties warrants, or shall be deemed to warrant, the adequacy of any Electronic System and the Agents expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. None of the Agents or any of their Related Parties is responsible for approving or vetting the representatives or contacts of any Lender that are added to any Electronic System. 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, or shall be deemed to be made, by the Agents or any of their Related Parties in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System. In no event shall any Agent or any of its Related Parties have any liability to any Loan Party, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Loan Party’s or any Agent’s transmission of Communications through an Electronic System, except to the extent that such direct (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive) losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Agent or any of its Related Parties.

(e) Each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent for the purpose of receiving or giving on its behalf any notice and taking any other action provided for in this Agreement and any other Loan Document and hereby agrees that it shall be bound by any such notice or action received, given or taken by the Company hereunder or thereunder irrespective of whether or not any such notice shall have in fact been authorized by such Borrowing Subsidiary and irrespective of whether or not the agency provided for herein or therein shall have theretofore been terminated.

SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by either Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall

 

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be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether either Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Except as set forth in Sections 2.09(d), 2.14(b) and 9.02(c) and the definition of the term LC Commitment, neither any Loan Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by each Borrower and the Required Lenders, or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are party thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that (i) any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency so long as, in each case, the Lenders shall have received at least 10 Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within 10 Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment and (ii) no such agreement shall (A) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (B) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon (other than as a result of any waiver of any increase in the interest rate applicable to any Loan or LC Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.13(c)), or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (C) postpone the scheduled maturity date of any Loan or the required date of reimbursement of any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, or waive, amend or modify Section 7.01(a), without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (D) change Section 2.18(b) or 2.18(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender, (E) change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage set forth in the definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be), (F) release Guarantees representing all or substantially all the value of the Guarantees under the Guarantee Agreement, or limit the liability of the Company or any Subsidiary Loan Parties in respect of such Guarantees, without the written consent of each Lender or (G) change any provision of any Loan Document in a manner that by its terms adversely affects the rights in respect of payments due to Lenders holding Loans of any Class differently from those holding Loans of another Class, without the written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of the affected Class; provided further that (1) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or obligations of either Agent or any Issuing Bank hereunder without the prior written consent of such Agent or such Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and (2) any amendment, modification or waiver of this

 

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Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of the Lenders under one Tranche (but not the Lenders under the other Tranche or Tranches) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and the requisite percentage in interest of Lenders under the affected Tranche that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Tranche of Lenders were the only Tranche of Lenders hereunder at the time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be required of any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in clause (A), (B) or (C) of clause (ii) of the first proviso of this paragraph and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification, and (ii) any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company, the Administrative Agent (and, if their rights or obligations are affected thereby, the Issuing Banks) and the Lenders that will remain parties hereto after giving effect to such amendment if (x) by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment, (y) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement and (z) after giving effect to such amendment and all contemporaneous repayments of Loans and reductions of Commitments, the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures under each Tranche shall not exceed the total Commitments under such Tranche. Any amendment or modification effected in accordance with this paragraph will be binding on each Borrowing Subsidiary whether or not such Borrowing Subsidiary shall have consented thereto.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (b) of this Section to the contrary, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended at any time and from time to time to add a currency or pricing option under any Tranche or to establish one or more additional Classes of revolving credit commitments to be made available to one or more Borrowers by an agreement in writing entered into by the Company, such Borrower or Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Person (including any Lender) that shall agree to provide such currency, pricing option or commitment (but without the consent of any other Lender), and each such Person that shall not already be a Lender shall, at the time such agreement becomes effective, become a Lender with the same effect as if it had originally been a Lender under this Agreement with the commitment set forth in such agreement; provided that (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the new commitments of all such Classes and Tranches established pursuant to this paragraph after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date shall, when taken together with the net amount (if positive) of Commitment Increases over Commitment Decreases effected pursuant to (and as defined in) Section 2.09(d) after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, at no time, without the consent of the Required Lenders, exceed US$500,000,000 and (ii) the terms applicable to any additional revolving credit commitments of a Class or Tranche and the Loans and Letters of Credit thereunder shall be the same as those applicable to the existing Commitments of such Class or Tranche and the Loans and Letters of Credit thereunder (after giving effect to any amendment in connection with the establishment of such additional revolving credit commitments). Any such agreement establishing any such new commitments shall amend the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to

 

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set forth the terms of each Class or Tranche established thereby (including the amount and final stated maturity thereof (which shall not be earlier than the Maturity Date), the interest to accrue and be payable thereon and any fees to be payable in respect thereof) and to effect such other changes (including changes to the provisions of this Section, Section 2.18 and the definition of “Required Lenders”) as the Company and the Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or advisable in connection with the establishment of any such Class or Tranche; provided that no such agreement shall: (A) effect any change described in any of clauses (A), (B), (C), (F) and (G) of clause (ii) of the first proviso of paragraph (b) of this Section without the consent of each Person required to consent to such change under such clause (it being agreed, however, that any establishment of any Class will not, of itself, be deemed to effect a change described in clause (G) of such clause (ii)); or (B) amend Article V, VI or VII to establish any affirmative or negative covenant, Event of Default or remedy that by its terms benefits one or more Classes or Tranches, but not all Classes or Tranches, of Loans or Borrowings, or provide for any guarantee or security that benefits one or more Classes or Tranches, but not all Classes or Tranches, of Loans or Borrowings, without the prior written consent of Lenders holding a majority in interest of the Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of each Class or Tranche not so benefited. The loans, commitments and borrowings under any Class or Tranche established pursuant to this paragraph shall constitute Loans, Commitments and Borrowings under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees created by the Guarantee Agreement. Each Borrower shall take any actions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Guarantee Requirement continues to be satisfied after the establishment of any such Class or Tranche of new commitments.

(d) The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the written concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, waivers or other modifications on behalf of such Lender. Any amendment, waiver or other modification effected in accordance with this Section 9.02 shall be binding upon each Person that is at the time thereof a Lender and each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender.

SECTION 9.02A. Certain Agreements. (a) The Lenders party to the Restatement Agreement and the other parties thereto hereby agree that:

(i) any provisions of this Agreement relating to any Collateral (including Section 9.14) and any provision of any Security Document may be waived, amended or modified, and any Collateral may be released from the Liens of the Security Documents, in each case, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and a Majority in Interest of Tranche 1 Lenders or, in the case of any Security Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are party thereto, in each case, with the consent of the Majority in Interest of Tranche 1 Lenders; provided that (A) this clause (i) shall be subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) below and (B) no such agreement shall, except as expressly provided in Section 9.14 or the applicable Security Document (including any such release by the Administrative Agent in connection with any sale or other disposition of the Collateral upon the exercise of remedies under the Security Documents) (1) release

 

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all or substantially all of the value of the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents without the written consent of each Tranche 1 Lender or (2) modify any express limit on the amount of the Secured Obligations secured thereby without the written consent of Tranche 1 Lenders having Tranche 1 Revolving Exposures and unused Tranche 1 Commitments representing more than 75% of the sum of the total Tranche 1 Revolving Exposures and unused Tranche 1 Commitments at such time; provided that this clause (B) shall not apply to any release or modification otherwise described in this clause (B) that is proposed to be effected in connection with (including immediately after) the effectiveness of the definitive documentation for a Qualifying Foreign Facility (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no consent of any other Lender shall be required with respect to any amendment, waiver, modification or release described in this clause (i));

(ii) the provisions of Section 4.02 of the Collateral Agreement (and any other equivalent provision in any other Security Document) may not be waived, amended or modified in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender;

(iii) the Administrative Agent may, without the consent of any Secured Party, (A) consent to a departure by any Loan Party from any covenant of such Loan Party set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the extent such departure is consistent with the authority of the Administrative Agent set forth in the definition of the term “Guarantee and Collateral Requirement” or (B) amend, waive or otherwise modify any provision in any Security Document, or consent to a departure by any Loan Party therefrom, to the extent the Administrative Agent determines that such amendment, waiver, other modification or consent is necessary in order to eliminate any conflict between such provision and the terms of this Agreement;

(iv) (A) Sections 2.09(b), 2.09(f), 2.09(g) and 2.11(b), and the definitions of the terms “Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event”, “Tranche 1 Reduction/Prepayment Event Amount” or “Net Proceeds” and (B) Sections 1.08, 5.10 and 6.01(y) and any other provision of this Agreement relating to the Foreign Facility, in each case, may be waived, amended or modified, in each case, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Company and a Majority in Interest of Tranche 1 Lenders (and, for the avoidance of doubt, no consent of any other Lender shall be required with respect to any amendment, waiver, modification or release described in this clause (iv));

(v) the provisions of Section 9.02(c) shall be of no further force or effect; and

(vi) this Agreement may be amended in the manner provided in Section 2.06(i) and the definitions of the terms “Issuing Bank” and “LC Commitments” and in Sections 1.08, 2.09(f) and 2.09(g).

(b) The Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, with the written concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, waivers or other modifications effected in accordance with this Section 9.02A on behalf of such Lender. The provisions of this Section 9.02A shall be binding on each successor of and any assign of any Lender that is a party to the Restatement Agreement. Any amendment, waiver or other modification effected in accordance with this Section 9.02A shall be binding upon each Person that is at the time thereof a Lender and each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender. Any amendment, waiver or other modification effected in accordance with this Section 9.02A will be binding on each Borrowing Subsidiary whether or not such Borrowing Subsidiary shall have consented thereto.

 

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SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Company shall pay, or cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to pay, (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents, the Arrangers and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel for the Agents and, if deemed reasonably necessary by the Agents, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction, in connection with the arrangement and the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agents, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Agents, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) The Company shall indemnify, or cause the applicable Borrowing Subsidiary to indemnify, the Agents (and any sub-agent thereof), the Arrangers, each Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”), against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with or as a result of (i) the arrangement and the syndication of the credit facility provided for herein, the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Loan Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation, arbitration or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Company or any Affiliate thereof; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitee.

 

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(c) To the extent that any Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to either Agent (or any sub-agent thereof) or any Issuing Bank, or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Agent (or any such sub-agent), such Issuing Bank or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Agent (or such sub-agent) or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for either Agent (or any such sub-agent) or any Issuing Bank in connection with such capacity. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at the time (or most recently outstanding and in effect).

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrowers shall not assert, or permit any of their Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee (i) for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet and Electronic Systems) or (ii) on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand therefor.

SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) except in accordance with Section 6.04(a), neither the Company nor any Borrowing Subsidiary may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any of them without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of any Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and the Arrangers and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the sub-agents of the Agents and the Related Parties of any of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and Loans of any Class at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) of:

(A) the Company; provided that no consent of the Company shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee; provided further that the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received written notice thereof;

(B) the Administrative Agent; and

(C) each Issuing Bank.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than US$10,000,000 unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided that (x) no such consent of the Company shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (y) the Company shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received written notice thereof;

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided that this clause (B) shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Electronic System), together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500;

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain MNPI) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable law, including United States (Federal or State) and foreign securities laws; and

 

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(E) prior to the date of effectiveness of the definitive documentation for any Qualifying Foreign Facility, if such assignment is of any Tranche 1 Commitment or Tranche 1 Revolving Loan, the assignee shall deliver to the Company and the Administrative Agent a Foreign Facility Deemed Agreement (it being agreed that for such purpose the “Ratable Share” of the assignee shall be determined as the percentage of US$855,000,000 equal to the percentage that such assigned Tranche 1 Commitment or, without duplication, Tranche 1 Revolving Loan represents of the total European Tranche Commitments under, and as defined in, the Existing Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Restatement Signing Date and that, upon delivery of such Foreign Facility Deemed Agreement by the assignee, the “Ratable Share” under, and as defined in, the Foreign Facility Deemed Agreement of the assignor Lender shall be automatically reduced by the amount of the “Ratable Share” of the assignee); provided that the requirements of this clause (E) shall cease to apply from and after the date on which each of the Company and the Administrative Agent consent that such requirements shall cease to apply (with each of the Company and the Administrative Agent agreeing not to withhold such consent if the Company and the Administrative Agent shall have mutually determined, acting reasonably, that definitive documentation for a Qualifying Foreign Facility is not likely to become effective).

(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers, any Issuing Bank and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

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(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption (or an agreement incorporating by reference a form of Assignment and Assumption posted on the Electronic System) executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Banks, sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrowers, the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in clauses (A) through (F) of clause (ii) of the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that directly affects such Participant and requires the approval of all the Lenders or all the affected Lenders (or all the Lenders or all the affected Lenders of a Class). Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrowers agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the applicable Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all

 

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purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, each Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Company’s prior written consent.

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central banking authority, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that either Agent, any Arranger, any Issuing Bank or any Lender or any Affiliate or Related Party of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended thereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan, any fee, any LC Disbursement or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facility provided for herein, (a) any Letter of Credit issued by an Issuing Bank shall have been (i) cash collateralized in an amount equal to at least 102% of the LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit pursuant to procedures and documentation reasonably acceptable to such Issuing Bank (it being understood and agreed that the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) (but with the cash collateral being deposited with the applicable Issuing Bank) are acceptable to each Issuing Bank) or (ii) backstopped by a letter of credit issued for the benefit of such Issuing Bank (in form reasonably acceptable to such Issuing Bank and issued by an issuing bank reasonably acceptable to such Issuing Bank) with a face amount equal to at least 102% of the LC Exposure attributable to such Letter of Credit or (b) an Issuing Bank shall have otherwise provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, then, in each case, from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including for purposes of determining whether the Borrowers are required to comply with Articles V and VI hereof, but excluding Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and

 

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9.03 and any expense reimbursement or indemnity provisions set forth in any other Loan Document that expressly survive the termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), and the Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section 2.06(d) or 2.06(e). The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18(b), 2.18(c), 9.03, 9.08, 9.09, 9.10, 9.17 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Issuing Banks. (a) 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 Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the commitments of the Lenders and, if applicable, their Affiliates under any commitment letter entered into in connection with the credit facility established herein and any commitment advices submitted by them (but do not supersede any other provisions of any such commitment letter or any fee letter referred to therein (or any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank) that do not by the terms of such documents terminate upon the effectiveness of this Agreement). Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. Each financial institution that shall be party to an Issuing Bank Agreement executed by the Company and the Administrative Agent shall be a party to and an Issuing Bank under this Agreement, and shall have all the rights and duties of an Issuing Bank hereunder and under its Issuing Bank Agreement. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to enter into Issuing Bank Agreements.

(b) The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require any Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby (i) agree that, for all purposes, including in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Agents,

 

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the Lenders and the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waive any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents based solely on the lack of paper original copies of any Loan Documents, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.

SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or Issuing Bank, or by such an Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any of and all the obligations then due of any Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement. The rights of each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate may have.

SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought by it or any of its Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such United States District Court or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, such Supreme Court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or

 

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proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any other party hereto or its property in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(e) Each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Company, and the Company hereby accepts such appointment, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any such action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and any other Loan Document. Such service may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to any Borrowing Subsidiary in care of the Company at the Company’s address used for purposes of giving notice under Section 9.01, and each Borrowing Subsidiary hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Company to accept such service on its behalf.

SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Agents, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, other than, in the case of any such disclosure to a Participant or a prospective Participant, any such Participant or prospective Participant that shall have been identified, or is actually known to the disclosing Person to be an Affiliate of any Person identified, on Schedule 9.12, as such Schedule may be supplemented by the Company from time to time by a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent (it being understood and agreed that no Lender shall have any obligation to determine whether any Participant, or any prospective Participant, that is not identified on Schedule 9.12 is an Affiliate of any Person identified on such Schedule) or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective obligations, (g) with the consent of the Company, (h) to the extent such Information (i) is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) is or becomes available to either Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than any Borrower, (i) to any credit insurance providers, (j) subject to an agreement containing provisions at least as restrictive as those of this Section, to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Company or the Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided for herein or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the credit facilities provided for herein or (k) to market data collectors, including league table providers, and other services providers to the lending industry, in each case, information of the type routinely provided to such service providers. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Loan Parties relating to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their business, other than any such information that is available to either Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by a Loan Party; provided that, in the case of information received from a Loan Party after the Restatement Effective Date, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in

 

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accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section 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 NYFRB to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

SECTION 9.14. Release of Guarantees and Collateral. (a) If the Company shall request the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than a Borrowing Subsidiary) from its obligations under the Loan Documents (i) upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, as in effect from time to time) as a result of which such Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary or (ii) at such time as such Subsidiary Guarantor immediately prior to giving effect to such release (but giving effect to any substantially concurrent repayment (in whole or in part) or release of any obligation under any Indebtedness) is not a Designated Subsidiary (but, in the case of this clause (ii), without giving effect to clause (iv) of the definition of such term and, in the case of any Subsidiary that was a Designated Subsidiary pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of such term, without giving effect to any release thereof from the Guarantee of any other Indebtedness resulting from a payment or other collection on such Guarantee following demand for payment thereon in connection with a breach or default in respect of the underlying Indebtedness), and, in each case, the Company shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Company to the effect that the requirements of this paragraph to such release have been satisfied, then the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to the Company, at the Company’s expense, all documents that the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such release and the release of all Liens created by the Security Documents on Collateral owned by such Subsidiary Guarantor.

(b) Upon (i) any sale, transfer or other disposition by any Loan Party (other than to another Loan Party) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (ii) any Collateral becoming an Excluded Asset or (iii) the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral pursuant to Section 9.02A, the Liens on such Collateral created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. In connection with any such release pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to the Company, at the Company’s expense, all documents that the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such release; provided that, as a condition to the execution of any such document by the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Company shall deliver a certificate of an Authorized Officer certifying that the relevant release complies with the provisions set forth above.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, the Guarantees provided under the Guarantee Agreement and the Liens created by the Security Documents shall terminate when all the Secured Obligations (other than Designated Cash Management Obligations, Designated Swap Obligations and contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up, yield protection or

 

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otherwise, in each case as to which no claim has been made) have been indefeasibly paid in full, all Commitments have terminated or expired, the LC Exposure has been reduced to zero and the Issuing Banks have no further obligations to issue Letters of Credit hereunder. In connection with any such termination pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to the Company, at the Company’s expense, all documents that the Company shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.

(d) Any execution and delivery of documents by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 9.15. Conversion of Currencies. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.

(b) The obligations of each Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrowers contained in this Section 9.15 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.

SECTION 9.16. Certain Notices. Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the USA Patriot Act.

SECTION 9.17. No Fiduciary Relationship. The Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, the Company, the Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their Affiliates, and no such duty

 

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will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications. The Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, acknowledges that each Agent, each Arranger, each Lender and each Issuing Bank and their respective Affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Company, the Subsidiaries, their equityholders and/or their Affiliates. The Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates may be engaged, for their own accounts or the accounts of customers, in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, and none of the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or their Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Company, any Borrowing Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company and each Borrowing Subsidiary, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, agrees that it will not assert any claims against the Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and their Affiliates with respect to any breach or alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this Agreement or any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

SECTION 9.18. Non-Public Information. Each Lender and Issuing Bank acknowledges that all information furnished to it pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor and relating to the Company, the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses may include MNPI, and confirms that it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of MNPI and that it will handle MNPI in accordance with such procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.

All such information, including requests for waivers and amendments, furnished by the Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor or the Administrative Agent pursuant to, or in the course of administering, this Agreement will be syndicate-level information, which may contain MNPI. Accordingly, each Lender and Issuing Bank represents to the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries and the Administrative Agent that it has identified in its Administrative Questionnaire a credit contact who may receive information that may contain MNPI in accordance with its compliance procedures and applicable law, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.

SECTION 9.19. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among or between any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the 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 the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

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of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

SECTION 9.20. Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. (a) To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Swap Agreements 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 “US Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan 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).

(b) 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 Loan 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 Loan 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.

SECTION 9.21. MIRE Event. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that, if there are any Mortgaged Properties, then in connection with any increase, extension or renewal of any of the Loans or Commitments (excluding (a) any continuation or conversion of any Borrowing, (b) the making of any Borrowing or (c) the issuance, amendment or extension of any Letter of Credit so long as any such extension does not extend beyond the Maturity Date), the Company will, and will cause each applicable Subsidiary Loan Party to, deliver or cause to be delivered all flood hazard determination certifications, acknowledgements and evidence of flood insurance and other flood-related documentation with respect to such

 

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Mortgaged Properties as required by Flood Insurance Laws or as otherwise reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Arranger (or any Affiliate thereof), and no amendment to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to effect any such increase, extension or renewal shall be effective until the date that the Administrative Agent confirms that all flood insurance diligence has been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and any Arranger (or any Affiliate thereof designated by such Arranger); provided that the Administrative Agent or any Arranger (or applicable Affiliate thereof) shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete all such flood diligence within 10 Business Days after the date the Company or such Subsidiary Loan Party delivers to the Administrative Agent or any Arranger (or applicable Affiliate thereof) all such information with respect to each Mortgaged Property as may be requested pursuant to this Section 9.21.

 

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EXECUTION VERSION

Schedule 1.01

Certain Disclosure

 

  1.

The following portion of disclosure set forth in Exhibit 99.2 attached to the Current Report of the Company on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2020 with the SEC:

Recent Developments

COVID-19 was initially detected in China in December 2019, and over the subsequent months the virus spread globally. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Measures to contain the virus, including travel restrictions and quarantine orders, as well as limited operations for hotel and airline suppliers, have had a significant impact on the travel industry. This has contributed to unprecedented increases in cancellations and a decline in travel demand, which is having a material negative effect on our financial and operating results. It remains difficult to predict the duration of the impact from the virus, and when travel restrictions and quarantine orders will be lifted.

During this pandemic, Expedia Group is working closely with our partners, and putting significant effort into taking care of our customers. For example, the company has modified its cancellation policies. On near-term bookings with non-refundable rates impacted by COVID-19, customers have received refunds where hotels agree to make the booking refundable; otherwise, the customer received credit for a future booking. Recently, the company started to allow customers eligible for a refund the ability to elect cash or credit for bookings impacted by COVID-19. Customers with certain non-refundable rates that are impacted by COVID-19 will continue to receive credit. Expedia Group continues to monitor the situation and adapt cancellation policies.

Due to the high degree of cancellations and customer refunds and lower new bookings in the merchant business model, the company is temporarily experiencing unfavorable working capital trends and material negative cash flow. This is expected to continue until cancellations stabilize and travel demand begins to recover from current levels, at which time we expect merchant bookings and cash flow to increase.

Prior to COVID-19 spreading globally, the company announced plans to implement $300-$500 million in run-rate annual cost savings, and subsequently started to execute on a number of initiatives to deliver the planned savings, including a workforce reduction that started in late February 2020. We remain on track to achieve the expected run-rate annual savings target and will benefit from incremental cash savings related to lower capitalized software development costs as a result of the workforce reduction. We have also identified additional potential opportunities for further cost savings.

In response to COVID-19, Expedia Group has taken several additional actions to further reduce costs to help mitigate the financial impact from COVID-19.

 

   

More than half the company’s expense base is variable, of which the vast majority is direct marketing spend. The company has dramatically reduced performance marketing spend and lowered investments in brand advertising, and expects to further reduce brand marketing spend in the coming months.


   

Other variable costs are highly correlated to revenue and will fluctuate accordingly.

 

   

Discretionary spending has been significantly reduced.

 

   

Certain capital expenditures have been deferred, including temporarily halting construction on most real estate projects, including the company’s headquarters. The company continues to evaluate opportunities to defer other capital expenditures that are not critical to our operations.

Liquidity

Managing our balance sheet prudently and maintaining appropriate liquidity are high priorities during this disruption. In order to best position the company to navigate our temporary working capital changes and depressed revenue, we took actions to bolster our liquidity. We have not repurchased any shares since our last earnings call on February 13, 2020, and have halted future share repurchases. The company does not expect to make future quarterly dividend payments on our common stock, at least until the current economic and operating environment improves. We are also taking steps designed to optimize our working capital to further preserve capital. In addition, on March 18, 2020, we increased our cash on hand by borrowing $1.9 billion (the “March Revolver Draw”) under our existing revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).

As of March 31, 2020, we had $4.1 billion in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments and, separately, $813 million in restricted cash. Our restricted cash balance is primarily related to traveler deposits for bookings made through Vrbo. Other current assets also included approximately $350 million in deposits with credit card acquirers as of March 31, 2020, which are used to cover upcoming customer refunds for merchant booking cancellations that have not yet been processed.

The deferred merchant booking balance at March 31, 2020 was $5.9 billion. This balance includes approximately $800 million in deferred loyalty rewards and approximately $1.9 billion in Vrbo merchant bookings, of which over 70% is covered by funds held in restricted cash or that have been prepaid to hosts. Excluding the deferred loyalty rewards and Vrbo merchant bookings, as of March 31, 2020, approximately 35% of deferred merchant bookings were non-refundable and over 35% were refundable bookings for travel more than 90 days in the future. Merchant accounts payable as of March 31, 2020 was approximately $840 million.

Following the quarter ended March 31, 2020, in light of the continuation of the near-term impact to the global travel industry from COVID-19, our deferred merchant booking balance and cash balance have continued to decline due to additional customer refunds for cancellations. As cancellations subside, and customers start to book more travel, we expect to see corresponding increases in our deferred merchant bookings and cash balances.

Based on the cost savings initiatives we previously announced, as discussed above, and additional cost reductions we intend to make in the near-term, we expect our monthly net cash


usage will be below $275 million, including pro-forma cash interest expense and capital expenditures. In the event that the current dramatic travel restrictions remain in place around the world and travel demand continues at significantly reduced levels for an extended period of time, we can take additional actions that will further reduce our monthly net cash usage.

Expedia Group is conducting an offering of up to $2 billion aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) in a private placement (the “Notes Offering”) as part of our overall efforts aimed at strengthening our liquidity position in the current environment. In addition, to further bolster liquidity during the COVID-19 disruption, on April 23, 2020 the Company entered into an Investment Agreement (the “Apollo Investment Agreement”) with AP Fort Holdings, L.P., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (the “Apollo Purchaser”), and an Investment Agreement (the “Silver Lake Investment Agreement” and, together with the Apollo Investment Agreement, the “Investment Agreements”) with SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P. and SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P., affiliates of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. (together, the “Silver Lake Purchaser” and, together with the Apollo Purchaser, the “Purchasers”) to raise approximately $1.2 billion in gross proceeds in a private placement of shares of a newly created series of preferred stock and warrants to purchase our common stock (the “Private Placement”).

In connection with these transactions, the Company has commenced a process to amend its Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility Amendments”) to, among other things, suspend the maximum leverage ratio covenant until the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, increase the maximum permissible leverage ratio (once such covenant is reinstated), eliminate the covenant imposing a minimum permissible ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated cash interest expense and add a covenant regarding minimum liquidity. The Credit Facility Amendments would also result in the obligations under the Credit Facility becoming secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility (subject to certain exceptions, including for our new headquarters located in Seattle, WA) up to the maximum amount permitted under the indentures governing the Notes and our existing notes (as defined herein) without securing such notes, and contemplates a potential refinancing of a portion of the loans under the Credit Facility with the proceeds of a new credit facility incurred by one or more of our subsidiaries that would not be obligors with respect to the Credit Facility, the Notes or our existing notes and which would be guaranteed by the Company, its subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility, the Notes and our existing notes and certain of our non-guarantor subsidiaries (the “Additional Credit Facility”). Lenders holding the requisite portion of the obligations under the Credit Facility have indicated their willingness to enter into an amendment on the terms described in a detailed term sheet negotiated by the Company with the administrative agent under the Credit Facility and consistent with the description set forth above. However, there can be no assurances that we will enter into the Credit Facility Amendments on the terms described herein and in such term sheet, or at all. The Credit Facility, as amended by the Credit Facility Amendments, is referred to herein as the “Amended Credit Facility”. The terms of the Amended Credit Facility and of the Additional Credit Facility have not been definitively agreed upon, and therefore their terms may differ materially from those described herein. The effectiveness of the Credit Facility Amendments will be conditioned on the closing of the Notes Offering, and the closing of the Notes Offering is conditioned on the effectiveness of the Credit Facility Amendments.

As the timing and shape of the recovery remain difficult to predict, we continue to evaluate liquidity in a variety of potential recovery scenarios. If Expedia Group decides to raise additional


capital, it expects to have a number of options available, which may include the public market, private market, government funding, and real estate. The company is also considering refinancing and liability management options with respect to its 5.95% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”), of which $750 million is outstanding, including, among other things, whether to conduct an exchange offer for such notes. There can be no assurance that any such financing will be available at all or on attractive terms or that the holders of such notes will elect to participate in any such exchange offer.

Pursuant to the current terms of the Credit Facility, we are subject to certain financial maintenance covenants, including a maximum leverage ratio test and a minimum interest coverage ratio test. We expect that the recent developments relating to the COVID-19 outbreak will cause our Adjusted EBITDA to decline significantly. Unless our Adjusted EBITDA significantly improves from these expectations, we will need to amend the Credit Facility to modify or eliminate these tests. As discussed above, we expect it is probable we will obtain this amendment; however, we will require additional financing to meet the amended financial maintenance covenants. We expect it is probable that the proceeds from the private placement of shares and warrants described above or from a contemplated issuance of senior unsecured notes will enable us to meet the amended financial maintenance covenants. If we do not obtain the amendment and obtain additional financing, the Credit Facility lenders could demand repayment of the loans under the Credit Facility, adversely affecting our liquidity.

Certain Preliminary Results for the First Quarter

Overall, the first quarter started off strong, with Adjusted EBITDA above the Company’s internal estimates across January and February. COVID-19 started to have a limited impact on the business in January, with the virus largely limited to the Asia Pacific region, which represents a smaller portion of Expedia Group’s revenue mix than North America and Europe. As the virus spread across Europe we saw increasing impact in the second half of February.

As COVID-19 spread further through Europe and significantly in the United States during the first half of March 2020, becoming a global pandemic, we experienced a material adverse impact on our business. In the second half of March, new gross bookings, excluding cancellations, declined 85% to 90%, and cancellations exceeded new bookings. Cancellations have been heavily weighted toward near-term bookings impacted by COVID-19, while existing bookings for longer dated travel have remained more stable.

The table below sets forth preliminary estimates with respect to certain aspects of the Company’s performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. We have provided ranges, rather than specific amounts, for the preliminary estimates described below because our financial closing procedures for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 are not yet complete. The below preliminary estimates have been prepared by management based on currently available information and upon a number of assumptions in connection with the preparation of our financial statements and completion of the quarter. Final results may differ materially from these preliminary estimates as a result of the completion of the financial closing procedures, final adjustments and other developments arising between now and the time our financial results are finalized. Prospective investors should exercise caution in relying on this information and should not draw any inferences from this information regarding financial or operating data not yet provided or available.


Preliminary estimates of results are inherently uncertain and subject to change, and we undertake no obligation to update this information. In addition, these preliminary estimates are not a comprehensive statement of our financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Ernst & Young LLP has not audited, reviewed, compiled or performed any procedures with respect to the preliminary estimates. Accordingly, Ernst & Young LLP does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. See the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Preliminary Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2020

 

Metric (in millions)

   Low      High      Low % Y/Y     High % Y/Y  

Room Nights

     67        71        -17     -12

Gross Bookings

   $ 17,057      $ 18,528        -43     -38

Revenue

   $ 2,139      $ 2,270        -18     -13

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ (85.0    $ (65.0      Not meaningful       Not meaningful  

A reconciliation of preliminary Adjusted EBITDA to preliminary GAAP net income attributable to Expedia Group is not provided because we are unable to reasonably estimate a number of the significant components of such reconciliation at this time. These components include the possible impairment of goodwill, intangible assets and long-term investments, as well as the provision for income taxes, each of which has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, Expedia Group incurred approximately $75 million in restructuring and severance charges in the quarter ended March 31, 2020, largely related to actions taken to simplify the business and improve operational efficiency, which includes headcount reductions. See our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 25, 2020.

Goodwill, Intangibles and Long-term Investments

We are in the process of evaluating our goodwill, intangibles and long-term investments for possible impairment. We currently believe that our goodwill (which had a carrying value of $8.1 billion as of December 31, 2019), intangible assets and long-term investments may be impaired due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and it is likely that we will record a significant impairment charge when we report our results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020.

Forward-Looking Trends

It remains impossible to predict the duration and impact of COVID-19 and how the recovery will play out for the travel industry generally and our business in particular, due to the extremely uncertain and unprecedented circumstances. While we are seeing early signs of some countries starting to resume activity, we expect our results in April 2020 to deteriorate further from March 2020 since we anticipate a full month of impact from the current global trends. See the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements.”


Private Placement

Investment Agreements

On April 23, 2020, Expedia Group entered into the Apollo Investment Agreement and the Silver Lake Investment Agreement. The Company has agreed to issue and sell (1) to the Apollo Purchaser, pursuant to the Apollo Investment Agreement, 600,000 shares of the Company’s newly created Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $980 per share, and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase 4.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), for an aggregate purchase price of $588 million and (2) to the Silver Lake Purchaser, pursuant to the Silver Lake Investment Agreement, 600,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, for a purchase price of $980 per share, and Warrants to purchase 4.2 million shares of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of $588 million, in each case subject to, among other things, consummation of the Notes Offering and the effectiveness of the Credit Facility Amendments. Upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Investment Agreements, the Company will pay certain fees in an aggregate amount of $12,000,000 to affiliates of the Apollo Purchaser and the Silver Lake Purchaser. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Investment Agreements, from and after the closing, (1) each of the Apollo Purchaser and the Silver Lake Purchaser will be entitled to designate one representative for nomination to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and (2) the Apollo Purchaser will be entitled to designate one non-voting observer to the Board, in each case until such time as the applicable Purchaser and its Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Investment Agreements) no longer beneficially own (a) at least 50% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased by the applicable Purchaser under the Investment Agreement (unless the applicable Purchaser holds less than 50% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock as a result of redemptions by the Company, in which case the reference to 50% shall be replaced with a reference to 20%) and (b) Warrants and/or Common Stock for which the Warrants were exercised that represent in the aggregate and on an as exercised basis, at least 50% of the shares underlying the Warrants purchased by the applicable Purchaser under the Investment Agreement.

Form of Certificate of Designations

Dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock will accrue daily on the Preference Amount (as defined below) at the then-applicable Dividend Rate (as defined below) and will be payable semi-annually in arrears. As used herein, “Dividend Rate” with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock means (a) from the closing until the day immediately preceding the fifth anniversary of the closing, 9.5% per annum, (b) beginning on each of the fifth, sixth and seventh anniversaries of the closing, the then-applicable Dividend Rate shall be increased by 100 basis points on each such yearly anniversary, and (c) beginning on each of the eighth and ninth anniversaries of the closing date, the then-applicable Dividend Rate shall be increased by 150 basis points on each such yearly anniversary. The Dividend Rate is also subject to certain adjustments if the Company incurs indebtedness causing its leverage to exceed certain thresholds. Dividends are payable (a) until the third anniversary of the closing, either in cash or through an accrual of unpaid dividends (“Dividend Accrual”), at the Company’s option, (b) from the third anniversary of the closing until the sixth anniversary of the closing, either in cash or in a combination of cash and Dividend Accrual (with no more than 50% of the total amount of such Dividend being paid through a Dividend Accrual), at the Company’s option and (c) thereafter, in cash.


The Series A Preferred Stock will rank senior to the Common Stock and the Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Class B Common Stock”) with respect to dividend rights, redemption rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company.

At any time on or before the first anniversary of the closing, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock in cash at a price equal to 105.0% of the sum of the original liquidation preference of $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred Stock plus any Dividend Accruals (the “Preference Amount”) plus accrued and unpaid distributions as of the redemption date. Any time after the first anniversary of the closing, but on or prior to the second anniversary of the closing, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock in cash at a price equal to 103.0% of the Preference Amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions as of the redemption date. Any time after the second anniversary of the closing but on or prior to the third anniversary of the closing, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock in cash at a price equal to 102.0% of the Preference Amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions as of the redemption date. Any time after the third anniversary of the closing but on or prior to the fourth anniversary of the closing, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock in cash at a price equal to 101.0% of the Preference Amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions as of the redemption date. At any time after the fourth anniversary of the closing, the Company may redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock in cash at a price equal to the Preference Amount, plus accrued and unpaid distributions as of the redemption date. The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into Common Stock or Class B Common Stock. Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock will have one vote per share on any matter on which holders of Series A Preferred are entitled to vote separately as a class (as described below), whether at a meeting or by written consent. The holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock do not otherwise have any voting rights.

The vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding at such time, voting together as a separate class, is required in order for the Company to (i) amend, alter or repeal any provision of its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including the certificates of designations relating to the Series A Preferred Stock) in a manner that would have an adverse effect on the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, (ii) issue, any capital stock ranking senior or pari passu to the Series A Preferred Stock, other than certain issuances to a governmental entity in connection with a financing transaction or (iii) liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

Form of Warrant

Pursuant to the Investment Agreements, the Company has agreed to issue to each of (1) the Silver Lake Purchasers (in the aggregate) and (2) the Apollo Purchaser, Warrants to purchase 4.2 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $72.00 per share, subject to certain customary anti-dilution adjustments provided under the Warrants, including for stock splits, reclassifications, combinations and dividends or distributions made by the Company on the Common Stock. The Warrants are exercisable on a net settlement basis. The Warrants expire ten years after the closing date.


Form of Registration Rights Agreement

Pursuant to the Investment Agreements, the Company and the Purchasers will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Purchasers will be entitled to customary registration rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock for which the Warrants may be exercised and, from and after the fifth anniversary of the closing, the Series A Preferred Stock.

The Investment Agreements (including the forms of Certificate of Designations, Warrants and Registration Rights Agreement) contain other customary covenants and agreements, including certain standstill provisions and customary preemptive rights. The foregoing description of the Investment Agreements, the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock, the form of Certificate of Designations, the form of Warrants and the form of Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Apollo Investment Agreement and the Silver Lake Investment Agreement (and the forms of the Certificate of Designations, Warrant and Registration Rights Agreement attached thereto) which will be attached to a Current Report of the Company on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

The issuances of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants pursuant to the Investment Agreement are intended to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act, by virtue of the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Credit Facility Amendments

As of April 23, 2020, lenders (the “Consenting Lenders”) holding the requisite portion of obligations under the Credit Facility to effect the Credit Facility Amendments have indicated their willingness to enter into an amendment to the Company’s existing Credit Facility to, among other things, suspend the maximum leverage ratio covenant until the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2021, increase the maximum permissible leverage ratio (once such covenant is reinstated), eliminate the covenant imposing a minimum permissible ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated cash interest expense and add a covenant regarding minimum liquidity, as well as to make certain other amendments to the affirmative and negative covenants therein. The Credit Facility Amendments would also result in the obligations under the Amended Credit Facility becoming secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facility (subject to certain exceptions, including for our new headquarters located in Seattle, WA) up to the maximum amount permitted under the indentures governing the Notes and the Existing Notes as of the Amended Credit Facility Effective Date (as defined below) without securing such notes. Aggregate commitments under the Amended Credit Facility will initially total $2 billion, and will mature on May 31, 2023.

Pursuant to the expected terms of the Amended Credit Facility, the Company has agreed to use reasonable best efforts to enter into (and to cause certain of its subsidiaries, including certain of its subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the Notes or our Existing Notes, to enter into), promptly after the Amended Credit Facility Effective Date, the Additional Credit Facility on specified terms


in an aggregate principal amount up to approximately $855 million. Upon the establishment of the Additional Credit Facility, the Company is expected to prepay indebtedness, and reduce commitments, under the Amended Credit Facility, in an amount equal to the aggregate commitments in respect of the Additional Credit Facility.

Loans under the Amended Credit Facility held by Consenting Lenders are expected to bear interest (A) in the case of eurocurrency loans, at rates ranging from (i) prior to December 31, 2021, 2.35% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion to 2.25% per annum otherwise and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date if the leverage ratio, as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered, calculated on an annualized basis using consolidated EBITDA for the two most recently ended fiscal quarters included in such financial statements multiplied by two is not greater than 5.00:1.00, 1.10% to 1.85% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion and, otherwise, ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum in each case, depending on the Company’s credit ratings, and (B) in the case of base rate loans, at rates ranging from (i) prior to December 31, 2021, 1.35% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion to 1.25% per annum otherwise and (ii) on and after December 31, 2021, or prior to such date if the leverage ratio condition referred to above is satisfied, 0.10% to 0.85% per annum for any day that the aggregate unused commitments and funded exposure under the Amended Credit Facility exceed $1.145 billion, and, otherwise, ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum in each case, depending on the Company’s credit ratings.

Loans under the Amended Credit Facility held by lenders other than Consenting Lenders are expected to bear interest at rates ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% per annum, in the case of eurocurrency loans, and ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% per annum, in the case of base rate loans, in each case, depending on the Company’s credit ratings.

The effectiveness of the Credit Facility Amendments will be conditioned on, in addition to customary closing conditions, the closing of the Notes Offering (the date such conditions are satisfied, the “Amended Credit Facility Effective Date”).

The terms of the Amended Credit Facility and of the Additional Credit Facility have not been definitively agreed upon, and therefore their terms may differ materially from those described herein.

 

  2.

The Current Report of the Company on Form 8-K filed on the afternoon of April 23, 2020 with the SEC.


Schedule 2.06

Initial Issuing Bank LC Commitment

 

Issuing Bank

   LC Commitment  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $ 40,000,000  

BNP Paribas

   $ 40,000,000  

Bank of America, N.A.

   $ 40,000,000  


Schedule 3.06

Disclosed Matters

Litigation Relating to Hotel Occupancy Taxes

A number of jurisdictions in the United States have filed lawsuits against online travel companies, including Expedia Group companies such as Hotels.com, Expedia, Hotwire, Orbitz and HomeAway, claiming that such travel companies have failed to collect and/or pay taxes (e.g., occupancy taxes, business privilege taxes, excise taxes, sales taxes, etc.), as well as related claims such as unjust enrichment, restitution, conversion and violation of consumer protection statutes, and seeking monetary (including tax, interest, and penalties) and/or declaratory relief. In addition, we may file complaints contesting tax assessments made by states, counties and municipalities seeking to obligate online travel companies, including certain Expedia Group companies, to collect and remit certain taxes, either retroactively or prospectively, or both. Moreover, certain jurisdictions may require us to pay tax assessments prior to contesting any such assessments. This requirement is commonly referred to as “pay-to-play.” Payment of these amounts is not an admission that we believe we are subject to such taxes and, even when such payments are made, we continue to defend our position vigorously.

Actions Filed by Individual States, Cities and Counties

City of San Antonio, Texas Litigation. On May 8, 2006, the city of San Antonio filed a putative statewide class action in federal court against a number of online travel companies, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, and Orbitz, alleging that the defendants failed to pay hotel accommodations taxes as required by municipal ordinance. On October 30, 2009, a jury verdict was entered finding that the defendant online travel companies “control hotels,” and awarding approximately $15 million for historical damages against the Expedia Group companies. The jury also found that defendants were not liable for conversion or punitive damages. On April 4, 2013, the court entered a final judgment holding the online travel companies liable for hotel occupancy taxes to counties and cities in the statewide class action. On April 11, 2016, the court entered an amended judgment including approximately $68 million in tax, interest and penalty amounts for the Expedia Group companies, including Orbitz, and the defendants appealed. On November 29, 2017, the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion reversing the district court and rendering judgment for the defendant online travel companies, finding that the amounts charged by the defendants for their services are not subject to the hotel accommodations taxes at issue. The district court entered final judgment in favor of the defendant online travel companies on March 28, 2018, and the defendants submitted their request for an award of reimbursable costs. On June 26, 2019, the district court granted in part the defendants’ request, awarding the defendants approximately $2.25 million in reimbursable costs. On July 26, 2019, plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from a portion of that decision. That appeal remains pending.

Nassau County, New York Litigation. On October 24, 2006, the county of Nassau, New York filed a putative statewide class action in federal court against a number of online travel companies, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, and Orbitz, which was subsequently dismissed and refiled in state court. The complaint alleged that the defendants failed to pay hotel


accommodation taxes as required by local ordinances to certain local governments in New York. The trial court certified the case as a class action, but the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division reversed that order. Additional county/city plaintiffs subsequently joined the case as intervenor plaintiffs. On December 2, 2016, the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment with respect to Nassau County’s claims on the grounds that the enabling statute for plaintiff’s tax ordinance did not impose a tax on defendants’ fees. On March 22, 2017, the court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment against the additional intervenor plaintiffs. Nassau County and the intervenor-plaintiffs appealed the court’s dismissal of their claims and that appeal remains pending.

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Litigation. On September 25, 2009, Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission and Jefferson County filed a class action against a number of online travel companies, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire and Orbitz alleging that defendants failed to collect and/or pay taxes under hotel tax occupancy ordinances. The court denied defendants’ motion to dismiss and granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. Defendants appealed the class certification decision and, on October 10, 2013, the Arkansas Supreme Court affirmed that decision. On February 1, 2018, the trial court granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment and denied defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of tax liability. Defendants appealed, and the plaintiffs filed a motion to dismiss the appeal as premature. On December 12, 2019 the Arkansas Supreme Court dismissed the appeal as premature and remanded for further proceedings in the trial court. The matter is currently pending in the trial court on damages issues. The prosecuting attorney for the Arkansas Sixth Judicial District filed a Complaint in Intervention, purportedly on behalf of the State of Arkansas, which the trial court granted, over defendants’ objections, in an order dated February 19, 2020. Defendants’ filed a motion to dismiss the complaint in intervention on March 20, 2020. The intervenor filed a motion for partial summary judgment on liability on March 26, 2020. Both motions remain pending.

State of Mississippi Litigation. On December 29, 2011, the State of Mississippi brought suit against a number of online travel companies, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire and Orbitz. The complaint included claims for declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, violations of state sales tax statute and local ordinances, violation of Consumer Protection Act, conversion, unjust enrichment, constructive trust, money had and received and joint venture liability. On October 19, 2018, the court entered an agreed order dismissing the Consumer Protection Act claim. The parties filed cross motions for partial summary judgment and, on July 2, 2019, the trial court granted the State of Mississippi’s motion and denied the defendant online travel companies’ cross motion. On July 23, 2019, defendants filed a petition for interlocutory review of the trial court’s partial summary judgment decision, which was denied by the Mississippi Supreme Court on December 12, 2019. On July 30, 2019, defendants filed a motion to stay further proceedings in the trial court, which the trial court denied on October 1, 2019. On October 4, 2019, defendants filed a motion to stay the trial court proceedings with the Mississippi Supreme Court, which that Court dismissed as moot after denying defendants’ petition for interlocutory appeal. The matter is currently pending in the trial court on damages issues. On March 5, 2020, the parties filed cross motions for summary judgment on damages issues; a hearing on those motions is currently scheduled for June 17, 2020. A trial on damages issues is currently scheduled for October 2020.


Arizona Cities Litigation. Tax assessments were issued in 2013 by 12 Arizona cities (Apache Junction, Chandler, Flagstaff, Glendale, Mesa, Nogales, Peoria, Phoenix, Prescott, Scottsdale, Tempe and Tucson) against a group of online travel companies including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire and Orbitz. The online travel companies protested and petitioned for redetermination of the assessments. On May 28, 2014, the Municipal Tax Hearing Officer granted the online travel companies’ protests and ordered the cities to abate the assessments. The cities appealed to the Arizona Tax Court, which granted the cities’ motion for summary judgment in part and denied it in part on April 20, 2016. The parties filed cross appeals, and, on September 6, 2018, the Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the Arizona Tax Court’s decision. The Arizona Supreme Court accepted review and, on September 9, 2019, issued a decision affirming in part, reversing in part and remanding the case for further proceedings. The matter is currently pending in the Arizona Tax Court on damages issues.

State of Louisiana/City of New Orleans Litigation. On August 24, 2016, the State of Louisiana Department of Revenue and the City of New Orleans filed a lawsuit in Louisiana state court against a number of online travel companies, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Orbitz and Egencia. The complaint alleges claims for declaratory judgment, violation of state and city tax laws, unfair trade practices, breach of fiduciary duty, and imposition of a constructive trust. The defendant online travel companies filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings seeking dismissal of plaintiffs’ common law and unfair trade practices claims. On March 6, 2017, the court denied the motion. Defendants’ applications for a supervisory writ to appeal the court’s decision were denied by the Louisiana Court of Appeals and the Louisiana Supreme Court. On June 24, 2019, the plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary judgment, which the defendants will oppose. On August 23, 2019, the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge filed a petition to intervene in the lawsuit, which the court granted on September 9, 2019. On August 27, 2019, a Special Master was assigned to the case. On November 1, 2019, St. Tammany Parrish filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit, which the court granted on January 2, 2020. On December 23, 2019, the Lafayette Parish School System, the Rapides Parish Police Jury, the Bossier City-Parish Sales and Use Tax Division; the City of Monroe and the Caddo-Shreveport Sales and Use Tax Commission filed a motion for leave to intervene, which the court granted on January 24, 2020. On December 26, 2019, Calcasieu Parish Sales and Use Tax Department also filed a motion for leave to intervene, which remains pending.

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Litigation. On January 2, 2019, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana filed a lawsuit in Louisiana state court against a number of online travel companies, including Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Orbitz and Egencia. The complaint alleges claims for declaratory judgment, violation of state and local tax laws, unfair trade practices, breach of fiduciary duty, and imposition of a constructive trust. On March 22, 2019, the defendant online travel companies filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings seeking dismissal of plaintiff’s common law and unfair trade practices claims. On June 12, 2019, the court granted the motion in part and denied the motion in part.

In addition, HomeAway is a party in the following proceedings:

Palm Beach, Florida Litigation. On January 13, 2014, Palm Beach County, Florida filed a lawsuit in Florida state court against HomeAway and other vacation rental listing businesses


seeking tourist development taxes imposed by Palm Beach County. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment, and, on January 23, 2019, the trial court granted defendants’ motion, finding that defendants are not responsible for the tax. On February 26, 2019, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. On March 25, 2020, the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s decision that defendants are not subject to tax.

Miami Dade County, Florida Litigation. On October 30, 2018, Miami-Dade County, Florida filed a lawsuit in Florida state court against HomeAway and Expedia for a declaratory judgment and supplemental relief. The lawsuit seeks a declaration that HomeAway is obligated to collect and remit transient rental taxes imposed by Miami-Dade County. On January 11, 2019, defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which the court granted in part and denied in part on March 19, 2019. On March 29, 2019, the plaintiff county filed an amended complaint. On April 29, defendants filed a motion to dismiss that complaint. On June 17, 2019, the court granted the motion in part and denied the motion in part. On June 18, 2019, the plaintiff filed a second amended complaint. Defendants filed a partial motion to dismiss that complaint on July 12, 2019. The motion remains pending. The parties reached a settlement agreement and, on April 7, 2020, the plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice, thereby ending the proceeding.

Broward County, Florida Litigation. On January 11, 2019, Broward County, Florida filed a lawsuit in Florida state court against HomeAway for a declaratory judgment and supplemental relief. The lawsuit seeks a declaration that HomeAway is obligated to collect and remit tourist development taxes imposed by Broward County and also seeks enforcement of a subpoena.    On March 1, 2019, HomeAway filed a motion to dismiss; thereafter, on March 8, 2019, plaintiff filed an amended complaint.

Notices of Audit or Tax Assessments

At various times, the Company has also received notices of audit, or tax assessments from over 20 states or counties and over 80 municipalities concerning its possible obligations with respect to state and local occupancy or other taxes.

Non-Tax Litigation and Other Legal Proceedings

Putative Class Action Litigation

Buckeye Tree Lodge Lawsuit. On August 17, 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in federal district court in the Northern District of California against Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Expedia Australia Investments Pty Ltd. and trivago relating to alleged false advertising. The putative class is comprised of hotels and other providers of overnight accommodations whose names appeared on the Expedia Group defendants’ websites with whom the defendants allegedly did not have a booking agreement during the relevant time period. The complaint asserts claims against the Expedia Group defendants for violations of the Lanham Act, the California Business & Professions Code, intentional and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage, unjust enrichment and restitution. On January 12, 2017, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s claims for intentional and negligent interference with prospective economic advantage without prejudice. On March 7, 2017, a related putative class action was filed in the same court asserting similar claims. The cases were consolidated, and an


amended consolidated complaint was filed (which did not name trivago as a defendant). On May 17, 2018, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. Plaintiffs filed a renewed motion for class certification, and, on March 13, 2019, the court denied certification of a damages class but granted certification for a narrow injunctive relief only class. Plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment on January 21, 2020. Expedia filed a cross motion for summary judgment on February 19, 2020. The court has scheduled a hearing on those motions for May 21, 2020. The June 2020 trial date has been vacated.

Israeli Putative Class Action Lawsuit (Silis). In or around September 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the District Court in Tel Aviv, Israel against Hotels.com. The plaintiff generally alleges that Hotels.com violated Israeli consumer protection laws in various ways by failing to calculate and display VAT charges in pricing displays shown to Israeli consumers. The plaintiff has filed a motion for class certification which Hotels.com has opposed.

Israeli Putative Class Action Lawsuit (Ze’ev). In or around January 2018, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in the District Court in Lod, Israel against a number of online travel companies including Expedia, Inc. and Hotels.com. The plaintiff generally alleges that the defendants violated Israeli consumer laws by limiting hotel price competition. The plaintiff has filed a motion for class certification which defendants will oppose.

Cases against HomeAway.com, Inc. On March 15, 2016, a putative class action suit was filed in federal district court in Texas against HomeAway.com, Inc. related to its implementation of a service fee. The putative class was comprised of homeowners that list their properties on HomeAway’s websites for rent. The complaint asserted claims against HomeAway for breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, fraudulent concealment, and violations of the state consumer protection statutes. Subsequently, three other putative class action lawsuits were filed making similar claims. After a series of motions and appeals, three of the four lawsuits were dismissed and compelled to individual arbitration; one (Kirkpatrick) is proceeding as a putative class action in the Texas federal district court. In the Kirkpatrick case, on May 16, 2018, the district court dismissed plaintiff’s breach of contract claim with prejudice. The district court heard argument on plaintiff’s motion for class certification on October 16, 2019, and the parties await a ruling.

Other Legal Proceedings

New York City Litigation. On August 24, 2018, HomeAway filed a lawsuit against the City of New York seeking a declaration that the City’s ordinance governing hosting platforms violates the Stored Communications Act, the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution, and the New York Constitution. On September 4, 2018, HomeAway filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin enforcement of the law on the same grounds. On January 3, 2019, the court granted HomeAway’s motion for a preliminary injunction based on Fourth Amendment grounds, which stays enforcement of the City’s law pending a final ruling on the merits of the lawsuit. On February 14, 2020, the court stayed the proceedings to allow the parties to explore settlement discussions.

Helms-Burton Litigation. On September 11, 2019, a purported class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida alleging violations of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, also known as the Helms-Burton Act. The


complaint, filed by Marciela Mata, et al., alleges that class members hold an interest in property that was expropriated by the Cuban government and subsequently became the location of a hotel owned by Melia Hotels International. It further alleges that Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com and Orbitz LLC trafficked in that property by facilitating reservations for travelers. Between September 2019 and January 2020, two additional class actions and three individual actions alleging similar claims related to additional properties were filed (Glen v. Expedia, Inc., et al.; Trinidad v. Expedia, Inc.; Del Valle, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al.; Echevarria v. Expedia, Inc.; Echevarria, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al.). Four of the actions are pending in the Southern District of Florida and one action is pending in the U.S. District Court of Delaware. The Expedia Defendants’ motions to dismiss are pending in the Echevarria (No. 1:19-cv-22620-FAM), Trinidad, and Del Valle cases. All deadlines in both Echevarria cases and the Trinidad case are stayed until May 25, 2020. The Mata action has been administratively adjourned until the parties agree to recommence the action and related jurisdictional discovery.

Stockholder Litigation

In Re Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. Consolidated Stockholder Litigation, Case No. 10711-VCP (Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware). On April 8, 2015, an amended class action complaint was brought against Expedia, Inc. and Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. relating to the merger agreement signed by the parties. Plaintiffs assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty by the Orbitz Board of Directors and claims against Expedia for aiding and abetting in the Orbitz directors’ breach of their duties. Plaintiffs specifically claim that the Orbitz Board breached their fiduciary duties by agreeing to an inadequate price for the transaction and unreasonable deal protection devices. On May 20, 2015, Orbitz, Orbitz’s directors, and the plaintiffs entered into an agreement in principle to settle the lawsuit. On August 29, 2016, plaintiffs filed a notice of dismissal and reserved their rights to seek an award of attorneys’ fees.

In re Expedia Group, Inc. Stockholders Litigation, On August 12, 2019, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a stipulated motion consolidating three lawsuits that had been filed by Expedia shareholders in the Delaware Court of Chancery in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. (“LEXE”): (1) Teamsters Union Local No. 142 Pension Fund v. Barry Diller, et. al.; (2) Plaut v. Diller, et al.; and (3) Steamfitters local 449 Pension Plan v. Diller et al. These actions purported to assert, among other things, direct and derivative claims against current and one former members of the Company’s board of directors, and the Company as a nominal defendant. Plaintiffs allege that the individual defendants violated their fiduciary duties by wrongfully causing the Company to enter into certain agreements with the Company’s Executive Chairman, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of LEXE on July 26, 2019. On September 20, 2019, the court appointed a lead plaintiff and its counsel and ordered the filing of a consolidated amended complaint. On December 11, 2019, a Special Litigation Committee of the Board of Directors of Expedia Group, Inc. (“SLC”) filed a motion to stay the litigation pending completion of the SLC’s investigation into the allegations in the consolidated amended complaint. Plaintiffs opposed the motion to stay and filed a motion for leave to file an amended consolidated complaint. On January 9, 2020, the court granted the SLC’s motion for a stay, ordered the action stayed for six months from the filing date of the motion, and granted Plaintiffs’ motion for leave to file an amended consolidated complaint. On April 13, 2020, the court granted the SLC’s motion for an extension and extended the stay until September 11, 2020.


Competition and Consumer Matters

Over the last several years, the online travel industry has become the subject of investigations by various national competition authorities (“NCAs”), particularly in Europe. Expedia Group companies are or have been involved in investigations predominately related to whether certain parity clauses in contracts between Expedia Group entities and accommodation providers, sometimes also referred to as “most favored nation” or “MFN” provisions, are anti-competitive.

In Europe, investigations or inquiries into contractual parity provisions between hotels and online travel companies, including Expedia Group companies, were initiated in 2012, 2013 and 2014 by NCAs in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland. While the ultimate outcome of some of these investigations or inquiries remains uncertain, and the Expedia Group companies’ circumstances are distinguishable from other online travel companies subject to similar investigations and inquiries, we note in this context that on April 21, 2015, the French, Italian and Swedish NCAs, working in close cooperation with the European Commission, announced that they had accepted formal commitments offered by Booking.com to resolve and close the investigations against Booking.com in France, Italy and Sweden by Booking.com removing and/or modifying certain rate, conditions and availability parity provisions in its contracts with accommodation providers in France, Italy and Sweden as of July 1, 2015, among other commitments. Booking.com voluntarily extended the geographic scope of these commitments to accommodation providers throughout Europe as of the same date.

With effect from August 1, 2015, Expedia Group companies waived certain rate, conditions and availability parity clauses in agreements with European hotel partners for a period of five years. While the Expedia Group companies maintain that their parity clauses have always been lawful and in compliance with competition law, these waivers were nevertheless implemented as a positive step towards facilitating the closure of the open investigations into such clauses on a harmonized pan-European basis. Following the implementation of the Expedia Group companies’ waivers, nearly all NCAs in Europe have announced either the closure of their investigation or inquiries involving Expedia Group companies or a decision not to open an investigation or inquiry involving Expedia Group companies. Below are descriptions of additional rate parity-related matters of note in Europe.

The German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) has required another online travel company, Hotel Reservation Service (“HRS”), to remove certain clauses from its contracts with hotels. HRS’ appeal of this decision was rejected by the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf on January 9, 2015. On December 23, 2015, the FCO announced that it had also required Booking.com by way of an infringement decision to remove certain clauses from its contracts with German hotels. Booking.com has appealed the decision and the appeal was heard by the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf on February 8, 2017. On June 4, 2019, the Higher Regional Court Düsseldorf issued its judgment in this matter and ruled that certain parity clauses are in compliance with applicable German and European competition rules and the FCO’s prohibition order against Booking.com


was annulled. The decision is not yet final as the FCO has applied to the German Federal Supreme Court to admit an appeal from the decision. The FCO’s case against the Expedia Group companies’ contractual parity provisions with accommodation providers in Germany remains open but is still at a preliminary stage with no formal allegations of wrong doing having been communicated to the Expedia Group companies to date.

The Italian competition authority’s case closure decision against Booking.com and Expedia Group companies has subsequently been appealed by two Italian hotel trade associations, i.e. Federalberghi and AICA. The Federalberghi appeal remains at an early stage and no hearing date has been fixed; the AICA appeal was cancelled for lack of interest of the AICA on December 12, 2019.

On November 6, 2015, the Swiss competition authority announced that it had issued a final decision finding certain parity terms existing in previous versions of agreements between Swiss hotels and each of certain Expedia Group companies, Booking.com and HRS to be prohibited under Swiss law. The decision explicitly notes that the Expedia Group companies’ current contract terms with Swiss hotels are not subject to this prohibition. The Swiss competition authority imposed no fines or other sanctions against the Expedia Group companies and did not find an abuse of a dominant market position by the Expedia Group companies.

On December 10, 2019, the French Competition Authority dismissed all antitrust complaints filed by hotel unions and Accor against Expedia Group companies regarding MFNs and other alleged business practices.

The Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Repression of Fraud (the “DGCCRF”), a directorate of the French Ministry of Economy and Finance with authority over unfair trading practices, brought a lawsuit in France against Expedia Group companies objecting to certain parity clauses in contracts between Expedia Group companies and French hotels. In May 2015, the French court ruled that certain of the parity provisions in certain contracts that were the subject of the lawsuit were not in compliance with French commercial law but imposed no fine and no injunction. The DGCCRF appealed the decision and, on June 21, 2017, the Paris Court of Appeal published a judgment overturning the decision. The court annulled parity clauses contained in the agreements at issue, ordered the Expedia Group companies to amend their contracts, and imposed a fine. The Expedia Group companies have appealed the decision. That appeal remains pending.

Hotelverband Deutschland (“IHA”) e.V. (a German hotel association) brought proceedings before the Cologne regional court against Expedia, Inc., Expedia.com GmbH and Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl. IHA applied for a ‘cease and desist’ order against these companies in relation to the enforcement of certain rate and availability parity clauses contained in contracts with hotels in Germany. On or around February 16, 2017, the court dismissed IHA’s action and declared the claimant liable for the Expedia Group defendants’ statutory costs. IHA appealed the decision and, on December 4, 2017, the Court of Appeals rejected IHA’s appeal. The Court of Appeals expressly confirmed that Expedia Group’s MFNs are in compliance both with European and German competition law. While IHA had indicated an intention to appeal the decision to the Federal Supreme Court, it has not lodged an appeal within the applicable deadline, with the consequence that the Court of Appeals judgment has now become final.

A working group of 10 European NCAs (Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) and the European


Commission has been established by the European Competition Network (“ECN”) at the end of 2015 to monitor the functioning of the online hotel booking sector, following amendments made by a number of online travel companies (including Booking.com and Expedia Group companies) in relation to certain parity provisions in their contracts with hotels. The working group issued questionnaires to online travel agencies including Expedia Group companies, metasearch sites and hotels in 2016. The underlying results of the ECN monitoring exercise were published on April 6, 2017.

Legislative bodies in France (July 2015), Austria (December 2016), Italy (August 2017) and Belgium (August 2018) have also adopted new domestic anti-parity clause legislation. Expedia Group believes each of these pieces of legislation violates both EU and national legal principles and therefore, Expedia Group companies have challenged these laws at the European Commission. A motion requesting the Swiss government to take action on narrow price parity has been adopted in the Swiss parliament. The Swiss government is now required to draft legislation implementing the motion. The Company is unable to predict whether and with what content legislation will ultimately be adopted and, if so, when this might be the case. It is not yet clear how any adopted domestic anti-parity clause legislations and/or any possible future legislation in this area may affect Expedia Group’s business.

Outside of Europe, a number of NCAs have also opened investigations or inquired about contractual parity provisions in contracts between hotels and online travel companies in their respective territories, including Expedia Group companies. A Brazilian hotel sector association — Forum de Operadores Hoteleiros do Brasil — filed a complaint with the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defence (“CADE”) against a number of online travel companies, including Booking.com, Decolar.com and Expedia Group companies, on July 27, 2016 with respect to parity provisions in contracts between hotels and online travel companies. On September 13, 2016, the Expedia Group companies submitted a response to the complaint to CADE. On March 27, 2018, the Expedia Group companies resolved CADE’s concerns based on a settlement implementing waivers substantially similar to those provided to accommodation providers in Europe. In late 2016, Expedia Group companies resolved the concerns of the Australia and New Zealand NCAs based on implementation of the waivers substantially similar to those provided to accommodation providers in Europe (on September 1, 2016 in Australia and on October 28, 2016 in New Zealand). On and with effect from March 22, 2019, Expedia Group voluntarily and unilaterally waived certain additional rate parity provisions in agreements with Australian hotel partners. The ACCC confirmed it has ceased its investigation into Expedia’s conduct in relation to such rate parity provisions in around November 2019. Expedia Group companies are in ongoing discussions with a limited number of NCAs in other countries in relation to their contracts with hotels. In April 2019, the Japan Fair Trade Commission (“JFTC”) launched an investigation into certain practices of a number of online travel companies, including Expedia Group companies. Expedia Group is cooperating with the JFTC in this investigation. The Hong Kong Competition Commission (“HKCC”) is conducting an investigation into certain terms and conditions in contracts entered into between online travel companies (including Expedia Group companies) and hotels. Expedia Group is cooperating with the HKCC in this investigation and has proposed a set of voluntary commitments to waive certain rate, conditions and availability parity clauses in certain agreements with Hong Kong hotel partners. The proposal is currently being considered under a public consultation process. In February of 2020, the Korean Fair Trade Commission (“KFTC”) issued a request for information relating to hotel contracts entered into by Expedia Group companies. Expedia


Group is cooperating with the KFTC. Expedia Group is currently unable to predict the impact the implementation of the waivers both in Europe and elsewhere will have on Expedia Group’s business, on investigations or inquiries by NCAs in other countries, or on industry practice more generally.

In addition, regulatory authorities in Europe (including the UK Competition and Markets Authority, or “CMA”), Australia, and elsewhere have initiated legal proceedings and/or undertaken market studies, inquiries or investigations relating to online marketplaces and how information is presented to consumers using those marketplaces, including practices such as search results rankings and algorithms, discount claims, disclosure of charges, and availability and similar messaging.

On June 28, 2018, the CMA announced that it will be requiring hotel booking websites to take action to address concerns identified in the course of its ongoing investigation. After consulting with the CMA, on January 31, 2019, we agreed to offer certain voluntary undertakings with respect to the presentation of information on certain of our UK consumer-facing websites in order to address the CMA’s concerns. On February 4, 2019, the CMA confirmed that, as a result of the undertakings offered, it has closed its investigation without any admission or finding of liability. The undertakings become effective on September 1, 2019. On October 21, 2019, the Italian Competition Authority announced that it had accepted Expedia’s voluntary undertakings with respect to the presentation of information on its Italian website and closed the proceedings against Expedia without any admission or finding of liability. The undertakings became effective on September 1, 2019.

On August 23, 2018, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, or “ACCC”, instituted proceedings in the Australian Federal Court against trivago. The ACCC alleged breaches of Australian Consumer Law, or “ACL,” relating to trivago’s advertisements in Australia concerning the hotel prices available on trivago’s Australian site, trivago’s strike-through pricing practice and other aspects of the way offers for accommodation were displayed on trivago’s Australian website. The matter went to trial in September 2019 and, on January 20, 2020, the Australian Federal Court issued a judgment finding trivago had engaged in conduct in breach of the ACL. On March 4, 2020, trivago filed a notice of appeal at the Australian Federal Court, appealing part of that judgment. The court has yet to set date for the appeal or a separate hearing regarding penalties and other orders. We recorded the estimated probable loss associated with the proceedings as of December 31, 2019. An estimate for the reasonable possible loss or range of loss in excess of the amount reserved cannot be made.

We are cooperating with regulators in the investigations described above where applicable, but we are unable to predict what, if any, effect such actions will have on our business, industry practices or online commerce more generally. Other than described above, we have not accrued a reserve in connection with the market studies, investigations, inquiries or legal proceedings described above either because the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is not probable, or the amount of any loss is not estimable.


Schedule 3.12

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiary Name

  

Jurisdiction

  

Percentage Equity

Interests Owned

   Designated
Subsidiary?
   Material
Subsidiary?
1 to 1 Cruises Inc.    Canada    -      
1760335 Ontario Inc.    Canada    CanadaStays, Inc. – 100%      
Activity Information Center, Inc.    HI    -      
Alice Holding Corporation    DE    Fivepals, Inc. – 100%      
Apartment Jet, Inc.    DE    -      
Asia Web Direct (HK) Limited    Hong Kong   

AWD-BT Limited – 38%

 

Asia Web Direct (M) Sdn. Bhd. – 100%

 

Phuket Dot Com Ltd – 48.9%

     
Asia Web Direct (M) Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia    -      
Asia Web Direct Co., Ltd    Thailand    -      


Asia Web Direct Tours & Activities Co., Ltd.    Thailand    Phuket Dot Com Ltd - .0000125%           
Aspirasi Ventura Sdn Bhd    Malaysia    Lodging Partner Travel Sdn Bhd. – 100%      
Auto Escape Group (SAS)    France    Auto Escape SAS – 99%      
Auto Escape Nordics    Norway    -      
Auto Escape SAS    France   

Auto Escape Nordics – 100%

 

CarRentals.com GmbH – 100%

     
AWD-BT Limited    Thailand   

Asia Web Direct Co., Ltd – 51%

 

Asia Web Direct Tours & Activities Co., Ltd. – 49%

 

Phuket Dot Com Ltd – 50.9%

     

Base7 Germany GmbH

(trivago entity)

   Germany    -      

Base7booking.com Sàrl

(trivago entity)

   Switzerland    Base7 Germany GmbH – 100%      
BedandBreakfast.com, Inc.    CO    HomeAway (Thailand) Limited - .01%    X   


BEX Travel Asia Pte Ltd    Singapore   

BEX Travel India Pvt Ltd – 99.9995%

 

BEX Travel Japan K.K. – 100%

 

BEX Travel Korea Co. Ltd. – 100%

 

Clear Summit Sdn Bhd – 100%

 

Millennial Travel Pte Ltd – 100%

  

    

   X
BEX Travel India Pvt Ltd    India    -      
BEX Travel Japan K.K.    Japan    -      
BEX Travel Korea Co. Ltd.    Korea    -      
BEX Travel Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia    BEX Travel India Pvt Ltd - .0005%      
Bodybuilding.com (UK) Ltd    United Kingdom    -      
Bodybuilding.com Sociedad De Responsabilidad Limitada    Costa Rica    -      
Bodybuilding.com’s Lift Life Foundation, Inc.    ID    -      
Bookabach Limited    New Zealand    -      


CanadaStays Inc.    DE    -      
CarRentals K.K.    Japan    -      
CarRentals.com GmbH    Germany    -      
CarRentals.com, Inc.    NV    -    X   
Classic Vacations, LLC    NV    -      
Clear Summit Sdn Bhd    Malaysia    BEX Travel Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. – 100%      
Cruise, LLC    WA    Pacific Opportunity Fund I, LLC – 100%    X    X
CruiseShipsCenters International Inc.    Canada   

1 to 1 Cruises Inc. – 100%

 

CSC Travel Group Inc – 99.5%

 

CruiseshipCenters Western Canada Ltd – 100%

 

Quebec CruiseShipCenters Inc. – 100%

     
CruiseShipCenters USA Inc.    NV    -      


CruiseShipCenters Western Canada Ltd.    Canada    CSC Travel Group Inc. - 005%      
CSC Holdings Inc.    Canada    CruiseShipCenters International Inc. – 100%      
CSC Travel Group Inc.    Canada    -      
DN Holdings LLC    DE    -      
EAN Support Services Ltd    United Kingdom    -      
EAN.com, LP    DE    -    X        
Ebookers Limited    United Kingdom    -      
Ebookers Scandinavia AB    Sweden    -      
Ebookers.com Deutschland GmbH    Germany    -      
Ebookers.com SARL    Switzerland    -      
Ebookers.ie Limited    Ireland    -      


Ebookers.nl BV    Netherlands    -      
Egencia (China) Information technology Co., Ltd.    China    -      
Egencia (Shanghai) International Travel Service Co., Ltd.    China    -      
Egencia APAC Holdings, Inc.    WA   

Egencia Australia Pty Ltd – 100%

 

Egencia Cayman Holdings Ltd – 100%

 

Egencia Travel India Private Limited – 99.99%

 

Expedia (Thailand) Limited - .005%

  

    

  

    

Egencia AS    Norway   

Egencia Denmark A/S – 100%

 

Egencia Finland Oy – 100%

 

Egencia Norway AS – 100%

 

Egencia Sweden AB – 100%

     
Egencia Australia Pty Ltd    Australia    -      
Egencia Belgium SA    Belgium    -      


Egencia Canada Corp.    Canada    -      
Egencia Cayman Holdings Ltd.    Cayman Islands   

Egencia (China) Information Technology Co., Ltd. – 100%

 

Orbitz India Services Private Limited - .1%

 

Expedia Online Travel Services India Private Limited - .005%

 

     
Egencia Denmark A/S    Denmark    -      
Egencia Europe SAS    France   

Egencia Belgium SA – 99.99%

 

Egencia France SAS – 100%

 

Traveldoo SAS – 100%

  

    

  

    

Egencia Finland Oy    Finland    -      
Egencia France SAS    France    -      
Egencia GmbH    Germany    -      
Egencia Holdings UK    United Kingdom   

Egencia AS – 100%

 

Egencia Hong Kong Limited – 100%

 

Egencia New Zealand Limited 100%

 

Egencia Singapore Pte. Ltd. – 100%

 

Traveldoo UK Limited – 100%

 

TripNavigator-Egencia Spain S.L.U. – 100%

     


Egencia Hong Kong Limited    Hong Kong    -      
Egencia KK    Japan    -      
Egencia LLC    NV    -    X   
Egencia New Zealand Limited    New Zealand    -           
Egencia Norway AS    Norway   

Egencia Philippines, Inc. – 99.99%

 

Ferieverden AS – 100%

     
Egencia Philippines, Inc.    Philippines    -      
Egencia Singapore Pte. Ltd.    Singapore    Egencia (Shanghai) International Travel Service Co., Ltd. – 95%      
Egencia South Africa (PTY) LTD    South Africa    -      


Egencia Sweden AB    Sweden    -      
Egencia Travel India Private Limited    India    -      
Egencia UK Ltd.    United Kingdom    -      
EXP CH Holding Sarl    Switzerland   

EXP SG Holding Pte. Ltd. – 100%

 

Expedia Treasury Services Limited – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange Singapore Pte. Ltd. – 100%

               
EXP Chile Limitada    Chile    -      
EXP Global Holdings, Inc.    DE    Expedia Group International Holdings II, LLC – 100%    X   
EXP Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l.    Luxembourg   

EAn Support Services Ltd. – 100%

 

EXP Chile Limitada - .1%

 

Egencia South Africa (PTY) Ltd – 100%

 

Expedia Asia Pacific Limited – 100%

 

Expedia Canada Corp. – 100%

   X   


     

Expedia Finland OY – 100%

 

Expedia Korea Co., Ltd. – 100%

 

Expedia New Zealand Limited – 100%

 

Expedia Poland Sp. Z o.o. – 100%

 

Expedia SA – 99.9%

 

Expedia Spain, S.L.U. – 100%

 

Expedia Sweden AB – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Austria GmbH – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Croatia d.o.o. – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Denmark ApS – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Hungary Kft. – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Morocco SARL – 99.99%

 

Lodging Partner Services Puerto Rico, LLC – 100%

  

    

       


     

Lodging Partner Services Romania S.R.L. 99.99%

 

Orbitz Worldwide (UK) Limited – 100%

 

Travel Acquisition Corporation Pty. Ltd. – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange Hong Kong Limited – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange Japan KK – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange New Zealand Limited – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange Taiwan Limited – 100%

 

WWTE Travel Limited – 100%

 

WWTE Travel S.à r.l. – 100%

     
EXP SG Holding Pte. Ltd.    Singapore    -                
EXP Travel Support Services Saudi Arabia LLC    Saudi Arabia    -      
Expedia (Shanghai)Enterprise Service Co., Ltd.    China    -      


Expedia (Thailand) Limited    Thailand    -      
Expedia Alpha Y.K.    Japan    Hotelz Y.K. – 100%      
Expedia Argentina S.R.L.    Argentina    -      
Expedia Asia Holdings Mauritius    Mauritius    Expedia Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. – 100%        
   X
Expedia Asia Pacific Limited    Hong Kong    -      
Expedia Asia Pacific-Alpha Limited    Cayman Islands    -      
Expedia Asia Pacific-Delta Limited    Cayman Islands    Expedia Consulting Service (Beijing) Co., Ltd. – 100%      
Expedia Asia Pacific-Gamma Limited    Cayman Islands   

Expedia Group India Holdings, LLC – 100%

 

Expedia Online Travel Services India Private Limited – 86.85%

     
Expedia Asia Pacific-Iota Limited    Cayman Islands    -      
Expedia Australia Holdings Pty Ltd    Australia    Expedia Australia Investments Pty Ltd – 100%      


Expedia Australia Investments Pty Ltd    Australia    Wotif.com Holdings Pty Ltd – 100%      
Expedia Australia Pty. Limited    Australia    -      
Expedia Canada Corp.    Canada    -      
Expedia Colombia S.A.S.    Colombia    -      
Expedia Consulting Service (Beijing) Col, Ltd.    China    -        
       
Expedia do Brasil Agencia de Viagens e Turismo Ltda    Brazil    -      
Expedia Finland Oy    Finland    -      
Expedia France SAS    France    -      
Expedia FZ-LLC    UAE    -      
Expedia Global, LLC    NV    -      
Expedia Greece Travel Support Services EPE    Greece    -      


Expedia Group Billing Services Sarl    Switzerland    -      
Expedia Group Commerce Australia Pty Ltd    Australia    -      
Expedia Group Commerce, Inc.    DE    Expedia Group Commerce Australia Pty Ltd – 100%    X   
Expedia Group France Holdings, Inc.    DE    Expedia Holdings SAS – 100%        
       
Expedia Group Holdings Sarl    Switzerland   

Expedia Group Billing Services Sarl – 100%

 

Expedia Lodging Group Sarl – 100%

     
Expedia India Holdings, LLC    DE    Expedia Online Travel Services India Private Limited – 13.14%      
Expedia Group International Holdings II, LLC    DE   

Expedia Group International Holdings III, LLC – 90%

 

Expedia Group International Holdings IV, LLC – 100%

      X
Expedia Group International Holdings III, LLC    DE    EXP Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l. – 100%       X
Expedia Group International Holdings IV, LLC    DE    Exedia Group International Holdings III, LLC – 10%      
Expedia Group International Technology, LLC    DE   

Expedia Australia Pty Limited – 100%

 

Expedia Group Technology Support Services Limited – 100%

     


Expedia Group Mexico Holdings, LLC    DE    -      
Expedia Group Technology Center Holdings, LLC    DE    Expedia Group International Technology, LLC – 10%      
Expedia Group Technology Support Services Limited    United Kingdom    -      
Expedia Holdings K.K.    Japan   

CarRentals K.K. – 100%

 

Egencia KK – 100%

 

Expedia Alpha Y.K. – 100%

 

HotelClub KK – 100%

 

PoweredbyGPS KK – 100%

  

    

       
Expedia Holdings SAS    France   

Egencia Europe SAS – 100%

 

Expedia France SAS – 100%

 

Expedia Services SAS – 100%

     
Expedia Italy S.r.l.    Italy    Venere Net S.r.l. – 100%      
Expedia Korea Co., Ltd.    Korea    -      


Expedia Lodging Group Sarl    Switzerland    -      
Expedia Lodging Partner Services Dominican Republic, S.R.L.    Dominican Republic    -      
Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl    Switzerland   

Aspirasi Ventura Sdn Bhd – 100%

 

Auto Escape Group (SAS) – 100%

 

Auto Escape SAS - .9%

 

Egencia Holdings UK Ltd. – 100%

 

Expedia Asia Holdings Mauritius – 100%

 

Expedia Asia Pacific-Alpha Limited – 100%

 

Expedia Asia Pacific-Iota Limited – 100%

 

Expedia Australia Holdings Pty Ltd – 100%

 

Expedia Colombia S.A.S. – 100%

 

Expedia Greece Travel Support Services EPE – 98.73%

 

Expedia Group Holdings Sarl – 100%

  

    

   X


     

Expedia Lodging Partner Services Dominican Republic, S.R.L. – 99%

 

Expedia Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda

ExpediaTurkey Seyahat Destek Hizmetleri Limited Sirketi – 99.87%

 

Extensive Region Travel Network Limited Company – 100%

 

LLC Partner Services Group – 99%

 

Lodging Partner Services Ceylon (Private) Limited – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Costa Rica, S.R.L. – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Egypt LLC – 99.9%

 

Lodging Partner Services Morocco SARL - .1%

 

Lodging Partner Services Vietnam Company Limited – 100%

 

PT Lodging Partner Services Indonesia – 99.99%

  

    

       


     

Partner Services Group Travel South Africa Pty Ltd – 83.33%

 

The Tourism Representative Office of Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sarl in Ho Chi Minh City – 100%

 

Trivago N.V. – 59.4%

 

Tron Newco GmbH – 100%

     
Expedia LX Partner Business, Inc.    DE    -    X   
Expedia Mexico, S de R. L. de C.V.    Mexico    -      
Expedia New Zealand Limited    New Zealand    -      
Expedia Online Travel Services India Private Limited    India   

Faustin Services India Private Limited - .01%

 

Hotels.com India Private Limited - .01%

 

Orbitz India Services Private Limited – 99.9%

          
Expedia Philippine Representative Office    Philippines    -      


Expedia Poland Sp. z o.o.    Poland    -      
Expedia Portugal, Unipessoal, Lda    Portugal    -      
Expedia SA    Belgium    Egencia Belgium SA - .01%      
Expedia Services CZ, s.r.o    Czechia    -      
Expedia Services SAS    France    -      
Expedia Singapore Pte. Ltd.    Singapore   

BEX Travel Asia Pte Ltd - .63%

 

Faustin Services India Private Limited – 99.99%

 

Hotels.com India Private Limited – 99.99%

     
Expedia Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd.    Singapore    BEX Travel Asia Pte Ltd – 99.37%        
   X
Expedia Spain, S.L.U.    Spain    -      
Expedia Sweden AB    Sweden    -      
Expedia Treasury Services Limited    United Kingdom    -      


Expedia, Inc.    WA   

1760335 Ontario Inc. – 100%

 

Alice Holding Corporation – 82.57%

 

CSC Holdings Inc. – 100%

 

CarRentals.com, Inc. – 100%

 

Classic Vacations, LLC – 100%

 

Cruise, LLC

CruiseShipCenters USA Inc. – 100%

 

DN Holdings LLC – 100%

 

Egencia APAC Holdings, Inc. – 100%

 

Egencia Canada Corp. – 100%

 

Egencia LLC -100%

 

Egencia Travel India Private Limited - .01%

 

Egencia UK Ltd. – 100%

 

Expedia (Shanghai) Enterprise Service Co., Ltd – 100%

 

Expedia (Thailand) Limited – 99.99%

 

Expedia Asia Pacific-Delta Limited – 100%

   X    X


     

Expedia Asia Pacific-Gamma Limited -100%

 

Expedia FZ-LLC – 100%

 

Expedia Global, LLC – 100%

 

Expedia Group France Holdings, Inc. – 100%

 

Expedia Group Mexico Holdings, LLC- 100%

 

Expedia Holdings K.K. – 100%

 

Expedia Philippine Representative Office – 100%

 

Expedia Services CZ, s.r.o – 10%

 

Expedia Singapore Pte. Ltd. – 100%

 

Expedia.com GmbH – 100%

 

HRN 99 Holdings, LLC – 100%

 

Hotels.com GP, LLC – 100%

 

Hotwire, Inc. – 100%

 

Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC – 100%

  

    

       


     

Interactive Domain Name Holdings Corporation – 100%

 

Interbay Holdings BV – 100%

 

Mobiata, LLC – 100%

 

Numinous LLC – 100%

 

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. – 100%

 

PT Lodging Partner Services Indonesia-.01%

 

Premier Getaways, Inc. – 100%

 

RAV Holdings, Inc. – 100%

 

SilverRail Technologies, Inc. – 82.5%

 

TAV, Inc. -100%

 

TPX Holdings LLC – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange Switzerland Sarl – 100%

 

Travelscape, LLC – 100%

 

Vrbo Holdings, Inc. – 100%

 

Vrbo Netherlands Holdings B.V. – 100%

 

WWTE, Inc. – 100%

     


Expedia.com GmbH    Germany    Egencia GmbH – 100%      
Expedia.com Limited    United Kingdom   

EXP Travel Support Services Saudi Arabia LLC – 100%

 

Expedia Argentina S.R.L. – 10%

 

Expedia Greece Travel Support Services EPE -.03%

 

Expedia Italy S.r.l. – 100%

 

Expedia SA-.1%

 

Expedia.com Limited – Jordan PSC – 100%

 

Expedia.nl B.V. – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange Korea Co., Ltd. – 100%

      X
Expedia.com Limited – Jordan PSC    Jordan    -      
Expedia.nl B.V.    Netherlands    -      
Expedia Turkey Seyahat Destek Hizmetleri Limited Sirketi    Turkey    -      


Extensive Region Travel Network Limited Company    Taiwan    -      
Faustin Services India Private Limited    India    -      
Ferieverden AS    Norway    -      
Fivepals UK Limited    United Kingdom    -      
Fivepals, Inc.    DE    Fivepals UK Limited – 100%      
Flairview Travel Hotel Club, S.L.    Spain    -      
Flightbookers Limited    United Kingdom    -      
Hao Tai Ke Business Consulting (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.    China    -      
Higher Power Nutrition Common Holdings, LLC    DE    Vitalize, LLC – 71.51%    X   
HomeAway (Thailand) Limited    Thailand    -      
HomeAway Australia Holdings Pty Ltd    Australia   

HomeAway Pty Ltd – 100%

Stayz Pty Limited – 100%

     


HomeAway Colombia S.A.S.    Colombia    -      
HomeAway Denmark ApS    Denmark    -      
HomeAway Deutschland GmbH    Germany    -      
HomeAway Emerging Markets Pte    Singapore    -      
HomeAway France Sarl    France    -      
HomeAway Italia Srl    Italy    -      
HomeAway K.K.    Japan    -      
HomeAway PTE. Ltd.    Singapore    -      
HomeAway Pty Ltd    Australia    -      
HomeAway Software, Inc.    DE    -    X   
HomeAway Spain S.L.    Spain    -      


HomeAway Sàrl    Ireland         
HomeAway Sàrl    Switzerland    HomeAway Sàrl (Ireland) – 100%      
HomeAway UK Ltd    United Kingdom    HomeAwy Deutschland GmbH – 100%       X
HomeAway.com, Inc.    DE    HomeAway (Thailand) Limited - .01%    X    X
Hopkins real Estate Investments LLC    ID    -      
HotelClub KK    Japan    -      
HotelClub Pty Limited    Australia    Flairview Travel Hotel Club, SL – 100%      
Hotels (TR) Limited    United Kingdom    -      
Hotels.com GP, LLC    TX   

EAN.com, LP - .01%

Hotels.com, L.P. – 1%

   X    X
Hotels.com India Private Limited    India    -      
Hotels.com Korea Co., Ltd.    Korea    -      


Hotels.com, L.P.    TX   

Hotels (TR) Limited – 100%

 

Hotels.com Korea Co., Ltd. – 100%

   X    X
Hotelz Y.K.    Japan    -      
Hotwire, Inc.    DE    -    X    X
HRN 99 Holdings, LLC    NY    Hotels.com, L.P. – 99%    X    X
IAC/Expedia Global, LLC    DE    -      
Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC    DE    EAN.com LP – 99.99%    X   
Interactive Domain Name Holdings Corporation    Canada    -      
Interbay Holdings BV    Netherlands   

Lodging Partner Services (Mauritius) Limited – 100 %

 

Lodging Partner Services Bulgaria EOOD – 100%

 

Lodging Partner Services Iceland ehf. – 100%

     
La Compagnie Des Voyages SAS    France    -      


LEMS I LLC    DE   

LEXE Marginco, LLC – 100%

LEXEB, LLC – 100%

 

Liberty Protein, Inc. – 100%

   X   
LEXE Marginco, LLC    DE    -    X   
LEXEB, LLC    DE    -    X   
Liberty Protein, Inc.    DE   

Higher Power Nutrition Common Holdings, LLC - 100%

 

Vitalize, LLC – 28.49%

   X   
LLC Partner Services Group    Russia    -      
Lodging Partner Services (Mauritius) Limited    Mauritius    -      
Lodging Partner Services Austria GmbH    Austria    -      
Lodging Partner Services Bulgaria EOOD    Bulgaria    -      
Lodging Partner Services Ceylon (Private) Limited    Sri Lanka    -      
Lodging Partner Services Costa Rica, S.R.L.    Costa Rica    -      


Lodging Partner Services Croatia d.o.o.    Croatia    -      
Lodging Partner Services Denmark ApS    Denmark    -      
Lodging Partner Services Egypt LLC    Egypt    -      
Lodging Partner Services Hungary Kft    Hungary    -      
Lodging Partner Services Iceland ehf.    Iceland    -      
Lodging Partner Services Morocco SARL    Morocco    -      
Lodging Partner Services Puerto Rico, LLC    Puerto Rico    -      
Lodging Partner Services Romania S.R.L.    Romania    -      
Lodging Partner Services Vietnam Company Limited    Vietnam    -      
Lodging Partner Travel Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia    -      
Magnolia Peninsula Holdings, LLC    DE    Expedia do Brasil Agencia de Viagens e Turismo Ltda. - .01%      


Millennial Travel Pte Ltd    China    -      
Mobiata, LLC    MN    -      

Myhotelshop GmbH

(trivago entity)

   Germany    Myhotelshop, S.L.U. – 100%      

Myhotelshop, S.L.U.

(trivago entity)

   Spain    -      
Neat Group Corporation    DE    -    X   
Numinous LLC    NV    -      
O Holdings Inc.    DE    Orbitz, LLC – 1%    X   
Orbitz Financial Corp.    DE    -    X   
Orbitz for Business, Inc.    DE    -    X   
Orbitz India Services Private Limited    India    -      
Orbiz Mexico Services, S. de R.L. de C.V.    Mexico    -      


Orbitz Travel Insurance Services, LLC    DE    -    X   
Orbitz Worldwide (Europe), S.L.U.    Spain    -      
Orbitz Worldwide (UK) Limited    United Kingdom   

Ebookers Scandinavia AB – 100%

 

Ebookers.ie Limited – 100%

 

Ebookers.nl BV – 100%

 

La Compagnie Des Voyages SAS – 100%

 

Oy Ebookers Finland Ltd – 100%

 

Terren Corporation – 100%

 

ebookers Limited – 100%

 

ebookers.com Deutschland GmbH – 100%

 

ebookers.com SARL – 100%

     
Orbitz Worldwide Finance Company, LLC    DE    -      
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.    DE    Orbitz Worldwide, LLC – 100%    X    X


Orbitz Worldwide, LLC    DE   

EXP Global Holdings, Inc. – 100%

 

OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc. – 100%

 

Orbitz Financial Corp. – 100%

 

Orbitz Mexico Services, S. de R.L. de C.V. – 99.6%

 

Orbitz Worldwide (Europe), S.L.U. – 100%

 

Orbitz Worldwide Finance Company, LLC – 100%

 

Orbitz for Business, Inc. – 100%

Orbitz, Inc. – 1005

 

Trip Network, Inc. – 100%

   X    X
Orbitz, Inc.    DE   

O Holdings, Inc. – 100%

 

Orbitz Mexico Services, S. de R.L. de C.V. -.4%

 

Orbitz Travel Insurance Services, LLC – 100%

 

Orbitz, LLC

   X    X
Orbitz, LLC    DE    -    X    X


OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc.    TN    Neat Group Corporation – 100%    X   
Oy Ebookers Finland Ltd    Finland    -      
Pacific Opportunity Fund I, LLC    WA    -      
Partner Services Group Travel South Africa Pty Ltd    South Africa    -      
Phuket Dot Com Ltd    Thailand    Asia Web Direct Co., Ltd - .0001%      
Pillow Global, Inc.    DE    -      
PoweredbyGPS KK    Japan    -      
Premier Getaways, Inc.    FL    -      
PT Lodging Partner Services Indonesia    Indonesia    -      
Qualimídia Veiculação e Divulgação Ltda    Brazil    -      
Quebec CruiseShipCenters Inc.    Canada    -      


Quno Limited

(SilverRail entity)

   United Kingdom    -      
RAV Holdings, Inc.    DE    -      
SilverRail Australia Pty Ltd    Australia    -      
SilverRail JP UK Limited    United Kingdom    -      
SilverRail Linkon AB    Sweden    SilverRail Technologies AB – 100%      
SilverRail Linkon UK Ltd    United Kingdom    SilverRail Linkon AB – 100%      
SilverRail Technologies AB    Sweden    -      
SilverRail Technologies UK Limited    United Kingdom    -      
SilverRail Technologies, Inc.    DE   

Quno Limited – 100%

 

SilverRail Australia Pty Ltd – 100%

 

SilverRail JP UK Limited – 100%

 

SilverRail Linkon UK Ltd – 100%

 

SilverRail Technologies UK Limited – 100%

     


Stayz Pty Limited   

Australia

   -      

Stichting trivago Warehousing

  

Netherlands

   -      

T-16 Holdings, LLC

  

DE

   IAC/Expedia Global, LLC – 50%      

T-18 Holdings, LLC

  

DE

   -      

TAV, Inc.

  

DE

   -      

Tell Charlie B.V.

(trivago entity)

  

Netherlands

   -      

Terren Corporation

  

Canada

   -      

TGO (Thailand) Limited

(trivago entity)

  

Thailand

   -      

The Tourism Representative Office of Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sarl in Ho Chi Minh City

  

Vietnam

   -      

TPX Holdings LLC

  

DE

   TPX Travel Canada ULC – 100%      

TPX Travel Canada ULC

  

Canada

   -      


Travel Acquisition Corporation Pty. Ltd.    Australia    HotelClub Pty Limited – 100%      
Travel Partner Exchange Hong Kong Limited    Hong Kong    -      
Travel Partner Exchange Japan KK    Japan    -      
Travel Partner Exchange Korea Co., Ltd.    Korea    -      
Travel Partner Exchange New Zealand Limited    New Zealand    -      
Travel Partner Exchange S.L.U.    Spain    -      
Travel Partner Exchange Singapore PTE LTD    Singapore    -      
Travel Partner Exchange Switzerland Sarl    Switzerland    -      
Travel Partner Exchange Taiwan Limited    Taiwan    -      
Traveldoo SAS    France    -      
Traveldoo UK Limited    United Kingdom    -      


Travelscape, LLC    NV   

Activity Information Center, Inc. – 100%

 

Expedia LX Partner Business, Inc. -100%

 

Expedia Mexico, S de R. L. de C.V. -.01%

   X    X
Trip Network, Inc.    DE    -    X   
TripNavigator-Egencia Spain S.L.U.    Spain    -      
Trivago (Shanghai) Information Consulting Co., Ltd.    China    -      
Trivago Hong Kong Limited    Hong Kong   

TGO (Thailand) Ltd. – 34%

 

Trivago (Shanghai) Information Consulting Co. Ltd. – 100%

     
Trivago Hotel Relations GmbH    Germany    Trivago Hotel Relations Spain S.L.U. – 100%      
Trivago Hotel Relations Spain S.L.U.    Spain    -      
Trivago N.V.    Netherlands   

Myhotelshop GmbH – 49%

 

Stichting trivago Warehousing – 100%

 

TGO (Thailand) Limited – 34%

 

Tell Charlie B.V. – 100%

 

Trivago Hong Kong Limited – 100%

   X   


     

 

Trivago Hotel Relations GmbH – 100%

 

Trivago Services B.V. – 100%

 

Trivago Services US LLC – 100%

 

Trivago Spain, S.L. – 100%

 

base7booking.com Sárl – 100%

     
Trivago Services B.V.    Netherlands    -      
Trivago Services US LLC    DE    -      
Trivago Spain S.L.    Spain    TGO (Thailand) Ltd – 33%      
Tron Newco GmbH    Germany    -      
VacationSpot S.L.U.    Spain    -      
Venere Net S.r.l.    Italy    Venere UK Limited -100%      


Venere UK Limited    United Kingdom    -      
Vitalize, LLC    DE   

Bodybuilding.com (UK) Ltd – 100%

 

Bodybuilding.com Sociedad De Responsabilidad Limitada – 100%

 

Bodybuilding.com’s Lift Life Foundation, Inc. – 100%

 

Hopkins Real Estate Investments LLC – 100%

   X   
Vrbo Holdings, Inc.    DE   

Apartment Jet, Inc. – 100%

 

BedandBreakfast.com, Inc. – 100%

 

HomeAway Software, Inc. – 100%

 

HomeAway.com, Inc. – 100%

 

Pillow Global, Inc. -100%

 

Qualimídia Veiculação e Divulgação Ltda - .02%

 

   X    X
Vrbo Netherlands Holdings B.V.    Netherlands   

Bookabach Limited – 100%

 

HomeAway Australia Holdings Pty Ltd – 100%

   X   


     

 

HomeAway Australia Holdings Pty Ltd – 100%

 

HomeAway Colombia S.A.S. – 100%

 

HomeAway Denmark ApS – 100%

 

HomeAway France Sarl – 100%

 

HomeAway Italia Srl – 100%

 

HomeAway K.K. – 100%

 

HomeAway PTE. Ltd. – 100%

 

HomeAway Spain S.L. – 100%

 

HomeAway Sàrl – 100%

 

HomeAway UK Ltd – 100%

 

Homeaway Emerging Markets Pte. Ltd. -100%

 

Qualimídia Veiculação e Divulgação Ltda – 99.98%

     
Wotif.com Holdings Pty. Ltd.    Australia   

Asia Web Direct (HK) Limited – 100%

 

Phuket Dot Com Ltd -.0000125%

 

Wotif.com Pty. Ltd. – 100%

     


Wotif.com Pty Ltd.    Australia    -      
WWTE Travel Limited    Ireland    EXP Chile Limitada – 99.9%      
WWTE Travel S.à r.l.    Luxembourg   

EXP CH Holding Sarl – 100%

 

Expedia Argentina S.R.L. -90%

 

Expedia Greece Travel Support Services EPE – 1.24%

 

Expedia Lodging Partner Services Dominican Republic, S.R.L. – 1%

 

Expedia Lodging Partner Services Sàrl – 100%

 

Expedia Services CZ, s.r.o – 90%

 

Expedia.com Limited – 100%

 

ExpediaTurkey Seyahat Destek Hizmetleri Limited Sirketi - .13%

 

LLC Partner Services Group – 1%

 

Lodging Partner Services Egypt LLC - .1%

      X


     

 

Lodging Partner Services Romania S.R.L. - .01%

 

Partner Services Group Travel South Africa Pty Ltd – 16.67%

     
WWTE, Inc.    NV   

Expedia (Thailand) Limited - .005%

 

Expedia Group International Technology, LLC – 90%

 

Expedia Group Technology Center Holdings, LLC -100%

 

Expedia Mexico, S de R. L. de C.V. – 99.99%

 

Expedia do Brasil Agencia de Viagens e Turismo Ltda. – 99.99%

 

Magnolia Peninsula Holdings, LLC – 100%

 

Travel Partner Exchange S.L. – 100%

 

VacationSpot S.L.U. – 100%

   X   


Schedule 6.01

Existing Indebtedness

 

   

6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 in the aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000,000, issued by the Company and guarantees thereof by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

   

7.000% Senior Notes due 2025 in the aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, issued by the Company and guarantees thereof by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

   

The notes issued by the Company under the Existing Indentures and outstanding on the Restatement Signing Date and guarantees thereof by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

   

Uncommitted working capital facility in the amount of EUR 50,000,000 pursuant to an amendment to the letter agreement, dated as of September 5, 2014, among trivago GmbH, a company organized under the laws of Germany, Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited and a continuing guaranty, dated as of September 5, 2014, by Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in favor of Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited.

 

   

Uncommitted letter of credit arrangement entered into between Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, and Standard Chartered Bank:

 

L/C Reference

  

Issuing Bank

  

Beneficiary

   Local Amount    USD Amount      Expiration
Date
 
777020076721    Standard Chartered Bank    Chubb and Son      165,000.00      USD      165,000.00        6/30/2020  
777020076883    Standard Chartered Bank    Hartford Fire Insurance Company      1,250,000.00      USD      1,250,000.00        6/30/2020  
777020080299    Standard Chartered Bank    Jokeras Europe SA      327,039.00      CHF      339,434.11        9/30/2020  
777020083697    Standard Chartered Bank    N1MP (T. No.2) PTY Limited      2,282,860.31      AUD      1,401,174.00        1/31/2021  
777020083713    Standard Chartered Bank    Covivio S.A.      195,500.00      EUR      215,373.94        1/31/2021  
777020116439    Standard Chartered Bank    The Income and Sales Tax Department      10,000.00      JOD      14,104.37        3/6/2021  
777020117027    Standard Chartered Bank    Asiana Airlines      200,000,000.00      KRW      164,200.00        3/31/2021  
777020119463    Standard Chartered Bank    The Ministry Of Labour      800.00      JOD      1,128.35        4/21/2021  
777020123341    Standard Chartered Bank    Singapore Airlines Limited      1,000,000.00      SGD      703,651.00        10/2/2020  
777020124509    Standard Chartered Bank    Sedgwick Nederland TPA B.V.      1,868,363.00      EUR      2,058,295.18        7/31/2020  
777020124698    Standard Chartered Bank    United Engineers Limited      325,561.20      SGD      229,081.46        6/15/2022  
777020134570    Standard Chartered Bank    Thompsons Travel Pty Limited      6,000,000.00      ZAR      337,110.00        3/15/2021  


777020135061    Standard Chartered Bank    Rail Settlement Plan      1,500,000.00      GBP      1,865,073.00        2/19/2021  
777020146923    Standard Chartered Bank    Disney Destinations, LLC      1,600,000.00      USD      1,600,000.00        3/1/2021  

 

   

Uncommitted letter of credit arrangement entered into between Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, and Scotiabank:

 

L/C Reference

  

Issuing Bank

  

Beneficiary

   Local Amount    USD Amount      Expiration
Date
 

OSB228770GWS

   Scotiabank    CA Immo Berlin Lehrter Stadtquartie      77,571.39      EUR      85,562.10        7/31/2020  

OSB238990NYA

   Scotiabank    EQC Operating Trust      1,231,710.60      USD      1,231,710.60        6/30/2020  

OSB241380GWS

   Scotiabank    Travel Industry Council of Ontario      5,238,310.00      CAD      3,903,944.82        6/30/2020  

OSB242405GWS

   Scotiabank    Tribunal Superior de Justicia de las Islas Baleare      300,000.00      EUR      330,903.30        12/11/2021  

 

   

Standalone JPMorgan Chase Bank Arrangements:

 

L/C Reference

  

Issuing Bank

  

Beneficiary

   Local Amount    USD Amount      Expiration
Date
 

NUSCGS 001540

   JPMorgan Chase    Korean Airline      500,000,000.00      KRW      400,000.00        4/30/2021  

TFTS-898880

   JPMorgan Chase    Government of India — Dep Of Telecom      10,000,000.00      INR      133,000.00        6/28/2020  

 

   

Standalone BNP Paribas France Arrangements:

 

L/C Reference

  

Issuing Bank

  

Beneficiary

   Local Amount    USD Amount      Expiration
Date
 

01328 KSD 179312/ 74

   BNP Bank Paribas France    Ville de Marseille      12,666.74      EUR      13,986.00        6/30/2020  

151523/05

   BNP Bank Paribas France    GLI Rail Europe Benelux      2,500.00      EUR      2,760.00        4/13/2020  

 

   

Standalone Nordea Bank Arrangements:

 

L/C Reference

  

Issuing Bank

  

Beneficiary

   Local Amount    USD Amount     

Expiration Date

00401020238640    Nordea Bank    Oslo Kemnerkontor      4,000,000.00      NOK      380,228.14      Open Ended
00401020238739    Nordea Bank    Oslo Kemnerkontor      12,000,000.00      NOK      1,140,684.41      Open Ended
00401020239006    Nordea Bank    Kammarkollegiet      400,000.00      SEK      39,843.81      Open Ended
00401020239015    Nordea Bank    Kammarkollegiet      100,000.00      SEK      9,960.95      Open Ended
00401020239042    Nordea Bank    Kammarkollegiet      3,000,000.00      SEK      298,828.59      Open Ended
00401020239051    Nordea Bank    Kammarkollegiet      2,500,000.00      SEK      249,023.83      Open Ended
00401020239060    Nordea Bank    Kammarkollegiet      2,000,000.00      SEK      199,219.06      Open Ended
00401020239088    Nordea Bank    Kammarkollegiet      1,000,000.00      SEK      99,609.53      Open Ended


L/C Reference

  

Issuing Bank

  

Beneficiary

   Local Amount    USD Amount     

Expiration

Date

00401020321791

  

Nordea Bank

  

Arkaden Eiendom As

     161,875.00     

NOK

     15,387.36      5/28/2022

00401020361694

  

Nordea Bank

  

Kammarkollegiet

     1,000,000.00     

SEK

     99,609.53     

Open Ended

00401020444613

  

Nordea Bank

  

Kammarkollegiet

     1,900,000.00     

SEK

     189,258.11     

Open Ended

00401020457181

  

Nordea Bank

  

Kammarkollegiet

     800,000.00     

SEK

     79,687.62     

Open Ended

00401020499591

  

Nordea Bank

  

AS Kaigaten 4

     470,000.00     

NOK

     44,676.81      8/31/2021

00401020499608

  

Nordea Bank

   Trekanten Eiendom Og Drift As      77,031.00     

NOK

     7,322.34      5/31/2021

00401020499788

  

Nordea Bank

   Utstillingsplassen Eiendom AS      265,000.00     

NOK

     25,190.11      12/15/2025

00401020522663

  

Nordea Bank

  

Jakhellngården DA

     254,300.00     

NOK

     24,173.00      8/30/2021

00401020549332

  

Nordea Bank

  

SEABROKERS AS

     460,000.00     

NOK

     43,726.24      12/15/2025

00401020553941

  

Nordea Bank

  

Kammarkollegiet

     7,900,000.00     

SEK

     786,915.29     

Open Ended

159625-238732

  

Nordea Bank

  

Kuluttajavirasto

     25,000.00     

EUR

     27,602.96      6/21/2021

556262-9716

  

Nordea Bank

   LILJEHOLMSSTRAND FASTIGHETS AB      2,590,000.00     

SEK

     257,988.68     

Open Ended

00202-02-5080578

  

Nordea Bank

  

Eurail Group GIE

     798,000.00     

EUR

     881,086.45      1/31/2021

 

•  Standalone Royal Bank of Canada Arrangements:

 

L/C Reference

  

Issuing Bank

  

Beneficiary

   Local Amount    USD Amount     

Expiration Date

P113303V07010

   Royal Bank of Canada    Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority      40,000.00     

CAD

     28,238.62      12/5/2020


Schedule 6.02

Existing Liens

 

Lien Type

  

Jurisdiction

   File Date    File Number   

Debtor(s)

  

Secured Party

State Tax Lien

   Texas    10/15/2010    2010153424    BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM, INC.    STATE OF TEXAS

UCC-1 Initial

   Delaware    4/17/2015    2015 1658706   

BODYBUILDING.COM, LLC

VITALIZE, LLC

   EVERBANK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, INC.

UCC-1 Initial

   Idaho    11/04/2015    2015 11656162    BODYBUILDING.COM, LLC    EVERBANK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, INC.

UCC-1 Initial

   Idaho    04/14/2016    2016 1173321 9    BODYBUILDING.COM, LLC    EVERBANK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, INC.

UCC-1 Initial

   Delaware    10/16/2018    2018 7165687    EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.    CINCO SYSTEMS CAPITAL CORPORATION

UCC-1 Initial

   Washington    5/30/2017    2017-150-3302-8    EXPEDIA, INC.    IKON FINANCIAL SVCS

UCC-1 Initial

   Washington    11/1/2018    2018-305-5886-4    EXPEDIA, INC.    CINCO SYSTEMS CAPITAL CORPORATION

UCC-1 Initial

   Delaware    07/14/2015    20153045571    HOMEAWAY, INC.    DOCUMATION

UCC-1 Initial

   Delaware    02/05/2016    20160716090    HOMEAWAY, INC.    DOCUMATION

UCC-1 Initial

   Delaware    7/13/2016    2016 4227078    HOMEAWAY.COM, INC.    DOCUMATION

UCC-1 Initial

   Texas    11/29/2017    17-0040116464    HOMEAWAY.COM, INC.    PHSI AND/OR ITS ASSIGNS

State Tax Lien

   Texas    10/27/2015    2015172345    HOMEAWAY.COM, INC.    STATE OF TEXAS


Schedule 6.07

Existing Restrictions

 

   

Agreement for the Provision of Merchant Acquisition Services between the Company, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, and Barclays Bank PLC, entered into as of September 19, 2008, as amended by the Amendment to Master Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2011, the Variation Agreement to Master Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2014, and the Variation Agreement to Merchant Services Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2019.

 

   

Uncommitted letter of credit arrangement entered into between Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, and Standard Chartered Bank.


Schedule 6.11

Sample Liquidity Calculation

[See attached]


Schedule 9.12

Participant Confidentiality Restricted List

 

  1.

Google Inc.

  2.

Booking Holdings, Inc.

  3.

TripAdvisor, Inc.

  4.

Trip.com Group Limited

  5.

Airbnb, Inc.

  6.

MakeMyTrip

  7.

eDreams

  8.

Amazon.com, Inc.


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF] ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (this “Assignment and Assumption”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between the Assignor (as defined below) and the Assignee (as defined below). Capitalized terms used in this Assignment and Assumption and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020, among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (a) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such Assignor’s outstanding rights and obligations under the Tranche identified below and (b) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity, relating to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (a) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above being referred to herein collectively as the “Assigned Interest”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.


  1.

Name of Assignor (the “Assignor”):

 

  2.

Name of Assignee (the “Assignee”):

[Assignee is an [Affiliate]/[Approved Fund] of: [Name of Lender]]

 

  3.

Borrowers: Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation[; and [Name of Borrowing Subsidiary]].

 

  4.

Administrative Agent: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

  5.

Assigned Interest:

 

Tranche

   Aggregate Amount
of
Commitments/Loans
of all Lenders
     Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned
     Percentage
Assigned of
Aggregate
Amount of
Commitments/
Loans of all
Lenders1
 

Tranche 1

   $        $                          

Tranche 2

   $        $                          

Effective Date:                      [TO BE INSERTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR].

The Assignee, if not already a Lender, agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain MNPI) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal, state and foreign securities laws.

 

1 

Set forth, to at least 8 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitments/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.


The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR], as Assignor,
       by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE], as Assignee,
  by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]


Consented to and Accepted:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent,

  by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:
Consented to:
[                    ], as Issuing Bank,
       by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]


[EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
       by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:]2

 

2 

No consent of the Company shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]


ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1 Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the other Subsidiaries or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document, (iv) any requirements under applicable law for the Assignee to become a lender under the Credit Agreement or to charge interest at the rate set forth therein from time to time or (v) the performance or observance by the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries, the other Subsidiaries or any other Person or any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement and under applicable law that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Assignor, any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties and (vi) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to this Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee, and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Assignor, any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender or any of their respective Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.


2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Applicable Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

[4. Deemed Agreement. Assignee hereby acknowledges that this Assignment and Assumption is subject to the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 9.04(b)(ii)(E) of the Credit Agreement.]3

 

3 

To be included in assignments of Tranche 1 Commitments or Tranche 1 Revolving Loans prior to the date of effectiveness of the definitive documentation for any Qualifying Foreign Facility unless each of the Company and the Administrative Agent have consented that such requirements shall cease to apply in accordance with Section 9.04(b)(ii)(E) of the Credit Agreement.


EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF] BORROWING REQUEST

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

    as Administrative Agent and London Agent

500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2

3rd Floor Newark, DE 19713

Attention: Demetrius Dixon

Fax No. 1 (302) 634-3301

demetrius.dixon@chase.com

[Date]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

This notice constitutes a Borrowing Request and [the Borrower specified below] [the Company on behalf of the Borrowing Subsidiary specified below] hereby gives you notice, pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement, that it requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith specifies the following information with respect to such Borrowing:

 

  (A)

Name of Borrower:                                                                                          

 

  (B)

Class of Borrowing:1                                                                                           

 

  (C)

Currency and aggregate principal amount of Borrowing:2                                 

 

  (D)

Date of Borrowing (which is a Business Day):                                                  

 

  (E)

Type of Borrowing:3                                                                                           

 

1 

Specify a Borrowing of Tranche 1 Revolving Loans or Tranche 2 Revolving Loans.

2 

Must comply with Section 2.02(c) of the Credit Agreement. If no currency is specified with respect to any requested Borrowing, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected US Dollars.

3 

Specify ABR Borrowing (if denominated in US Dollars) or Eurocurrency Borrowing. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be (a) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in US Dollars, an ABR Borrowing and (b) in the case of a Borrowing denominated in any other currency, a Eurocurrency Borrowing.


  (F)

Interest Period and the last day thereof:4                                                  

 

  (G)

Location and number of the Borrower’s account to which proceeds of the requested Borrowing are to be disbursed: [Name of Bank] (Account No.:                                                                     )

[Issuing Bank to which proceeds of the requested Borrowing are to be disbursed:                                                                  ]5

[The Borrower specified above] [The Company, on behalf of the Borrowing Subsidiary specified above,] hereby certifies that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a), 4.02(b)[,] [and] 4.02(c) [and 4.02(d)]6 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.7

[Signature Page Follows]

 

4 

Applicable to Eurocurrency Borrowings only. Shall be subject to the definition of “Interest Period” and can be a period of one, two (other than in the case of Borrowings denominated in Euro), three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender participating in the requested Borrowing, twelve months) thereafter. If an Interest Period is not specified, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

5 

Specify only in the case of an ABR Borrowing requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) of the Credit Agreement.

6 

Applicable to Tranche 1 Revolving Borrowings only (other than ABR Borrowings made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) of the Credit Agreement).

7 

Subject to the last sentence of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement.


Very truly yours,

[EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.]

[NAME OF BORROWING SUBSIDIARY]

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO BORROWING REQUEST]


EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF]

ISSUING BANK AGREEMENT dated as of [        ] (this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), [                ], as issuing bank (in such capacity, the “Issuing Bank”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as Administrative Agent under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan, as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

This Agreement constitutes an Issuing Bank Agreement under and as defined in the Credit Agreement. Each capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 1. Letters of Credit. The Issuing Bank hereby agrees to be an “Issuing Bank” under the Credit Agreement and, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and of the Credit Agreement, to issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement. The LC Commitment of the Issuing Bank shall be as set forth on Schedule I hereto.

SECTION 2. Issuance Procedure. In order to request the issuance of a Letter of Credit by the Issuing Bank, the applicable Borrower shall deliver by hand or facsimile transmission (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) a notice (in a form reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Bank and specifying the information required by Section 2.06(b) of the Credit Agreement) to the Issuing Bank, at its address or facsimile number specified on Schedule I hereto (or such other address or facsimile number as the Issuing Bank may specify by notice to the Company), reasonably in advance of the proposed date of issuance of such Letter of Credit. A copy of such notice shall be sent, concurrently, by the applicable Borrower to the Administrative Agent in the manner specified under Section 2.06(b) of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 3. Issuing Bank Fees, Interest and Payments. The fronting fees and standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, transfer or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder (“Issuing Bank Fees”) referred to in Section 2.12(b) of the Credit Agreement, which are payable to the Issuing Bank in respect of Letters of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement, are specified on Schedule I hereto (it being understood that such fees shall be in addition to the Issuing Bank’s customary documentary and processing charges in connection with the issuance, amendment or transfer of any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement that are not included in Issuing Bank Fees). Each payment of Issuing Bank Fees payable hereunder shall be made not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date


when due, in immediately available funds, to the account of the Issuing Bank specified on Schedule I hereto (or to such other account of the Issuing Bank as it may specify by notice to the Company).

SECTION 4. Credit Agreement Terms. Notwithstanding any provision hereof that may be construed to the contrary, it is expressly understood and agreed that (a) this Agreement is supplemental to the Credit Agreement and is intended to constitute an Issuing Bank Agreement, as defined therein (and, as such, constitutes an integral part of the Credit Agreement as though the terms of this Agreement were set forth in such Credit Agreement), (b) each Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a “Letter of Credit”, and each LC Disbursement made under any such Letter of Credit shall constitute an “LC Disbursement”, as defined under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement, (c) the Issuing Bank’s agreement to issue Letters of Credit pursuant to this Agreement, and each and every Letter of Credit requested or issued pursuant to this Agreement, shall in each case be subject to the terms and conditions and entitled to the benefits of the Credit Agreement and (d) the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated herein as though set forth herein in full and shall supersede any contrary provisions hereof.

SECTION 5. Notices. All notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 6. Binding Effect; Successors and Assigns. (a) This Agreement shall become effective as to the parties hereto when the Administrative Agent or its counsel shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that (i) the Company may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Issuing Bank (and any attempted assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void) and prior notice to the Administrative Agent and (ii) subject to paragraph (c) of this Section, the Issuing Bank may not assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company (and any attempted assignment or transfer without such consent shall be null and void) and prior notice to the Administrative Agent.

(c) In the event the Person referred to as the Issuing Bank hereunder shall cease to be a Lender under the Credit Agreement, then the Issuing Bank’s agreement to issue Letters of Credit in respect of the Credit Agreement shall terminate unless the Issuing Bank, the Company and the Administrative Agent shall otherwise agree.


SECTION 7. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement in writing entered into by the parties hereto.

SECTION 8. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) The provisions of Section 9.09(b), 9.09(c), 9.09(d) and 9.10 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, mutatis mutandis, as if set forth in full herein.

SECTION 9. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein, in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Issuing Bank and shall survive the execution and delivery hereof, the issuance by the Issuing Bank of the Letters of Credit and, notwithstanding any investigation made by the Issuing Bank or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Issuing Bank or any of its Affiliates or Related Parties may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time this Agreement is executed and delivered or any credit is extended hereunder, shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated.

SECTION 10. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

SECTION 11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.


SECTION 12. Interpretation. To the extent that the terms and conditions of this Agreement conflict with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall control.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
  by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:
[                    ], as Issuing Bank,
       by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:

Accepted:

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
  as Administrative Agent,
         by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO ISSUING BANK AGREEMENT]


Schedule I to the

Issuing Bank Agreement

 

Issuing Bank:    [                    ]
Issuing Bank’s LC Commitment:    $[                  ]
Issuing Bank’s Address and Facsimile Number for Notices:   

[                    ]

[                    ]

[                    ]

Fax: [            ]

Issuing Bank’s Account for Payment of Issuing Bank Fees:    [                    ]
Issuing Bank’s Fronting Fees:    [                    ] per annum, accruing as set forth in Section 2.12(b) of the Credit Agreement
In addition, the following fees shall be payable under the terms of Section 2.12(b) of the Credit Agreement.   

Opening Fee

   $[                ]

Amendment Fee

   $[                ]

Drawing Fee

   $[                ]

Other fees specific to the Issuing Bank

   $[                ]


EXHIBIT D

[FORM OF] INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

as Administrative Agent and London Agent

500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2

3rd Floor Newark, DE 19713

Attention: Demetrius Dixon

Fax No. 1 (302) 634-3301

demetrius.dixon@chase.com

[Date]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

This notice constitutes an Interest Election Request and [the Borrower specified below] [the Company on behalf of the Borrowing Subsidiary specified below] hereby gives you notice, pursuant to Section 2.08 of the Credit Agreement, that it requests the conversion or continuation of a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection specifies the following information with respect to such Borrowing and each resulting Borrowing:

 

1.     Borrowing to which this request applies:        

Principal Amount:

       

Class:1

       

Type:

       

Interest Period2:

       
2.     Effective date of this election3:        
3.     Resulting Borrowing[s]4        

Principal Amount5:

       

Type:6

       

Interest Period:7

       

  

 

1 

Specify a Borrowing of Tranche 1 Revolving Loans or Tranche 2 Revolving Loans.

2 

In the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, specify the last day of the current Interest Period therefor.

3 

Must be a Business Day.

4 

If different options are being elected with respect to different portions of the Borrowing, provide the information required by this item 3 for each resulting Borrowing. Each resulting Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of, and not less than, the amount specified for a Borrowing of such Class and Type in Section 2.02(c) of the Credit Agreement.

5 

Indicate the principal amount of the resulting Borrowing and the percentage of the Borrowing in item 1 above.

6 

Must comply with Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement.

7 

Applicable only if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing. Shall be subject to the definition of “Interest Period” and can be a period of one, two (other than in the case of Borrowings denominated in Euro), three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender participating in the requested Borrowing, twelve months) thereafter. If an Interest Period is not specified, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.


                Very truly yours,

[EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.]

[NAME OF BORROWING SUBSIDIARY]

    by       
 

 

  Name:
  Title:


EXHIBIT E

[FORM OF]

BORROWING SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT dated as of [                ] (this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), [                ], a [                ] (the “New Borrowing Subsidiary”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

Under the Credit Agreement, the Lenders and Issuing Banks have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein set forth, to make Loans and to issue Letters of Credit to the Company and the Borrowing Subsidiaries. The Company and the New Borrowing Subsidiary desire that the New Borrowing Subsidiary become a Borrowing Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement pursuant to Section 2.04 thereof. The Company and the New Borrowing Subsidiary represent that the New Borrowing Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Company organized under the laws of [                ]. The Company represents and warrants that the representations and warranties of the Borrowers in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof after giving effect to this Agreement (except in the case of any such representation and warranty that expressly relates to a prior date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such prior date). The Company agrees that the Guarantees of the Company and the Subsidiary Loan Parties contained in the Guarantee Agreement, and the security interests granted by the Company and the Subsidiary Loan Parties under the Collateral Agreement, will apply to the Loan Document Obligations of the New Borrowing Subsidiary. [The New Borrowing Subsidiary represents and warrants that the information set forth in the certification regarding beneficial ownership, as required by 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 (the “Beneficial Ownership Certification”) and delivered to the Administrative Agent on or before the date hereof, is true and correct in all material respects (it being understood and agreed that the Beneficial Ownership Certification shall not include beneficial ownership information above the level of the Company).]18 Upon execution of this Agreement by each of the Company, the New Borrowing Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent, the New Borrowing Subsidiary shall be a party to the

 

18 

To be inserted if the New Borrowing Subsidiary qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 and such regulation is otherwise applicable.


Credit Agreement and shall constitute a “Borrowing Subsidiary” for all purposes thereof, and the New Borrowing Subsidiary hereby agrees to be bound by all provisions of the Credit Agreement.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their authorized officers as of the date first appearing above.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
    By  
 

 

  Name:
  Title:
[NAME OF NEW BORROWING SUBSIDIARY],
    By  
 

 

  Name:
  Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
    By  
 

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO BORROWING SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT]


EXHIBIT F

[FORM OF]

BORROWING SUBSIDIARY TERMINATION

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

for the Lenders referred to below

c/o JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor

New York, NY 10179

[Date]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Expedia Group, Inc. (the “Company”), refers to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

The Company hereby terminates the status of [                ] (the “Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary”) as a Borrowing Subsidiary under the Credit Agreement. The Company represents and warrants that no Loans made to, or Letters of Credit issued for the account of, the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary are outstanding as of the date hereof and that all amounts payable by the Terminated Borrowing Subsidiary in respect of interest and/or fees or in respect of Loans and Letters of Credit (and, to the extent notified by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, any other amounts payable under the Credit Agreement) pursuant to the Credit Agreement have been paid in full on or prior to the date hereof.

 

Very truly yours,
EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
       by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:


EXHIBIT G-1

[FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (iii) it is not a 10-percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business or are effectively connected but are not includible in the undersigned’s gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes under an income tax treaty.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
       By  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:
Date:                  , 20[    ]

 


EXHIBIT G-2

[FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (iii) it is not a 10-percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (v) the interest payments with respect to such participation are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business or are effectively connected but are not includible in the undersigned’s gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes under an income tax treaty.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. person status on Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN OR W-8BEN-E, as applicable. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  
 

 

  Name:
  Title:
Date:                  , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT G-3

[FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a 10-percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments with respect to such participation are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its direct or indirect partners/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business or are effectively connected but are not includible in the partners/members’ gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes under an income tax treaty.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN OR W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.


[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  
 

 

  Name:
  Title:
Date:                  , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT G-4

[FORM OF] U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any promissory note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a 10-percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (vi) the interest payments on the Loan(s) are not effectively connected with the undersigned’s or its direct or indirect partners/members’ conduct of a U.S. trade or business or are effectively connected but are not includible in the partners/members’ gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes under an income tax treaty.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Company with Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN OR W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or (ii) an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY accompanied by an Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Company and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Company and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.


[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  
 

 

  Name:
  Title:
Date:                  , 20[    ]


EXHIBIT H

[FORM OF] SUPPLEMENTAL PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

[    ], 20[    ]

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and London Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Agreement referred to therein, as applicable. For purposes hereof, “Grantor” means the Company and each Subsidiary Loan Party (which term, for purposes of this Supplemental Perfection Certificate, does not include OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc.).

This Supplemental Perfection Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) of the Credit Agreement (this Supplemental Perfection Certificate and each other Supplemental Perfection Certificate heretofore delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) of the Credit Agreement being referred to as a “Supplemental Perfection Certificate”), and supplements the information set forth in the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Restatement Effective Date (as supplemented from time to time by the Supplemental Perfection Certificates delivered after the Restatement Effective Date and prior to the date hereof, the “Prior Perfection Certificate”).

The undersigned, an Authorized Officer of the Company, hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent, not individually, but solely on behalf of the Company, as follows:

1.    Legal Names. Except as set forth on Schedule 1, Schedule 1(a) of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth, with respect to each Grantor, the exact legal name of such Grantor, as such name appears in its certificate of organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable.

2.    Jurisdictions and Locations. Except as set forth on Schedule 2, Schedule 2 of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth, opposite the name of each Grantor, (a) the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, as applicable, of such Person, (b) the address of the chief executive office of such Person, (c) the organizational identification number of such Grantor by the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, as applicable, of such Grantor and (d) the Federal employer identification number of such Grantor.

3.    Equity Interests. Except as set forth on Schedule 3, Schedule 3 of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth a true and complete list, for each Grantor, of all the stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other Equity Interests directly owned by such Grantor, specifying the issuer (including the jurisdiction of organization thereof) and certificate number (if any) of, and the number and percentage of ownership represented by, such Equity Interests.


4.    Debt Instruments. Except as set forth on Schedule 4, Schedule 4 of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth a true and complete list, for each Grantor, of all promissory notes and other evidence of Indebtedness evidencing Indebtedness of any Person in a principal amount of US$5,000,000 or more held by such Grantor, in each case specifying the debtor thereunder and the type and outstanding principal amount thereof.

5.    Intellectual Property. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 5(a), Schedule 5(a) of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of each issued Patent and each Patent application issued or applied for in the United States owned by such Grantor, in each case, specifying the name of the registered owner, title, registration or application number and the issuance date or application date thereof.

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 5(b), Schedule 5(b) of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of each registered Trademark and each Trademark application registered or applied for in the United States owned by such Grantor, in each case, specifying the name of the registered owner and the registration or application number and the registration date or application date thereof.

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 5(c), Schedule 5(c) of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) each registered Copyright and each Copyright application registered or applied for in the United States owned by such Grantor and (ii) each United States material, exclusive Copyright License (where a Grantor is a licensee), whether or not registered, in each case, specifying the name of the registered owner, the title and the registration number thereof and, if applicable, the licensee and licensor thereunder.

6.    Commercial Tort Claims. Except as set forth on Schedule 6, Schedule 6 of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth a true and complete list of commercial tort claims with an individual value reasonably estimated to exceed US$5,000,000 held by any Grantor, including a brief description thereof.

7.    Real Property. Except as set forth on Schedule 7, Schedule 7 of the Prior Perfection Certificate sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all real property owned in fee by such Grantor (other than the New Headquarters) with an appraised value or a book value that is in excess of US$5,000,000, (ii) the exact legal name of the record owner of such real property, (iii) the appraised value of such property, to the extent an appraisal exists with respect to such real property or, in the absence of any such appraisal, the book value of such real property, and (iv) the county recorder’s office in which a Mortgage with respect to such real property must be filed or recorded in order for the Administrative Agent to obtain a perfected security interest therein.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate as of the date first set forth above.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUPPLEMENTAL PERFECTION CERTIFICATE]


SCHEDULE 1

Legal Names

 

Exact Legal Name

    

    

    

    

    


SCHEDULE 2

Jurisdictions and Locations

 

Grantor

   Jurisdiction of
Organization
   Chief
Executive
Office
   Organizational
Identification Number
   Federal Employer
Identification Number
           
           
           
           
           


SCHEDULE 3

Equity Interests

 

Grantor

   Issuer      Jurisdiction of
Organization of
Issuer
     Certificate No.
(if
uncertificated,
please indicate
so)
     Number of
Shares/Units
Owned
     Total
Shares/Units
Outstanding
     Percentage
of
Ownership
 
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 


SCHEDULE 4

Debt Instruments

 

Grantor (Creditor)

   Debtor    Type of Instrument    Outstanding
Principal Amount
        
        
        
        
        


SCHEDULE 5(a)

Intellectual Property

Issued Patents/Patent Applications

 

Registered Owner

   Title of
Patent
   Country    Registration/Application
Number
   Registration/Application
Date
           
           
           
           
           


SCHEDULE 5(b)

Intellectual Property

Registered Trademarks/Trademark Applications

 

Registered Owner

   Mark      Country      Registration/Application
Number
     Registration/Application
Date
 

    

           

    

           

    

           

    

           

    

           


SCHEDULE 5(c)

Intellectual Property

Registered Copyrights/Copyright Applications

 

Registered Owner

   Title      Country      Registration/Application
Number
     Registration/Application
Date
 

    

           

    

           

    

           

    

           

    

           

Exclusive U.S. Copyright Licenses

 

Licensee

   Licensor      Title      Registration      Registration
Date
 

    

           

    

           

    

           

    

           

    

           


SCHEDULE 6

Commercial Tort Claims


SCHEDULE 7

Real Property

 

Registered Owner

 

Address

 

Appraised Value

or Book Value

  

County Recorder’s

Office

           
           
           
           
           


EXHIBIT J

[FORM OF] GLOBAL INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT dated as of [            ], 20[    ] (this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the SUBSIDIARIES of the Company party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.

From time to time Subsidiaries of the Company that are not Loan Parties have made, and will make, loans, advances and other extensions of credit (including intercompany payables) to one or more of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties (any of the foregoing being referred to herein as “Covered Intercompany Liabilities”; any Person that is an obligor thereon, solely in its capacity as such, is referred to herein as the “Covered Intercompany Debtor”, and any Person that is an obligee thereunder, solely in its capacity as such, is referred to herein as the “Covered Intercompany Lender”).

The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. In accordance with the Credit Agreement, each Covered Intercompany Lender party hereto desires to enter into this Agreement in order to subordinate, on the terms set forth herein, its rights, as a Covered Intercompany Lender, to payment under any Covered Intercompany Liabilities to the prior payment in full of the Secured Obligations. The Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries and the other Subsidiaries party hereto are Affiliates of the Borrowers (or are the Borrowers), will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend such credit and as consideration for extensions of credit previously made continuing to be outstanding. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions.    Capitalized terms used but not defined herein (including the preliminary statements hereto) shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and other Secured Parties are sometimes referred to as “Senior Lenders”.

2. Subordination.    Each Covered Intercompany Lender hereby agrees that all its right, title and interest in, to and under any Covered Intercompany Liabilities owed by any Covered Intercompany Debtor shall be subordinate, and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, to all Secured Obligations of such Covered Intercompany Debtor until the payment in full in cash of all Secured Obligations of such Covered Intercompany Debtor (other than Designated Cash Management Obligations, Designated Swap Obligations and contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up, yield protection or otherwise, in each case as to which no claim has been made) (the date on which such payment occurs, the “Payoff Date”); provided that each Covered Intercompany


Debtor may make payments to the applicable Covered Intercompany Lender unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, to the extent required by clause (b) below, the Company shall have received the written notice referred to in clause (b) below (such Secured Obligations, including interest thereon accruing after the commencement of any proceedings referred to in clause (a) below, whether or not such interest is an allowed claim in such proceeding, being hereinafter collectively referred to as “Senior Indebtedness”).

(a)    In the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relating to any Covered Intercompany Debtor or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of such Covered Intercompany Debtor that would result in an Event of Default, whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) until the Payoff Date shall have occurred, no Covered Intercompany Lender shall be entitled to receive (whether directly or indirectly), or make any demand for, any payment from such Covered Intercompany Debtor on account of any Covered Intercompany Liabilities owed by such Covered Intercompany Debtor to such Covered Intercompany Lender and (ii) until the Payoff Date shall have occurred, any such payment or distribution to which such Covered Intercompany Lender would otherwise be entitled, whether in cash, property or securities (other than a payment of debt securities of such Covered Intercompany Debtor that are subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Senior Indebtedness to at least the same extent as the Covered Intercompany Liabilities described in this Agreement is subordinated and junior in right of payment to the Senior Indebtedness then outstanding (such securities being hereinafter referred to as “Restructured Debt Securities”)) shall instead be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

(b)    If (i) any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) other than in the case of any Event of Default under clause (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have provided written notice to the Company (on behalf of itself and the Subsidiaries) requesting the Covered Intercompany Debtors (or any of them) not to make any such payment or distribution to any Covered Intercompany Lender (or any of them) or requesting the Covered Intercompany Lenders (or any of them) not to make any such forgiveness or other reduction, then until the earliest to occur of (x) the Payoff Date, (y) the date on which such Event of Default shall have been cured or waived and (z) the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have rescinded such notice, no payment or distribution of any kind or character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), shall be made by or on behalf of any Covered Intercompany Debtor, or any other Person on its behalf, with respect to any Covered Intercompany Liabilities. Any notice given by the Administrative Agent to the Company pursuant to this paragraph (I) may be given with respect to one or more of the Covered Intercompany Debtors or Covered Intercompany Lenders at the same or different times and (II) may suspend the rights and powers of the Covered Intercompany Debtors above in part without suspending all such rights or powers (as specified by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Administrative Agent’s right to give additional notices from time to time suspending other such rights and powers so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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(c)    If any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property (other than Restructured Debt Securities), and whether directly, by purchase, redemption, exercise of any right of setoff or otherwise, with respect to any Covered Intercompany Liabilities shall (despite these subordination provisions) be received by any Covered Intercompany Lender in violation of paragraph (a) or (b) above prior to the occurrence of the Payoff Date, such payment or distribution shall be held by such Covered Intercompany Lender in trust (segregated from other property of such Covered Intercompany Lender) for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and shall be paid over or delivered to the Administrative Agent promptly upon receipt to the extent necessary to cause the Payoff Date to occur.

(d)    Each Covered Intercompany Lender agrees to file all claims against each relevant Covered Intercompany Debtor in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law in respect of any Covered Intercompany Liabilities, and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to all of such Covered Intercompany Lender’s rights thereunder. If for any reason any Covered Intercompany Lender fails to file such claim at least 30 days prior to the last date on which such claim should be filed, such Covered Intercompany Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and the Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to act as attorney-in-fact in such Covered Intercompany Lender’s name to file such claim or in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, to assign such claim to and cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the Person or Persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to the Administrative Agent the full amount payable on the claim in the proceeding, and, to the full extent necessary for that purpose, each Covered Intercompany Lender hereby assigns to the Administrative Agent all of such Covered Intercompany Lender’s rights to any payments or distributions to which such Covered Intercompany Lender otherwise would be entitled. If the amount so paid is greater than such Covered Intercompany Lender’s liability hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall pay the excess amount to the party entitled thereto.

Each Covered Intercompany Lender and each Covered Intercompany Debtor hereby agrees that the subordination provisions set forth in this Agreement are for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other holders of Senior Indebtedness. The Administrative Agent may, on behalf of itself and such other holders of Senior Indebtedness, proceed to enforce these subordination provisions set forth herein.

3. Waivers and Consents.    (a) Each Covered Intercompany Lender waives the right to compel that any property or asset of any Covered Intercompany Debtor or any property or asset of any guarantor of the Secured Obligations or any other Person be applied in any particular order to discharge the Secured Obligations. Each Covered Intercompany Lender expressly waives the right to require the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender to proceed against any Covered Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Secured Obligations or any other Person, or to pursue any other remedy in its or their power that such Covered Intercompany Lender cannot pursue and that would lighten such Covered Intercompany Lender’s burden, notwithstanding that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender to do so may thereby prejudice such Covered Intercompany Lender. Each Covered Intercompany Lender agrees that it shall not be discharged, exonerated or have its obligations hereunder reduced by the Administrative Agent’s or any other Senior Lender’s delay

 

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in proceeding against or enforcing any remedy against any Covered Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Secured Obligations or any other Person; by the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender releasing any Covered Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Secured Obligations or any other Person from all or any part of the Secured Obligations; or by the discharge of any Covered Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of any Secured Obligations or any other Person by an operation of law or otherwise, with or without the intervention or omission of the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender.

(b)    Each Covered Intercompany Lender waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender, even though that election of remedies, including any nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to any property or asset securing any Secured Obligations, has impaired the value of such Covered Intercompany Lender’s rights of subrogation, reimbursement, or contribution against any Covered Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of the Secured Obligations or any other Person. Each Covered Intercompany Lender expressly waives any rights or defenses it may have by reason of protection afforded to any Covered Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor of the Secured Obligations or any other Person with respect to the Secured Obligations pursuant to any anti-deficiency laws or other laws of similar import that limit or discharge the principal debtor’s indebtedness upon judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of property or assets securing any Secured Obligations.

(c)    Each Covered Intercompany Lender agrees that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against it, and without notice to or further assent by it, any demand for payment of any Secured Obligations made by the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender may be rescinded in whole or in part by such Person, and any Secured Obligation may be continued, and the Secured Obligations or the liability of any Covered Intercompany Debtor, any guarantor thereof or any other Person obligated thereunder, or any right of offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by the Administrative Agent or the other Senior Lenders, in each case without notice to or further assent by such Covered Intercompany Lender, which will remain bound hereunder, and without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein.

(d)    Each Covered Intercompany Lender waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Secured Obligations, and any and all notice of or proof of reliance by the Senior Lenders upon this Agreement. The Secured Obligations, and any of them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred, and the consent to create the obligations of any Covered Intercompany Debtor in respect of the Covered Intercompany Liabilities shall be deemed conclusively to have been given, in reliance upon this Agreement. Each Covered Intercompany Lender waives any protest, demand for payment and notice of default (except as expressly provided in Section 2(b)).

4. Secured Obligations Unconditional.    All rights and interests of the Administrative Agent and the other Senior Lenders hereunder, and all agreements and obligations of each Covered Intercompany Lender and each Covered Intercompany Debtor hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

 

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(a)    any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(b)    any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations or any amendment or waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of, or consent to departure from, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document;

(c)    any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of or consent to departure from, any guarantee of any Secured Obligations; or

(d)    any other circumstances that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Covered Intercompany Debtor in respect of the Secured Obligations or of such Covered Intercompany Lender or such Covered Intercompany Debtor in respect of the subordination provisions set forth herein.

5. Notices.    All notices and other communications hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Subsidiary shall be given to it in care of the Company as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

6. Waivers; Amendment.    (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the other Senior Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Covered Intercompany Debtor or Covered Intercompany Lender herefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the making of a Loan or issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no sale, assignment, novation, transfer or delegation by any Lender of any of its rights or obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with the terms thereof shall, or shall be deemed, to extinguish any of the rights, benefits or privileges afforded by the Covered Intercompany Debtors or the Covered Intercompany Lenders hereunder in relation to such of its rights or obligations, and all such rights, benefits and privileges shall continue to accrue, to the full extent thereof, for the benefit of the assignee, transferee or delegee of such Lender in connection with each such sale, assignment, novation, transfer and delegation. No notice or demand on any Covered Intercompany Debtor or Covered Intercompany Lender in any case shall entitle any Covered Intercompany Debtor or Covered Intercompany Lender to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

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(b)    Except as provided in Section 17, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Company or a Subsidiary with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement.

(c)    This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to the Company and each Subsidiary party hereto and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary party hereto without the approval of any other Subsidiary party hereto or the Company, as the case may be, and without affecting the obligations of any other Subsidiary party hereto or the Company, as the case may be, hereunder.

7. Successors and Assigns.    (a) Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party, and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of each Covered Intercompany Lender, each Covered Intercompany Debtor or the Administrative Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall have a full and unfettered right to assign or otherwise transfer the benefit of this Agreement to any Person that becomes a successor Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement, all without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein.

(c)    No Covered Intercompany Lender or Covered Intercompany Debtor may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein. Any purported assignment or transfer in violation of this paragraph shall be deemed null and void ab initio.

8. Survival of Agreement.    All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Covered Intercompany Lenders and the Covered Intercompany Debtors in this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent and the other Senior Lenders and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that either the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended thereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan, any fee, any LC disbursement or any other amount payable under the Credit Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated.

 

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9. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement.    (a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including DocuSign) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Covered Intercompany Lender or Covered Intercompany Debtor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Covered Intercompany Lender or Covered Intercompany Debtor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent and thereafter shall be binding upon such Covered Intercompany Lender, such Covered Intercompany Debtor and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Covered Intercompany Lender, such Covered Intercompany Debtor and the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

(b) The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby (i) agree that, for all purposes, including in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the other Senior Lenders and the Loan Parties, electronic images of this Agreement (including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waive any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of this Agreement based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.

10. Severability.    Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

11. Further Assurances.    Each Covered Intercompany Debtor and Covered Intercompany Lender shall execute and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to fully effectuate the purposes of this Agreement.

 

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12. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent.    (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each Covered Intercompany Debtor and Covered Intercompany Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought by it or any of its Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such United States District Court or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, such Supreme Court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any other Senior Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any other party hereto or its property in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 5. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(e) Each Foreign Subsidiary party hereto hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Company, as its authorized designee, appointee and agent (the “Authorized Agent”) to receive, accept and forward for and on its behalf, and in service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. Such service may be made by mailing a copy of such process to any such Foreign Subsidiary in the care of the Authorized Agent at its address set forth above. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon any such Foreign Subsidiary.

(f) In the event any Foreign Subsidiary party hereto or any of its assets has or hereafter acquires, in any jurisdiction in which judicial proceedings may at any time be commenced with respect to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any immunity from jurisdiction, legal proceedings, attachment (whether before or after judgment), execution, judgment or setoff, such Foreign Subsidiary party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives such immunity.

 

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13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.    EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

14. Headings.    Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

15. Provisions Define Relative Rights.    The subordination provisions set forth herein are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Covered Intercompany Lenders and the Covered Intercompany Debtors, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other Senior Lenders, on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under these subordination provisions.

16. Additional Subsidiaries.    The Company shall cause each Subsidiary that shall become party to any Covered Intercompany Liabilities and that is not a party hereto to become a party to this Agreement by executing a supplement to this Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (each such subsidiary, an “Additional Subsidiary”). Upon delivery of such supplement to the Administrative Agent, (a) each Additional Subsidiary shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Additional Subsidiary were an original signatory hereof, (b) such Additional Subsidiary shall be deemed to have agreed to all the terms and provisions of this Agreement applicable to it as a Subsidiary, (c) such Additional Subsidiary shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the representations made by it as a Subsidiary under this Agreement are true and correct at such time and (d) each reference to, as applicable, a “Covered Intercompany Debtor” or “Covered Intercompany Lender” in this Agreement shall be deemed to include such Additional Subsidiary.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[COVERED INTERCOMPANY LENDERS],
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:
[COVERED INTERCOMPANY DEBTORS],
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLOBAL INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent,
By  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO GLOBAL INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT]


EXHIBIT B

Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement


EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AGREEMENT dated as of May 5, 2020 (this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Reference is made to (a) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and London Agent, (b) the Restatement Agreement dated as of May 4, 2020 (the “Restatement Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent, pursuant to which, among other things, the Existing Credit Agreement will be amended and restated to be in the form set forth therein (as so amended and restated, and as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), and (c) the Guarantee Agreement dated as of February 8, 2010 (as heretofore amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Existing Guarantee Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Loan Parties party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

In connection with the Existing Credit Agreement and in consideration of the agreements of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks thereunder to extend credit to the Borrowers, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors have entered into the Existing Guarantee Agreement.

In connection with the Restatement Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, the parties to the Existing Guarantee Agreement desire to amend and restate the Existing Guarantee Agreement to be in the form of this Agreement.

The Guarantors are, or are Affiliates of, the Borrowers, will derive substantial benefits from the accommodations provided by the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to the Restatement Agreement and the extension of credit to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement, and thereby amend and restate in its entirety the Existing Guarantee Agreement, in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to make such accommodations and extend such credit and as consideration for extensions of credit previously made continuing to be outstanding.


Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01.    Definitions. (a) Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Credit Agreement.

(b)    The rules of construction specified in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

(c)    As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

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

Claiming Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02.

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

Contributing Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02.

Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraphs to this Agreement.

Designated Cash Management Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Designated Swap Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Electronic Signature” means an electronic signature, sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

Excluded Swap Obligation” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraphs to this Agreement.

Existing Guarantee Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraphs to this Agreement.

Guaranteed Obligations” means (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Designated Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Designated Swap Obligations, excluding, with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor, Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Subsidiary Guarantor.

 

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Guaranteed Parties” means, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent and the London Agent, (b) the Arrangers, (c) the Lenders, (d) the Issuing Banks, (e) each provider of Cash Management Services the obligations under which constitute Designated Cash Management Obligations, (f) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement the obligations under which constitute Designated Swap Obligations, (g) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (h) the holder of any other Guaranteed Obligation and (i) the successors and permitted assigns of any of the foregoing.

Guarantors” means the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Indemnified Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.02.

Loan Document Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Qualified ECP Guarantor” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation and each other Loan Party that 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 guaranteeing or entering into a keepwell in respect of obligations of such other person under Section la(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Subsidiary Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) the Subsidiaries identified as such on Schedule I hereto and (b) each other Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement as a Guarantor after the date hereof pursuant to Section 4.13, provided that if a Subsidiary is released from its obligations as a Guarantor hereunder as provided in Section 4.12, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder effective upon such release.

Supplement” means an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.12.

 

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ARTICLE II

Guarantee

SECTION 2.01.    Guarantee. (a) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees, jointly with the other Guarantors and severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, the payment when and as due of all the Guaranteed Obligations.

(b)    Each of the Guarantors further agrees that the Guaranteed Obligations may be extended or renewed, or otherwise waived or modified, in whole or in part, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain bound upon its guarantee notwithstanding any extension, renewal, waiver or modification of any Guaranteed Obligation. Without prejudice to the Borrowers’ rights to receive demands for payment in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and to the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Guarantors waives presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to any Borrower or any other Loan Party of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and also waives notice of acceptance of its guarantee and notice of protest for nonpayment.

SECTION 2.02.    Guarantee of Payment. Each of the Guarantors further agrees that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due (whether or not any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and waives any right to require that any resort be had by any Guaranteed Party to any security held for the payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of any Guaranteed Party in favor of any Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person. Each Guarantor agrees that its guarantee hereunder is continuing in nature and applies to all of its Guaranteed Obligations, whether currently existing or hereafter incurred.

SECTION 2.03.    No Limitations, Etc. (a) Except for termination or release of a Guarantor’s obligations hereunder as expressly provided in Section 4.12 and, in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Foreign Subsidiary, the limitations set forth in the Supplement pursuant to which such Subsidiary Guarantor became a party hereto, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be subject to any reduction, limitation, impairment or termination for any reason, including any claim of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise, and shall not be subject to any defense or setoff, counterclaim, recoupment or termination whatsoever by reason of the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, any impossibility in the performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall not be discharged, impaired or otherwise affected by: (i) the failure of any Guaranteed Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against any Loan Party under the provisions of any Loan Document or otherwise; (ii) any extension, renewal, amendment or other modification of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (iii) any rescission, waiver, amendment or modification of, or any release from any of the terms or provisions of, any Loan Document or any other agreement, including with respect to any other Guarantor under this Agreement; (iv) any default, failure or delay, willful or otherwise, in the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations; (v) the release of, or any impairment of or failure to perfect any Lien on, any security held by the Administrative Agent or any other Guaranteed Party for any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vi) any illegality, lack of validity or enforceability of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (vii) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of any Loan Party, or any United States (Federal or state)

 

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or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, dissolution, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, winding-up or other similar proceeding affecting any other Loan Party or its assets or any resulting release or discharge of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; (viii) the existence of any claim, set-off or other rights that any Guarantor may have at any time against the Company, any other Loan Party, any Guaranteed Party or any other Person, whether in connection with the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any unrelated transaction; provided that nothing herein will prevent the assertion of such claim by separate suit or compulsory counterclaim; or (ix) any other act, omission or delay to do any other act or any other circumstance that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of any Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of any Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than the payment in full in cash of all the Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereunder by such Guarantor or the release of such Guarantor as expressly provided in Section 4.12) or which would impair or limit the right of any Guarantor to subrogation.

(b)    Each Guarantor expressly authorizes the Guaranteed Parties to take and hold security for the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, to exchange, waive or release any or all such security (with or without consideration), to enforce or apply such security in accordance with its terms and direct the order and manner of any sale, transfer or other disposition thereof in their sole discretion or to release or substitute any one or more other guarantors or obligors upon or in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, all without affecting the obligations of any Guarantor hereunder.

(c)    To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense based on or arising out of any defense of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party or the unenforceability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof from any cause, or the cessation from any cause of the liability of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, other than the payment in full in cash of all the Guaranteed Obligations or the release of such Guarantor as expressly provided in Section 4.12. The Guaranteed Parties may, at their election, foreclose on any security held by one or more of them by one or more judicial or nonjudicial sales, accept an assignment of any such security in lieu of foreclosure, compromise or adjust any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, make any other accommodation with any of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party or exercise any other right or remedy available to them against any of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party without affecting or impairing in any way the liability of any Guarantor hereunder except to the extent the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full in cash. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor waives any defense arising out of any such election even though such election operates, pursuant to applicable law, to impair or to extinguish any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of such Guarantor against any of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party, as the case may be.

SECTION 2.04.    Reinstatement. Each of the Guarantors agrees that its guarantee hereunder shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be restored by any Guaranteed Party upon the bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization or similar proceeding affecting any Borrower, any other Loan Party or otherwise.

 

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SECTION 2.05.    Agreement to Pay. In furtherance of the foregoing and not in limitation of any other right that any Guaranteed Party may have at law or in equity against any Guarantor by virtue hereof, upon the failure of any of the Borrowers or any other Loan Party to pay any Guaranteed Obligation when and as the same shall become due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, after notice of prepayment or otherwise, each Guarantor hereby promises to and will, upon receipt of written demand by any Guaranteed Party, forthwith pay, or cause to be paid, to the Administrative Agent in cash the amount equal to the unpaid principal amount of such Guaranteed Obligations then due, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Each Guarantor further agrees that if payment in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation shall be due in a currency other than US Dollars and/or at a place of payment other than New York and if, by reason of any Change in Law, disruption of currency or foreign exchange markets, war or civil disturbance or other event, payment of such Guaranteed Obligation in such currency or at such place of payment shall be impossible or, in the reasonable judgment of any Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender, not consistent with the protection of its rights or interests, then, at the election of the Administrative Agent, such Guarantor shall make payment of such Guaranteed Obligation in US Dollars (based upon the applicable Exchange Rate in effect on the date of payment) and/or in New York, and shall indemnify each Guaranteed Party against any losses or reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it shall sustain as a result of such alternative payment. Upon payment by any Guarantor of any sums as provided in this Section 2.05, all rights of such Guarantor against any of the Borrowers or any other Guarantor arising as a result thereof by way of right of subrogation, contribution, reimbursement, indemnity or otherwise shall in all respects be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full in cash of all the Guaranteed Obligations owed by such Borrower or Guarantor to the Guaranteed Parties.

SECTION 2.06.    Information. Each Guarantor assumes all responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of each of the Borrowers’ and each other Loan Party’s financial condition and assets, and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations and the nature, scope and extent of the risks that such Guarantor assumes and incurs hereunder, and agrees that none of the Agents, Issuing Banks or any Lender will have any duty to advise such Guarantor of information known to it or any of them regarding such circumstances or risks.

SECTION 2.07.    Keepwell. Each Qualified ECP Guarantor intends that this Agreement constitute, and this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each other Loan Party for all purposes of Section la(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

SECTION 2.08.    Maximum Liability.

(a)    Each Subsidiary Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Agreement, each Guaranteed Party hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that the guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations of any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Guaranteed Parties and the

 

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Subsidiary Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Guaranteed Obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will not result in the guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations by such Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under the Bankruptcy Code, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act.

(b)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Foreign Subsidiary and that becomes a party to this Agreement after the date hereof shall be limited as and to the extent set forth (but only if any such limitation is set forth) in the applicable Supplement.

SECTION 2.09.    Payments Free of Taxes. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges the provisions of Section 2.17 of the Credit Agreement and agrees to be bound by such provisions, including the qualifications therein, with the same force and effect, and to the same extent, as if such Subsidiary Guarantor were a Borrower and a party to the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE III

Indemnity; Contribution; Subrogation

SECTION 3.01.    Indemnity and Subrogation. In addition to all such rights of indemnity and subrogation as the Guarantors may have under applicable law (but subject to Section 3.03) in respect of any payment hereunder, the Company agrees that (a) in the event a payment in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation shall be made by any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify such Subsidiary Guarantor for the full amount of such payment and, until such indemnification obligation shall have been satisfied, such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be subrogated to the rights of the Person to whom such payment shall have been made to the extent of such payment and (b) in the event any assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sold pursuant to any Security Document to satisfy in whole or in part any Guaranteed Obligations, the Company shall indemnify such Subsidiary Guarantor in an amount equal to the greater of the book value and the fair market value of the assets so sold.

SECTION 3.02.    Contribution and Subrogation. Each Subsidiary Guarantor (a “Contributing Party”) agrees (subject to Sections 2.08 and 3.03) that, in the event a payment shall be made by any other Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations or assets of any other Subsidiary Guarantor shall be sold pursuant to any Security Document to satisfy any Guaranteed Obligation owed to any Guaranteed Party and such other Subsidiary Guarantor (the “Claiming Party”) shall not have been fully indemnified by the Company as provided in Section 3.01, each Contributing Party shall indemnify such Claiming Party in an amount equal to the amount of such payment or the greater of the book value and the fair market value of such assets (the “Indemnified Amount”), as the case may be, in each case multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the net worth of the Contributing Party on the date hereof and the denominator shall be the aggregate net worth of all the Subsidiary Guarantors on the

 

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date hereof (or, in the case of any Subsidiary Guarantor becoming a party hereto pursuant to Section 4.13, the date of the Supplement hereto executed and delivered by such Subsidiary Guarantor). Any Contributing Party making any payment to a Claiming Party pursuant to this Section 3.02 shall be subrogated to the rights of such Claiming Party under Section 3.01 to the extent of such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any Claiming Party’s right to indemnification hereunder arises from a payment or sale of Collateral made to satisfy Guaranteed Obligations constituting Swap Obligations, only those Contributing Parties for whom such Swap Obligations do not constitute Excluded Swap Obligations shall indemnify such Claiming Party, with the fraction set forth in the second preceding sentence being modified as appropriate to provide for indemnification of the entire Indemnified Amount.

SECTION 3.03.    Subordination. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, all rights of the Subsidiary Guarantors under Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and all other rights of the Subsidiary Guarantors of indemnity, contribution or subrogation under applicable law or otherwise shall be fully subordinated to the payment in full in cash of all the Guaranteed Obligations until the occurrence of the Termination Date. No failure on the part of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor to make the payments required by Sections 3.01 and 3.02 (or any other payments required under applicable law or otherwise) shall in any respect limit the obligations and liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to its obligations hereunder, and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall remain liable for the full amount of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.

ARTICLE IV

Miscellaneous

SECTION 4.01.    Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be given to it in care of the Company as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4.02.    Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Guarantor herefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

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the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of a Loan or issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no sale, assignment, novation, transfer or delegation by any Lender of any of its rights or obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, or shall be deemed, to extinguish any of the rights, benefits or privileges afforded by any Guarantor created hereunder in relation to such of its rights or obligations, and all such rights, benefits and privileges shall continue to accrue, to the full extent thereof, for the benefit of the assignee, transferee or delegee of such Lender in connection with each such sale, assignment, novation, transfer and delegation. No notice or demand on any Guarantor in any case shall entitle any Guarantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b)    Except as provided in Sections 4.12 and 4.13 hereof, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Guarantor or Guarantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement.

(c)    This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Guarantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Guarantor without the approval of any other Guarantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Guarantor hereunder.

SECTION 4.03.    Administrative Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The Guarantors jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred hereunder as provided in Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement as if the first reference therein to the Company were a reference to the Guarantors.

(b)    The Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee as provided in Section 9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement as if the first reference to the Company therein were a reference to the Guarantors.

(c)    The Guarantors jointly and severally agree not to assert, or permit any of their Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee as provided in Section 9.03(d) of the Credit Agreement as if the first reference to the Borrowers therein were a reference to the Guarantors.

(d)    Any amounts payable hereunder, including as provided in Section 4.03(a) or 4.03(b), shall be additional Guaranteed Obligations guaranteed hereby. All amounts due under this Section 4.03 shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand therefor.

 

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(e)    BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE GUARANTEES CREATED HEREBY, EACH GUARANTEED PARTY SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY SUCH PROVISIONS AS FULLY AS IF THEY WERE SET FORTH HEREIN.

SECTION 4.04.    Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party.

SECTION 4.05.    Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Guarantors in this Agreement or any other Loan Document and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Affiliate or Related Party of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan, any fee, any LC Disbursement or any other amount payable under the Credit Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.04, 2.08, 2.09, 4.03 and 4.14 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

SECTION 4.06.    Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. (a)This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Guarantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Guarantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Guarantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Guarantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Guarantor shall be null and void), except as expressly provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

 

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(b)    The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Guarantors, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.

SECTION 4.07.    Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

SECTION 4.08.    Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or Issuing Bank, or by such an Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of any of the Guarantors against any of and all the obligations then due of the Guarantors now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The rights of each

 

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Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, under this Section 4.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate may have.

SECTION 4.09.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b)    Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought by it or any of its Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such United States District Court or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, such Supreme Court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Guarantor or any of its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c)    Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d)    Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 4.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

(e)    To the extent that any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Foreign Subsidiary has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (sovereign or otherwise) from any legal action, suit or proceeding, from jurisdiction of any court or from set-off or any legal process (whether service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) with respect to itself or any of its property, such Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim such immunity in respect of its Guaranteed Obligations under this Agreement and any other Loan Document.

 

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(f)    Each Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Foreign Subsidiary hereby agrees that the waivers set forth in this Section shall have the fullest extent permitted under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 of the United States of America and are intended to be irrevocable and not subject to withdrawal for purposes of such Act.

(g)    Each Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Foreign Subsidiary hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Company, and the Company hereby accepts such appointment, as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any such action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and any other Loan Document. Such service may be made by mailing or delivering a copy of such process to any such Subsidiary Guarantor in care of the Company at the Company’s address used for purposes of giving notice under Section 4.01, and each such Subsidiary Guarantor hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Company to accept such service on its behalf.

SECTION 4.10.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 4.11.    Headings. Article and Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 4.12.    Termination or Release. (a) This Agreement and the guarantees created hereunder shall automatically terminate and be released when all the Loan Document Obligations (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up, yield protection or otherwise, in each case as to which no claim has been made) have been paid in full in cash, all Commitments have terminated or expired, the LC Exposure has been reduced to zero and the Issuing Banks have no further obligations to issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement (the date on which such termination and release occurs being referred to as the “Termination Date”).

 

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(b)    The guarantees of any Subsidiary Guarantor created hereunder shall also be released at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement.

(c)    In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Guarantor, at such Guarantor’s expense, all documents that such Guarantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.13.    Additional Subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries not a party hereto on the date of this Agreement are required to enter into this Agreement. Upon execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent and any such Subsidiary of a Supplement, such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as a Guarantor herein. The execution and delivery of any such Supplement shall not require the consent of any other Guarantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Guarantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any additional Subsidiary as a party to this Agreement.

SECTION 4.14.    Judgment Currency. (a) If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.

(b)    The obligations of each party hereto in respect of any sum due to any other party hereto or any holder of the obligations owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, such party agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
       by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:
EXPEDIA, INC.,
  by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:
[            ],
  by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AGREEMENT]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

Administrative Agent,

  by  
   

 

             Name:
    Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AGREEMENT]


Schedule I to

the Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

 

Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation

Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company

Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Hotels.com, L.P., a Texas limited partnership

Hotels.com GP, LLC, a Texas limited liability company

Egencia LLC, a Nevada limited liability company

EAN.com, LP, a Delaware limited partnership

Interactive Affiliate Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Expedia LX Partner Business, Inc., a Delaware corporation

WWTE, Inc., a Nevada corporation

CarRentals.com, Inc., a Nevada corporation

Cruise, LLC, a Washington limited liability company

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Neat Group Corporation, a Delaware corporation

O Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation

Orbitz Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation

Orbitz for Business, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Orbitz, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Trip Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation

OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc., a Tennessee corporation

Orbitz, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Orbitz Worldwide, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Orbitz Travel Insurance Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

HomeAway Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation

HomeAway.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation

BedandBreakfast.com, Inc., a Colorado corporation

Vrbo Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Expedia Group Commerce, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Higher Power Nutrition Common Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

LEMS I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

LEXE Marginco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

LEXEB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

Liberty Protein, Inc., a Delaware corporation

Vitalize, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

HRN 99 Holdings, LLC, a New York limited liability company


Exhibit I to

the Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement

SUPPLEMENT NO.     dated as of [                ] (this “Supplement”), to the Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020, among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Reference is made to (a) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Borrowers from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and London agent, and (b) the Amended and Restated Guarantee Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guarantee Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement, as applicable.

The Guarantors have entered into the Guarantee Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to make, or permit to be outstanding, Loans and to issue Letters of Credit upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement and provide certain other accommodations to the Company and its Subsidiaries. Section 4.13 of the Guarantee Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries of the Company may become Guarantors under the Guarantee Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary (the “New Subsidiary”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and Issuing Banks to make additional Loans and to issue Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued to remain outstanding.

Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 4.13 of the Guarantee Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Guarantor under the Guarantee Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor and the New Subsidiary hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Guarantee Agreement applicable to it as a Guarantor thereunder. Each reference to a “Guarantor” in the Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary, and each reference to a “Subsidiary Guarantor” in the Guarantee Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Guarantee Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.


SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties that (a) the execution and delivery by the New Subsidiary of this Supplement, and the performance by the New Subsidiary of this Supplement and the Guarantee Agreement, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, (b) this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the New Subsidiary and (c) each of this Supplement and the Guarantee Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, winding-up or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement. This Supplement shall become effective when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of the New Subsidiary shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the New Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the New Subsidiary, the Administrative Agent and the other Guaranteed Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that the New Subsidiary shall not have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the New Subsidiary shall be null and void) except as expressly provided in the Guarantee Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Guarantee Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 5. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 6. Any provision of this Supplement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof, and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

SECTION 7. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 4.01 of the Guarantee Agreement.

 

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SECTION 8. The provisions of Sections 4.02, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06(b), 4.09 and 4.10 of the Guarantee Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in full force herein, mutatis mutandis.

[SECTION 9. The New Subsidiary is a [company] duly [incorporated] under the law of [name of relevant jurisdiction].    The guarantee of the New Subsidiary in respect of obligations of any Person other than its subsidiary is subject to the following limitations:

[if the New Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary, insert guarantee limitation wording for the relevant jurisdiction that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent].]1

 

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Applicable in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries only.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Guarantee Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW SUBSIDIARY],
  by  
   

 

    Name:
    Title:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent,
  by  
        

 

    Name:
    Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUPPLEMENT]


EXHIBIT C

Collateral Agreement


EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

dated as of

May 5, 2020,

among

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,

THE OTHER GRANTORS PARTY HERETO

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   ARTICLE I   
   Definitions   
SECTION 1.01.    Defined Terms      1  
SECTION 1.02.    Other Defined Terms      1  
SECTION 1.03.    Restricted Secured Obligations      7  
   ARTICLE II   
   Pledge of Securities   
SECTION 2.01.    Pledge      8  
SECTION 2.02.    Delivery of the Pledged Collateral      8  
SECTION 2.03.    Representations, Warranties and Covenants      9  
SECTION 2.04.    [Reserved]      11  
SECTION 2.05.    Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations      11  
SECTION 2.06.    Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest      11  
   ARTICLE III   
   Security Interests in Personal Property   
SECTION 3.01.    Security Interest      13  
SECTION 3.02.    Representations and Warranties      15  
SECTION 3.03.    Covenants      16  
SECTION 3.04.    Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral      18  
   ARTICLE IV   
   Remedies   
SECTION 4.01.    Remedies upon Default      18  
SECTION 4.02.    Application of Proceeds      20  
SECTION 4.03.    Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property      21  
SECTION 4.04.    Securities Act      21  
   ARTICLE V   
   Miscellaneous   
SECTION 5.01.    Notices      22  
SECTION 5.02.    Waivers; Amendment      22  
SECTION 5.03.    Administrative Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification      23  

 

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SECTION 5.04.    Successors and Assigns      24  
SECTION 5.05.    Survival of Agreement      24  
SECTION 5.06.    Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution      24  
SECTION 5.07.    Severability      25  
SECTION 5.08.    Right of Set-off      25  
SECTION 5.09.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      25  
SECTION 5.10.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      26  
SECTION 5.11.    Headings      26  
SECTION 5.12.    Security Interest Absolute      27  
SECTION 5.13.    Termination or Release      27  
SECTION 5.14.    Additional Grantors      27  
SECTION 5.15.    Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact      28  

 

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Schedules               
Schedule I    Initial Subsidiary Grantors   
Schedule II    Pledged Equity Interests; Pledged Debt Securities   
Schedule III    Intellectual Property   
Schedule IV    Commercial Tort Claims   
Exhibits      
Exhibit I    Form of Supplement   
Exhibit II    Form of Copyright Security Agreement   
Exhibit III    Form of Patent and Trademark Security Agreement   

 

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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT dated as of May 5, 2020 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the other GRANTORS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 5, 2020 (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Grantors are, or are Affiliates of, the Borrowers, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrowers pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend such credit and as consideration for extensions of credit previously made continuing to be outstanding. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. (a) Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement; provided that each term defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the UCC. The term “instrument” shall have the meaning specified in Article 9 of the New York UCC.

(b) The rules of construction specified in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 1.02. Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

Account Debtor” means any Person that is or may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account or a Payment Intangible.

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

Article 9 Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

Collateral” means, collectively, the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral.

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

 

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Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that such other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

Copyright Security Agreement” means the Copyright Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit II or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Copyrights” means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now directly owned or hereafter directly acquired by such Person: (a) all copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States of America or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States of America or any other country, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations, pending applications for registration, and renewals in the United States Copyright Office (or any similar office in any other country or any political subdivision thereof), including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth under its name on Schedule III, and (c) any other rights corresponding to the foregoing, including moral rights.

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

Designated Cash Management Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Designated Swap Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Electronic Signature” means an electronic signature, sound, symbol or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

Excluded Assets” means:

(a) any motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent perfection of a security interest therein may be accomplished by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or an equivalent thereof in appropriate form in the applicable jurisdiction;

(b) commercial tort claims as to which the individual value of claim thereunder is reasonably estimated to be less than or equal to US$5,000,000;

(c) (i) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets may not be granted as a matter of applicable law, rule or regulation or requires consent, approval, license or authorization of any Governmental Authority (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received) (other than to the extent such requirement would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the anti-non assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law) and (ii) any lease, license, contract or agreement or any rights or interests thereunder if and for so long as the grant of a security interest therein would (A) constitute or

 

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result in (1) the unenforceability of any right, title or interest of the Company or any Subsidiary Grantor in or (2) a breach or termination pursuant to the terms of, or a default under, such lease, license, contract or agreement (other than to the extent that any such law or term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the anti-non assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), or (B) require a consent, approval, license or authorization of any Governmental Authority (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received) (other than to the extent such requirement would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the anti-non assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law);

(d) any property subject to a purchase money security interest or Capital Lease if and for so long as the grant of a security interest therein would constitute or result in a breach or a default under the related agreements (other than to the extent that such breach or default would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the anti-non assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law);

(e) any governmental licenses, permits, state or local franchises, charters and authorizations if and for so long as the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited or restricted thereby (other than to the extent that such restriction or prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the anti-non assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law);

(f) Equity Interests in any Person that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to the extent a security interest therein would be prohibited under the articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents or shareholder agreements of such Person (and the Company and the Subsidiary Grantors shall not be required to seek the consent of third parties thereunder);

(g) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, but only to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable United States Federal law;

(h) any assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in excessive (in relation to the benefit to be afforded to the Lenders therefrom) cost or other consequences, including material adverse tax consequences to the Company and its Subsidiaries, as reasonably agreed by the Company and the Administrative Agent in writing and referring to this clause (h);

(i) “letter of credit rights”, except to the extent constituting a “supporting obligation” of other Collateral as to which perfection of a security interest therein may be accomplished by the filing of a Uniform Commercial Code financing statement or an equivalent thereof in appropriate form in the applicable jurisdiction;

(j) the New Headquarters Assets;

(k) any fee-owned real property that is not a Mortgaged Property;

(l) all leasehold interests in real property; and

 

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(m) all voting Equity Interests (and any other interest or instrument treated as “voting stock” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in excess of 65% of the total combined voting power of all classes of the issued and outstanding voting Equity Interests (and any issued and outstanding “voting stock” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.956-2(c)(2)) in any Foreign Subsidiary, any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or any CFC Holdco other than EXP Global Holdings Inc.;

provided that the term “Excluded Assets” shall not include any proceeds or products of any of the foregoing (unless such proceeds or products themselves would constitute assets described in clauses (a) through (m) above).

Excluded Swap Obligation” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Existing Indentures” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. All references herein to any Existing Indenture herein shall be deemed to refer to such Existing Indenture as in effect on the date hereof.

Existing Notes” means any notes, debentures or similar instruments issued and outstanding pursuant to any Existing Indenture.

Federal Securities Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.04.

Grantors” means the Company and the Subsidiary Grantors.

Intellectual Property” means, with respect to any Person, all intellectual property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person, including inventions, designs, utility models, Patents, Patent Licenses, Copyrights, Copyright Licenses, Trademarks, Trademark Licenses, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, software and databases and all embodiments or fixations thereof and applications therefor, and related documentation, registrations and franchises, and all additions, improvements and accessions to, and books and records describing or used in connection with, any of the foregoing.

IP Security Agreements” means the Copyright Security Agreement and the Patent and Trademark Security Agreement.

Loan Document Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Maximum Existing Indenture Basket Amount” means (a) with respect to any Restricted Secured Obligations that are outstanding on the date hereof, the maximum amount of such Restricted Secured Obligations that may be secured on the date hereof by Liens created under the Loan Documents in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket under each of the Existing Indentures without giving rise to a requirement under such Existing

 

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Indenture that the Notes or Guarantees (in each case, as defined in such Existing Indenture) be secured equally and ratably with such Restricted Secured Obligations (or prior thereto) and (b) with respect to any Restricted Secured Obligations incurred at any time after the date hereof, the maximum amount of such Restricted Secured Obligations that, at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving effect to all other Restricted Secured Obligations then outstanding, are permitted to be secured by Liens created under the Loan Documents in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket under each of the Existing Indentures without giving rise to a requirement under such Existing Indenture that the Notes or Guarantees (in each case, as defined in such Existing Indenture) be secured equally and ratably with such Restricted Secured Obligations (or prior thereto); provided that (i) in the event any Excluded Subsidiary shall have incurred (as defined in any Existing Indenture) any Indebtedness (as defined in any Existing Indenture) secured by a Lien (as defined in any Existing Indenture) on any property or asset of any Excluded Subsidiary (whether now existing or owned or hereafter created or acquired) in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket in any Existing Indenture, immediately prior to the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness the Maximum Existing Indenture Basket Amount shall be automatically reduced by the amount equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness so incurred that is secured by such Lien and (B) the minimum amount of the reduction required in order for the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness so incurred to be permitted, at the time of the incurrence thereof, to be secured by such Lien without giving rise to a requirement under such Existing Indenture that the Notes or Guarantees (in each case, as defined in such Existing Indenture) be secured equally and ratably with such Indebtedness (or prior thereto) and (ii) in the event any Excluded Subsidiary shall have entered into any sale and lease-back transaction for the sale and leasing back of any property in reliance on the Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket in any Existing Indenture, immediately prior to the time of the entry by such Excluded Subsidiary into such sale and lease-back transaction the Maximum Existing Indenture Basket Amount shall be automatically reduced by the amount equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate amount of the Attributable Debt (as defined in such Indenture) with respect to such sale and leaseback transaction and (B) the minimum amount of the reduction required in order for such sale and lease-back transaction to be permitted under such Existing Indenture Specified Lien Basket; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, the aggregate amount of all reductions resulting from the application of clauses (i) and (ii) above may not exceed US$25,000,000.

New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

Patent and Trademark Security Agreement” means the Patent and Trademark Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit III or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to make, use or sell any invention on which a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that any other Person now or hereafter otherwise has the right to license, is in existence, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

Patents” means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all registered letters patent of the United States of

 

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America or the equivalent thereof in any other country, all registrations thereof and all applications issued or applied for letters patent of the United States of America or the equivalent thereof in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth under its name on Schedule III, and (b) all reissues, continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, supplemental examinations, inter partes reviews, renewals, adjustments or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein.

Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate dated as of the date hereof and delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Restatement Agreement.

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

Pledged Debt Securities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

Pledged Equity Interests” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes, stock certificates, unit certificates, limited or unlimited liability membership interest certificates, share certificates or other securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.

Quarterly Update Date” means, at any time, the earlier of (a) the date by which a certificate of a Financial Officer is next required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement and (b) the date on which a certificate of a Financial Officer is next delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(c) of the Credit Agreement.

Restricted Secured Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.

Secured Obligations” means (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Designated Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Designated Swap Obligations, excluding, with respect to any Subsidiary Grantor, Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to such Subsidiary Grantor.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, (a) the Administrative Agent and the London Agent, (b) the Arrangers, (c) the Lenders, (d) the Issuing Banks, (e) each provider of Cash Management Services the obligations under which constitute Designated Cash Management Obligations, (f) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement the obligations under which constitute Designated Swap Obligations, (g) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document, (h) the holder of any other Secured Obligation and (i) the successors and permitted assigns of any of the foregoing.

Security Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

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Subsidiary Grantor” means, collectively, (a) the Subsidiaries identified as such on Schedule I hereto and (b) each other Subsidiary that becomes a party to this Agreement as a Grantor after the date hereof pursuant to Section 5.14, provided that if a Subsidiary is released from its obligations as a Grantor hereunder as provided in Section 5.13, such Subsidiary shall cease to be a Grantor hereunder effective upon such release.

Supplement” means an instrument substantially in the form of Exhibit I hereto or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Supplemental Perfection Certificate” means each Supplemental Perfection Certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 5.01(d) of the Credit Agreement.

Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that such other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

Trademarks” means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, domain names, global top level domain names, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registrations and pending applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office in any State of the United States of America or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, all extensions or renewals thereof, and all common law rights related thereto, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth under its name on Schedule III and (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby.

UCC” means the New York UCC; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority of a security interest is governed by the personal property security laws of any jurisdiction other than New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for the definitions related to such provisions.

SECTION 1.03. Restricted Secured Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, for so long as any Existing Notes shall be outstanding, the amount of the Restricted Secured Obligations secured by a Lien on any asset or property of the Loan Parties granted under this Agreement, any Supplement hereto, any IP Collateral Agreement or any other Loan Document (including Section 2.06(j) of the Credit Agreement) shall be limited to the Maximum Existing Indenture Basket Amount with respect thereto.

 

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ARTICLE II

Pledge of Securities

SECTION 2.01. Pledge. As security for the payment and performance in full (subject to Section 1.03 hereof) of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns, charges and pledges to the Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in, all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a)(i) the Equity Interests now directly owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including those set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, and (ii) all certificates and any other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (the assets under clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Pledged Equity Interests”); provided that if, to the extent and for so long as any of the foregoing assets constitutes an Excluded Asset, the foregoing assignment, charge, pledge and security interest shall not attach to, and Pledged Equity Interests shall not include, such asset (it being understood that the foregoing assignment, charge, pledge and security interest shall immediately attach to, and Pledged Equity Interests shall immediately include, any such asset (or any portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion thereof) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset); (b)(i) the debt securities now directly owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor, including those set forth opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II , and (ii) all promissory notes and other instruments now directly owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor evidencing all such debt securities (the assets under clauses (i) and (ii), collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); provided that if, to the extent and for so long as any of the foregoing assets constitutes an Excluded Asset, the foregoing assignment, charge, pledge and security interest shall not attach to, and Pledged Debt Securities shall not include, such asset (it being understood that the foregoing assignment, charge, pledge and security interest shall immediately attach to, and Pledged Debt Securities shall immediately include, any such asset (or any portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion thereof) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset); (c) all other property of such Grantor that may be delivered to and held by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.01 and Section 2.02; (d) subject to Section 2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends or other distributions, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the Pledged Equity Interests and the Pledged Debt Securities; (e) subject to Section 2.06, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities, instruments and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above; and (f) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing (the items referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above being collectively referred to as the “Pledged Collateral”).

SECTION 2.02. Delivery of the Pledged Collateral. (a) Each Grantor agrees to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent any and all Pledged Securities (i) within 30 days of the date hereof (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), in the case of any such Pledged Securities owned by such Grantor on the date hereof, and (ii) on or before the next Quarterly Update Date after the acquisition thereof (or such later date as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), in the case of any such Pledged Securities acquired by such Grantor after

 

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the date hereof; provided that no Grantor shall be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) any Pledged Securities representing Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary or (B) any promissory note evidencing Indebtedness of less than US$5,000,000 (or equivalent thereof) (it being understood that such Equity Interests or promissory notes may nonetheless constitute Collateral).

(b) [Reserved].

(c) Upon delivery to the Administrative Agent, (i) any Pledged Securities required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 2.02 shall be accompanied by undated stock or note powers, as applicable, duly executed by the applicable Grantor in blank or other undated instruments of transfer reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent duly executed by the applicable Grantor in blank and by such other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be accompanied by undated instruments of transfer duly executed by the applicable Grantor in blank and such other instruments and documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities after the date hereof shall be accompanied by a schedule describing such Pledged Securities, provided that failure to attach any such schedule hereto shall not affect the validity of the pledge of any Pledged Securities. Each schedule so delivered shall supplement any prior schedules so delivered.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, the Administrative Agent shall agree to a reasonably selected later date if the Company, on behalf of itself or any other Grantor, shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer certifying that such actions provided for in this Section 2.02 cannot be reasonably completed with commercially reasonable efforts due to factors caused by the COVID-19 virus (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such certificate without any independent verification thereof); provided that such later date may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion if the Company, on behalf of itself or any other Grantor, shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer certifying that such actions provided for in this Section 2.02 cannot be reasonably completed with commercially reasonable efforts by such later date due to factors caused by the COVID-19 virus (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon such certificate without any independent verification thereof).

SECTION 2.03. Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

(a) Schedule II sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a true and complete list with respect to each Grantor of (i) all the Pledged Equity Interests owned by such Grantor and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity Interests owned by such Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by such Grantor (provided that Pledged Debt Securities with a principal amount of less than $5,000,000 need not be scheduled on Schedule II);

 

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(b) with respect to the Pledged Equity Interests and Pledged Debt Securities issued by the Company or any Subsidiary, such Pledged Equity Interests and Pledged Debt Securities have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Equity Interests, are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt Securities, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, winding-up or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

(c) except for the security interests granted hereunder and under any other Loan Documents, each of the Grantors (i) is and, subject to any transfers or dispositions not prohibited by the Credit Agreement, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule II (as it may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 2.02(c)) as owned by such Grantor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and transfers and dispositions not prohibited by the Credit Agreement, (iii) will make no further assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and transfers or dispositions not prohibited by the Credit Agreement, and (iv) will use commercially reasonable efforts to defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and other Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;

(d) except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Loan Documents or securities laws generally and by applicable local law in the case of Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary, and, in the case of clause (ii), except for limitations existing as of the date hereof (or, in the case of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof, as of the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary) in the articles or certificates of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational documents of any Subsidiary, (i) the Pledged Collateral, to the extent issued by the Company or any Subsidiary, is and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable and (ii) none of the Pledged Collateral, to the extent issued by the Company or any Subsidiary, is or will be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter or by-law provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale, transfer or other disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Administrative Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

(e) each of the Grantors has the organizational power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated;

(f) no consent or approval of any Governmental Authority, any securities exchange or any other Person was, is or will be required for the validity of the pledge effected hereby (other than such as have been obtained and are in full force and effect), except where the failure to obtain such consent or approval would not reasonably be expected to have a materially adverse impact on the value of the applicable Pledged Collateral; and

 

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(g) subject to applicable local law in the case of Equity Interests in any Foreign Subsidiary, by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Administrative Agent will obtain a legal, valid and perfected first priority lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities (subject to Liens permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement), as security, subject to Section 1.03 hereof, for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations.

SECTION 2.04. [Reserved].

SECTION 2.05. Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Administrative Agent or in its own name as pledgee or chargee, or in the name of its nominee (as pledgee or chargee, or as sub-agent). If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any reasonable purpose consistent with this Agreement.

SECTION 2.06. Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest. (a) Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and, other than in the case of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have notified the Grantors that their rights under this Section 2.06 are being suspended:

(i) each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(ii) the Administrative Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06; and

(iii) each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Collateral to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and are otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable laws.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and, other than in the case of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement, after the Administrative Agent shall have notified the Grantors of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06, all rights of any Grantor to dividends,

 

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interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.06(b) shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Administrative Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any endorsements, stock or note powers and other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.06(b) shall be retained by the Administrative Agent in an account to be established by the Administrative Agent upon receipt of such money or other property, shall be held as security, subject to Section 1.03 hereof, for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Company has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Company to that effect, the Administrative Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 and that remain in such account.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and, other than in the case of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement, after the Administrative Agent shall have notified the Grantors of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Company has delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Company to that effect, all rights vested in the Administrative Agent pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall cease, and the Grantors shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers they would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section shall be in effect.

(d) Any notice given by the Administrative Agent to the Grantors suspending their rights under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 (i) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights and powers of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 in part without suspending all such rights or powers (as specified by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Administrative Agent’s right to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights and powers so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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ARTICLE III

Security Interests in Personal Property

SECTION 3.01. Security Interest. (a)As security for the payment and performance in full (subject to Section 1.03 hereof) of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

(i) all Accounts;

(ii) all Chattel Paper;

(iii) all cash, cash equivalents and Deposit Accounts;

(iv) all Documents;

(v) all Equipment;

(vi) all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;

(vii) all Inventory;

(viii) all other Goods;

(ix) all Instruments;

(x) all Investment Property;

(xi) all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

(xii) all Commercial Tort Claims described on Schedule IV, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 3.02(f);

(xiii) all Fixtures;

(xiv) all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and

(xv) to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

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provided that if, to the extent and for so long as any asset is an Excluded Asset, the Security Interest shall not attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall not include, such asset (it being understood that the Security Interest shall immediately attach to, and Article 9 Collateral shall immediately include, any such asset (or any portion thereof) upon such asset (or such portion thereof) ceasing to be an Excluded Asset).

(b) Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent (or its designee) at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant United States jurisdiction any financing statements (including fixture filings) with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto that (i) describe the Collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Administrative Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Article 9 Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets” of such Grantor or words of similar effect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates and (B) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor. Each Grantor agrees to provide the information required for any such filing to the Administrative Agent promptly upon request.

Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Administrative Agent (or its designee) to file in any relevant jurisdiction any financing statements or amendments thereto with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof naming any Grantor as debtor or the Grantors as debtors and the Administrative Agent as secured party, if filed prior to the date hereof.

The Administrative Agent (or its designee) is further authorized by each Grantor to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest granted by such Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Administrative Agent as secured party. Each Grantor agrees to provide the information or applicable signatures required for any such filing to the Administrative Agent promptly upon request.

(c) The Security Interest and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) no control agreements shall be required with respect to any Deposit Account or Securities Account, (ii) no lockbox or similar agreements or arrangements shall be required with respect to collection of payments on any Accounts or Payment Intangibles, (iii) no landlord, mortgagee or bailee waivers shall be required and (iv) no notices shall be required to be sent to Account Debtors or other contractual third parties unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

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SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties. The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

(a) Each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant the Security Interest, except for Liens permitted under Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and defects that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has full power and authority to grant to the Administrative Agent the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person, other than any consent or approval that has been obtained and except to the extent that failure to obtain such consent or approval, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Perfection Certificate has been duly prepared, completed and executed and the information set forth therein, including the exact legal name and jurisdiction of organization of each Grantor, is correct and complete in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement. The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) are all the filings, recordings and registrations (other than filings required to be made in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office in order to perfect the Security Interest in the Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States issued Patents (and Patent applications issued or applied for), United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States applications for registration are pending), United States registered Copyrights (and Copyrights for which United States applications for registration are pending) and United States material exclusive Copyright Licenses (where a Grantor is a licensee), as of the date of this Agreement) that are necessary to publish notice of and protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof), and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary with respect to any such Article 9 Collateral in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing of continuation statements. A Copyright Security Agreement and a Patent and Trademark Security Agreement, in each case containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States issued Patents (and Patent applications issued or applied for), United States registered Trademarks (and Trademarks for which United States applications for registration are pending), United States registered Copyrights (and Copyrights for which United States applications for registration are pending) and United States material exclusive Copyright Licenses (where a Grantor is a licensee), as applicable, as of the date of this Agreement, and executed by each Grantor owning any such Article 9 Collateral, have been delivered to the Administrative Agent for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, to protect the validity of and to establish perfected security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, United States Trademarks, United States Copyrights and United States exclusive

 

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Copyright Licenses (where a Grantor is a licensee) in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration in the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof), and after such filing, recordation or registration is made, no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording or rerecording is necessary with respect to any such Article 9 Collateral (other than such actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States Patents, United States Trademarks and United States Copyrights and United States exclusive Copyright Licenses (or registration or application for registration thereof) acquired or developed after the date of this Agreement).

(c) The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing, subject to Section 1.03 hereof, the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in Section 3.02(b), a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof) pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law in such jurisdictions and (iii) subject to the filings described in Section 3.02(b), a security interest that shall be perfected in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of the applicable IP Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable. The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement that have priority as a matter of law.

(d) Schedule III sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all issued Patents and Patent applications issued or applied for in the United States, (ii) all registered Trademarks and Trademark applications registered or applied for in the United States (provided that domain names and global top level domain names need not be scheduled on Schedule III), (iii) all registered Copyrights and Copyright applications registered or applied for in the United States and (iv) all material exclusive Copyright Licenses under which such Grantor is a licensee with respect to United States registered Copyrights, in each case specifying the name of the registered owner, title, type of mark, registration or application number and registration date or filing date, if applicable, a brief description thereof and, if applicable, the licensee and licensor.

(e) Schedule IV sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or a counterclaim has been filed by such Grantor, seeking damages with an individual amount reasonably estimated to exceed US$5,000,000, including a brief summary description of such claim. In the event any Supplemental Perfection Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) of the Credit Agreement or any Supplement shall set forth any Commercial Tort Claim, Schedule IV shall be deemed to be supplemented to include the reference to such Commercial Tort Claim (and the description thereof), in the same form as such reference and description are set forth on such Supplemental Perfection Certificate or Supplement.

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its reasonable business judgment is no longer necessary or beneficial to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, and to defend the Security Interest of the Administrative Agent in Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement, subject to the rights of such Grantor under Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement and corresponding provisions of the Security Documents to obtain a release of the Liens created under the Security Documents.

(b) Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments, financing statements, agreements and documents and take all such other actions as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and Taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing and recording of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.

(c) Subject to the limitation on inspection rights and reimbursement obligations in the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and such Persons as the Administrative Agent may reasonably designate shall have the right, at the Grantors’ own cost and expense, to inspect the Article 9 Collateral, all records related thereto (and to make extracts and copies from such records) and the premises upon which any of the Article 9 Collateral is located and to verify under reasonable procedures the identity, validity, amount, quality, quantity, value, condition, location and status of, or any other matter relating to, the Article 9 Collateral, including, in the case of Accounts or Payment Intangibles or Article 9 Collateral in the possession of any third party by contacting Account Debtors or the third party possessing such Article 9 Collateral for the purpose of making such a verification. The Administrative Agent shall have the right to share any information it gains from such inspection or verification with any Secured Party (it being acknowledged that such Secured Party shall be subject to confidentiality obligations with respect to such information, including pursuant to Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement).

(d) At its option, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may discharge past due Taxes, assessments, charges, fees and Liens at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral that are not permitted by the Credit Agreement, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand for any reasonable payment made or any reasonable out-of-pocket expense incurred by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization (and any such payment made or expense incurred shall be an additional Secured Obligation secured hereby, subject to Section 1.03 hereof); provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to Taxes, assessments, charges, fees or Liens and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

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(e) Each Grantor shall remain liable to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.

(f) None of the Grantors shall make or permit to be made any transfer of the Article 9 Collateral and each Grantor shall remain at all times in possession or control of the Article 9 Collateral owned by it, except that unless and until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Grantors that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and that during the continuance thereof the Grantors shall not sell, convey, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Article 9 Collateral (which notice may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing), the Grantors may use and dispose of the Article 9 Collateral in any lawful manner not prohibited by the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 3.04. Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor shall, upon request of the Administrative Agent, use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all requisite consents or approvals by the licensor of each Copyright License, Patent License or Trademark License under which such Grantor is a licensee to effect the assignment of all such Grantor’s right, title and interest thereunder to the Administrative Agent or its designee.

ARTICLE IV

Remedies

SECTION 4.01. Remedies upon Default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor agrees to deliver each item of Collateral to the Administrative Agent on demand, and it is agreed that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to take any of or all the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, on demand, to cause the Security Interest to become an assignment, transfer and conveyance of any of or all such Article 9 Collateral by the applicable Grantors to the Administrative Agent, and (b) with or without legal process and with or without prior notice or demand for performance, to take possession of the Article 9 Collateral and without liability for trespass to enter any premises where the Article 9 Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the Article 9 Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Administrative Agent shall deem appropriate. The Administrative Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons that will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the

 

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distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Administrative Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal that such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

The Administrative Agent shall give the applicable Grantors 10 Business Days’ prior written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Administrative Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Administrative Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, but only during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Administrative Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Administrative Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Administrative Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. In the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, transfer or other disposition, the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale, transfer or other disposition, and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled, in accordance with the provisions set forth in Article VIII of the Credit Agreement, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Secured Obligations (subject to Section 1.03 hereof) as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties at such sale, transfer or other disposition. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof that is entered into during the continuance of an Event of Default shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Administrative Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Administrative Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Administrative Agent may proceed by

 

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a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

SECTION 4.02. Application of Proceeds. The Administrative Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral (such term, as used in this Section, has the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement), including any Collateral consisting of cash, as follows (subject to Section 1.03 hereof):

FIRST, to the payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with such collection or sale or incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document or any of the Secured Obligations, including all court costs and the fees and expenses of agents and legal counsel to the Administrative Agent, the repayment of all advances made by the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document on behalf of any Loan Party and any other costs or expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

SECOND, to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (the amounts so applied to be distributed, as among the Secured Parties holding the Loan Document Obligations, the Designated Cash Management Obligations and the Designated Swap Obligations (treating each such category of Obligations as if it were a separate class of Obligations), pro rata in accordance with the respective amounts of such classes of the Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution and, as to the amounts so distributed with respect to the Loan Document Obligations, to be further distributed, as among the Secured Parties holding the Loan Document Obligations, in accordance with the Credit Agreement); and

THIRD, to the Grantors, their successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

The Administrative Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Administrative Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Administrative Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Administrative Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof. The Grantors shall remain liable for any deficiency if the proceeds of any sale or disposition of the Collateral (applied in accordance with Section 1.03 hereof) are insufficient to pay all Secured Obligations, including any attorneys’ fees and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party to collect such deficiency. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the proceeds of any collection, sale, foreclosure or realization upon any Collateral of any Subsidiary

 

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Grantor, including any Collateral consisting of cash, shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Subsidiary Grantor and shall instead be applied to other Secured Obligations (subject to Section 1.03 hereof).

SECTION 4.03. Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property. For the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Article IV at such time as the Administrative Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor hereby grants, solely to the extent that such grant does not breach any agreement or arrangement of such Grantor with respect to the applicable Intellectual Property, to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive perpetual license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, the right to prosecute and maintain all Intellectual Property and the right to sue for infringement of the Intellectual Property. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, each Grantor further agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Administrative Agent, in any attempt to prosecute or maintain the Intellectual Property or sue for infringement of the Intellectual Property. The use of such license by the Administrative Agent may be exercised, at the option of the Administrative Agent, only upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Administrative Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Grantors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default. Each Grantor irrevocably agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may sell any of such Grantor’s Inventory directly to any Person, including Persons that have previously purchased the Grantor’s Inventory from such Grantor, and in connection with any such sale or other enforcement of the Administrative Agent’s rights under this Agreement, may sell Inventory that bears any Trademark owned by or licensed to such Grantor and any Inventory that is covered by any Copyright owned by or licensed to such Grantor, and the Administrative Agent may finish any work in process and affix any Trademark owned by or licensed to such Grantor and sell such Inventory as provided herein.

SECTION 4.04. Securities Act. In view of the position of the Grantors in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act as now or hereafter in effect or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (the Securities Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Grantor understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Administrative Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Grantor recognizes that in

 

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light of such restrictions and limitations the Administrative Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Collateral, and shall be authorized to, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral for their own account for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale may assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Pledged Collateral so sold. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws or, to the extent applicable, Blue Sky or other state securities laws and (b) may approach and negotiate with a limited number of potential purchasers (including a single potential purchaser) to effect such sale. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Administrative Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a limited number of potential purchasers (or a single purchaser) were approached. The provisions of this Section 4.04 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Administrative Agent sells.

ARTICLE V

Miscellaneous

SECTION 5.01. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Subsidiary Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Company as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 5.02. Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Grantor herefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of a Loan or issuance, amendment or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of

 

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any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no sale, assignment, novation, transfer or delegation by any Lender of any of its rights or obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, or shall be deemed, to extinguish any of the rights, benefits or privileges afforded by any Grantor created hereunder in relation to such of its rights or obligations, and all such rights, benefits and privileges shall continue to accrue, to the full extent thereof, for the benefit of the assignee, transferee or delegee of such Lender in connection with each such sale, assignment, novation, transfer and delegation. No notice or demand on any Grantor in any case shall entitle any Grantor to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

(b) Except as provided in Sections 5.13 and 5.14 hereof, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Grantor or Grantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Sections 9.02 and 9.02A of the Credit Agreement.

(c) This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.

SECTION 5.03. Administrative Agents Fees and Expenses; Indemnification. (a) The Grantors jointly and severally agree to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred hereunder as provided in Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement as if the first reference therein to the Company were a reference to the Grantors.

(b) The Grantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee as provided in Section 9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement as if the first reference to the Company therein were a reference to the Grantors.

(c) The Grantors jointly and severally agree not to assert, or permit any of their Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee as provided in Section 9.03(d) of the Credit Agreement as if the first reference to the Borrowers therein were a reference to the Grantors.

(d) Any amounts payable hereunder, including as provided in Section 5.03(a) or 5.03(b), shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby and by the other Security Documents (subject to Section 1.03 hereof). All amounts due under this Section 5.03 shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand therefor.

(e) BY ACCEPTING THE BENEFITS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED HEREBY, EACH SECURED PARTY SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY SUCH PROVISIONS AS FULLY AS IF THEY WERE SET FORTH HEREIN.

 

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SECTION 5.04. Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party.

SECTION 5.05. Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Grantors in this Agreement or any other Loan Document and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, the Arrangers, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Arranger, any Lender or any Issuing Bank or any Affiliate or Related Party of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan, any fee, any LC Disbursement or any other amount payable under the Credit Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Section 5.03 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

SECTION 5.06. Counterparts; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution. (a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Grantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any attempted assignment or transfer by any Grantor shall be null and void), except as expressly provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

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hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept electronic signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Grantors, electronic images of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (in each case, including with respect to any signature pages thereto) shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, and (ii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including with respect to any signature pages thereto.

SECTION 5.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

SECTION 5.08. Right of Set-off. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) or other amounts at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or Issuing Bank, or by such an Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of any of the Grantors against any of and all the obligations then due of the Grantors now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. The rights of each Lender and Issuing Bank, and each Affiliate of any of the foregoing, under this Section 5.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate may have.

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(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each Grantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document brought by it or any of its Affiliates shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such United States District Court or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, such Supreme Court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the London Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Grantor or any of its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 5.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

SECTION 5.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 5.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.12. Security Interest Absolute. Subject in each case to Section 1.03 hereof, all rights of the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of a security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Secured Obligations or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Secured Obligations or this Agreement.

SECTION 5.13. Termination or Release. (a) This Agreement, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall automatically terminate and be released when all the Loan Document Obligations (other than contingent obligations for indemnification, expense reimbursement, tax gross-up, yield protection or otherwise, in each case as to which no claim has been made) have been paid in full in cash, all Commitments have terminated or expired, the LC Exposure has been reduced to zero and the Issuing Banks have no further obligations to issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement.

(b) The Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall also be released at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement.

(c) In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to any Grantor, at such Grantor’s expense, all documents that such Grantor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to, or representation or warranty by, the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 5.14. Additional Grantors. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, certain Subsidiaries not a party hereto on the date of this Agreement are required to enter into this Agreement. Upon the execution and delivery by the Administrative Agent and any such Subsidiary of a Supplement, such Subsidiary shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as such herein. The execution and delivery of any Supplement shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any additional Subsidiary as a party to this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5.15. Administrative Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Administrative Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment is exercisable only after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall have the right, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and, other than in the case of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(h) or 7.01(i) of the Credit Agreement, reasonable notice by the Administrative Agent to the Company of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Administrative Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) to send verifications of Accounts or Payment Intangibles; (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Administrative Agent; and (h) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Administrative Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Administrative Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Administrative Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.15, the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not exercise any rights under the power of attorney provided for in this Section 5.15 unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their Related Parties shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


CARRENTALS.COM, INC.,
CRUISE, LLC,
EAN.COM, LP,
EGENCIA LLC,
EXPEDIA GROUP COMMERCE, INC.,
EXPEDIA LX PARTNER BUSINESS, INC.,
EXPEDIA, INC.,
HIGHER POWER NUTRITION COMMON HOLDINGS, LLC,
HOTELS.COM, L.P.,
HOTWIRE, INC.,
INTERACTIVE AFFILIATE NETWORK, LLC,
LEMS I LLC,
LIBERTY PROTEIN, INC.,
NEAT GROUP CORPORATION,
O HOLDINGS INC.,
ORBITZ FINANCIAL CORP.,
ORBITZ FOR BUSINESS, INC.,
ORBITZ TRAVEL INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC,
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.,
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, LLC,
ORBITZ, INC.,
ORBITZ, LLC,
TRAVELSCAPE, LLC,
TRIP NETWORK, INC.,
VRBO HOLDINGS, INC.,

WWTE, INC.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

    By:  

 

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


BEDANDBREAKFAST.COM, INC.,

HOMEAWAY SOFTWARE, INC.,

HOMEAWAY.COM, INC.,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

    By:  

 

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


HOTELS.COM GP, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

    By:  

 

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Manager

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


HRN 99 HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

    By:  

 

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Manager

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


LEMS I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of

LEXEB, LLC, and

LEXE MARGINCO, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantors

    By:  

 

    Name:   Robert J. Dzielak
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


VITALIZE, LLC,

as Subsidiary Guarantor

    By:  

 

    Name:   Michael S. Marron
    Title:   Senior Vice President, Legal and Assistant Secretary

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

the Administrative Agent,

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


Schedule I to the

Collateral Agreement

INITIAL SUBSIDIARY GRANTORS

 

Name

                         

Jurisdiction of Formation or

Incorporation

    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    


Schedule II to the

Collateral Agreement

PLEDGED EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Grantor

  

Issuer

  

Jurisdiction of
Organization of

Issuer

  

Certificate Number
(if uncertificated,
please indicate so)

  

Number of
Shares/Units
Owned

  

Total Shares/Units
Outstanding

  

Percentage of
Equity Interests

                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES

 

Grantor (Creditor)

  

Debtor

  

Type of Instrument

  

Outstanding Principal Amount

        
        
        
        
        
        


Schedule III to

the Collateral Agreement

COPYRIGHTS

    Copyright Registrations

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

           
           
           
           

    Copyright Applications

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

           
           
           
           

    Exclusive U.S. Copyright Licenses

 

Licensee

  

Licensor

  

Title

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

           
           
           
           


PATENTS

    Patent Registrations

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

Reg. No.

  

Issue Date

           
           
           
           

    Patent Applications

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

           
           
           
           

 

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TRADEMARKS

    Trademark Registrations

 

Registered Owner

  

Mark

  

Country

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

           
           
           
           

    Trademark Applications

 

Registered Owner

  

Mark

  

Country

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

           
           
           
           

 

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Schedule IV to

the Collateral Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS


Exhibit I to the

Collateral Agreement

SUPPLEMENT NO.     dated as of [ ] (this “Supplement”), to the Collateral Agreement dated as of May [            ], 2020 (the “Collateral Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., the other GRANTORS party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as the Administrative Agent.

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May [    ], 2020 (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and London Agent.

Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, as applicable.

The Grantors have entered into the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and Issuing Banks to extend credit to the Borrowers and as consideration for extensions of the credit previously made continuing to be outstanding. Section 5.14 of the Collateral Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries may become Grantors under the Collateral Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary (the “New Grantor”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders and Issuing Banks to make additional extensions of credit under the Credit Agreement and as consideration for extensions of the credit previously made continuing to be outstanding.

Accordingly, the Administrative Agent and the New Grantor agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 5.14 of the Collateral Agreement, the New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor, and the New Grantor hereby agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full (subject to Section 1.03 of the Collateral Agreement) of the Secured Obligations, does hereby grant to the Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of the New Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Pledged Collateral and the Article 9 Collateral. Each reference to a “Grantor” and “Subsidiary Grantor” in the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Collateral Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The New Grantor represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties that (a) the execution and delivery by the New Grantor of this Supplement, and the performance by the New Grantor of this Supplement and the Collateral Agreement, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, (b) this Supplement has been duly executed and delivered by the New Grantor, (c) each of this


Supplement and the Collateral Agreement constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium, winding-up or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (d) the representations and warranties made by it in the Collateral Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representation or warranty already qualified as to materiality, in all respects) on and as of the date hereof.

SECTION 3. This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Supplement by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement. This Supplement shall become effective when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of the New Grantor shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Administrative Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the New Grantor and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the New Grantor, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that the New Grantor shall not have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein or in the Collateral (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the New Grantor shall be null and void) except as expressly provided in the Collateral Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4. The New Grantor hereby represents and warrants that (a) Schedule I sets forth, as of the date hereof, the true and correct legal name of the New Grantor, its jurisdiction of organization and the location of its chief executive office, (b) Schedule II sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and complete list of (i) all the Pledged Equity Interests owned by the New Grantor and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity Interests owned by the New Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by the New Grantor and (c) Schedule III sets forth, as of the date hereof, a true and complete list of (i) all issued Patents and Patent applications issued or applied for in the United States, (ii) all registered Trademarks and Trademark applications registered or applied for in the United States, (iii) all registered Copyrights and Copyright applications registered or applied for in the United States and (iv) all material exclusive Copyright Licenses under which the New Grantor is a licensee with respect to United States registered Copyrights, in each case specifying true and completely the name of the registered owner, title, type of mark, registration or application number and registration date or filing date, if applicable, a brief description thereof and, if applicable, the licensee and licensor, and (d) Schedule IV sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or counterclaim has been filed by the New Grantor seeking damages with an individual value reasonably estimated to exceed US$5,000,000, including a brief summary description of such claim.

 

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SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 7. Any provision of this Supplement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

SECTION 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the Collateral Agreement.

SECTION 9. The provisions of Sections 5.02, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06(b), 5.09 and 5.10 of the Collateral Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in full force herein, mutatis mutandis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor and the Administrative Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Collateral Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

[NAME OF NEW GRANTOR]
by  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as the Administrative Agent

by  

 

Name:  
Title:  

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SUPPLEMENT TO MASTER COLLATERAL AGREEMENT


Schedule I

to Supplement No.     to

the Collateral Agreement

NEW GRANTOR INFORMATION

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction of

Organization

  

Location of Chief

Executive Office


Schedule II

to Supplement No. __ to

the Collateral Agreement

PLEDGED EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Grantor

  

Issuer

  

Jurisdiction of
Organization of

Issuer

  

Certificate Number
(if uncertificated,
please indicate so)

  

Number of
Shares/Units
Owned

  

Total Shares/Units
Outstanding

  

Percentage of
Equity Interests

                 
                 
                 
                 
                 

PLEDGED DEBT SECURITIES

 

Grantor (Creditor)

  

Debtor

  

Type of Instrument

  

Outstanding

Principal Amount

        
        
        
        
        
        


Schedule III

to Supplement No.      to

the Collateral Agreement

COPYRIGHTS

    Copyright Registrations

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

           
           
           
           

    Copyright Applications

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

           
           
           
           

    Exclusive U.S. Copyright License

 

Licensee

  

Licensor

  

Title

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

           
           
           
           


PATENTS

    Patent Registrations

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

Reg. No.

  

Issue Date

           
           
           
           

    Patent Applications

 

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Country

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

           
           
           
           

 

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TRADEMARKS

Trademark Registrations

 

Registered Owner

  

Mark

  

Country

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

    

Trademark Applications

 

Registered Owner

  

Mark

  

Country

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

    

 

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Schedule IV

to Supplement No.      to

the Collateral Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS


Exhibit II to

the Collateral Agreement

[FORM OF] COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [                ] (this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation, the other GRANTORS from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Reference is made to (a) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May [    ], 2020 (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and London Agent, and (b) the Collateral Agreement referred to therein. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 1. Terms. Each capitalized term used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment and performance in full (subject to Section 1.03 of the Collateral Agreement) of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor pursuant to the Collateral Agreement did, and hereby does, grant to the Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Copyright Collateral”):

(a) all registered copyright rights in any work subject to the copyright laws of the United States of America or any other country or any political subdivision thereof, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise;

(b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States of America or any other country, including registrations, recordings, supplemental registrations, pending applications for registration, and renewals in the United States Copyright Office (or any similar office in any other country or any political subdivision thereof), including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth under its name on Schedule I; and

(c) any other rights corresponding to the foregoing, including moral rights; and

in each case, other than any such asset if, to the extent and for so long as such asset does not, pursuant to the final proviso of Section 3.01(a) of the Collateral Agreement, constitute Article 9 Collateral.


SECTION 3. Intellectual Property License. Pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, for the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Article IV of the Collateral Agreement at such time as the Administrative Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor has granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive perpetual license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property owned as of the date of the Collateral Agreement or thereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, the right to prosecute and maintain all Intellectual Property and the right to sue for infringement of the Intellectual Property.

SECTION 4. Collateral Agreement. The security interests granted to the Administrative Agent herein are granted in furtherance, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to the Copyright Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 6. Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Sections 5.02, 5.04, 5.06, 5.09 and 5.10 of the Collateral Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in full force herein, mutatis mutandis.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.
By:  

                                         

Name:  
Title:  

 

[OTHER GRANTORS]
By:  

                                         

Name:  
Title:  


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

the Administrative Agent

By:  

                                         

Name:  
Title:  


SCHEDULE I

U.S. COPYRIGHTS OWNED BY [NAME OF GRANTOR]

[Make a separate page of Schedule III for each Grantor and state if no copyrights are owned. List in numerical order by Registration No.]

U.S. Copyright Registrations

 

   

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

    

U.S. Copyright Applications

 

   

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

    

Material Exclusive U.S. Copyright Licenses

 

   

Licensee

  

Licensor

  

Title

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

    


Exhibit III to

the Collateral Agreement

[FORM OF] PATENT AND TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [                ] (this “Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation, the other GRANTORS from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Reference is made to (a) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May [    ], 2020 (as it may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and London Agent, and (b) the Collateral Agreement referred to therein. The Lenders and Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 1. Terms. Each capitalized term used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 2. Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment and performance in full (subject to Section 1.03 of the Collateral Agreement) of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor pursuant to the Collateral Agreement did, and hereby does, grant to the Administrative Agent, its successors and permitted assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in, to or under which such Grantor now has or at any time hereafter may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Patent and Trademark Collateral”):

(a) (i) all registered letters patent of the United States of America or the equivalent thereof in any other country, all registrations thereof and all applications issued or applied for for letters patent of the United States of America or the equivalent thereof in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, including registrations, recordings and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any other country or any political subdivision thereof, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth under its name on Schedule I hereto, and (ii) all reissues, continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, reexaminations, supplemental examinations, inter partes reviews, renewals, adjustments or extensions thereof, and the inventions disclosed or claimed therein; and

(b) (i) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, logos, domain names, global top level domain names, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all registrations and pending applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and registration applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar office in any State of the United States of America or any other


country or any political subdivision thereof, all extensions or renewals thereof, and all common law rights related thereto, including, in the case of any Grantor, any of the foregoing set forth under its name on Schedule II hereto and (ii) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby;

in each case, other than any such asset if, to the extent and for so long as such asset does not, pursuant to the final proviso of Section 3.01(a) of the Collateral Agreement, constitute Article 9 Collateral.

SECTION 3. Intellectual Property License. Pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, for the purpose of enabling the Administrative Agent to exercise rights and remedies under Article IV of the Collateral Agreement at such time as the Administrative Agent shall be lawfully entitled to exercise such rights and remedies, each Grantor has granted to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an irrevocable, nonexclusive perpetual license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property owned as of the date of the Collateral Agreement or thereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof, the right to prosecute and maintain all Intellectual Property and the right to sue for infringement of the Intellectual Property.

SECTION 4. Collateral Agreement. The security interests granted to the Administrative Agent herein are granted in furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to the Patent and Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 6. Incorporation by Reference. The provisions of Sections 5.02, 5.04, 5.06, 5.09 and 5.10 of the Collateral Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein as if set forth in full force herein, mutatis mutandis.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.
By:  

                                         

Name:  
Title:  
[OTHER GRANTORS]
By:  

                                         

Name:  
Title:  


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

the Administrative Agent

by

 
 

                                         

Name:  
Title:  


SCHEDULE I

U.S. PATENTS OWNED BY [NAME OF GRANTOR]

[Make a separate page of Schedule I for each Grantor and state if no patents are owned. List in numerical order by patent no./patent application no.]

U.S. Patent Registrations

 

    

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

Reg. No.

  

Issue Date

    

U.S. Patent Applications

 

    

Registered Owner

  

Title

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

    


SCHEDULE II

U.S. TRADEMARKS OWNED BY [NAME OF GRANTOR]

[Make a separate page of Schedule II for each Grantor and state if no trademarks/trade names are owned. List in numerical order by trademark registration/application no.]

U.S. Trademark Registrations

 

   

Registered Owner

  

Mark

  

Reg. No.

  

Reg. Date

    

U.S. Trademark Applications

 

   

Registered Owner

  

Mark

  

App. No.

  

Date Filed

    


EXHIBIT D

Perfection Certificate

PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

May 5, 2020

Reference is made to the Restatement Agreement dated as of May 4, 2020 (the “Restatement Agreement”), which amends and restates the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 (as heretofore amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended and restated by the Restatement Agreement and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, being referred to as the “Restated Credit Agreement”), among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and London Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Restated Credit Agreement or the Collateral Agreement referred to therein, as applicable. For purposes hereof, “Grantor” means the Company and each Subsidiary Loan Party (which term will not include OWW Fulfillment Services, Inc.).

The undersigned, an Authorized Officer of the Company, hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent, not individually, but solely on behalf of the Company, as follows:

1.    Legal Names. (a) Set forth on Schedule 1(a), with respect to each Grantor, is (i) the exact legal name of such Grantor, as such name appears in its certificate of organization, incorporation or formation, as applicable, and (ii) each other legal name such Grantor has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant name change.

(b) Except as set forth on Schedule 1(b), no Grantor has changed its legal identity or corporate structure in any way within the past five years. Changes in Grantor’s legal identity or corporate structure include mergers, amalgamations and consolidations, as well as any change in the form or jurisdiction of organization or formation. With respect to any such change that has occurred within the past five years, set forth on Schedule 1(b) is the information required by Section 1(a) above as to each constituent to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation (each, a “Predecessor Entity”).

2.    Jurisdictions and Locations. Set forth on Schedule 2 opposite the name of each Grantor (and, in the case of clauses (a) and (b), each Predecessor Entity as of immediately prior to the relevant change in legal identity or corporate structure) is (a) the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, as applicable, of such Person, (b) the address of the chief executive office of such Person, (c) solely in the case of the Grantors, the organizational identification number of such Grantor by the jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation, as applicable, of such Grantor and (d) solely in the case of the Grantors, the Federal employer identification number of such Grantor.

3.    Equity Interests. Set forth on Schedule 3 is a true and complete list, for each Grantor, of all the stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other Equity Interests directly owned by such Grantor, specifying the issuer (including the jurisdiction of organization thereof) and certificate number (if any) of, and the number and percentage of ownership represented by, such Equity Interests.

 

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4.    Debt Instruments. Set forth on Schedule 4 is a true and complete list, for each Grantor, of all promissory notes and other evidence of Indebtedness evidencing Indebtedness of any Person in a principal amount of US$5,000,000 or more held by such Grantor, in each case specifying the debtor thereunder and the type and outstanding principal amount thereof.

5.    Intellectual Property. (a) Set forth on Schedule 5(a) is a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of each issued Patent and each Patent application issued or applied for in the United States owned by such Grantor, in each case, specifying the name of the registered owner, title, registration or application number and the issuance date or application date thereof.

(b) Set forth on Schedule 5(b) is a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of each registered Trademark and each Trademark application registered or applied for in the United States owned by such Grantor, in each case, specifying the name of the registered owner and the registration or application number and the registration date or application date thereof.

(c) Set forth on Schedule 5(c) is a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) each registered Copyright and each Copyright application registered or applied for in the United States owned by such Grantor and (ii) each United States material, exclusive Copyright License (where a Grantor is a licensee), whether or not registered, in each case, specifying the name of the registered owner, the title and the registration number thereof and, if applicable, the licensee and licensor thereunder.

6.    Commercial Tort Claims. Set forth on Schedule 6 is a true and complete list of commercial tort claims with an individual value reasonably estimated to exceed US$5,000,000 held by any Grantor, including a brief description thereof.

7.    Real Property. Set forth on Schedule 7 is a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all real property owned in fee by such Grantor (other than the New Headquarters) with an appraised value or a book value that is in excess of US$5,000,000, (ii) the exact legal name of the record owner of such real property, (iii) the appraised value of such property, to the extent an appraisal exists with respect to such real property or, in the absence of any such appraisal, the book value of such real property, and (iv) the county recorder’s office in which a Mortgage with respect to such real property must be filed or recorded in order for the Administrative Agent to obtain a perfected security interest therein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this certificate as of the date first set forth above.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

By:

 

 

Name:  

Robert J. Dzielak

Title:  

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

[Signature Page to Perfection Certificate]

Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,

AP FORT HOLDINGS, L.P.

SLP FORT AGGREGATOR II, L.P.

and

SLP V FORT HOLDINGS II, L.P.

Dated as of May 5, 2020


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I

 

Resale Shelf Registration

 

Section 1.1  

Resale Shelf Registration Statement

     1  
Section 1.2  

Effectiveness Period

     2  
Section 1.3  

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement

     2  
Section 1.4  

Supplements and Amendments

     2  
Section 1.5  

Subsequent Holder Notice

     3  
Section 1.6  

Shelf Take-Downs

     3  
Section 1.7  

Piggyback Registration

     4  
ARTICLE II

 

Demand Registration Rights

 

Section 2.1  

Right to Demand Registrations

     5  
Section 2.2  

Number of Demand Registrations

     6  
Section 2.3  

Underwritten Offerings Pursuant to Demand Registrations

     6  
Section 2.4  

Withdrawal

     6  
ARTICLE III

 

Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights

 

Section 3.1  

Registration Procedures

     7  
Section 3.2  

Suspension

     10  
Section 3.3  

Expenses of Registration

     11  
Section 3.4  

Cooperation by Holders

     11  
Section 3.5  

Rule 144 Reporting

     11  
Section 3.6  

Holdback Agreement

     12  
ARTICLE IV

 

Indemnification

 

Section 4.1  

Indemnification by Company

     12  
Section 4.2  

Indemnification by Holders

     13  
Section 4.3  

Notification

     14  
Section 4.4  

Contribution

     15  

 

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ARTICLE V

 

Transfer and Termination of Registration Rights

 

Section 5.1  

Transfer of Registration Rights

     15  
Section 5.2  

Termination of Registration Rights

     16  
ARTICLE VI

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 6.1  

Amendments and Waivers

     16  
Section 6.2  

Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc.

     16  
Section 6.3  

Assignment

     16  
Section 6.4  

Counterparts

     16  
Section 6.5  

Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary

     16  
Section 6.6  

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

     17  
Section 6.7  

Waiver of Jury Trial

     17  
Section 6.8  

Notices

     18  
Section 6.9  

Severability

     19  
Section 6.10  

Expenses

     20  
Section 6.11  

Interpretation

     20  
Section 6.12  

Purchasers

     20  


REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of May 5, 2020 (this “Agreement”), by and among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), AP Fort Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Apollo Purchaser”), SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P., the “SLP Purchasers”) (the SLP Purchasers and the Apollo Purchaser being together referred to as the “Purchasers”). Capitalized terms used but not defined elsewhere herein are defined in Exhibit A. The Purchasers and any other party that may become a party hereto pursuant to Section 5.1 are referred to collectively as the “Investors” and individually each as an “Investor”.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Apollo Purchaser are parties to the Investment Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2020 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Apollo Investment Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company is selling to the Apollo Purchaser, and the Apollo Purchaser is purchasing from the Company, (a) 600,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”), and (b) warrants (“Warrants”) to purchase up to 4,200,000 shares of Common Stock;

WHEREAS, the Company and the SLP Purchasers are parties to the Investment Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2020 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “SLP Investment Agreement” and, together with the Apollo Investment Agreement, the “Investment Agreements”), pursuant to which the Company is selling to the SLP Purchasers, and the SLP Purchasers are purchasing from the Company, (a) 600,000 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and (b) Warrants to purchase up to 4,200,000 shares of Common Stock;

WHEREAS, as a condition to the obligations of the Company and the Purchasers under the Investment Agreements, the Company and the Purchasers are entering into this Agreement for the purpose of granting certain registration rights to the Investors.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Resale Shelf Registration

Section 1.1    Resale Shelf Registration Statement. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare, file and cause to be declared effective, no later than on the first Business Day following the one year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, a registration statement covering the sale or distribution from time to time by the Holders, on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act, of all of the Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (except if the Company is not eligible as of such one year anniversary of the date of this Agreement to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, then the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare, file and cause to be declared effective, no later than on the first Business Day


following the one year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, a registration statement on another appropriate form which shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Holders) (any such registration statement, the “Resale Shelf Registration Statement”), (it being agreed that the Resale Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement that may become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e) if Rule 462(e) is then available to the Company).

Section 1.2    Effectiveness Period. Once declared effective, the Company shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Resale Shelf Registration Statement to be continuously effective and usable until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”).

Section 1.3    Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement. If any Shelf Registration Statement ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly cause such Shelf Registration Statement to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement or file an additional registration statement (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement”) for an offering to be made on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act registering the resale from time to time by the Holders thereof of all securities that are Registrable Securities as of the time of such filing. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (a) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act promptly after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be an automatic shelf registration statement that shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e) if Rule 462(e) is then available to the Company) and (b) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective and usable until the end of the Effectiveness Period. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be a registration statement on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement shall be on another appropriate form and shall provide for the registration of such Registrable Securities for resale by the Holders in accordance with any reasonable method of distribution elected by the Holders.

Section 1.4    Supplements and Amendments. The Company shall supplement and amend any Shelf Registration Statement if required by the Securities Act or the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company for such Shelf Registration Statement.

 

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Section 1.5    Subsequent Holder Notice. If a Person entitled to the benefits of this Agreement becomes a Holder of Registrable Securities after a Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act, the Company shall, promptly, following delivery of written notice to the Company of such Person becoming a Holder and requesting for its name to be included as a selling securityholder in the prospectus related to the Shelf Registration Statement (a “Subsequent Holder Notice”):

(a)    if required and permitted by applicable law, file with the SEC a supplement to the related prospectus or a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement so that such Holder is named as a selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration Statement and the related prospectus in such a manner as to permit such Holder to deliver a prospectus to purchasers of the Registrable Securities in accordance with applicable law provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to file more than one post-effective amendment or supplement to the related prospectus for such purpose with respect to the Apollo Purchaser or its Permitted Transferees (collectively, the “Apollo Group”) or more than one post-effective amendment or supplement to the related prospectus for such purpose with respect to the SLP Purchasers or their Permitted Transferees (the “SLP Group”), in each case within any fiscal quarter.

(b)    if, pursuant to Section 1.5(a), the Company shall have filed a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement that is not automatically effective, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to become promptly effective under the Securities Act; and

(c)    promptly notify such Holder after the effectiveness under the Securities Act of any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Section 1.5(a).

Section 1.6    Shelf Take-Downs.

(a)    Subject to any applicable restrictions on transfer in the Investment Agreements or under applicable law, at any time that any Shelf Registration Statement is effective, if a Holder delivers a notice to the Company stating that it intends to effect a sale or distribution of all or part of its Registrable Securities included by it on any Shelf Registration Statement (a “Shelf Offering”) and stating the number of the Registrable Securities to be included in such Shelf Offering, then the Company shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such Registrable Securities to be sold and distributed pursuant to the Shelf Offering.

(b)    Subject to any applicable restrictions on transfer in the Investment Agreements or under applicable law, a Holder may, after any Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, deliver a written notice to the Company (the “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice”) specifying that a Shelf Offering is intended to be conducted through an Underwritten Offering (such Underwritten Offering, an “Underwritten Shelf Take-Down”), which shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided, however, that the Holders of Registrable Securities may not, without the Company’s prior written consent, (i) launch an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down the anticipated gross proceeds of which shall be less than $100 million (the “Minimum Amount”) (unless all the Holders are proposing to sell all of their remaining Registrable Securities) or (ii) launch an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down within the period commencing 20 days prior to and ending two (2) days following the Company’s scheduled earnings release date for any fiscal quarter or year. To the extent an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down is a Marketed Underwritten Offering, the Company shall deliver the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice to the other Holders of

 

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Registrable Securities that have been included on such Shelf Registration Statement and permit such Holders to include their Registrable Securities included on the Shelf Registration Statement in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is a Marketed Underwritten Offering if such Holder notifies the Holder delivering the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice and the Company within three (3) Business Days after delivery of the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice to such Holder.

(c)    In the event of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down, the Holder delivering the related Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice shall (in the case of a Marketed Underwritten Offering, in consultation with other Holders participating in the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down) select the managing underwriter(s) to administer the Underwritten Shelf Take-Down; provided that the choice of such managing underwriter(s) shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which is not to be unreasonably withheld. The Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down will enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering.

(d)    The Company will not include in any Underwritten Shelf Take-Down pursuant to this Section 1.6 any securities that are not Registrable Securities without the prior written consent of the Holder(s) participating in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down. In the case of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is a Marketed Underwritten Offering, if the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Company and the Holders in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of Registrable Securities (and, if permitted hereunder, other securities) requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Holders that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down that is a Marketed Underwritten Offering, allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders, and (ii) second, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included.

Section 1.7    Piggyback Registration.

(a)    Except with respect to a Demand Registration (as defined below), the procedures for which are addressed in Article II, if the Company proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, Common Stock, whether or not for sale for its own account (other than a registration statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed to effectuate an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), in a manner that would permit registration of the Registrable Securities for sale for cash to the public under the Securities Act, then the Company shall give prompt written notice of such filing, which notice shall be given, no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the filing date (the “Piggyback Notice”) to the Holders of Registrable Securities. The Piggyback Notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to include (or cause to be included) in such registration statement the number of shares of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request (each, a “Piggyback Registration Statement”). Subject to Section 1.7(b), the Company shall include in

 

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each Piggyback Registration Statement all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (each, a “Piggyback Request”) within five (5) Business Days after the date of the Piggyback Notice. The Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of a Piggyback Registration Statement beyond the earlier of (x) 120 days after the effective date thereof and (y) consummation of the distribution by the Holders of the Registrable Securities included in such registration statement. The Company may withdraw a Piggyback Registration Statement at any time prior to any sales being made pursuant to the Piggyback Registration Statement without incurring any liability to the Holders.

(b)    If any of the securities to be registered pursuant to the registration giving rise to the rights under this Section 1.7 are to be sold in an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit Holders of Registrable Securities who have timely submitted a Piggyback Request in connection with such offering to include in such offering all Registrable Securities included in each Holder’s Piggyback Request on the same terms and subject to the same conditions as any other shares of capital stock, if any, of the Company included in the Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter or underwriters of such offering advise the Company in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of securities exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such Underwritten Offering only such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities proposed to be sold by the Company for its own account and (ii) second, the Registrable Securities of the Holders and any other persons with piggyback registration rights who have the right to participate and that have requested to participate in such offering, allocated pro rata among the selling shareholders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling shareholder and its Affiliates (other than the Company) or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling shareholders.

ARTICLE II

Demand Registration Rights

Section 2.1    Right to Demand Registrations. Subject to any applicable restrictions on transfer in the Investment Agreements or under applicable law, a Holder may, following the one year anniversary of the date of this Agreement (but only if there is no Shelf Registration Statement then in effect covering all of the Registrable Securities held by such Holder of the class of securities sought to be registered), request, by providing written notice to the Company, that the Company effect the registration under the Securities Act of all or part of the Registrable Securities (a “Demand Registration”). Each request for a Demand Registration (a “Demand Registration Request”) shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be offered and sold pursuant to the Demand Registration and the intended method of distribution thereof, including whether it is intended to be an Underwritten Offering. Promptly after receipt of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall, subject to Section 2.3, use commercially reasonable efforts to register all Registrable Securities that have been requested to be registered in the Demand Registration Request; provided, that the Company shall not be required to file a

 

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registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.1 (a “Demand Registration Statement”) (i) within sixty (60) days following the effective date of any prior Demand Registration Statement for the same class of Registrable Securities or (ii) if the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be included therein does not either (a) equal or exceed the Minimum Amount (calculated on the basis of the average closing price of a share of the Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market over the five trading days preceding such Demand Registration Request in the case of a demand for the registration of offers of Common Stock) or (b) represent all of the remaining Registrable Securities. Promptly (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days) after receipt by the Company of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall give written notice of such Demand Registration Request to all other Holders and shall include in such Demand Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of such notice to such Holder.

Section 2.2    Number of Demand Registrations. Each of the Apollo Group and the SLP Group shall be entitled to deliver up to two (2) Demand Registration Requests for the registration of offers of Common Stock held by members of the Apollo Group or the SLP Group, as applicable (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be separate from the Shelf Registration Statement, Shelf Offerings and Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs pursuant to Article I) and up to two (2) Demand Registration Requests for the registration of offers of Series A Preferred Stock held by members of the Apollo Group or the SLP Group, as applicable (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be separate from the Shelf Registration Statement, Shelf Offerings and Underwritten Shelf Take-Downs pursuant to Article I).

Section 2.3    Underwritten Offerings Pursuant to Demand Registrations. In the event of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Demand Registration, the Holder delivering the Demand Registration Request (in consultation with other Holders participating in such Underwritten Offering) shall select the managing underwriter(s) to administer such Underwritten Offering; provided that the choice of such managing underwriter(s) shall be subject to the consent of the Company, which is not to be unreasonably withheld. If the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Company and the Holders in writing that in its or their good faith opinion the number of Registrable Securities (and, if permitted hereunder, other securities) requested to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities which can be sold in such offering in light of market conditions or is such so as to adversely affect the success of such offering, the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities that can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering, which securities will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, the Registrable Securities of the Holders that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Offering, allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders, and (ii) second, any other securities of the Company to be sold for its account.

Section 2.4    Withdrawal. A Holder may, by written notice to the Company, withdraw its Registrable Securities from a Demand Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable registration statement. Upon receipt of notices from all applicable Holders to such effect, the Company shall cease all efforts to seek effectiveness of the applicable registration statement with respect to any Registrable Securities.

 

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ARTICLE III

Additional Provisions Regarding Registration Rights

Section 3.1    Registration Procedures. Subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, in the case of each registration of Registrable Securities effected by the Company pursuant to Article I or Article II, the Company will:

(a)    prepare and promptly file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become and remain effective for the period of the distribution contemplated thereby, in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;

(b)    prepare and file with the SEC such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for the period specified in paragraph (a) above and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement in accordance with the Holders’ intended method of distribution set forth in such registration statement for such period;

(c)    furnish to the Holders copies of the registration statement and the prospectus included therein (including each preliminary prospectus) proposed to be filed and provide such legal counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such registration statement;

(d)    if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the Holder(s), promptly include in any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or the Holder(s) may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company has received such request; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to take any actions under this Section 3.1(d) that are not, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law;

(e)    in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an Underwritten Offering, furnish to the Holder(s) and to the underwriters of the securities being registered such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus and final prospectus as the Holder(s) or such underwriters may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering or other disposition of such securities;

(f)    promptly notify the Holder(s) at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act or of the Company’s discovery of the occurrence of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing, and, subject to Section 3.2, at the request of the Holder(s), promptly prepare and furnish to the Holder(s) a reasonable number of copies of

 

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a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the Holder(s) of such securities, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in the light of the circumstances then existing;

(g)    use commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify (or exempt from such registration or qualification) the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as shall be reasonably requested in writing by the Holder(s); provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business in any jurisdictions or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdictions where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this subsection;

(h)    in the event that the Registrable Securities are being offered in an underwritten public offering, enter into an underwriting agreement, a placement agreement or equivalent agreement, in each case in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement;

(i)    in connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall cause its officers to use their commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by such offering, including but not limited to management presentations (including “electronic road shows” in the nature of management presentations) or investor calls to the extent reasonably necessary to support the proposed sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Underwritten Offering (it being understood that the Company and its officers shall not be obligated to participate in any in-person road show presentations);

(j)    use commercially reasonable efforts to furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion dated such date of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, (ii) a “negative assurances letter”, dated such date of the legal counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering and (iii) “comfort” letters dated the date of pricing of such offering and dated such date from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters;

(k)    in the event that the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement are shares of Common Stock, use commercially reasonable efforts to list the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement with any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

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(m)    in connection with a customary due diligence review, make available for inspection by the Holder(s), any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any counsel or accountants retained by the Holder(s) or underwriter (collectively, the “Offering Persons”), at the offices where normally kept or electronically, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information and participate in customary due diligence sessions in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, counsel or accountant in connection with such registration statement and/or offering; provided, however, that any information that is not generally publicly available at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Offering Persons unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or in connection with an audit or examination by, or a blanket document request from, a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor, (ii) disclosure of such information, in the reasonable judgment of the Offering Persons, is required by law or applicable legal process (including in connection with the offer and sale of securities pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC), (iii) such information is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a non-permitted disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Offering Persons in violation of this Agreement or (iv) such information (A) was known (after reasonable inquiry) to such Offering Persons (prior to its disclosure by the Company) from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, was not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information, (B) becomes available to the Offering Persons from a source other than the Company when such source, to the knowledge of the Offering Persons, is not bound by any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to the Company with respect to such information or (C) was developed independently by the Offering Persons or their respective representatives without the use of, or reliance on, such information provided by the Company. In the case of a proposed disclosure pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, such Person shall be required to give the Company written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure (except in the case of (ii) above when a proposed disclosure was or is to be made in connection with a registration statement or prospectus under this Agreement and except in the case of clause (i) above when a proposed disclosure is in connection with a routine audit or examination by, or a blanket document request from, a regulatory or self-regulatory authority, bank examiner or auditor);

(n)    cooperate with the Holder(s) and each underwriter or agent participating in the disposition of Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA, including the use of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain FINRA’s pre-clearance or pre-approval of the registration statement and applicable prospectus upon filing with the SEC;

(o)    promptly notify the Holder(s) (i) when the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to such registration statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such registration statement or related prospectus or to amend or to supplement such prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose, (iv) if at any time the Company has reason to believe that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement contemplated by Section 3.1(f) above

 

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relating to any applicable offering cease to be true and correct or (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

(p)    The Holders agree that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1(f), 3.1(o)(ii) or 3.1(o)(iii), the Holders shall discontinue disposition of any Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or the related prospectus until receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus, which supplement or amendment shall, subject to the other applicable provisions of this Agreement, be prepared and furnished as soon as reasonably practicable, or until the Holders are advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, and have received copies of any amended or supplemented prospectus or any additional or supplemental filings which are incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in such prospectus (such period during which disposition is discontinued being an “Interruption Period”) and, if requested by the Company, the Holders shall use commercially reasonable efforts to return to the Company all copies then in their possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such request. As soon as practicable after the Company has determined that the use of the applicable prospectus may be resumed, the Company will notify the Holders thereof. In the event the Company invokes an Interruption Period hereunder and in the sole discretion of the Company the need for the Company to continue the Interruption Period ceases for any reason, the Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, provide written notice to the Holders that such Interruption Period is no longer applicable; and

(q)    shall take all other reasonable steps, at the written request of the Holders, necessary to effect the registration and offer and sale of the Registrable Securities as required hereby.

Section 3.2    Suspension. (a) The Company shall be entitled, by providing written notice to the Holders, no more than two (2) times in any twelve (12) month period for a period of time not to exceed 90 days in the aggregate, to postpone the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement to sell Registrable Securities or to require the Holders of Registrable Securities to suspend any offerings or sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement, if the Company delivers to the Holders a certificate signed by an executive officer certifying that such registration and offering would (i) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (ii) materially interfere with any bona fide material financing, acquisition, disposition or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries then under consideration. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such suspension and an approximation of the anticipated length of such suspension, in accordance with the specifications set forth in this Section 3.2. The Purchasers shall keep the information contained in such certificate confidential subject to the same terms set forth in Section 3.1(m). If the Company postpones registration of Registrable Securities in response to a Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice or a Demand Registration Request or requires the Holders to suspend any Underwritten Offering, the Purchasers shall be entitled to withdraw such Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice or a Demand Registration Request, as applicable, and if they do so, such request shall not be treated for any purpose as the delivery of an Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice pursuant to Section 1.6 or a Demand Registration Request pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

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Section 3.3    Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration pursuant to Article I or Article II shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses in connection with the sale of Registrable Securities by the Holders of the Registrable Securities shall be borne, pro rata, by such Holders included in such registration.

Section 3.4    Cooperation by Holders. The Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall, and the Purchasers shall cause such Holder or Holders to, furnish to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock (or any securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock within 60 days of any such filing) owned by such Holder or Holders, the number of such Registrable Securities proposed to be sold, the name and address of such Holder or Holders proposing to sell, and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders as shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Company under Article I and Article II are conditioned on the timely provisions of the foregoing information by such Holder or Holders and, without limitation of the foregoing, will be conditioned on compliance by such Holder or Holders with the following:

(a)    such Holder or Holders will, and will cause their respective Affiliates to, cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation of the applicable registration statement and prospectus and, for so long as the Company is obligated to keep such registration statement effective, such Holder or Holders will and will cause their respective Affiliates to, provide to the Company, in writing and in a timely manner, for use in such registration statement (and expressly identified in writing as such), all information regarding themselves and their respective Affiliates and such other information as may be required by applicable law to enable the Company to prepare or amend such registration statement, any related prospectus and any other documents related to such offering covering the applicable Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders and to maintain the currency and effectiveness thereof; and

(b)    during such time as such Holder or Holders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a distribution of the Registrable Securities, such Holder or Holders will, and they will cause their Affiliates to, comply with all laws applicable to such distribution, including Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act, and, to the extent required by such laws, will, and will cause their Affiliates to, among other things (i) not engage in any stabilization activity in connection with the securities of the Company in contravention of such laws; (ii) distribute the Registrable Securities acquired by them solely in the manner described in the applicable registration statement and (iii) if required by applicable law, cause to be furnished to each agent or broker-dealer to or through whom such Registrable Securities may be offered, or to the offeree if an offer is made directly by such Holder or Holders or their respective Affiliates, such copies of the applicable prospectus (as amended and supplemented to such date) and documents incorporated by reference therein as may be required by such agent, broker-dealer or offeree.

Section 3.5    Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of Rule 144 to the Holders, the Company agrees that, for so long as a Holder owns Registrable Securities, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a)    make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the date of this Agreement; and

 

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(b)    so long as a Holder owns any Restricted Securities, furnish to the Holder upon request given in accordance with Section 6.8 (i) a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act; (ii) a copy of the most recent periodic report of the Company and any other such reports and documents filed by the Company that may be requested by the Holder; and (iii) any other such information or documentation as may be requested by a Holder pursuant to an SEC rule or regulation that permits the sale of securities without registration or pursuant to Form S-3, whichever is applicable.

Section 3.6    Holdback Agreement. If the Company shall file a registration statement (other than in connection with the registration of securities issuable pursuant to an employee stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or pursuant to a merger, exchange offer or a transaction of the type specified in Rule 145(a) under the Securities Act) with respect to an underwritten public offering of Common Stock or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, such securities or otherwise informs the Purchasers that it intends to conduct such an offering utilizing an effective registration statement or pursuant to an underwritten Rule 144A and/or Regulation S offering and provides the Purchasers and each Holder the opportunity to participate in such offering in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 1.7, each Holder participating in such offering shall, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, enter into a customary “lock-up” agreement relating to the sale, offering or distribution of Registrable Securities, in the form reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters, covering the period commencing on the date of the prospectus pursuant to which such offering may be made and continuing until up to 90 days from the date of such prospectus; provided that nothing herein will prevent (i) any Holder from making a transfer to an Affiliate, (ii) any pledge of Registrable Securities by a Holder in connection with a Permitted Loan (as defined in the Investment Agreements) or (iii) or any foreclosure in connection with a Permitted Loan (as defined in the Investment Agreements) or transfer in lieu of a foreclosure thereunder, in each case that is otherwise in compliance with applicable securities laws.

ARTICLE IV

Indemnification

Section 4.1    Indemnification by Company. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company will, with respect to any Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement or prospectus, or as to which registration, qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders, accountants, attorneys, agents, employees and Affiliates, and each Person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and such Holder’s current and former officers, directors, partners, members, managers, shareholders, accountants, attorneys, agents, employees and Affiliates, and each underwriter thereof, if any, and each Person who controls any such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Company Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all expenses, claims, losses, damages, costs (including costs of preparation, reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses and any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding), judgments, fines, penalties, charges, amounts paid in settlement and other liabilities, joint or several, (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in

 

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respect thereof) (collectively, “Losses”) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” (as such term is defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or other document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rules or regulations thereunder applicable to the Company and (without limiting the preceding portions of this Section 4.1), the Company will reimburse each of the Company Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.1, settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred; provided that the Company’s indemnification obligations shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), nor shall the Company be liable to a Holder in any such case for any such Losses or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a violation or alleged violation of any state or federal law (including any claim arising out of or based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission in the registration statement or prospectus) which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder or its authorized representatives expressly for use in connection with such registration by or on behalf of any Holder; it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Holder consists of the information described as such in Section 4.2 below.

Section 4.2    Indemnification by Holders. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to which registration or qualification or compliance under applicable “blue sky” laws is being effected, indemnify, severally and not jointly with any other Holders of Registrable Securities, the Company, each of its representatives, each Person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, the “Holder Indemnified Parties”), against all Losses (or actions in respect thereof) to the extent arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” or other document, in each case related to such registration statement, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, and will reimburse each of the Holder Indemnified Parties for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal expenses and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating, defending or, subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.2, settling any such Losses or action, as such expenses are incurred, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular, “issuer free writing prospectus” or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information regarding such Holder furnished to the Company by such Holder or its authorized representatives and stated to be

 

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specifically for use therein; it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Holder consists of the number of shares of Common Stock (or any securities convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for Common Stock within 60 days of any such filing) owned by such Holder, the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by such Holder, the name and address of such Holder proposing to sell, and the distribution proposed by such Holder; provided, however, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 4.2 payable by the Purchasers and any Holder exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds received by such Holder in respect of the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 4.2 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Losses or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the applicable Holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Section 4.3    Notification. If any Person shall be entitled to indemnification under this Article IV (each, an “Indemnified Party”), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt notice to the party required to provide indemnification (each, an “Indemnifying Party”) of any claim or of the commencement of any proceeding as to which indemnity is sought. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right, exercisable by promptly giving written notice to the Indemnified Party after the receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or proceeding, to assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such claim or litigation, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense thereof, the Indemnifying Party will not (so long as it shall continue to have the right to defend, contest, litigate and settle the matter in question in accordance with this paragraph) be liable to such Indemnified Party hereunder for any legal expenses and other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, that an Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such claim or litigation, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (ii) such action includes both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party; (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed within a reasonable period of time to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and assume such defense and the Indemnified Party is or would reasonably be expected to be materially prejudiced by such delay or (iv) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay such fees and expenses. The failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall relieve an Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article IV only to the extent that the failure to give such notice is materially prejudicial or harmful to such Indemnifying Party’s ability to defend such action. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the prior written consent of each Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which (A) does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation and (B) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party. The indemnity agreements contained in this Article IV shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any claim, loss, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent

 

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shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The indemnification set forth in this Article IV shall be in addition to any other indemnification rights or agreements that an Indemnified Party may have. An Indemnifying Party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to appropriate local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such Indemnifying Party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any Indemnified Party a conflict of interest may exist between such Indemnified Party and any other Indemnified Parties with respect to such claim.

Section 4.4    Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Article IV is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party, other than pursuant to its terms, with respect to any Losses or action referred to therein, then, subject to the limitations contained in this Article IV, the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Losses or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made (or omitted) by, or relates to information supplied by such Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, or such Indemnified Party, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or omission. The Company and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 4.4 was determined solely upon pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 4.4. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4, an Indemnifying Party that is a Holder shall not be required to contribute to any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds to the Indemnifying Party from the sale of the Registrable Securities sold in a transaction that resulted in Losses in respect of which contribution is sought in such proceeding pursuant to this Section 4.4 exceed the amount of any damages such Indemnifying Party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission (including as a result of any indemnification obligation hereunder). No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE V

Transfer and Termination of Registration Rights

Section 5.1    Transfer of Registration Rights. Any rights to cause the Company to register securities granted to a Holder under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned to any Investor in connection with (a) a Transfer (as defined in the Investment Agreements) of Series A Preferred Stock, Warrants or Common Stock, as applicable, to such Person in a Transfer pursuant to Section 5.07(b)(i) or by Section 5.07(b)(vi) of the Investment Agreements or (b) a pledge by such Holder of its rights and an assignment by such Holder of its rights in connection

 

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with a foreclosure under a pledge of Registrable Securities, in each case, pursuant to a Permitted Loan (as defined in the Investment Agreements); provided, however, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), that (i) prior written notice of such assignment of rights is given to the Company and (ii) such Investor agrees in writing to be bound by, and subject to, this Agreement as a “Holder” pursuant to a written instrument in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company.

Section 5.2    Termination of Registration Rights. The rights of any particular Holder to cause the Company to register securities under Article I or Article II shall terminate with respect to such Holder upon the date upon which such Holder no longer holds any Registrable Securities.

ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

Section 6.1    Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed by the Company and the Holder(s) with respect to which such amendment or waiver is applicable.

Section 6.2    Extension of Time, Waiver, Etc. The parties hereto may, subject to applicable law, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or acts of the other party or (b) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements contained herein applicable to such party or, except as otherwise provided herein, waive any of such party’s conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right hereunder. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party; provided that the Purchasers may execute such waivers on behalf of any Investor.

Section 6.3    Assignment. Except as provided in Section 5.1, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that the Purchasers may provide any such consent on behalf of the Investors.

Section 6.4    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile or electronic mail), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto.

Section 6.5    Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiary. This Agreement, including the Transaction Documents (as defined in the Investment Agreements), constitutes the entire agreement, and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties and their Affiliates, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. No provision of this Agreement shall confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder.

 

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Section 6.6    Governing Law; Jurisdiction.

(a)    This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed entirely within that State, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under any applicable conflict of laws principles.

(b)    All legal or administrative proceedings, suits, investigations, arbitrations or actions (“Actions”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be shall be heard and determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware declines to accept jurisdiction over any Action, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts in any such Action and irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum or lack of jurisdiction to the maintenance of any such Action. The consents to jurisdiction and venue set forth in this Section 6.6 shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of Delaware and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other than the parties hereto. Each party hereto agrees that service of process upon such party in any Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if notice is given by overnight courier at the address set forth in Section 6.8 of this Agreement. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such Action shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law; provided, however, that nothing in the foregoing shall restrict any party’s rights to seek any post-judgment relief regarding, or any appeal from, a final trial court judgment.

Section 6.7    Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 6.7.

 

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Section 6.8    Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, emailed (which is confirmed) or sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery) to the parties at the following addresses:

 

  (a)

If to the Company, to it at:

Expedia Group, Inc.

1111 Expedia Group Way West

Seattle, Washington 98119

Attn: Chief Financial Officer (with a copy to the Chief Legal Officer at the same address)

  Email:    ehart@expediagroup.com   
     bdzielak@expedia.com   

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

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

  Attn:    Andrew J. Nussbaum   
     Edward J. Lee   
  Phone:    (212) 403-2000   
  Email:    AJNussbaum@wlrk.com   
     EJLee@wlrk.com   

 

  (b)

If to the Apollo Purchaser at:

AP Fort Holdings, L.P.

c/o Apollo Global Management, Inc.

9 West 57th Street

New York, NY 10019

  Attn:    Laurie Medley   
  Phone:    212-515-3484   
  Email:    lmedley@apollo.com   

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

Sidley Austin LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

  Attn:    Adam Weinstein   
     John Butler   
  Phone:    (212) 839-5371   
  Fax:    (212) 839-5599   
  Email:    AWeinstein@sidley.com   
     John.Butler@sidley.com   

 

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and

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019

  Attn:    Gregory A. Ezring   
     Brian M. Janson   
  Phone:    (212) 373-3000   
  Fax:    (212) 757-3990   
  Email:    GEzring@paulweiss.com   
     BJanson@paulweiss.com   

 

  (c)

If to the SLP Purchasers at:

SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P.

SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P.

c/o Silver Lake

550 Hudson Yards

550 West 34th Street, 40th Floor

New York, New York 10001

  Attn:    Andrew J. Schader   
  Email:    andy.schader@silverlake.com   

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

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Ave

New York, NY 10017

  Attn:    Ken Wallach   
     Sunny Cheong   
     Kathryn King Sudol   
  Phone:    (212) 455-2000   
  Email:    kwallach@stblaw.com   
     scheong@stblaw.com   
     ksudol@stblaw.com   

or such other address, email address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of actual receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. local time in the place of receipt and such day is a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

Section 6.9    Severability. If any term, condition or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that

 

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any term, condition or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Section 6.10    Expenses. Except as provided in Section 3.3, all costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of counsel, financial advisors and accountants, incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.

Section 6.11    Interpretation. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 7.12 of the Investment Agreements shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

Section 6.12    Purchasers.

(a)    Each Holder hereby consents, for so long as any Purchaser holds any Registrable Securities, to (i) the appointment of the Purchasers, acting together, as the attorneys-in-fact for and on behalf of such Holder and (ii) the taking by the Purchasers, acting together, of any and all actions and the making of any decisions required or permitted by, or with respect to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including (A) the exercise of the power to agree to execute any consents under this Agreement and all other documents contemplated hereby and (B) to take all actions necessary in the judgment of the Purchasers for the accomplishment of the foregoing and all of the other terms, conditions and limitations of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

(b)    Each Holder shall be bound by the actions taken by the Purchasers exercising the rights granted to them by this Agreement or the other documents contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company shall be entitled to rely on any such action or decision of the Purchasers.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.
By:  

/s/ Eric Hart

Name:   Eric Hart
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


AP FORT HOLDINGS, L.P.
By: AP Fort Advisors, LLC, its general partner
By: Apollo Hybrid Value Advisors, L.P., its sole member
By: Apollo Hybrid Value Capital Management, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Joseph D. Glatt

Name:   Joseph D. Glatt
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


SLP FORT AGGREGATOR II, L.P.
By: SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C., its general partner
By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P., its managing member
By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C., its general partner
By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Greg Mondre

Name:   Greg Mondre
Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


SLP V FORT HOLDINGS II, L.P.
By: SLP V Fort GP II, L.L.C., as general partner
By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P., its managing member
By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C., its general partner
By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C., its managing member
By:  

/s/ Greg Mondre

Name:   Greg Mondre
Title:   Co-Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

DEFINED TERMS

 

1.

The following capitalized terms have the meanings indicated:

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

Affiliates” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Investment Agreements.

Business Day” shall have the meaning given to such term in the Investment Agreements.

Common Stock” means all shares currently or hereafter existing of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

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

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

Form S-3” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC that permits incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.

Holder” means any Investor holding Registrable Securities.

Marketed Underwritten Offering” means any Underwritten Offering that includes a customary “electronic road show” or other marketing efforts by the Company and the underwriters, which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include block trades (it being understood that nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company to participate in any in-person road show).

Permitted Transferee” with respect to the Apollo Purchaser or the SLP Purchasers means any Person who becomes a Holder or is otherwise entitled to registration rights hereunder as a result of a transfer by the Apollo Purchaser or the SLP Purchasers or their respective Affiliates, as applicable, in each case in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the Investment Agreements and applicable law.

Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or any other entity, including a governmental authority.

 

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register”, “registered” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration statement or the automatic effectiveness of such registration statement, as applicable.

Registrable Securities” means, (x) as of any date of determination, any shares of Common Stock hereafter held by any Purchaser Party (as such term is defined in the Investment Agreements), including any Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of any Warrants, and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Common Stock by way of share split, share dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement, reorganization, conversion or similar event and (y) as of any date of determination that is more than five years after the date of this Agreement, any shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by a Purchaser Party (as such term is defined in the Investment Agreements), and any other securities issued or issuable with respect to any such shares of Series A Preferred Stock by way of share split, share dividend, distribution, recapitalization, merger, exchange, replacement, reorganization, conversion or similar event. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) such securities are sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, (iii) such securities have been transferred in a transaction in which the Holder’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to the transferee of the securities, (iv) such securities are sold in a broker’s transaction under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions then in force) are met, or (v) as to any Registrable Securities that are Common Stock of a Holder, at any time such Holder and its Affiliates own less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (assuming all Warrants of such Holder and its Affiliates have been exercised).

Registration Expenses” means all (a) expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Article I or Article II, including all registration, qualification, listing and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, fees and disbursements of the Company’s independent public accountants, fees and disbursements of the transfer agent, blue sky fees and expenses; and (b) reasonable, documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of one outside legal counsel for all Holders retained in connection with any registration contemplated hereby.

Restricted Securities” means any Common Stock required to bear the legend set forth in Section 5.08(a) of the Investment Agreements.

Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.

Rule 462(e)” means Rule 462(e) promulgated under the Securities Act and any successor provision.

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

 

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

Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by the Holders and the fees and expenses of any auditor of any Holders or any counsel to any Holders (other than such fees and expenses included in Registration Expenses).

Shelf Registration Statement” means the Resale Shelf Registration Statement, a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement or any other shelf registration statement pursuant to which any Registrable Securities are registered, as applicable.

Underwritten Offering” means a registered offering in which securities of the Company are sold to one or more underwriters on a firm-commitment basis for reoffering to the public.

 

2.

The following terms are defined in the Sections of the Agreement indicated:

INDEX OF TERMS

 

Term

  

Section

 
Actions      Section 6.6(b)  
Agreement      Preamble  
Apollo Group      Section 1.5(a)  
Apollo Purchaser      Preamble  
Company      Preamble  
Company Indemnified Parties      Section 4.1  
Demand Registration      Section 2.1  
Demand Registration Request      Section 2.1  
Demand Registration Statement      Section 2.1  
Effectiveness Period      Section 1.2  
Holder Indemnified Parties      Section 4.2  
Indemnified Party      Section 4.3  
Indemnifying Party      Section 4.3  
Interruption Period      Section 3.1(o)  
Investment Agreements      Recitals  
Investor      Preamble  
Investors      Preamble  
Losses      Section 4.1  
Minimum Amount      Section 1.6(b)  
Offering Persons      Section 3.1(m)  
Piggyback Notice      Section 1.7(a)  
Piggyback Registration Statement      Section 1.7(a)  
Piggyback Request      Section 1.7(a)  
Purchasers      Preamble  
Resale Shelf Registration Statement      Section 1.1  
Series A Preferred Stock      Recitals  
Shelf Offering      Section 1.6(a)  

 

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SLP Group      Section 1.5(a)  
SLP Purchasers      Preamble  
Subsequent Holder Notice      Section 1.5  
Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement      Section 1.3  
Underwritten Shelf Take-Down      Section 1.6(b)  
Underwritten Shelf Take-Down Notice      Section 1.6(b)  
Warrants      Recitals  

 

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